West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-12-25
BOARD OF CONTROL APPOINTED.
Col. ]. W. st. Clair or VI. Va.
Gets A Place.
MAGNIFICENT WATER PALACE.
Balloon Transportation.
A LYING CHESS BOARD.
CHICAGO, Dec. %, 1890,

the following members to represent
the National Commission, on the
Board Of Control II. w. Pal
mer. Michigan; j. A. Mckinney.
Kentucky; +. Is. Martindale. In
diana; William Lindsay, Kentuck
cy; Nj. III. DeYonng, California;
Thomas NJ. Waller, Connecticut:
George w. V. Massey, Delaware
}. w. st. Clair, West Virginia.
These gentlemen will represent
the Commission and have absolute
control when the body is not in
session. Their business will almost
necessitate their residence here.
President Gage, of the Directory,
has made his appointments also.
They are as follows -
Lyman j. Gage, Thomas Il.
Bryan, Ferdinand ". Peck, Ed
win Walker, f. II. Jeirery, Potter
Palmer, L. s. Winston, ANA ID.
G. Cregier.
These sixteen members, eight
from each body, will practically
guide and control the Exposition,
and settle all differences between
the Local Directory and National
Commission. Director G neral
Davis has appointed Chiefs of two
Bureaus. W. j. Buchanan. of
Sioux City, Ia, is placed at the
head OF The Department of Agri.
culture. He is Commissioner
from Iowa, and has achieved prom
lnence chiefly from his connection
with the Sioux City Corn Palace.
Of which he was one OF the origin
ators. Maj. NJ. p. Handy. Of
Washington. is Chief of the Pub
licity and Promotion Bureau. He
served in the Confederate army un.
Ger Gen Lee, has been largely en-
gagged In periodicals, and was a
Commissioners from Virginia at the
Centennial.
Joseph Hirst. of Florida, is to be
Secretary of Installation. He is
practical engineeror, an electrical
expert, and took a prominent part
IN the mechanical arrangements Of
the Centennial, New Orleans and
Atlanta Exposition.
Thus the machinery Of the great
Fair is being perfected b. degrees.
President Harrison has received
all the official documents aud will
immediately issue his proclamation.
lie gave the representatives. Of the
Exposition cordial greeting and
took great interest in learning of
the success and progress Of the
Fair.
a Board of Architects, consist
ing Of five, will select, from plans
submitted, designs for the main
buildings. This arrangement will
delay the plans for the present.
The coming report to Congress of
the Congressional Committee is
causing some uneasincss. 1t is be-
licyed that tho appointment of so
large board Of Lady Managers
will be criticised and that it will
also censure the allowing high sal
aries to the officials. 1t is also be-
lleyed it will recommend legislation
to protect government funds and to
guard against any conflict between
the National Commission and tho
Local Directory in the future.
The meeting of the citizens of
North Dakota the 11th inst. was
n grand success. Six vice presidents
and director from each county
were chosen TO urge q liberal ap-
preparation by TINT State. The
State Board Of Agriculture Of Ill
inois met IN Chicago the past week
and held quiet conference with
the officials OF the subject OF Hin.
DIS exhibit at the Fair. The OBJ
ject was to determine the extent OF
the exhibit, space required and the
appropriation 90 be rs ed from the
Legislature. AS Illinois has the
honor OF having the Fair within
her limits she does no5 propose to
be out.done in line Of exhibits BY
her national competitors or her sister
States.
We here give few figures on the
appropriations that were made by
some Of the Nations for the Paris
Exposition. They will answer