New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
NOTES OF THE WORLDS FAIR.
THE PRESIDENT CANNOT ATTEND IHE
DEDICATION.
FINANCES OF THE ExposIr1oN-MR. WAITER
COWS DEpIcAToRY GRAFTON.


SONS pEDICAToRY GRAFTON.
Ch,caco Oct 15-President Palmer received the fol
lowing telegram to-day from Mr.. lial"rd the Ires
h.rt,s nrivate secretary IT. ". Palmer. president
Worlds Columbian Commission, ChicaGo-lhe fIesi
dent will not be able TO be In Chicago
Morton will take the place ii honor in the paraue
and be entertained by President liigin6olham'
Grover Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and their dhugh
ter are coming to Chicago next week to tax" part III
tho festivities Of defeating the WORLDS Far Duu"-'
The ex-Presdcnt and his family, accompanied ny Z"
small party of New York friends. will rcach ChC'so
Oh Wednesday afternoon on the Lake 9ho'c NM
Four parIors on the State-st side oil tie fniher Ho
have been reserved Tor the party MI o''' "''
will arrive In time for the whole programme Dee'h"s
with the reception and ball at the Auoilorluh ."
Wednesday evening and ending with the ueu'''"o
of the N.w.York building Oh saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. 49,
A disposition appears to be manifested by .ne
Board Of Directors defeat the proJee' VI Pu'"'e
up a separate building for the educational eAiNp'
More than q week ago. yielding 10 the >iho
napds Of leading educators the Worlds Fair hAcu'Nc
fonm,,.. ordered plans and an estimate of the cost
of the building to be prepared Tue Pi''' "''
have been presented last Wednesday, put were nv
Mr.. Burnham sent estimate thal e--oooo ~
be required to erect the building. This was 'housh'
TO be too high and the matter was reierreu u '"'
Rs,rd of Directors. II has now leSh poe'Po"eN'
and 1t is uncertain when 1t Will be revived
Auditor Alderman has Just completed his financial
,enort of the condition Of the Worlds Columbian IN
,rosition and submitted IL to the Board OF Directors
IL covers the expenditures of the Far 10 ocp'cno
go and shows that the total receipts nave oocn
$40 GAL sGs 9s and the total expenditures So,o%'
III L. leaving balance Of S5CoOoo 81 IN ireaSuie
seeberger's hands. During the month OF ecp'e,ve'
al Os6 SIT % was expended, Of which 5l,VOooo' %
was paid out by thu construction Department All
interesting feature of the report Is the sm'c"'o.
OF receipts from the popular subscription Inc caPi''
stock of the exposition is now Represented ny
5s3 Sss shares of $40 each. From TINS source ''e
Exposition Company has received $522o,3o3 40 ieaV
ing only sci 1876 unpaid stock. The gate receipts
OF the Exposition since the directors decen 10 cse
an admission fee Of 35 cents ID Tive gropiue IIiNo
been much larger than was anticipated FROM .i'
source $12o,40O has been received According 10 MI
Ackerman's report, obligations OF the EAp~"on
Company, represented by contracts now being
carried out by different contractors are
$40 5s2 $50 49, The amount that has been paid on
these contracts is S5.oOO,251 Is, leaving balance
vet TO be paid 81, Gec, 4OS 40. This Indebtedness
will be met by the proceeds from the sale OF souvenirs
and by the issue OF 81 100000 Exposition bonds the
first money from which will be received on November
J. There were in the service of the Exposition Com
many during the month OF September 2,sO7 employees
as against 246 during August In addition 10 'hese
about 5000 laborers were employed by contractors
The average compensation of employees during eep
TENDER S15 40 montn. Inc eNpebscs vi wv
Latn-Amercan adjunct Of the Exposition have been
reduced from s., 500 month to $50. without hp
parently decreasing the efficiency OF the bureau Inc
number of employees under Mt. Curtis has been re
duced from thirteen 10 i've.
Louisville, Ky, Oct. 15.-Mr. Watterson was seen
last night by agent OF the Associated Press. ana
when asked in regard to the Columbian dedcatory al
dress he said: IL taken completely by surprise
by Mr. Pamer's telegram and my first Impulse was 10
decline the invitation on the ground OF inSumcieh'
time but after reflection and some consultation with
friends the matter presented itself to my mind In the
light Of duty to the great Exposition, In which from
the first have taken the deepest interest or course
] felt exceedingly honored and fattered. but am
too old hand at the bellows not TO know
the menace ones vanity raised by so short
notice. and / sincerely disrust my ability TO pre-
pare an address In anywise equal 10 the occasion
But I am going to do the best can, and II l say
nothing very impressive. shall hope to say nothing
very foolish irrelevant. 1t would, indeed seem TINT
anybody ought to be able to make good speech on
such a theme. but in this instance its very immensely
hes paralyzing effect upon the mind, and one cannot
but be embarrassed by the vastness Of the subject
Still said In such matter only do the best
ne can. and IL in my this Should not be all II
ought to be, sure the public viii take the Will
Tho load