The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-20
life and services Of Columbus in manner

life and services of Columbus in a manner
worthy the continent he discovered.
Section defines the duties of the COM
mission and commissioners and gives them
the necessary power to allot space for ex-
hibitions and classify exhibits, determine
the plan and scope of the exposition. APP
point judges and examiners, award pre-
mlums and have general charge of the in
tercourSe with the exhibitions and repre-
sentatives OF foreign nations.
Section s provides for the dedication of
the world'e Columbian exhibition on the
Both day of April, 1892. Upon the question
of the time for holding the exposition,
there was a difference of opinion among
the members of the committees
The cost of the government buildings is
limited to 100000 and appropriations are
made for the government expenses and
limits the expense of the government after
1881 for all purposes connected with the
exposition, to the sum of 81, 800, 600. All
expenses of the government are subject to
the approval Of the secretary of the treas
ury.
In submitting the letter of Chairman
Gage, of the finance committee of Chicago,
the House committee calls attention to the
fact that the city of Chicago and the state
of Illinois have for an extended period in
Dictated a desire that Chicago should be
selected as the site for the fair.
Investigations made by their committee at
Paris enables Chicago more intelligently to
comprehend the magnitude of the under
taking, the cost, scope and requirements
for the successful conduct of it, and COM
mend active preparations more promptly
than could have been possible except for
| their enterprise and fOrethought.
| The committee calls attention to the fact
| that the citizens of Chicago offer a larger
and more generous contribution to the ma
ton ever proffered by private citizens be-
| fole, and larger than any other offered by
any foreign government or city in the great
! international expositions previously held
In the financial plan of the Paris exposi-
ton, which it is now claimed has been the
most successful in the world, it was agreed
| that the contributions should aggregate
! IS, 900, while Chicago guarantees to
satisfy the commission that it will provide
without the aid of the national govern
ment, the sum of S10,000,O0O, and with the
site, to be also provided by Chicago, this is
ample for all the purposes for fair in this
country
SIN addition to the buildings erected by
the government and city of Chicago for the
exposition, we may reasonably anticipate
that many states of the union, the Domin
ion of Canada, Mexico, the Central anC
South American republics and the govern
ments of Europe will erect commodiou:
buildings for their own exhibits. About
| fifty countries were represented at the
Paris exposition, and we can confidently
expect an increased interest and larger
presentation in the Columb ian exposition
The committee calls attention to the in
teresting and important communications anC
estimates appended hereto received from
different departments and bureaus of the
government indicating great interest il
the exposition, and it is most important
that they should have an opportunity tt
exhibit the valuable collections of the gov
eminent of the United States.
The continued interest manifested BY
the people of this country and foreign ma
lions in this celebration and a more careful
consideration Of the subjects of it's frs
report by this committee has more deepl!
impressed the committee with,,the grandeu
and Importance of the undertaking. anC
confirmed them in the opinion that it will
be of great national advantage.
In conclusion there is attached state
ment from Senator Farwell, saying the sub
scrlptlons to the fair fund are bona fide ant
will be paid
The minority report, signed by Belden
Hatch and Flower, says: The undersigne,
members dissent from the foregoing repor
and its conclusions and believe the follow
ing resolution, which we voted for, shout
have been adopted: ''That when guar
antee fund of $1,000 600 shall be secured b.
Chicago. the sufficiency and legality O
which shall be satisfactory to this commit
tee, we will report the pending bill wit
such amendments as the committee ma
agree upon"