The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-27
wonLD,s FAIR COMMISSIONERS.
They Meet and Appoint n Committee or
Permanent Organization.

CurcAco. June 26-The Worlds Fair Com-
missloners met to-day. Judge Harris was
made temporary Chairman. or tho 100
persons who mako up the full Commis-
sion tho nbsentees were +. G. Bromher'
Alabama; r. ]. Woodward, Louisiana; L.
Lowndcs, Maryland; 4. T.. Proctor Massa-
chuset,s; William Aiken. New Hampshire: O.
". Depew. New York: A. /. Butter and j. u
Colt, South Carolina, and J. f. Stearns, Idaho
All tho Commissioners at large were present,
except Henry Exall Of Texas.
J. II. Mckenzie Of Kentucky preciritRted
little turmoil hY oCcring a resolution tina!
Committee on Permanent Organization, con-
sisting Of twelve be appointed by the Chair to
recommend to tho Commission the names OK
permanent officers to consist OF q President,
secretary and as many Vice. Presidents MS tho
committee should deem proper. and' to define
their duties, and to further report what stand
ing committees shall be appointed and their
duties. After it had besn discussed pro and
con for u timo the resolution was finally
amended, making II tho duty OF the proposed
committee to moiely point out tho offices aud
tho duties OF those who shall Ill them, without
John Bovd Thachcr OF Now York arose to cay
that within the last fifteen hours tho New York
n DsO9 to say than lis by NOT
be used IN connection with tho Presidency
po E 81 a. NJ Az aai hs;
then apnounced THO following as the Commit
tee on Permanent OrganiHalion; =, u,,,o,,
Mcdonald Of California, smalley,, OF Vermont
Sx Nrssn q Yo4 Mns
tindale OF Indiana, Harrison OF Minnesota,
and keough Of North Carolina;
wo FAN IN s City, cit e. IT. ouns
OF tho Commissioners from, California and
nm eX-Conmissioner to the Paris Exposition
IRON, America, said:
There IS no question tina, whatever site is
what We all hope will be the greatest EXPOSE
tion the worl! has ever Witnessed. Such, an
grounds. A space Of $50 acres would be wholly
INADEQUATE. At the Centennial Exposition we
there how o Sa%
We must have space enough to give to every
exh 9eFn 9om Wans sS
acres and will agree to III w that space with q
good exhibit, the. Commissioners must be In
Il soc that some OF the advocates Of tho 2so-
aero site are urging compact Exposition.
ccssiul Exposition must have, in addition to
the necessary buildings, ample space for gar
cafes, where the crowd can be fed. II the
average ATTENDANCE comes up to what 1t was
at Paris there will be at least 100000 persons
daily in the Exposition. and where there arc
night attractions att the great majority Of this
hee 70 feed ans fd
thronR 1t will be necessary to have as much
6ev for tSe
Of merchandise and works of art In
addition to that the Commissioners must
have space to sell. where can be To-
Gated al sorts of entertainments In tue
shape Of panoramas, theatres. ballots, and
sary for occasions of this sort.
The proposition TO separate the agricultu-
raj md mining exhibits from the rest Of the
exhibition by six miles of space is simply an
outrage. The agricultural and mining SEQ
tions OF tho country will not stand it. We will
not he made the tail end OF he Exposition nor
be placed In distant lot by ourselves. Tho
agricultural interests Of this country We con-
slider the most important we have. and tho
mines Of the United States, especially the
Pacific Coast excel anything in the world for
thor machinery. This proposition to side
track these two great interests for the benefit
Of any Jobbers In local land schemes in Chica.
go will not be tolei ated. am sure, by the in
telligent men COMPOSING the National Commits
sion. There SHOULD lie no mistake about this.
This Is to be q Worlds Exposition. not a Chi
cago Fair and as such must be combined az
one grand, composite solid Exposition, sur
rounded by one enclosure where one ticket
ter passing the gate without further toll"