Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-27
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All save one Of the seventeen comnis.
missioners and altsrnases inciudipr thoss
appointed BY President Harrison, Presjdeu,
Palmer Of the Worlds Columbian Commis.
sion and Governor Burisish, we're in attend.
sncs on the f:s. meeting Of the entire com.
mission TUESDAY. The meeting wss called
in the Council Chamber and much interes,
~ unaffected throughout. the sessions.
james A. Bos'dmsn, E.q., Of Bangor
alternate for Commissioner Bixby.
va unable to be present OWNS
to iIlasss in bis family. Following /,
the h.t OF commissioners and sisernsses
sai BY whom appointed: Appointed By
President Harrison. Hon. Henry IszslIs Of
Wiscssset. alternate commissioaer st lsyse
for the United States. Appointed by Pres.
iient on recommendation Of Governor
Barlsish under Law Of Congress Ausas.
tus K. Bixby of Skoshessn, Republican
alternate, James A. Bossdman Of Bangor.
Republican; Vim. G. Davis Of Portland.
Democrat; Clark s. E1vsrds, Bethel. Dem
ocrst. Lsdy commissioners appointed BY
Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, President Of the
Worlds Columbian Commissioners; Mrs.
Edwin G. Burleigh, Augusta, commits.
soner; Mrs. Sarah H. Bixby, Skowhe-
gan, alternate; Mrs. L. N. N. Stevens, Of
Portland. commissioner; Miss Kate H.
Locke, Of Bethel. alternate. Under the
Law passed. by the Legislature the foregoing
commissioners and alterna.es became
ex-otficio members Of the Board Of
Worlds Fair Managers Of Maine. Under
that lay. which requires that two Of the
gentlemen should be Republicans and two
Democrats, Governor Burleigh appointed
the following managers: FRS. congress
sionsl district, Gen. Chss. 2. Mattocks.
Portland, Miss Eva A. Parchar, Saco; End
district, Dennis J, Callahan, Lewiston,
Mrs. Kate May Andrews. Lewiston; 81
district. Hon. Hall C Burleigh, vassaiboro,
Mrs. Charles Bellows. Freedom; 4sh dis.
trict. Hon. Joseph P. Bass. Baogsr, Mrs.
Agnes C. Paul. Fort Fairfield. The Or
gsnizs.ion vas effected BY the election Of
the following officers:
Hall c. Burleigh Of Vassalboro, was
chosen president; Henry Ingalls,, Wiscas-
set. vice president; Miss Eva A. Parcher
Of Saco. secretary executive, board, Hon.
J 7. Bass, Bangor; A. K Bixby, Show
hogan; d. J. CslIshan, Lewiston; Mrs.
T. c. Burlsigh. Augusta; Mrs. L. M N.
Stevens, Stroud eater, and Mrs. Kate May
Andrews Lewiston.
Gen. Charles T. Mattocks OF Portland
was chosen executive commissioner TO
have charge. under the direction Of the
commissioners Of the Maine exhibit. The
executive commissioner is ths only officer
uoder salary.
A committee was appointed to draft by
lsws. During the afternoon session Mr..
j +. Grriiy Of Bangor, Mr.. George II,
Haiues, the well known writer on summer
resorts, and Bion Wilson. Esq represent
ing the Lakeside Press Company Of Port
land, explained 10 the com mi.sioners their
IDEAS Of best representing the summer re-
s)-ts Of Msine.
There was an evening session
Of the commissioners AID consider
able discussion over the bylaws. The by
is~ss, finally adopted contain no features
Of general interest. The salary Of the ex-
eeutive commissioner for the next six
months was fixed at S240.
The following committees we're sp-
pointed On education, science. literature
ard art. Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Stevens, Mrs.
Paul, Miss Locke; fruits, horticulture and
Horticulture, Henry Ingalls,. MIS-.
Bellows and Mr,. Bixby; mining
metals, forestry and lumber. Messr..
Davis, Edwards and Boardman
manufactures, Messrs. Callahan and Bixby
ami Miss PNcher; fish, fisheries and game,
Messrs Bixby. Edwards and Bosrcman !,
agriculture and live stock, Messrs. q urlsish.
Bass and E5wards; summer resorts OF
Maine, Msssrs. Bass and Ingalls, and Miss
Locke.
Voted. That the executive committee is
authorized ard directed to spend such sums
as ii deems exps dent for obtaining plan,
specifications and estimates for the State Of
Maine ulding a. Chicago aud negotiate
with persots interested In Maine summer
resorts to ascertain II such persons
will unite with the Board 40 the
.rec.ion OF said building, and If
30 ufon what terms; and plans.
Specifications sud estimates of a:esi-
tecis .hsll be obtained only after public
sdv,itser,ect, sill architects submlsipg
such p AIS. sFeH tica,ions and estimates TO
he rssltents of Nsiue.
The meeting adjourned about IL p. N.
The executive committee will probxt "
meet this morning.
Representative Men and womea.
Naturally good deal Of interest is felt
m the work to be done by the Maine com
mls.ioners to the Worries Fair. Especially
i I'll, true smogg chose acquainted with
the need OF making a first class exhibit at
the Worlds Columbian Exhibition. xnd the
rare and vast resources Maine has to pre-
sent 10 The public notice. It's needless to
say tina; even casual observer, seeing the
commissioners together Tuesday for the
first time, would Immediately regard them
a representative men and women OF the
State.
Hon Hall c. Bufleigh, the president. is
gentleman probably more familiar with
fairs, not only those held from Maine TO
New Orleans but o. the other side Of the
ocesl, than almost any msn in the State.
As a breeder of fne cattle he has been an
sxaiti,oT at nearly all the large fsirs. gen
orally receiving the highest awards. He re-
esived the highest hooors and prizes in cat
tie At the New Orleans fair. size fairs
in Chicago and Kansas City. he also at
tended the Worlds Fishery Convention in
London in SO and other foreign exhibits,
giving him q large acquaintance with many
of the leading exhibitors OF the world. Mr.
Burleigh was born in Fairfield about "a
years ago and has resided in Vassaiboro
for tbs past 10 wears He Was . Republic
can member Of the House in 1889
Gen. Chas. Z. Matsocks. the executive
commissioner, Is = native OF Dsnviile, VI.
and graduated from Bow3oin college in the
class Of so He imms d,ately after entered
the army ~ let lieut. Of the l7ta
Maine. His war record was most bill
liAn, one He WAS made hrissdisr general
m 1865. Returning to Portland he entered
upon the profession OF law. with which
profession ne has since been identifi cd.
hAving slso la'gs business interests. He 10
Al scuve Republican and was member OF
The Maine House in lss3-S&-s5 Sc.
Hon. A. r. Bixby of Skowhessn has
from the first taken live interest IN tue
share Maine i. to bear in the Worlds Coluu-
hiau Exhibition. Mr.. Bixby is native
of Norti'gewock, and for the past 20 years
h" been business in Skowheg,n aud ons
Of its most public spirited citizens. Afsf
leaving the farm in his youoger days, ne
spent 10 yes,s in the West and vas one
NJ the frss white men 10 Southern Calf
f,rris. Mr.. Bxby is = stsunch Republican,
and f., two wears vas member OF Gov
ernor Robio's Csulcil. aud for four years