The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
world. Fair Association Formed.

Some weeks since the state COM
mittee on the holding Of the Worlds
Fair in 1892, at Chicago, named the
following gentlemen as sub-cOmmit-
tee on cooperation for the county OF
La Sale: Hon. John G. Ames, Col.
Ralph Plumb, Streator, Prof. G. b.
Stockdale, Hon. Joseph Rheinhardt,
Peru, Hon. l.. b. Croker, Geo. IL.
Madden, Hon. f. S. Browne, Mendoza,
Hon. +. w. Mattheissen, K. G. Hegler,
Hon. Jas. p. Trench, George M. MUIR
phey, Hon. David Ross, La Sale,
Hon. William Cullen, G. ID. Trimble,
Jas. II. Eckels, Col. Hapeman, VIM.
Thomas, Wright Adams, Elias Hattie
way, John +. Nash, Ottawa and Hon.
Elmer Baldwin, Farm Ridge.
On Thursday notices were sent 10
the gentlemen named, that the COM
mittee would meet and organize
last Monday afternoon at 100, at
the parlors of the Clifton hotel. Pur-
suant to the notice there were present
Messrs. Ames, Plumb, StOckdale,
Rheinhardt Adams, Eckels, Ross,
Browne, French, Murphy, Hapeman,
Trimble, Nash, Thomas and BALDWIN,
who proceeded to temporary organl-
zation.
On motion of Mr.. Trimble, Hon.
Ralph Plumb was selected chairman
and on motion of Mr.. Ames, James
Ii. Eckels, Secretary. Col. Plumb, on
taking the chair, thanked the com
mittee for the complement, and at
some length reviewed the reasons why
it was important to our people that
Chicago be selected as the site for the
the Worlds Fair of 1892. Among them
he named the proximity of it to our
homes, the advantage 1T would give
us for displaying the resources or our
county, the saving of expense to our
people who desired to attend upon 1t
and many other equally well founded
reasons. He further suggested that
our people could afford to, and he felt
confident that they would, subscribe
literally to the stock being issued by
the Chicago Association, adding that
if it paid no direct dividend, it would
be paying investment in the way or
saving in travelling expenses.
At the conclusion of Col. Plumb'S
remarks Senator Reinhort stated that
Secretary Cragin, of the Chicago COM
mittee, had informed him that the =
per cent advance on stock would not
he required of outside subscribers, as
Chicago would take care of the pre-
liminary expenses, and that only
when Chicago had been selected by
Congress would subscribers be re-
quired to pay up.
Mr.. Ames remarked that he under
stood it differently and that the sub
scribers gotten by the Business Mems
Association at Streator-several nun
dred shares having been takcn-had
paid their 2 per cent. advance. lie
thought there would be no difficulty
about placing a good deal of stock IN
this county when once our people
were awakened to the Importance OF
the subject. -,
Mr.. Browne heartily agreed with
Mr.. Ames and assured the committee
that Mendoza would do what she
could.
Mr.. Baldwin suggested that proper
organization be effected by electing
officers and taking names.
Upon the call of the chairman the
secretary, Mr.. Eckels, read the
circular sent out by the Central State
Committee and suggested in connec-
tiOn Herewith that, upon proper or
ganzation, subcommittee of the
general committee be appointed on
subscription, press, correspondence
and additional members.
Mr.. Trimble followed with the sug-
gestion that proper resolutions should
be adopted expressive of the senti-
ment of the people of the county upon
the question in hand and ended by
moving, with the concurrence of Mr..
Browne, who had made similar sug-
gestiOn, that committee OF three be
appointed by the chair to prepare and
report to the committee suitable reso-
lutions. The chair appointed as such
committee MeSsrS, Trimble, Browne
and Adams.
On Col. Plumb being suggested for
president of the association by Sena-
tor Reinhardt, that gentleman de-
INJURED, saying the president should
be from the county seat, and on his
motion Mr.. Trimble was elected. On
motion of Mr.. Ames, Mr.. Baldwin
was elected first vice president, and
on motion of Mr.. Eckels, Mr.. Murphy
was made second vice president. Mr..
Eckels was made secretary on motion
of Mr.. Ames, and later Mr.. Adams
treasurer, on motion of Mr.. Browne.
Senator Reinhardt stated that he
thought each member of the Board 1
Supervisors should be chairman of the
local townships committees but the
idea was not edopted, it being thought
best not to contine the selection of
chairman to that body.
At this point MIR. Trimble, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
appeared and presented the following,
which were heartily adopted
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the location of the
Worlds fair of 1892, at Chicago, is of
the highest Importance to the com
mercial, manufacturing, mining and
farming interests Of La Sale county.
First, because of its proximity to
this county and ease of access to all
her citizens.
Secondly, because of the magnitude
of its markets for our products and
material supplies of every description.
Thirdly, because at the assembling
of the people of our own and other
nations, the resources of our county
and state will be more amply and
truthfully displayed than could be
done elsewhere on the continent.
Fourthly, because it will open the
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