St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-09
THE EXPOSITION.
The Board OF Directors Hold a
Busy Session.

AT yesterdays meeting of the board Of
directors of the permanent exposition sew
eral letters were read from people rel
alive to securing space for making ex-
5ibits. ETC., and they were referred to the
committee on exhibits. Among them were
j. M. Wright of Louisville, KY; George
Stanley Keys of New Orleans, Black e.
Faren, now exhibiting at New Orleans,
Lhgengren Furniture company Of Mime
apolis.
The finance committee reported back
the matter of Samuel f. Pray's petition to
have his stock cancelled and recommended
that it be not granted. The committee on
exhibits and rules reported set Of rules, a
copy Of which was HANDED to each member
OF the board, and the question of adoption
was deferred until next week.
The committee on site reported that the
Central avenue property had been plated,
and that the East side gentlemen are negO-
tiating the proposed exchange of property
as rapidly as possible. The first move will
be TO acquire the Winslow house site.
Some trouble and delay may be met with
in acquiring the Main street property, but
the building to be erected will not cover
that portion of the property The building
committee had received six plans from local
architects, but no definite conclusion had
been arrived at, but thorough inspection
will be made as early as possible. and it is
possible that report will be
submitted next month. Mr.. Re-
gan suggested that, inasmuch as
there are now some fifty tenants in the
Wnslow house building. notice should be
filed requesting the immediate vacation Of
the property. The secretary was so in
Structed.
w. ID. Washburn opposed Mr.. Regan's
proposition to advertise for proposals for
tearing down the old Winslow house. Mr.
Washburn thought that the matter of bona
| fide subscriptions should first be attended
! to. He, personally, did not feel like going
ahead with $3.50. 900 project until he felt
satisfied that there could be no hitch in the
matter of raising the funds. The next
thing to complete is the transfer of the
property.
George A. Bracket assured the board
that the East side citizens had carried the
donation to such point already that there
was not the slightest doubt that
the transfer would be consummated
The matter of plans for the building being
brought up. w. ID. Washburn expressed the
belief that possibly better architect could
be found in Cincinnati, and he supposed
that the board should adopt that from
which the best results can be derived. He
denounced the principle of having none
save
MINNEAPOLIS ARCHITECTS
to draw plans as provincial and countryfed.
Said he: Il notice that when any Mime
apolis man wants to buy lumber they do
not buy of me because | am a Minneapolis
man. They will go where they can do the
best"
Mr.. Bracket, as the original mover of
the resolution that was adopted, combining
| the field of competition to Minneapolis ar
chitects, took the floor in defense of his
former position. He accorded that the ar
chitect selected from the Minneapolis cote
RE, together with the building committee.
should visit all the different or principal eX-
position buildings.
Mr.. Gale again explained for the edifica-
ton of Mr.. Washburn that the building
committee and the architect should certainly
visit Eastern cities He also stated that no
Minneapolis architect would compete who
had not carefully inspected Eastern build
ings. They already hold the plans, which
have been published in architect
ural works. To put check
to 3 the desultory discussion Mr..
Regain moved that the committee and archi-
tect visit the Eastern expositiOns at the ex-
pense of the exposition fund.
Mr.. Gale opposed the motion so far as eX-
penses are concerned. Passes will be found,
but the committee will put in no bill
Mr.. Blethen had seen the plans or
sketches so far as they had been completed,
and he wished TO impress the board with
the fact that soon the architects of Mime
apolis, who are as capable as any architects
in the world. will lay before the board as
complete set of plans for as beautiful a
building as were ever drafted.
Mr.. Bracket brought up the action OF
the board of trade relative to the visit OF
certain members of the board of trade to
Mexico, and asked the board of directors to
authorize the delegates to act on behalf OF
the exposition and CLEAN all information
possible relative to securing an exhibit from
Mexico similar to that shown in New Or
leans, and after a brief discussion the board
of trade gentlemen were given authorize:
asked.
Mr.. Regan said that Father James Nc
Golrick is in constant correspondence witt
the archbishop of Mexico, who is the com.
missioner to New Orleans, and suggested
that the delegates confer with Father Nc
Golrick before leaving for Mexico.
Mr.. WashbuTn reported that the Milwau
kee d. st. Paul Railway company had agreed
that they would subscribe So, 800, and in al
probability the Omaha, the Manitoba, tn,
Northern Pacific and other roads will sub
scribe at least that amount each, and per
haps deal more. 1t was also reported
that Thomas Lowry had pledged himself
for SIS. 900 in stock.
NO PR EMlUMN To BE AWARDED
The Rules TO Govern the Permanen