The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-24
MAY MAXI A MISTAKE,
Chicago Likely to Go Wrong on
the Worlds Fair Site.
COMMISSIONER BUTTS TALK.
Tho West virginia Representative,
Who Is Chairman OF tho Sub.
Committee on Site, Not Satis.
fed With tho First Step.

pers Ferry, one Of West Virginia
Worlds Fair Commissioners, which col
taips much very interesting information
and owing to Mr.. Butts position q
Chairman Of the subj Committee on Site
will attract considerable attention. Til
Post says:
0ne,of the most prominent of tb
Worlds Fair Commissioners ia jana
j. Butt, OF llarper's Ferry. He Is
Republican commissioner from Wea
Virginia. Though young man he /
one Of tho leading lawyers OF the Stote
and is a recognized leader OF the Repub
lican party in tho eastern section, II,
stands close 10 Hon. Stephen b. Elkiua
and is one OF the brilliant and apgress
i've coterie which tho aatuto politician
and keen business manager has draw
around him. At Chicago Mr.. Butt wa,
made chairman OF the responsible sub
committee on site, md his views ar,
worthy OF attention. He is stronpi,
backed and urged for place OH TIL
executive committee, which will hay,
personal charge OF the management O
tho big Fair. Mr.. Butt is stopping a
the National, where he was seen by I
reporter for the Post.
What do you think OF the war nov
going Oh between the board OF alder
men, OF Chicago, and the local director,
over the lake front site?" asked the re-
porter.
swell, can only say" replied Mr.
Butt, that it is a matter to be regretted
Chicago cannot afford to get upa lgh
among its own people over the selection
Of the site OF the Fair. 1t will cause
the people OF the State to become indif.
ierent. and the result will be disastrous
10 Chicago capitalists who must foo,
the bills"
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
people have talked to since my re-.
turn East seem to look upon the mat.
ter as 'scheme' and enterprise local
TO Chicugo. In other words, Chicago
business enterprise FIRST, the balance o
the ciyi!iz5d world second. Only to-day
my attention was called to the Associ.
ated Press dispatches from Chicago tha,
the aldermen want bribes, &c, as a con
di.ion OF their consent to the use of the
lake front. While I don't believe Il
word OF this to be true, still it creates O
feeling Of suspicion that ought not to
exist among the people who have it in
their power to make the Fair success
or failure.
"In my opinion nil this trouble grows
out OF local pride over the location OF
the Fair. Some OF the Chicago people
want it on the West Side, others on the
North Side, and others on tho South
Side, which includes the lake front and
Jackson Park. From what saw OF tho
people having this matter in charge
while l WIS in Chicago, am satisfied
that in short time all differences will
be reconclel, and then everything will
move along smoothly"
"Do you regard the lake front and
jackson Park as tho best selection for
the site OF the Fair?"
~ do not; and such was the opinion
entertained by majority OF tho nation.
nj commission when the selection was
voted on. II simply means divide /
Fair-past on LAKE. front and part on
Jackson Park, several miles distant.
Naturally this will be unsatisfactory tc
the people who must 60 there from the
States. The national commissioner
saw this at q glance, and were prepared
to vote down the selection; and it was
only after assurances from the loca
board that free transportation would bt
inruishedthe people between lake fron
and Jackson Park that majority could
be obtained favorable to its selection.
BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.
'Now, Chicago is nothing il not great
butin my opinion sheis not great enougl
to place part OF the Fair on the lak'
front and part on Jackson Park, furnish
FREQ transportation between them, ant
allow ono admission ticket to carry
person into both, for it will necessaril,
entail Il great financial loss on the lota
board. Suppose the local board should
refuse 10 carry out the promises made Il
commissioners in this particular, wha
can tho National Commission do abou
it? Absolutely nothing. Congress
simply gave tho National Commission
power in its discretion to accept such
site for tho Fair rs should be tendere,
by the local board of Chicago. Now
there is no sort, character or description
OF condition surrounding such accept
ance. The acceptance has been made
and there it ends SO lar as tho powers o
the commission are concerned" i
III that be so and, rs you say, the sit
matter is now beyond the control OF TIL
National Commission, what was tn
Committee on Titles and Local Facil
ties, OF which you are member, create
for?'
Il wish you could give me that in
formation instead OF asking it OF me.
hnve been trying since the adiournmen
OF tho commission to find that out 70
myself. Ny view of the matter is tha
our subcommittee is to investigate tn
question OF the title to the lake from
property aud Jackson Park, to look int
all proposed facilities for getting tn
people to and from the Fair grounds
and report our conclusion to tho fu
committee by October !, and they mak
q report to the commission Nt it's meet
ing on October S. But suppose "
should find tho title and local iacilitie
all wrong, aud 80 report 10 the commi
Nl0D, tcEe 10 tiiS poNSA AoNNSA So Va
commission TO reject the acceptanc
made on tho ID day OF this month
Rend section OF the act OF Congres
creating the commission, and determin
for yourself. The truth OF the matter j
that the commission ehould have selec
ed lis judiciary committee on tue dt
day OF its meeting, Instead OF the last do.
FUTURE HARMONY.
"I notice in the newspapers that tt
subcommittee on permanent organic
tion now in session in Philadelphia a
fishing for q director general. Hay
they the power to select that official
~ think not. That power was give
to the executive committee. which vi
not be appointed till October; but, as
said before, the judiciary comm'tte
composed rs it is Of some Of the able
lawyers in the country, will pass upe
all such questions
"Do you anticipate any conflict b
tween tho National Commission and Il
local bourd?"
81 do not. I think both bodies VI
kn e,t;sEo1 with tho report OF u