The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
WORLDS FAIR FINANCES.
Letter From Secretary Window Regarding
the Expenses Of the Commission.


fishes an abstract of letter, received by
President Palmer of the National World
Fair Commission, from Secretary of the
Treasury Window, relating to the expenses
Of the commission, and which was read at
TO- days meeting of the Executive Commit
tee. The Secretary first states that of the
81, 100000 appropriated 100000 must be
used in the construction of Government
building For the fiscal year ending June
80. 1891. there is appropriated jointly 100000
for the expenses of the commission and the
uses of the Government Board of Control.
The Government Board he estimated will
need $50 600, leaving $4,000 for the use of
the commiSs on. The Secretary then shows
that in salaries for officers and other ex-
penses the commission has disposed of
$50, 900 of this, and that the expenses of the
meetings of the Executive Committee now
in session and of the meeting of The COM
mission to be held November 18th will bring
the total up TO $4,000, leaving only $4,000
to run the commission till June 80, 1891.
The Secretary further says that he has
heSitated as to the approval of the resolu-
tions of the commission fixing the salaries of
its officers.
The Secretary says: among these are
the President of the commission, S12, coo per
annum; Secretary, $4,000; Director-Gen-
eral, $4,000; Vice-Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, $4,000; employees in the
offices of the Secretary and Directors GEN
eral, $4,000. If | were to give my indi-
vidual opiD ion, uninfluenced by the acts of
your commission, | should not hesitate to
decide that the amount named by your COM
mission for salaries for its principal officers
is greater than that probably contemplated
by Congress i'll estimating the amount neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of the act.
The amount of money already expended
and the expenditures in contemplation by
your commission prior to January lst next
will require 50 large an amount that it pre-
SentS an additional reason why should not
approve the compensation named were |
alone responsible for the expenditures. You
will observe that your salary list for the
years 1891, 1892 and 1898 Will, without
a further increase of employees, amount to
S165, 0G0 or about one-seventh of the entire
sum Of money, outside OF the cost of the
Government building. which is named as
the limit OF expenditures growing out OF the
exposition. l have grave doubts, in view of
the facts as herein stated, whether / ought
not to return the resolutions submitted by
your commission for revision as to the
amount of compensation to be paid your
officers. On the other hand. dislike to set
up my own personal views in opposition TO
those of the members of the commission
who are more familiar with the matter t
issue than myself. l therefore approve
Articles 10 and Is OF your bylaws. and beg
leave to suggest in this connection that
great care be exercised in authorizing
further expenditures, to the end That your
commission may not create deficiency for
the ensuing fiscal year"
Immediately after this communication was
read Commissioner Martindale, of Indiana,
offered a resolution, which was adopted, de-
claring that all standing committees be in
structed not TO meet before the next session
Of the commission. unless directed TO by the
President. Five standing committees had
asked the Executive Committee TO meet,
but none of them will he authorized by the
President
Hon. Mark L. Mcdonald of California,
Observation-Disclosures of the Worlds Co.
lumbar Commission and member of the EX-
ecutive Committee, says that before the
present meeting of the Commission adjournS
there will be a distinct understanding in the
committee as to future plans of procedure
in Worlds Fair matters, and nothing here
after will be able to cause any question of
jurisdiction or procedure.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.-The Com nittee
on Mines and Mining of the Worlds Column
bian Commission has organized, and the
first meeting will be held at Chicago NOvem-
Der 9th. 1t is proposed to have building
erected for the display of the products of
the mines of the world. John w. Wood
side of Philadelphia, member OF the COM
mittce representing the Middle, Atlantic
and New England States, has issued cir
cular requesting all owners of mines and
quarries and manufacturers of mining ma
chinery, who desire or propose to have ex-
hibits, to communicate with him at 924
Arch street, Philadelphia, prior 10 Novem-
Der 18th.
The Executive Committee also adopted a
resolution requesting President Palmer to
communicate with the Secretary of the
Treasury and request the favorable COLI
structiOn of the act Of Congress relative to
the subsistence and transportation Of the
members of the Board OF Lady Managers, and
directing the President not to issue the call
until he receives information from the Sec
rotary that the subsistence and transporta-
ton expenses Of the members Of the Board
of Lady Managers will be allowed.
The local Directors tonight adopted res
olutlon pledging the WAYS and Means Com
mittee to raise 100000, to be used for the
plling and filling OF the submerged portion
of the lake front,Ihe use of which has
bsen authorized by the War Department,
and authorizing the Executive Committee
to ut once proceed TO let contracts for the
work; said work not to cost more tlan
$4,000; contracts to be let on or before
November 1st, and the work to be completed
on or before July 1Sr