, 1873-09-25

hut q little moro slowly tl,an was desirable. II.
| T. Crane had takon ZIG sharoa, but many yot 70.
manned undisposoa Of, for whilo tho Ioliof
pny, yet tho people felt littlo doubtful about
! Investing i'll nh cntorT)riso which was something
Of a novelty, for Clliesgo.
| 30 tho soliciting Tor stock continued, while
tho Committee on Location discussed tho queu.
| ton Of q building place. They went from point
to poii,t and discussed tho c0m1arativo norits
| Of D dozen sitcs, tho last suggestion having
boon tho GROUND ut THO corner Of South Park
nll, they retttrtod TO tho Lake Par1t with con-
tirined belief tl,at that was the place for them,
| but atlll troubled III mind ny to whether they
should got I'll for, while tho City Government
WAS willing, aomo Of tho private parties CON-
| cornod co9uetted with tho Committee, and OIL
| joyed tho glory Of being sought aftor and on
| treated.
| ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
| On the 10th OF April tho Stockholders hold
! thoir first meeting In the. Common Council
Chamber. There wan so little apparent intoroBt
folt in tho matter that not over fifty sxty por
| aons wero present. Con. ohotlaln presided, and.
after some discussion about points OF law,
motion to oloet twenty-five Directors was agreed
to aud committee, after duo consultation, ro-
ported the following named out Of printed iist
9f 91,a hanfsd T. IL n Avory \ 3 DEuton r
irving Pearce, 0heries Fargo. ": +. Dosgett,
John 3. Drake. G. F,lrst, Marshall Field, tho
Hon. Charles .. Farwell, n. K. Fairbank, David
dngo. ngs. T; Y; Harvey Mirt Dexter, Z F. Bryan,
| Hesing, George II. Lahn. John p. Reynolds,
Potter Palmer, Z. Il. Taylor, Jacob Rosenberg.
lilo report Of the Committee was confirmed by
avoto Of !S to 7, for ti1oro wcrc tow hore as at
thoy wore not allowed to mako, and resolutions
! which they Ind no chance Of offering, and who
Woro still further aggrioyod because none Of
| th11n wore chosen as Directors.
| With thiR meeting closod tho second act. Tho
| Interstate Association, thus legally organized,
had only to seleut Its working officers and 60
alead.
! THE OFFICERS RELEoTED.
| The following dny tho Board of Directors mot
at tho now Sherman House. and AfesBrB. Hesing
Latin, Crane, Palmer, and Reynolds were ap-
| pointed committee to nominate permanent
| officers.
This they did at meeting held on tho 9th,
whou they mado tho following report, which waa
| adopted:
fYeshitut-potter Palmer.
rire-lrtsidtnta-The Hon. Joseph nfedill, the Hon.
". F. Ooobaugl, wirt Dexter, N. Il. Farbank, A. O..
secrtiary-The Hon. John p. Reynolds.
1rfHsHrer-J. irving penrcc.
Dowcn, il. r. Or.,e. George u. Lailn, i. " Harvey,
David A. Gnge, jacob Rosenberg.
Nlr. Reynolds, tho SECRETARY, had been trained to
his business iu tho Stato Fairs, etc., and was
known to posaeBs great qualifications rs m or
gapizer, while the members Of the Executive
Committee, OIL whom tho bulk Of the work would
have to fall woro trustcd and experienced busi-
neBs mon. To them tho SUCCESS Of tho Expoa-
tim is undoubtedly due in groat part.
MIgoELLANEoUg.
Tho vexnd question of location cano up
again, for tue right to uBo tho Lake Park bad
still believed there would 10 no difficulty In the
! matter, provided tue obstinate property-holders
could bo assured that the strueture to DO erected
was somewhat ornamental aud Of o temporary
nature. Any attempt to get the ground permanent
~ would, lie thought, result IN failure.
It il probable, however, that now tho building
ia up, tho property-holderB will find it an adj
vantage rather than dotrlment, aud will DO
willing to let it remain to the end OF time.
The Directors met ngain on the I'd, but failed
to secure a quorum, and 30 adjourned to the fol-
lowing day, when sufficient number we're prea-
ent, and tho bylaws were adopted. T. n. Avery
resigned, and the vacancy WAS filled by the oloc-
ton of Edwin Leo Brown.
THE ERECTION OF BUILDING ORDERED.
Then the meeting proceeded to business. Mr..
Coolhaugh f1rst moved that tho Board Of Direc-
tors iaBue all order Tor the payment Of tho as
aess1nonts duo on stock on tho lat days Of July.
August, and September, and, after that had
boon agreed to, offered the following, which mot
with no opposition:
Heso,red, Tint tho Executive Comnaittee bo, and
thsy are Hereby, ssructed 10 proceed wthout delay
mud take such measures may 10 necessary to secure
the construction Of the necessary buildings for the Ex
tey arc ahortzei to mike such contracts and ineu1
auch expenses ns may DO proper.
The Executive Committee having been in
trusted with full power wont on to provide for
the erection Of tho building tho question Of the
location having been definitely settled on tho
28th of April by tho passage, by the Common
Council. Of a RESOLUTION allowing tho use of a
portion Of the Lake Park, north OF VpnBuron
street, for tho erection Of tho Exposition build
Ing, tho plana to DO submitted for the approval
Of tue Board Of Public Works, under tho super
inteudenco Of which body they woro to bo car
riod out,
poYNaroN's PLAN ADOPTED.
That matter lisposed Of, tho question Of a
building wan takeu in, Long before Ait, ", W,
Doyiucfou bad propared pian tor a structure,
tho Iencth of It being $40 feet tho breadth 100
iu the main body, aud 200 in the cross sections,
tie interior boll,s ono story with gallories Il
contained q dining and lect,irn-room each 50 feet
by 100, togethor with large number of smaller
rooms. Tho centre OF tho facndo was to have
been terminated by dome 2D0 foot high. Tho
buildine was to bo Of glaas aud iron. hfr. Boy
;.t.i1 ~ oro,t T., tl, nrt +,t1 f1a fnc tI,n