The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-30
GE0RGIA'S LAST CHANCE.
LITTLE SHOW OF REPRESENTA-
TON IN TIE WORLDS FAIR.

Selected It Must be Done Within
-Four weeks-S25,ooo Wanted to
Place Georgia Properly Before the
World-Commission Way Urges a
Thorough and Immediate Canvass
| for Subscriptions-The Situation at
Chicago.
Col Charlton H. Way. commissioner
from Georgia to the worlds fair, has just
returned from a meeting OF the national
| commission in Chicago.
II Georgia is represented at the fair, Col.
Way says. something has got to be done at
once. II understand" he said yesterday,
shat the Association of Lumbermen who
agreed to subscribe the material to erect the
Georgia state building have given up the
idea because the site set apart for
the state is too small. remote and
obscure. This is true of the ORR
ginal site, but l visited Chicago in
February TO look into this very matter. /
was told by the director general that several
advantageous sites set apart for other
states had not been utilized, and that Geor-
| gla might select any one OF them she pre-
| ferred If the choice were made by June l.
Will 10 Ou6 OF Inc D6SG
sites In jackson park IL the association will
carry out its original intention. l wrote
| Gov. Northen, telling him what had done
| toward procuring a proper site, and have
| his letter acknowledging receipt of MY in
| formation-but Georgia will do nothing un
I'll county and municipal committees are
| formed, committees which will make "a
| house to house aud "a man to man can
vass.' Suppose three active. trustworthy
men, appointed by the governor, started
to morrow in Savannah. What would the
| five railroads give9 Then the large fac
tories, toundries ETC.; then the merchants?
| How long would it take to create a nu-
cleusG IL we once obtained $4,000, the
collection of the balance would prove easy
enough"
| A CHOICE OF SITES YET.
Col. Way says the building sites set apart
for Alabama, Tennessee, kentucky and
Arkansas are still vacant. and Georgia can
have either of them if the application is
made at once. 1t must be made before
June l, anyway. All of these sites are
ellRibly located Alabama, however, is
| moving in the matter of a state exhibit and
expects to raise 100000. Texas will lead all
the southern states. 1t has $2OO, 900 already.
! Florida will have 100000, South Carolina
$25. 900 and North Carolina $4,000. If
Georgia is going to do anything, Col.
Way says, it has got to be
done Immediately, otherwise the Empire
| state OF the south will have no state exhibit.
The matter is in the governors hands, and
| 1T romans to be seen what is to be done. So
| far not dollar has been raised.
10000 PEOPLE TO RUN 1T.
Col. Way talked at length about the man
| aSement of the fair. One of the facts
brought out by him is that 1t will take
| 10000 people-1j5 the entire population of
Savannah-to run the fair. Concerning
the recent semi~annual meeting of the
national commission, he said It's work was
devoid OF any important feature. The only
function retained by that body seems to
consist in recording and approving the &C
ton of the board Of control.
"As congress has made no appropriation
tor continuous session OF the commission,
and as legislation by 106 commissioners
IRON different sections representing diverse
| interests must necessarily be- difficult, the
| national body" Col Way explained
selected eight Of its members to serve with
| a like number from the Chicago corpora
| ton as d board Of reference aad control
| All questions germane to the conduct of the
| fair aud all differences are submitted to
| and adjusted by this board.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION.
at is rather a curious commentary upon
the local board" Col Way said, THAT so
| long as the commission is in actual session
| there are no differences between the two
bodies. but just as soon as the naciosal COM
| mission adjourn5 friction between the two
parties becomes plainly manifest. Jealousy.
! love Of power, and, fear sometimes politics
| cause divergenceS In opinion, and the con-
| slant irritation engenders bad blood, which
| work against the success OF the fair The
president of the local board and the director
! general do not profess to belong to a
| mutual admiration society. Mr.. Baker, the
| head OF the Chicago corporation, takes the
| view that he has been selected by stockhold-
ers to manage thu Sl1, 600 900 subscribed by
the city, or to see at least that il is properly
! expended. He Is in no way, shape or form
responsible to the governmental commits
| sion. He says: My stockholders, the men
who have put up this enormous sum, have
called on me to take charge Of theirinterests
| and propose to do this much, despite the
director general He is very npt to have
his way about it. for, though he i, a mild
hammered, cultured gentleman, heis force
full man.
| HARD MAN TO FIGHT.
"His enemies say he is an aggressive, stub
| born, obstinate man, but this does not do
him justice. He is a man of great will
! power, quiet in his manner, but With a re-
| serve force that has often diiconited
| his enemies. He has enjoyed thu unusual
| Chicago Board Of Trade for two successive
terms. After his many differences with
| Director General Davis, that eentleman
and his friends vowed that Mr.. Baker must
| go-he should never be reelected president
OF the local fair corporation. The press
| took 1t up and pointed out
| President Bakers errors and proclaimed the
| fact that it would be suicidal I'd re-elect
him to the Office for another term. MIR.
| Baker refused to answer his cdtlcs and
begged his friends TO pay no attention to
| the powerful press or to the frieuis of the
director general, but when the ballots were
| counted few days ago Mr.. Baker was re-
elected president of the Illinois CORPORATION,
| and in appointing his committees his mem-
| ory became obscure, and he seems tdhave for
| gotten that Director General Davii was also
one of the directors of his board. At lea st
| for the second time ha did not plae him on
| any one of his committees. His bard dur
ing his absence IN Washington soaened the
slight by making the director Raeral ak
| ofiioio member of every committee, but
| the president does not know Of theiAactions,
| or at least makes no sigu.
A GREAT POWER.
| when one reflects" explained Ol, Way,
that an array of helpers will be required on
the fair grounds, and that men are human
and politicians great deal moe than
human, one can begin to see just W at aids
and retards that absolute contidenoepn the
action of ones opponent, especially 4 as in