Iron County register., 1890-03-27
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Report Of the Select Worlds Fair
Committee Submitted.
Chicago Cheerfully Accepts Every Con
dition Imposed. and the Report is
Favorable to the Great City
by the Lake.

submitted to the House yesterday the
report OF the committee on the Chicago
Worlds Fair bill. A large part of his
report is devoted to reviewing the
different sections of the bill which have
already been detailed in full in the
dispatches of the United Press. The
fifth section it is stated, authorizes a
National commission in place of a local
corporation as prov ided in the original
bill, to accept for the Worlds Fair the
site and plans and specifications of the
buildings to be erected and rendered by
the corpora ton created under the laws
of the State of Illinois. known as the
"Norld's Exposition of 1892.
The report states that the committee
in presenting this section recognizes the
objections which have been raised
against Federal corporation,
and has availed itself of one
created under the laws of
the State of Illinois. This suggestion,
it is stated, was made by the represen-
tatives of the city of Chicago. 1t is in
accord (says the report), with the ac-
tion taken in the formation of their cor
porations; it is simple and practical
and relieves the Government from any
obligation or connection with it. 1t in
sures that every thing connected with
the selection of the site and the erec-
tion of the buildings shall be conducted
by a corporation with ample means
which will deliver for the uses of the
exposition. without any obligation on
the part of the United States Govern
ment, implied or otherwise, beyond that
which the Government appropriateS for
its own commission and for its own eX-
hibit. And the commission, the report
states. acting independent of the cor
pOratiOn and without power to incur any
obligations. is instructed by this act to
accept the buildings only when they
shall be deemed by the commission to
be adequate for the purposes for which
they are intended.
The report continues:
In the original, which was submitted to
the House, the eleventh section stated that
not less than the sum of s. 90 )00) should be
subscribed and pledged, and not less than
ten per cent. thereof should be actually paid
in cash before the commission could do any
corporate act other than that necessary to
it, organization. The bill now reported is
still more conservative. protecting he Gov
crnmCnt'S interests so far as its connection
with il is concerned, and insuring the fiUan
cial success of the fair beyond reasonable
contingency, by providing that the commits
sion snail not only be satisfied that the act
ual bona fidc subscription 10 the capital
stock of ut least $j0J0.00J has been made, of
which not less than S5O0.O00 has been paid
in, but also declares that the further sum of
5000, coo, making $I0,0100) in ALL shall be pro-
vided by the corporation in ample time, or
needed for the successful prosecution of
the work
The committee has given careful consider
alton to the statements of the representa-
tiveS OF the finance committee of the city of
Chicago as to the subscriptions to the stock
of S5,OOO.oO1, and believe the subscriptions
to Ice bona fidc; that they are made in good
faith, and that they will be paid. Some of
the statements of the chairman of that COM
mttee are appended to this report The
committee also accepts the statements and
representations made by the citiz enS of the
city of Chicago, through their committee, as
to their ability to raise an additional five
millions. and are of the opinion that they
are made in good faith and will not be re-
pudiatDd-
While it is the judgment of the committee
that the city of Chicago will meet the Obli-
cations and promises of their representa-
tives, it would call attention to the fact that
the Judgment of this committee is not taken
alone, but that the commission on the spot
in Chicago will have II more favorable op-
portunity to satisfy themselves in regard to
the site and plans of the buildings and tho
$4,000 .OO) than it would be possible for Il
committee Oh TINS House 10 40 W lInOul
ing more time and entering into the details
of the exposition more fully than would
be wise or practicable during session of
Congress
The representatives of the city of Chicago
who appeared before your committees. were
ready to meet every requirement indicated
by the bill previously considered or in the
discussion while the location of the site WAS
pending. And your committee desires to
recognize the fact that it is due to the city
of & hi, tltnt Shn ~ ha
action of this House that the fair is to be
held in the city of Chicago without further
delay, as the business arrangements con-
nected with the provisions of this act can
be better adjusted when they are assured of
the action OF Congress.
The committee claim1 .hat the Govern
mcnt OF the United States does not assume
any risk but Is asked to enact such 1egis-
lation as to demonstrate that it is in Sympa-
thy and desires to encourage the patriotic
efforts of the citizens of Chicago in this
great National and international exposition
that will mark this important epoch in the
history of the world, and commemorate the
life and services of Christopher Columbus
in Il manner worthy of the continent which
he discovered
The report analyses and explains each
section of the bill. Concerning section
S, which provides for the dedication of
the buildings on the 30th day of April,
1892, the report says that there was y
difference of opinion in the committee
on the time of holding the exposition,
and each member reserved the right to
vote for such time for opening and clos
ing the exposition as might seem to hi
best after further discussion. The cost
of the Government buildings is limited
by the bill to S400, 900, and the bill ap-
propriates 500. 600 of that amount for
the remainder of this fiscal and for the
fiscal year ending June, 1891. The ex-
pense of the Government exhibit, main
tenance and buildings and contingent
expenses to June so, 1891. are provided
for by an appropria tion of $500, OGO, and
the whole expenditure of the Govern
ment for all purposes connected with
the exposition is limited to 81, 800, 600.
The actual expenses of the commits
sioners while away from home are to be
paid. and the officers of the commission
are to receive compensa ton subject to
the approval of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
In conclusion, the report calls atten-
ton especially to the efforts of Chi
caGo to secure the fair and to the fact
that experts were sent from Chicago to
study the Paris Exposition in anticipa-
ton of the choice of Chicago for the
fair of 1892. The contributions to the
Paris Exposition, under the agreement,
were to reach IS. 600, 900, while Chicago S
guarantee is so. O00. O0O, The estimated
cost of the Paris Exposition was SS,0o0,-