The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-25
THE PR0F0s ED EXPOSITION.
The Citizens Committee Decide to Hold 1t
Two Weeks, Beginning Oct. Is.

The committee of the citizens meeting to take
steps toward holding an exposition in the City
Hail. met at the Mayors Office yesterday. Col.
Lilly offered the following:
move it to be the of this committee that it
is practicable to hold exhibit or fair in September
In which may be shown the various products of man
ufacture of city; objects Of art merchandise,
etc., and to combine floral displays, musical entertain
ments and such other attractions may be thought
BEST
That the present accommodations at Tomlinson Hall
will serve the purpose and are sufficiently commo.
dions for this first display and that recommend
such an enterprise be undertaken soon as a sound
financial basis can be reached upon which to act.
That we recommend the name indianapolis Indus
trial Fair be used to designate the enterprise.
That the enterprise should be undertaken by the
Mercantile Association, which should be Immediately
incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana
with capital stock of $780, 600, divided into shares
OF 500 each, and that each member be required to
subscribe not less than one share of stock.
That to create an immediate fund for the forward
ing OF this enterprise assessment of 20 per cent
should be made the subscriptions should
aggregate S50, 600 of the capital stock.
That additional assessments be made as required,
not more than assessment of 10 per cent in any
one month at the option of the executive committee.
That will be the general province of the incorpo
rated association to undertake and assist all worthy
enterprises calculated to further the general
interests of the city of Indianapolis under proper
rules and regulations, through its executive commit
tee.
That committee Of nine on organization be APP
pointed, and that committee of twenty-one with the
president of the association chairman said commit
tee to represent as far possible all the material in
terests OF the city be appointed to apportion the
work TS and solicit subscriptions of stock
That we are sustained in these views of organiza-
ton from the fact that they will provide permanent
organization. with a sound financial basis, always
ready for action in place of town meetings always
willing, but doubtful how to proceed and often mex
perienced committees taking immense labor and nan-
cial responsibility with doubtful income In short
to supplant disjointed and spasmodic effort with
spect of the people and the trade Of rghtfui
ritory.
AS a preliminary matter to the adoption of
Colonel Lilly's motion, Major Robbins moved IN
that an exhibition be held two weeks. beginning
Oct 49, and ~ that three-fourths of the esti-
mated expenses be guaranteed beforehand
w. H. Tucker offered to amend by fixing Nov.
to Nov 20 as the time of the exposition. This
was laid on the table
A discussion then ensued as to the time at
which the new marker-house would be finished
and as to the display to be made. Mayor Denny
reported that Architect Bohlen had said the
building could not be finished before Nov. /.
Major Robbins thought that if the Council should
say it must be done before that time, it would
be done He moved that the citizens meeting
be asked to urge upon the Council that it be COM
pleted as soon as possible. This was adopted.
AS to the character of the exposition, it was
thought it would be useless to have a machinery
exhibit, because there would be no means of
moving such machinery
The committee adjourned to meet again to-
morrow evening, in the council cham Der, with the
executive committee of the Mercantile Associa-
tion