Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-23
THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
The National Board Holds It's
Meeting in This City.
A Large Gathering OF Prominent Men
From Every Section Memorabilia
Congress to Hold the Worlds
Fair of 1892 in This City-The
Delegates Received by
President Harrison.


bled at Wizards today to take action relating
to the Three Americas exposition to be held at
Washington in 1892. 1t was a meeting of the
national board Of promotion. The meeting
was to have commenced at IL O'Clock, but so
much time was taken up in registering and in
introducing the delegates from the four points
of the compass to each other that it was about
O'Clock before they got to work.
PRESIDENT CHOSEN.
Commissioner Douglass called the meeting
to order and Mr.. A. R. Little, president of the
board of trade of Philadelphia, was chosen to
preside He took the chair, but it was too late
to transact any business before the reception
by President Harrison at the White House.
Secretary Anderson explained that the Presi-
dent had appointed 1:30 o'clock as the hour
when he would receive the delegates and sug-
gested that all business be postponed until after
that. Upon motion of Prof. King recess was
taken until time to start for the White House.
At the appointed time the delegates proceeded
to the White House, headed by Commissioner
Douglass and Mr.. Allen of Philadelphia, the
chairman.
LARGE GATHERING OF PROMINENT MEN.
The assemblage of delegates from the several
states is even larger, perhaps, than one even Of
Secretary Anderson's sanguine disposition an
ticipated. The three parlors at Wizards were
thrown into one and the space was filled by the
assembled delegates. The meeting was not an
assemblage OF citizens but convention of the
accredited delegates to the national board Of
promotion, and the visiting delegates greatly
outnumbered those resident in Washington.
There were between hundred and hun
dred and fifty visiting delegates present, some
coming from California and Washington, the
now state, and from the cities of Boston, Phila-
delphia and New York. They are all repre-
sentative heterogeneous, mayors or leading
members of boards of trade. They
represent the public sentiment in almost
all sections Of the country and are all earnest
in their purpose to make national affair of the
exposition and to have it in Washington. They
come with the proper business spirit and show
disposition to take hold Of the matter with
the determination to make it success. A large
number Of the visiting delegates went into the
meeting without registering.
AMONG THOSE REGISTERED
were: F. N. Bardswell of Boston, president of
the New Englandfurniture exchange and men,
Der of the national furniture committee; Isaac
McHose, president of the board of trade at
Reading, Pa, and E. F. Keever, secretary;
Hon. Jos. r. Kenney, Jesse Orr, J. r. Miller,
W. M. Kaufman and Jacob H. Mohr, delegates
from the Reading board of trade; c. F. Hor-
ming Of the corn exchange, Pittsburg,
Pa; Isaac G. Haas of the Savan-
nah board of trade; Harry Messenger,
James F. Buckner, George G. Norton, o. F.
Hanford and W. F. Rolph, representing the
Louisville, KY, board of trade; Isaac w. An
derson Of the chamber Of commerce, Tacoma,
Washington state; w. B. Smith, Philadelphia;
r. W. P. Golf, Philadelphia and F. Mohr, New
York, representing the national furniture asso-
citation; A. r. Little, president board of trade.
Philadelphia John S. Morris, W. P. johnson
and A. r. Almond, representatives of the COM
mercial club of Louisville, KY; D. p. Erwin,
representing the board of trade at Indianapolis;
William Remington, Norristown, Pa; j. Taylor
Ellyson, mayor of Richmond, Va, and G. l..
Christian, r. A. Dunlop, Thomas Christian and
]. H. Whitney, representing the Richmond
chamber OF commerce; Governor T. p. Fleming
of Florida; d. d. Gore and j. II. Curry of the
produce exchange of Wilmington, Del; E. o.
Emerson, president board of trade at Titusville,
Pa; Governor jackson of Maryland; John J.
Thomson, j. @. Adams and John r. Bland of
the merchants and manufacturers association
Of Baltimore; Frank Prick, Geo. b. Jackson and
Eugene Levering, representing the Baltimore
board of trade; William T. Young. E. c. Heald,
Louis Muller, George II. Baer, E. R. Owens
and W. F. Wheatley of Baltimore corn and
-four exchange; Robert Stewart, secretary
of the Baltimore board OF trade;
Joseph D. Barker, Frederick, Md; Theo.
Wilcox, president of Old Town merchants
and manufacturers association of Baltimore;
Onion, J. G. Gerking, jr., ]. C. We'll, dele
gates; ]. r. Diggs, Samuel d. Buck, shoe and
leather board of trade, Baltimore; Thos. w.
Bean, representing the board Of trade of Nor
ristown, Pa, and Edward Daniels, Gunston
Hall, Va. The Italian chamber Of commerce,
New York. was represented by DIR. T. s. Verdi
OF this city.
The Reception by President Harrison.
There were about a hundred people in the
east room at / o'clock when as many delegates
to the national board of promotion entered.
fOr in, fha
the room and the latter were ranged in q semi
circle at the other end. The President was
prompt in getting down and soon disposed of
the regular hand-shakers. Then Commissioner
Douglass, who headed the delegates, accom-
panied by Secretary Anderson, advanced to
where the President was standing, and, after
shaking hands. said:
MIR. President, 1 want to introduce to you
some citizens who have come llere to take some
steps toward the worlds fair, which We hope
to hold here in 1892.
The President said he would be glad to meet
them, and the line then passed around the
room.
The governors Of Delaware and Maryland
advanced arm in arm and were warmly
greeted by the President. Behind them came
Mr.. Little Of Philadelphia. Mr.. Anderson
made the introductions.
As soon as all had passed the delegates went
back to Williard's, where they had luncheon.
Col. Anderson's Address.
When the convention reassembled at 2
o'clock in Willard hall President Little intro
duced Col. Anderson, who made q forcible,
clear address to the delegates upon the work of
the board of promotion. He explained that
the word permanent" which has been used in
connection wsth the proposed exhibition, did
not mean an ntcrminable exhibition of perish
able goods, but of models and specimens of
growth. He pointed out the immense advan-
tages OF
WASHINGTON AS LOCATION
for the worlds fair, and urged that the pres
ence here of the National museum and other
public repositories of curiosities and articles
making the growth of theAmerican continentsin
population, civilization and wealth. He claimed
that this formed already a nucleus worth fully
$50, 600 900 for such a fair. In former years
portions of this vast collection have
been sent forth to other cities and
countries piece meal to their detriment The
time has come, he thought, when the govern
ment should cease to engage in the travelling
show business.
THE RIVAL CITIES
Speaking Of the ACCESSIBILITY of choosing
Washington as a site he argued that New York,
Boston, Chicago, st. Louis and other applicants
for the honor, are SO closely interested in the
trade with South America, and that their ambi-
ton in this direction is 80 tinged with selfish and
mercenary motives that it would be manifestly
improper for the fair to be given to any OF
them while Washington Is much bet
fav aiantad the This