The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-22
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Board of Lady Managers-A Report Upon
the Duties of the Director General

| eue DuCies OF Une director General
CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-The board of ladv
managers of the Worlds fair. TO-DAY
adopted constitution similar to that of
the national commission. Miss Sarah n.
Hallowell, of Chicago, was recommended
to the national commission for appoint.
ment to the position of director of the de-
partment of fine arts.
Mrs. Lucas, of Pennsylvania, introduced
resolution asking the closing of the
Worlds fair on the Sabbath day, so far as
it was affected by barter and exchange.
After debate, this went over
AT meeting OF the national commission
| the report of the committee on
foreign affairs was adopted, with resolu-
ton authorizing the committee to expend
S2O,UOO IN sending agents abroad as pro
vlded in the act of Congress, no expendi
ture, however, to be made until the Presi-
dent shall have issued his proclamation to
| the various nations.
AT the afternoon session the special com
mittee on the relations of the commission
and the local board and the DOW ers and du-
ties of the director general, made its re-
port. 1t says that all the powers of the
commission should be exercised in large
measure through the director general.
The report practically reproduces
section of the national act de-
lining the powers of the commission
TO nave intercourse with all the eX hibitors.
and says 1t is the committees opinion that
Its powers are in no way abridged by req
son of the fact that the larger portion of
the funds are to be raised through the in
strumentallty of the local corporation. If
is the opinion of the committee that this
fund when raised is a public fund, and that
the commission by the act of Congress and
with the consent of the Illinois corpora
ton, is to specify its purpose, and it is to
be controlled and expended by the agency
named by said act of Congress.
Regarding the director general the re-
port says that under the existing
organization he is the officer thronrh
Whom space is to be allotted TO
exhibitors, classification determined
upon and executed, and through whom the
commission and its committees are gen
orally to have charge of intercourse with
all exhibitors and foreign nations.
Another paragraph comedies that the
rules and regulations of the exposition are
TO originate with the local board, but adds
that they are to be approved by the ma
tonal commission and be under the super
vision of its director -deueral. The reuort
also recommends conference with the
local board. 1t was unanimously adopted
Inc Nalonal Live Stock association
committee to-day objected to the action
OF the Worlds fair commission
In deciding that no cash prizes shall be
offered for live stock. 1t was decided that
$4,000 should be appropriated for
premiums either by the commission or
local board. This money to be distributed
among various classes as follows: Horses.
Al per cent; cattle, 25 per, cent: swine. Is
per cent; sheep, Il per cent. poultry per
cent.
A communication was received from the
national commission informing the com
mittee that the money would either have
to come from the local directory or Con-
gress.
There was another exciting debate be-
fore adjournment over the report of the
committee on finance. Commissioner Waller
spoke OF the general impression among the
people at large that most of the salaries