Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-29
ON. 81. OLAIR,S RuLES
Adopted by the Worlds Fair Commission
ers 60 Govern the Exposition.
Chicago Hsrdid

AS result of the Quarrels between
national and local officers OF the Fair
TWO sets of rules have been issued for
the government Of the exposition. The
set prepared by the local directors is
incomplete and does not furnish exhl-
bitOrs any information that they did not
have more than year ago. Such i'm
pOrtant matters as the cost OF power OF
al kinds, the cost Of electric lights and
q thousand and one other things that
al exhibitors want to know be-
fore sending their displays are
not mentioned in the regulations
issued by the local board. On the
contrary, those prepared by the nation
al commission cover the field thorough
u, and from them exhibitors may learn
Just what the expense of making an eX-
hlbit will be. These are what have
come 60 be known as the St. Clair rules.
They were prepared by the commission
er from West Virginia, aud embrace
everything from tho cost Of power and
light furnished 70 exhibitors 20 the
price OF admission, time Of opening and
closing the gates and the general ad
ministration of the Exposition. To those
the Worlds Fair it may appear that
the two boards now at outs have attach
ed unnecessary importance 10 these
rules, but such is not the case. The
regulations take in every subject affect
ing the rights of exhibitors ana the
public. Probably 100000 exhibitors
will be represented at the fair, and from
10000, 600 to $4,000, 600 visitors, all of
whom are concerned in these regula-
tiODs. The act Of Congress provides
that the Chicago board shall prepare
these rules and that the National Com
mission shall modify them. The Com
mission modified the directory's rules
by substituting those prepared by Gen.
St. Clair. This action was unanimous,
each Of the Sixty-iOur members present
voting for the st. Clair code.
Judge Lindsay said the rules as mod
fled by the national board would stand
IN spite Of anything the LOCAL directors
could do at is as plain as a pike
staff" be said. at the directors at
tempt to eyade these true rules exhibit
tors eau 90 into the courts and compel
them 70 obey the modified regulations"
President HigglnbOtham said the
lOcal board does not recognize the right
Of the national commission to make
rules on new subjects. They have no
authority 20 do other than modify the
rules we sent TO Them" he said. 1T is
not possible at this time TO make regu-
latiOns for the conduct of the EXPOSE
tiOn. When the time comes we may
approve the regulations adopted by the
national board. II they suit US we will
approve them; If not we will reject
ihem.
The feeling in the national board yes
terday morning was that the directors
were triaing with the commission.
More than six months ago resolutions
were adopted asking the directors 10
have their regulations ready TO present
% this session. The failure to have
them ready was regsl ded as discount
eous to the national board and not ex-
lctly in the interests OF exhibitors, who
have been waiting to know what it will
cost them to make their displays.
AN AZ sing PRELIMINARY.
-.ls.. who lives IN Missouri, /
offered a resolution requesting Congress !
30 change the name Of this country from /.
She United States TO Columbia, in honor |
OF the great navigator. This gave sew J
eral members q chance to make Dap /
doodle speeches. DR.. Archelaus M. |
Cochran, Of Texas, made one. The Doc /
cor, 10 addition to having a job In the |
revenue Office at Dallas, is a Worlds /
Fair Commissioner, runs drug store /
cures sick people and makes stump /.
speeches. Yesterday be made power /
mi speech about the flag and the red /
and white stripes and the white stars.
Afterward he stamped out OF the room /
and drank pitcher OF water. Mr.. Bull |
lens resolution was laid on the table, /
and DR.. ArChelaus NJ. Cochran was con- |
graduated on saving the flag
After this amusing preliminary Cen |
sral St. Clair came in with the rules. |
The Commission hammered away on /
them without stopping until the whole |
pamphIet bad been adopted. Once Mr..
Woodside, Of Pennsylvania, wanted TO
atop long enough 20 send out to get
1apdwiches and coffee In order TO finish
lhe work before adjOurning for the day.
This proposition was defeated. Then
Colonel Massey and Judge Lindsay went
out and brought back bagful OF sand
witches for q number Of ladies who had
gathered in the visitors corner TO hear
the discussion.
When the date for opening the expo
sition, May ], 1898, was announced,
John BOYD Thacher wanted it changed
so it would not conflict with the date OF
New York's naval parade, on April 90,
1898. This was not done. The rules
cas- adopted provide that the exposition
shall be open from May /, 1898, TO Octo-
Der 80 OF the same year, every day eX-
cept Sunday. An attempt was made to
strike cut the sunday closing clause.
1--WE are required by Congress TO take
affirmative action on this subject" said
General st. Clair.
Then a section was read declaring
that the Fair would be open from 8. m.
until p. M, except on special days
when evening entertainments will be
given. Repeated attempts were made
10 change the hour TO 10 p. m. or II
q. NJ. "If you do it you'll bankrupt the
local corporation" General ST. Clalr
explained. 1T will cost them, lnclud-
ing electric light service and additional
employees, nearly 100000 for each OF
these special evenings" The z o'clock
clause was adopted.
Then the Commission tndorSed the
most important rule Of the code, which
was that the Exposition should be ad-
ministered next year 0y the Council OF
Administration instead Of by either Col
or Chief Burnham. Exhibits
will Sc handled in jackson Park by a
Bureau Of Transportation, under Chief
Burnham. This bureau will remove
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