The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-09-08
MISSOURI FAIR COMMISSION.
An Important Session Yesterday
Executive Officers
Chosen.

OF Insurance Commissioner Eller5e, in
the Turner Building. The meeting
MAJ ks the beginning of active prep
aration for the state exhibit. All the
members except VIM. Dawson, OF
New Madrid, were present. Nearly
all of the most important questions
that have been presented at The three
former meetings for discussion were
laid on the table so that they could be
taken up at the St. Louis meeting. |
The first Of these in order OF promi-
nence and importance, was the ques-
ton of The erection OF suitable build |
ing for Missouri and the class Of ma
terial for its construction followed
by the appointment of proper commit
tees for the carrying out the detsls
naturally arising from the work Of the
commission as body. The office of
the acting executive commissioner
was to be created. aud the person
chosen must be a g, nt'eman ofability.
The full list Of the commissioners and
the positions they occupy on the board
is as follows: President, Nathin
Frank, St. Louis; Treasurer, E
Med Coffey, Platte City; Secretary,
Charles w. Green, Brookfe!d Hugh
J. MCGOWAN, Kansas City II. n.
Gregg, Joplin VIM. Dawson. New
Madrid.
The meeting was care1 to crd r at
In O'Clock Yesterday morning by
President Gentry. Before any bust
ness Of importance had been transact
ed Gov. Francis. accompanied by
State Labor Commissioner w. e.
Hall, entered the room. After the
usual greetings. Mr.. Hall presented
the commission with large map Of
the state showing by counties the pro-
ducts of Missouri in 1890. He sug-
gested that it be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
, Mrs. Blennerhsssett-Adams, who
was appointed by the commission as
one OF the Board Of Lady Commits
sioners, called to receive her instruc
tious. After long conference with
the commission she departed with III
structions to visit the various county
fairs to secure new and artistic add
tons to the Missouri exhibit. She
was also given to understand that it
would not be necessary for her to
Wit Chicago in the near future, as
!, three Of the ladies appointed were al
ready in that city and would be able
, to take care of that portion Of the
work.
:. Governor Francis reported on his
!, visit to Chicago with the committee
= appointed to examine into the ques.
, ton OF building and site. He stated
!, : that the delegation had conferred with
the Worlds Fair authorities in Chic
Icago in reference to changing the pres
ent site which has been selected fol
!, the Missouri exhibit. The Missouri
!, commission claim that the site is alto
y ge,her unsatisfactory, being too fal
;, away from the main grounds. on the
, first 10, donated to the Worlds Fail
: and nearest to the jackson Park De
pot. He alsD stated that the matter
! had been placed before the Commits
. siOners in as clear light as possible,
but the Missourians were still await
ing for a definaie reply from the Chi
:. cago gentlemen. He did not think il
I necessary for the committee on build
ing and site to visit Chicago in the
near future. The National Commits
!. sion was to meet within the next week
8 or two, and he suggested that II
4 would be proper to have Missouri
represented. The commission agreed
. with the governor TO await the action
! of the Wo Ids Fair authorities in ref
erence to a change in the site before
4 taking any decided steps. At the
:, Governors suggestion kilograms were
= sont to Director General Davis ant
: to the chairman of the local World
+ Fair Committee at Chicago, asking i
anything had been done.
The proper form Of warrants TO
: expenses Of the commission was agreed
. upon, and the first on the list wer
. warrants for the payment of salaries
4 1t was agreed that the commission
should meet and confer with the stat
. board of Horticulture at an early dat
= in order to secure the preparation o
= Missouri's display Of preserved fruit
y from this years crop. President J
>, c. Evans, of that board, who lives a
:. Harlem, Mo-, was notified that thu
: commission would call upon him TO
= assistance in this work.
!. The question of proper allotment o
= appropriations among the variou
! boards to be appointed by the com
= missioners was brought up, and it wa
a decided to place the matter in thu