New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-25
ADVICE ABOUT THE FAIR.
LISTENING 10 GEN GOSHORN AND EX-GOV-
ERNOR MCCORMICK.
NATIONAL COMMISSIONERS MEET IN THIS CITY
THE Observation-Disclosures OFFERED
TO 30 ONE YET.

The Sub Committee Permanent Organization ap-
pointed by the National Commission the Columbian
Worlds Fair 10 define the powers and duties Of the
permanent officers and standing committees OF the
National Commission had their lOngc1pected CON
ference with General A. T. Goshorn yesterday, at his
Offices In the Field Building, No. l Broadway Ihere
was also present ex Governor McC1rmick, OF Arizona
who had been specially invited to lay his views on INC
subject Of managing fairs and exhibitions oelore inc
committee Neither General GOshorn nor eN-'"'-
ernor Mccormick are strangers TO the business The
Generals admirable work Director-General Ct tie
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia Is flesh in the
public recollection. while Ex-Governor Mccormick had
entire charge of the American exhibits in the Paris
Exhibition of 1873.
The member, OF the committee present Yesterday
were James \. Mckenzie, of Kentucky chairman
NJ d. Harrison. Duluth A. T. Ewing Illinois; J. u.
Treslin New York: ex-senator Thomas W. Palmer.
president of the National Commission. and John I.
Dickinson, secretary. p. A. b. Widcner, of Phila-
delpha and X. c. KCrns. Of 81. Louis the remaining
members Of the subcommittee, were absent
The conference, which private, lasted three
hours and half and at its close the committee left
General Goshorns Office profoundly impressed with the
eninently practical nature of the many suggestions
mad: by him and by Ex-Governor Mccormack. NO
detailed account of the conference was gwen 10 Inc
reporters but among the many subjects discussed were
the general organization and situation OF the FAR
the best method of policing the grounds and buildings
the different powers vested in the Executive and
National committees and in the committees on com
nerce agriculture livestock, fisheries, horticulture
and Horticulture, the classification Of native ana
foreign exhibits, and the most important Of ALL the
best method of alloting the space in such way Is 10
avoid irritation, Jealousy and Ilfeellng among eA-
hbitors. General GoShorn aud Ex-Governor McCor-
mick replied at length to each of the questions sub
mitted TO them. The General especially en-
phatic in impressing the committee with the vital
nccc sity of concentrating much power as possible
in the hands of the director general and general COM
mittee. in all cases where prompt decided and eaer
geic action was called for ii necessary that there
should lie one central and easily accessible authority
AT the request of the committee General GOshOrn and
Ex-Governor Mccormick promised to set forth their
views In writing and the papers will be laid before the
National Commission when it meets in October
Nr. Mckenzie in conversation with Tribune
porter denied that General GOshOrn had ever been
approached on the subject of assuming the direction Of
the fair. lie said "fter the specimen of his wonderful
iity in such matters thatiwe have had today need
not say that any far however big, with which he or
Ex-Governor Nice Ormlck had 70 do would surely be
a sHccCss, but up TO now no Official proposition
Invitation 10 assume control OF the Exhibition has
been made to either We anxious publicly to
cxurCs our deep of gratitude TO these gentlemen
for cvirs up much Of their valuable time for our
benefit and 10 Mr. Breslin who made IL possible for
Us 20 OBTAIN this interview"
speaking of the selection of the Lake Front site