St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-04
THE GREAT INDEFINITE.
Random Notes on the Alleged
Worlds Fair.

Random Notes on the Alleged
Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Treasurer See
berger, of the worlds fair directory, n
an interview regarding the increase of
5000, 600 in the amount required, said:
'.All this talk about the exposition
company having over figured its re-
sources is sheer nonsense. The COM
mltteeS of the company are now doing
what any prudent business man would
do. bringing things down to practical
basis. They are figuring possible ex-
penditures for preparation of grounds
and erection of buildings at the outside
and what cutting down will be
needed. The company never fig
ured on running the exposition
upon any $10,0OO.O0O basis. The SlO,-
100000 guarantee was demanded by con-
gress, and has been created by the
$1,000, 900 popular subscription and the
s5,OOO,OOO city loan. The company, how
ever, saw from the first the necessity of
raising more money than this, and ac-
cordingly raised its own capital from
$4,000 to S10,0OO000. The city loan
Of S5.000,000 is to be added to this, thus
making the total capital estimated upon
S15,000,000. All the company asks is that
the subscribers to the original stock
will pay up the remainder of the first 20
per cent call, and thus facilitate US in
ganized the machinery for raising the
second 100000 of the. company's
stock, but we shall raise it all right
no fear of that. There are
great many large property owners
in Chicago who have not as
vet contributed cent to the fair, al
though they are the ones to be mate
rally benefited by the exposition. They
will be visited. and there is undoubt-
edly enough local pride among them 10
assist the enterprise when it is known
that money is needed"
Property owners on Michigan avenue
filed another bill in the circuit court to
day to restrain the Worlds Columbian
exposition from erecting buildings on
the lake front until a decree should be
entered of record in court providing for
the removal of the structures after the
close of the exposition. An answer was
Immediately flied by the exposition COM
pany consenting that such a provision
as prayed for might be entered. This
was promptly followed by Judge Tuley
entering the desired decree providing
for the removal of the buildings after
the fair ends, except the art building,
which is designed to be permanent
structure.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-1he sundry
civil bill, as completed by the house APP
preparations committee, makes an ap.
preparation of $350.000 for the govern
mtnt exhibit at the worlds fair, $4,000
of which is for the Latin-American de-
partment. Other items are for two
meetings of the national commission,
$4,000; clerical expenses and salaries,
$4,000; foreign exhibits, $4,000; eX-
penses OF lady managers, $4,000; mis-
ceIlaneouS, S333, 900.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 3.-The
Joint committee of the house and senate
has adopted reSo luton refusing To
recommend any appropriation for the
Columbian exposition. A member of
the committee stated that, owing to the
large deficiency in the state treasury, IT
was ineXpedient to make. any eXpendi-
lures that could be avoided.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 3.-When
the bill providing for an appropriation
of $500, 600 for California'S exhibit at the
worlds fair came up in the assembly to-
day, an amendment was offered cutting
the appropriation down to 100000. This
was promptly rejected, but an amend
ment restricting the expenses OF Call
fornia's commissioners 10 $1,000 each
was adopted and the bill passed the
third reading.