Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13
ITS CONDITION.
The Supplementary Report of the Board
of Directors.

| The Supplementary Report of the Board
| of Directors.
| The following statement, issued May l,
| shows the present status Of the World s
| Columbian commission both as to finances
| and to the officers:
Finances second installment of the
| capital stock has been called in by the
| directors of the Illinois corporation, and is
now being rapidly collected. When com
| pleted this will leave upwards OF S2,000OU0
| IN the hands Of the treasurer and il is eX-
| pected that within q few months, as the
work of preparing the grounds and con-
Structing the buildings advances, necessity
for third instailment Will arise. Upon
the payment OF this third installWeut, the
city of Chicago will issue its guaranteed
bonds for S5,OOO0OO, thus placing al the
disposal of the directorate II least 900, 900
for the work 10 be accomplished within the
current year. Since the beginning Of the
wear, majority of the state legislatures
have been in session ana taken action
upon the subject of appropriations for
exhibits nj the exposition. Independent
organizations have been formed III various
states for the purpose OF raising money for
the same object, and the result of these
united efforts GiSclOScS probable aggregate
Of over *, 900, 900, which will be devoted to
exposition purposes. The grand total of
capital to be invested in the exposition Al
ready shows 81. 100, 600, exclusive OF the
enormous amount which viii be expended
by foreign natiOnS-Seyeral of which have
already officially announced their intention
10 be Observation-Disclosures industries
and private enterprises, such as the Proc
tor tower, water palace, etc.
The buildinCS-The board of architects,
which includes ten of the leading repre-
sentatives Of the profession in the United
States. has been at work for months upon
the details OF the great buildings. The
general design has already been decided,
and gives promise of Il grand array IN
clual5G At any previous exposition. The
structures 10 be erected by the construction
department alone, not including those by
Individual states, industries, or foreign M
tons, will cover more than one hundred
acres Of ground space. and cost something
like S1O,OOO.OOO
Dedicatory ceremonies-As provided by
congress, the formal dedication of the expo
sition grounds and buildings Will occur De-
tOber Il, l>g2. The president Of the CUitci
States viii take part in the ceremonial
which will De made the occasion OF appro-
PIRATE festivities, including military par
AIDES, fireworks display, public meetings,
professions, musical entertainments, tab
leauZ, etC. The programme for the dedica-
tory exercises which has been compiled,
promises a fitting prelude 10 the great eN-
position itself.
State cXhibits-Preparation are already
under way IN every state and territory of
the Union looking to a splendid display Of
its industries and resources. The appro-
priatiOnS already made or under cOnsidera-
I!on By the state legislatures amounted IN
April. 1891, to the sum Of $3.6l5,OOU From
individual efforts further sum of S2,1l5,-
600 is specifically promised, making grand
total Of -, 80, 900 likely TO be available for
state exhibits. Many states contemplate
erecting separate buildings, some of which
will be unique in construction and design.
Officers of the Worlds Columbian com
". Palmer, Michigan,
president; Thomas NJ. Waller, Conuecti-
California, second vlce-presideut: David |
son B. Penn, Louisiana. third vice-presi- |
dent; GOrton W. Allen, New York, fourth |
Alex B. Andrews. North |
Carolina, fifth yice-President; james A Nc |
kcuZie, Kentucky. vice-chairman executive !
committee: John T. Dickinson, Texas, sec |
retary.
Board of lady manarers-Prcsident: |
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Chicago. Vise-presi- |
dents: lSt-Airs. Ralph Trautmann, New |
York; 2d-Mrs. Edwin c. Burleigh, |
Maine; 3rd-NIrs. Chas. Price, North Car |
DINA; 4th-Miss Katherine L. Miner, |
Louisiana; 5th-Alrs Beriah WIkens, |
Ashley, Colorado; 7th-Airs. Flora Beall |
.iiuty. Wisconsin; Sth-AIrs. Margaret |
Blaine Salisbury, Ctah. Secretary: Mrs. |
Susan Gale Cooke, of Tennessee.
Officers Of the Worlds Columbian exposi- |
lion, Illinois corporation: ". T. Baker, |
president; Thomas 3. Bryan, first vice |
president; Potter Palmer second vice
president: A. +. Seeberger, treasurer; Ben !
AMIN Butterworth, secretary and solicitor
general; W. X. Alderman, auditor; J. H |
assistant secretary.
Executive committee - W. 4. Baker /
Thomas B. Bryan, Potter Palmer, Fcrd ". !
Aerfoot, Charles II. Schwab, James w.
Scott, NJ. NJ. kirkman, c. L. hutchinson,
R. a. Waller, Robert C. Clowry, Fl. n.
/. j. Gage, NJ. A Ryerson.
Board of reference and control World
Columbian commission Thomas W. |
Palmer, Michigan, president; James \. Me
henZie. Kentucky, vice-chairmau executive
committee; George V. Massey, Delaware;
William Lindsay. Kentucky; Michel H.
OeEoung, California; Thomas NJ. Waller,
Connecticut; Elijah B. Martindale, Indiana;
!. W. St Clair, West Virginia
Worlds Columbian exposition-W. T.
3aker. president; Thomas B. BRYAN. Pot
er Palmer. Ferd W. Peck, Edward Y.
efery, Edwin Walker, Frederick S. Win
ton, Lyman 7. Gage.
EXecutive-George R. Davis, director
General: Moses p. Handy, chief, depart
nent publicity and promotion; ". l. Buch,
nan, chief, department of agriculture:
John p. Barrett, chief, depart
nent electricity and electrical appliances:
F. W. Putnam, chief, depart
aent ethnology, archaeology, etc: Capt j.
u Collins. chief, depart fish, fisheries,
tc.i Joseph Hnst, secretary, installation.