The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-22
a WONDERFUL ENTERPRISE.
Interesting Facts and Figures About
tho Great Show

Al eOA SokAAtb y aus sllG Il uEG5 ABOUT
the Great Show.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.--The formal dedication
Of the worlds Columbian exposition affords
the first opportunity for public examina.
tton, criticism, aud approval or disapproval
Of the buildings TO be devoted to this great
international enterprise. The information
which has previously gone to the pu lie has
been fraginentary, incomplete, and to
great extent prospective rather than Of
that official OF authoritative character
which can only arise from practical results.
To-day finds all the great b1idlnCs, which
only existed TO the architectural eye twelve
mo lthS ago, now practically completsd
and ready for the installation OF exhibits. In
the quick succession with which the waves
Of progress and enterprise have succeeded
each other some changes have naturally been
made, aud, au a result, an educational
building not yet begun may find a place
among the othev great structures of the
fair before the FORMAL opening on May l.
With the growth and development of the
original plansthe financial necessities of the
fair have also ire. nendously increased, but
public enthusiasm has fortu nate.y kept pace
with this rapid development until the con,
templated IS, 900 coo worlds fair Of three
years ago has now grown 60 a worlds Col
lumbar exposition with SIS, 750. 900 avail
able and to be actually expended before the
gates are opened toEisitors. In addition to
this, millions of doilers are to be expended
by the several states in the construction OF
state buildings and installation OF state eE-
hibits Tne manaR nent of the worlds
Columbian exposition may be said TO be-
vested in four organizations: The national
commission, author zed by congress;
the worlds Columbian exposition, organ
lied under the laws of the state of Illinois;
the board OF LADY managers authorized by
congress; and the world congress auxiliary.
The national cOmmissi On 10 composed OF
eight commandments large, with alter
mates; two commissioners from each state
territory, and the District OF Columbia. one
democrat aud one repubA can appointed by
the President on tie Il. ninatIon OF their
respective governors THIS commission has
delegated It's authority 70 eight OF its
members, who constitute a board of
reference aud CONTROL ,gnd who act
with a similar number selected from
the worlds Columbian exposition. The Of
ficers of this commission are: President,
Thomas W. Palmer; wee presidents,
Thomas w. Walker, Nj. II. DeToung, ID.
b. Penn, G. W. Allen ana Alexander b.
Andrews; secretary, John L. Dickinson.
The worlds Columbian exposition is com
posed of forty-hve citizens of Chicago,
elected annually by the stoo gholders. On
this body falls the burden cR raising the
necessary money and OF the active manages
meat. Its officers are: Freside nt, Harlow
n. Higinbotham; vice president f. W.
Peck; second vics president, R. A. Waller;
secretary. II. O. Edmonds, and solicitor, w .
X. Carlisle.
The ard OF lady managers is composed
of two members with alternate4 from each
state and territory, and niue from the city
OF Chicago. 1t has the sup rvision Of
women's participation in the exposition.
ahd Of whatever exhibits 4 wcI Isn's work