New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
again heard and appauded. The operetta will be the
attraction for the rest of the week.
TO INSPECT THE WORLDS FAIR.
NETWORK MANAGERS AND COMMISSIONERS
WILL VISIT CHICAGO THIS WEEK
COMPOSITION OF THE TWO DoAEDs-oNLY ONE
PLACE NNCANT.

PLACE VACANT.
Albany May o (spcclaD.-In accordance with action
taken at the meeting Of the Board OF General Man
ayers and the District Commissioners here, members
OF both boards will visit Chicago, leaving Buffalo
tomorrow morning by the Lake shore and Michigan
southern Railroad. reaching Chicago at O'Clock 70
morrow night. OF the Board of General Managers II
is probable that only Mr. IIowland, OF New-(ork Mf'
Sessions OF jamestown. and Mr.. sweet. OF Bu'alo
will accompany the party. Nearly all OF the 81"
dical District Commissioners have signifed their IN
cntion OF making the trip ON the visit Of Director
General Davis TO Albany, he promised fhat on 'h's
visit he and the heads OF other departments OF VI"
Worlds Fair wculd do oil In their power to ala ''c
members OF the visiting boards in inspection oil the
grounds and buildings OF tho Exposition The trip IS
one of business with the object Of obtaining all the
information possible in regard to the WORLDS ran
far IT relates to exhibits from this state ana II
will materially aid the District Commissioners III the
complicated duties before them.
What may be considered the corps OF managers Of
New Works interest at the Columbian Exhibition Is
now completed The officers and members Oh 'hiS
body follows
General Managers-Chauncey NJ. Depew, New York
City; John Boyd Thncher, Albany; Gordon W. Allen
Auburn: Louis N. Howland. New York city; waiter
l.. Sessions Jamestown Charles A. sweet b"haio
The first three are members Of the Worlds COLUMBIAN
Commission. President OF the board of general man
ayers Chaunccy NJ Dcpcw; vlccpresident. Gor'on W.
Allen; secretary, John Foord executive officer Donald
McNaughton.
District Commssloners-Ist Judicial District. samuel
w. Falrchild James W. Tappin, Richard Della
field Ncw-York: Id vacant. Daniel VI. soInrr'
and Henry scibcit, Brooklyn: llld, VIII
lam il. Rowe jr., Troy; Manly b. Malice
Catskill John +. Norton, Albany. lNth, Thomas D.
whitney, Gouvernenr; George 5. Weed, Platt'b"re :
Edward Ellis. schenectady. WITH, John +. "ayhor'
Fayettevlc Walter y. Herman. Utica; George b.
sloan. Oswcgo WITH George +. OEcil. lnehamloh :
liuch Dnifcy. Cortland: Robert III. Thursoil I'ha'n'
WIN. william : klmball. Rochester ieIH H WIe
I. Ransom. Lockpor Henry l.. Rooms and Henry W.
BOX, Buffalo.
Albert \. Pope has taken up the important subject u
road making with view Of having nm exhibit AT 'ne
Worlds Fair which will serve to show the American
people how they can improve TIER ROADS NJ i"po
examined the classification Of exhibits ndoptcn ior
the fair, and found that properly to study Tue S"o
cct Of road, one would have to visit five enor"o"S
bindings having with their anncxes an agarrgHt' oil
thirty rirc three entls ncre' some OF the bulilhHS
we're widely separated and he believed It wouh
he impossible for people t. get the fnll Hhch' "i
the exhibit. lie accordingly %rote to the director
general asking that Road Construction and Main
enancc" lie made department, and that specimens
Il different kinds of roads be built on the grounds
and ALI road mahlnc machinery aud materials be put t.
pen-e Of Change The subject referred 10 : H.
fcahodv chief 81 the Department Of Lib raj Arts" VINO
-aulicd that Willie no other material Interest In ue
tinted states r..ts under dense 81 nd Of ignorance
no inprovcment would greatly aid the American
farmer n, that which wonlh give him n good r)ad'
a, may be found IN the poorest districts, say oi
ireland and Italy"
Vet II would be impo~, ble TO lay out roads nS
suggested ry Mr. Pope. lie Suggested that much
GOOD conM lie d,nc by mailing exhibit Of siatio'lc'
protcerapls diagrams sections Of road material, and
printed matter for distribution. lie WIND try t. huh
Place i,r THIS c>mhit If s~ni
Mr. Pope has accoriiney Issued = circular In when
he saws:
Tb. main bnililngs pr, TO be- dedicated october
T.. ,-oa and the Exposition /, TO bc opened
MAY 1. 1899. In thc~s Intervening Twelve months
there IS ample time to erect suitable building In
he uscfll IN educating the pcopl, how & huhi good
roads Every state ought T. send cr's' s'ru'hS oil
rood. showing the construction best adapted to the
p,r,icnlar locality taking into consideration the most
available material Of which 10 buih r.ads. ENampf
: coun,r, road bridges should also be shown
i've road cNhllit at tn Exposition wou1
o I'm. r,o.i powcrfu factor 10 bring ah1ui National
,.d STATE lcc,slrion flr the construction and mauie;
.,rc. of rod road, II rcnnn, largely with The
,o,rrseuioiiyc men Of the country whcth'. or n" the
u,,,nr shall be actiafcd as 10 Give the people
ccor and FIJI understanding II hi, most mon"n'n'
.uIi,rt WEon tie Importance OF l. i once Tc"IN'N'
y.,,.ro Ia urcdri that II viii become one ~ lnc
icodInc I.surs Of the Tine ias trar,ccndns n prh,
,,""i INN ,riarcc the tsrin silver coinage 0r Rcpubi
can or Democratic rule.