The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-16
HANDY AND THE BIG FAIR
THE MAJORS DEPARTMENT NOT
TO BE ABOLISHED.

Only One Member of the Local Di-
rectory Inclined to Dispense With
1.-The National Board of Control
Also in Favor OF Its Continuance.
Mai Handy Talks.
CHICAGO, Oct. Is IF can't keep faith
with the ne wspapers in this country, whose
representative l am, and the exposition
company as we'll, viii stepdown and out"
said Moses p. Handy, chief Of tue DEPART
mens of publicity and promotion, Of the
worlds fair, to-day. 1T is the opinion of
several directors" he continued, shat
the department of publicity should be con-
Quoted in secrecy. If this is the spirit of the
enterprise then am out of place
Maj. Handy was speaking in reference to
the newspaper reports that several members
Of the local directory were dissatisfied with
the manner il which the department Of
publicity and promotion was conducted,
and were going to attempt to have the de-
partment abolished.
NO COMPLAINT FILED.
There hos been no complaint fled
against my department, and have no idea
there will be- said the major. Some
weeks ago the dire tory desired the investi-
CATION committee to look over the work of
each department and then make a report.
was glad OF this because it gave me an OPP
portunity of showing what my department
was accomplishing. When I came to
Chicago to take hold of the work every di-
rector impressed upon me the importance
| OF booming the fair through the newspaper
end and advertising it in every way posi-
ble. hatter myself that no exposition has
| ever been better attended to in this regard,
and l mean to have the press taken
1 81 rra., 10 FFa llNy
some Of the men who were most eager to
| scatter news broadcast at the start thought
! that the newspapers were finding out too
| much and wanted the fair run with closed
doors. l am not here to suppress things,
and if the fair should be run on the star
chamber plan am out of my place."
NOT TO BE ABOLISHED.
According to President Palmer, the board
Of control Will take no action looking to-
ward the abolition of the department. Only
one man on the local directory was disposed
to abolish Maj. Handy's department.
He has been Informed that the ma ional
board thinks that the department should
| continue.
The board Of control met to-day and con-
sidered the director generals report on ex-
| penses, departments etc. Action upon the
| $4,000, 600 loan will be taken at the joint
session OF the board Of conference and con-
| troll tomorrow.
W. f. CURTIS NOW IN DANGER.
The New York office and Latin-American
bureau, under the control of W. f. Curtis,
were to-day added to the list Of subjects for
conference discussion between the directors
and commissioners. Mr.. Curtis, at
Washington. was wired to come TO
Chicago at once. The necessity for
the $4,000 in expenditures of the
bureau under his charge are to be inquired
| into and the commissioners wish to change
the classification of the Latin-American
exhibit The idea is to allow exhibitors TO
| choose for themselves whether they wish to
| enter in the Latin American department or
under general classification. At present there
is no option regarding the New York Office.
A suggeJtion has been made to the board of
control that Col. Anderson, manager. be
transferred to Washington and Mr.. Elwell,
his assistant, be put in charge of the New
| York office. Mr.. Anderson is a democrat
and Mr.. Elwell a republican, and the polit-
ical side OF the matter is evoking comment.