The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
A VIGOROUS KICK"
Strong Opposition to a Double Site for the
Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-The session of tho
solved to vote for the selection of Director
General tomorrow morning.
Mercer of Wyoming presented resolution
calling on the Worlds Fair Directors to fur
nish single site Mercer is an alternate
Commissioner. He declared that "the site
had been dragged hack and forth along the
lake shore until the skin had been raked off
it. St0ckIuen who had no more sense than
to bring fine stock here and have 1t side
tracked at South Chicago ought to he
hanged. The double site smeled to heaven.
1t was worse than the sores of Lazarus, and
it was the duty of the National Commission
to remove the offensive thing" He declared
the local board put itself en- record three
weeks ago when one of the Directors dld
not want the fair taken from Jackson Park
because it would cause real estate Specu-
lators to lose money.
Commissioner Mark Mcdonald Of Cali
fOrnia rose after Mercer and supported the
latter's resolution. He said California was
unanimously opposed to dual site. lie
always opposed il, but voted for it last July
because he did not know what better he
could do at that time. He now wanted au
undivided site and he did not favor anything
else. He sat down amid applause.
After much discussion the resolution was
laid over until the report of the Committee
on Titles was received.
A resolution was passed, calling upon the
local directory for an immediate report as
to what extent the consent of the authorities
having jurisdiction over Lake Front and
Jackson Park as sites has been obtained.
the cost of preparing both places, ana out OF
what fund they proposed to pay this cost
From to-day's action of the National
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canvass of the commission it can be stated
that majority Of that body is finally and
irrevocably opposed to a double site for the
Worlds Fair, and that on Saturday next a
resolution will be offered and adopted. re-
questing the Chicago Directory 10 tender
Washington Park (or what Is generally
known as South Park In case this is re-
fused the commission will report to Wash
ington that no adequate site has been Of
ferrd. There are also indications of change
of sentiment in regard to the Director-Gen-
eralshp, and from indications tonight. the
local directory will select one man as Dl-
rector General probably George II. Davis,
while it is thought the National Commission
viii elect ~ II of their own, with the title
of "Commis sner- General" and placeh,m
in charge of Il. tie foreign and interstate
exhibits In coin .tion with the fair. This
will, of course, eurtail the powers OF the
Director General.
The local Directors held a meeting to-
night until after midnight. The result was
the Endorsement of George K. Davis OF Chi
cago for Director-General. In answer to 4
census inquiry as to the proposed division OF
exhibits, the directory submitted rough
draft showing the art hall and some kindred
structures on the lake front, and the agri-
cultural, mining and other displays at
Jackson Park. The Directors estimate the
cost of preparing the proposed lake-front 81 Q
at Sl.5G0,000; to prepare jackson fark,
Sl.750, 600. The S10,000000 guaranteed is
not to be touched for the site preparation.
that amount being reserved for the construc-
tion of buildings.
UTAH'S EXHIBIT.
P. H. Lannan of Salt Lake, Worlds Fair
Commissioner from Utah, has applied to the
Committee on site for ten acres Of ground
for Utah's display. He says all of that
space will be utilized and no State or Terri
tory will make more interesting or varied
display. They propose the main building to
consist of mineral palace, constructed
wholly of Utah mineral aud building mate
rlals. Inside of the central court, 100 feet
square, will be 4 series of galleries. The
floor of the court will be an exact reproduc-
ton of the surface of Utah. mountains,
lakes, cities, streams and railways, every
thing reproduced on proper scale. Four
wings will contain agricultural, mineral
manufacturing and art exhibits. The walls
of the galleries will be decorated with paint
ings of Utah scenery. bird's-eye views Of
cities, historical and prominent buildings.
Models of mills and mines will be
constructed, and prominent feature will
be an ingeniousiy contrived imitation of the
great Ontario silver mine. Free concerts
and other entertainments will be given by
various and other organizations OF Salt Lake
while the exposition lasts The grounds
will be laid off in the highest art of land
scape gardening, and irrigated in such a
manner as to show the system of irrigation
and its superiority over all other systems.
All the agricultural and vegetable products
known to Utah, from silk and cotton TO
sugar and corn, will he cultivated. One of
the most unique features will be the repro
duction of about an acre in size of the Great
Salt Lake. Bath-houses will be provided,
and visitors afforded an opportunity OF baths
exactly similar to the baths Of Great Salt
Lake.