Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
FIVE MILLIONS MORE
Is To Be Asked of Congress for the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
FARQUHAR, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Offers the Motion, Which is Unanimously
Approved by the
CONVENTION OF STATE DELEGATES

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Twenty-one State
delegations in the Worlds Fair State Con-
vention voted to-day for a resolution ask
ing Congress to appropriate s5,O00,000 for
the Exposition. Five other State delega-
tions that had not authority to vote on such
questions put themselves on record individ-
ually in favor of the resolution.
Delegate Farquhar, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced the resolution. Considerable dis
cussion followed, during which the position
of the Board of Control was defined by
Commissioner st, Clair. He said that the
Board was barred from approving an appro-
priation outright by the action of the Com
mission. which had recommended loan
only; but in the face of this he did not see
how Congress could refuse to grant liberal
support to an exposition it had inaugurated-
The resolution concludes as follows:
1t Is National Enterprise.
The advantages of the exposition are to
be reaped by the citizens of the entire
United States. The people of Chicago have
contributed s5,Oooo ooo the city So, 600, 600, and
it certainly would be reasonable, under the
circumstances for the rest of the country
to contribute an additional s., 900 600.
This is q national enterprise and the credit
of the country is at stake. If it fails 1t will
do US incalculable injury: If successful, in
pleted in q manner commensurate with the
greatness of the nation and the Importance
of the event celebrated, or it should never
have been attempted.
The lar between the State delegates and
the Board of Control as to jurisdiction over
application for space and selection of ex-
hibits, was finally settled. The long de-
bate ended in the appointment of a commit
tee of six-three delegates and three men,
bers of the Board of Control-to reach an
agreement. The committee reported the
following resolution, which was adopted
unanimously:
How Space Is to Be Allotted.
Resolved, That the Worlds Columbian
Commission or its Board of Control, should
adopt such regulations as may be necessary
to enable such of the said State or territorial
boards as may SO desire or request,
to inquire into and consider the propriety
of all exhibits that may be offered
by any citizen or resident of their respect
i've States or Territories; and 1t is the opln-
ion of this conference that such State or
territorial board snould be empowed to pass
upon and forward to the Director Gen
eral all applications for space with
tion as they may think proper; and
it should be provided that in case
any proposed exhibitor shall apply directly
to the Director General, the application
should be referred to the board OF his State
or Territory, and final action thereon de-
ferred until such board shall have had fair
and reasonable opportunity to consider and
report upon the same.
The Chicago Board of Directors assembled
in regular meeting on the adjournment of
the convention, and declared its position on
the appropriation question. In effect, the
board proposes to ask Congress to give the
Exposition S5,OOO,OOo, to be repaid in the
same ratio as the city of Chicago and pri-
yate subscribers.