Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-02
s,MILLIONSsWANTED.
Worlds Fair People to- Tackle
Uncle Sam.
BIG APPROPRIATION TO BE ASKED,

A Matter of Seven Millions Talked of at
Present, and the National Com
to Take the Business in Hand-The
Money to Take the Form of n Loan se-
cured by the Box Receipts"-Some
Comments on the Proposition.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2-Cougress is TO be
| asked to loan the Worlds Colum bian ex.
position 5000. coo, at least, and perhaps
s. 900, 900 That is the decision of the ma
| tional commissioners, and the Chicago d.
rectors are giving them strong moral sup
port. For two days special committee
| has been holding sessions, discussing the
best policy to pursue in getting the loan.
| This committee IS composed CT Gener
| st. C,sir, O; West Virginia, and George
v. Massey, Of Delaware, both influential
| members of the national commission; NJ
rector General Davis and Directors Gage,
| Baker and Jaffery. Ali are agreed that
congress ought to MAKE the loan. bus how
| 20 get il IS the question now under as
| cussIou.
Juries of Awards Are Costly.
The subject was brought up at the last
| meeting of the board Of control, when the
CNSsN4OA VI VIC 81 n"dTus
was considered The act of congress says
| that all medals, awards prizes that are
| piven to exhibitors shall be distributed
pnder the supervision Of the national
| commission. a very brief discussion of
this subject developed the fact that these
| iuries of awards will be an expensive ad-
! junct TO the exposition. From 5000 600 10
| 500, coo will he required to pay competent
| jurors As the awards are 10 be made by
| officers of the government, it was agreed
| without debate that the government
| ought to pay them.
| Which Lead to Some thing Else.
This opened the question of further ap-
| preparations by congress, and that is how
| the whole subject came out yesterday.
! The special committee having it in charge
| viii probably report today or tomorrow
| at the session of the national board. Presi.
| dent Baker has issued call for a special
| meeting of the Chicago directors to receive
| the report that will be made and discuss
| every feature of il. President Palmer Is
| in favor Of the loan. He believes that con-
| cress should deal generously with the ex-
| position and give it unequivocal nation
ality. In this position he is sustained
with enthusiasm by large majority of
| the commissioners who are now in the
| city to attend the session which begins
| today.
| Soon Found a Precedent.
Many members go even further than
| does President Palmer, and declare that
| congress she I'D make an outright appro-
| priation of al least IS. 900. 600. I'VE have
a precedent for asking liberal assistance
| from congress-" said President Palmer,
land that is one strong point in our favor.
| The government advanced 81. 500, 600 to the
| Philadelphia centennial. Nobody was in
| jured by that loan, the public finds were
not reduced and the centennial was inn
mensely benefited. Why, then, may not
we, who are building an exposition to
| commemorate the discovery of this coun-
| try, so with propriety TO congress for q
| loan or an appropriation and expect gen
| erous recognition.
| They All Favor q Loan. "
General ST. Clair and Commissioner
Massey have been selected to present the
| report of the conference committee TO the
| commission. They are heartily in favor
! of the proposition. Vice President De
| Young favors the loan and will exert his
| influence for it Judge E. B. Martindale
agrees with President Palmer and the
! other commissioners. We ought TO get
! great assistance from congress-" he said,
| ~and believe we will Director Jeffrey
says: I'VE have secured by popular sub
scription almost 100000 The city OF
Chicago has issued bonds for 5000, 600
more. When all is finished we will have
! produced no' a Chicago or an Illinois ex-
| position, but a worlds exposition, reccg-
nized, approved, and sanctioned by the
| government" and he argues that Uncle
Sam should give something more than his
sanction. The loan is TO be secured by a
mortgage IN the receipts for admission.
Paying Up Their Subscriptions.
Yesterdays record in Treasurer Seeber-
gers office eciipsed all previous ones so
far as receipts We're concerned. More
than 500, 0or were paid in on subscrip-
tions. The Rock Island Railroad coma
pany paid $780, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul $4,000 each and the stock
| yards company Sl9. 500 The receipts of
| Monday ran away ahead of the figures we
| gave out" sid Treasurer Seeberger y
| thought $4,000 would cover them. but
the amour was swelled to more than
| sl95, 600 by .be late collections This
| makes almost S401 900 in two days"