, 1880-11-14
THE EXPOSITION.
annual meetin. Ut the Stockholders
Election OF Officers.

annual Meeting Ut the StocKholders-
Election OF Officers.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Interstate Industrial Exposition WIS held yes
terduy afternoon, President Asuy III the chair
The Trcusurcr's report showed receipts Of
$l52. l04.37 from the following sources: haEnncc'
ST 7,l16e5; railroad tickets, account of 1s8",
$1S..25; restaurant, 10 per cent, S1,4579l; CLOAK
rooul, $5&sG9: elevator, gross earnings, S@oS2.N;
permits, $5,sUGGo; cataEogs, $l,659.:3; rentals
SS,B431s; ticket sales, $G7,6lo50 Bills payable
s}0OO0; eunlr,cs, $0,S3.s). The disbursements
were Sl4B, ,17g}.45 leaving balnllce OF $5.3loaE
The Secretary read bis report, which WAS SUD-
stuntinlly as follows:
DISBURSEMENTS.
Warrants have beer tlr..wn upon the Treasurer
fur the sum Of $13i8A.S5. The accounts into
which they nre classified nrc us f.liows: Ton
str1,ction, SG:31s; repn1s $M:!3Io': ~ aooe. oF
pcrsnl,al property, $,Gl5.15: BIZ: payable tnor-
rnwed money! and interest, s3l 0lG.1d; insurance.
*4.;G+.;4; expense. 81 43.'H. ,
tanL items i'll the nature Of bcttcrlnent natner
than ordinary replirs, "a for eStlnpse' SIs5k .nS e
the position Of Elass for tho ROOT, T. FL 1oi;,.
$1G., besides rcl,tytng aud repnVlng the Wate.t
gas, and steam pipes under the Eoor thfnuehout: y:
inkng down tue ends Of TAG ma 9ma,;an ma arT ~
trusses, the lowering of tho hand-atand. &C
Tho expense account includes Several H1nouhts
W1ltC DASGtl lnt0 LQE tNulUS u 4HE 80
connection with the occupancy OF the building
BY the Republican Convention, Sl.:s15: by tne
Knights Tcnptr. sl,11::J.33t, nlld afterwards paid
out On checks u parttcs To "nohl II WIS oue'
OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES.
Exclusive Of capital stock. tho outstanding
lInt,il:lics ttrc SO rar rs known. 81. .Io. which.
bring deducted from cash bnlance II th9 hanas
OF the Treasurer ITS per bis rcpprt Of THIS dnte'
represented BY certificates Of ful! shares. = 4H.
fractional scrip Issued by Treasurer by order OF
the Directors in 1879 $3l4; w.d'stro9tcs! M 2s
Tie. number o: shareholders is ss', being an IN.
crease OF fourteen since last report; II u very
desirlIe to cpndensc tho irs'ct'ut!nl scrip into
Even before the expiration Of lust year q
critical examination Of tic building developed
tho fMct that important and sonlewnltt es,sty t.
pnirs were absolutely necessary to ms;lifc po.ac
contdenue III lts safety mud 70 properly preserve
the property The north half Of the main noor
which III ~ former t years f a"a etc ndcr e and
| which Ind served as the bed oi sKattns-r!nusk I'LL
for 1wo scusons, demanded entire renewal. Ine
| trusscs US hud not l,cen renewed weru known tt
he seriously impaired and rapidly Incoming less
! relubcs III addition tn these rcl'htrS. wIlce
| were i,npcrntivGly necessary nnd could 1lot ne
| sfely delayed, it early bccninc a serious tlues'
| ton with tho Executive Committee whvtnet
cllunges which. 1t not Of prime Necessary, nays
should he embraced in the plan anu executed
ut once. or be tiefcrrcd in whole or N pnrt e
| Il subsequent time. 10 nuke tue neccs
| sary rcpuira and the contemplated GnanGt
| would require the borrowing Of considerable
| sum of money, and there were certain causes
| such ns tho excitement OF National etcct;ot
| aud holding Of the Tricnnia' ConclAveof Knight:
| Tcnlplar Ia August, proceedings which vert
sure to affect i,,juriolsly the receipts ~ the TX
| position Of 1880. On the uther hand. however
| the organization fs essentially public eiuer
PRISE. The City Ut Chicago, it was KNOWN &Tt'uaf
! ask that the National Nominating Conyentlons III
| held In this building, and it wns quite ccralt
that the Conventions. the CnnclnSc. anu tne f:x'
| position would attract more visitors to the city
! thin any previous year had ever brought
I These. and such ns these,-strtctiy public cnl
sideratIons, together with tho real, pt:rtnnnen
| benefit to be derived from the proposed change.
/ themselves, ,-decldea tho Committee to under
take them, even at the risk or fniltng to provide
| small ucbt to tho next administration Fortu'
| nately tue receipts of the late EXposi;
| uon were, us always heretnlore> c4un1
| to the emergency. This public duty has beer
i d1schurgcJ; n!i liabilities OF tho organization
are paid or provided for; the building has tee1
| permanently improved und henntitled aceeptH'
| Lty, 1t Is hoped. tn the Stockholders anu TO the
! citizens ut },ree. Whatever has been done hns
| been thoroughly vol done ut reasonable coet
and there still remansa net surplus th the trcsls'
|. ury to which something will be added from tht
receipts Ut tho Fat-Stock Show NOW In progress
The next administration shotld ehsily com
plete whatever other repairs may be required
The ensuing year, and provide also for u cast
| dividend III 1851.
THE EXHIBITION or $780,.
The number Of exhibitors this yeaF was about
the same Us In 1873. The Whole number of paie