Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-03
CASH IS COMING IN
But the Worlds Fair Officials Are
Not Paid Salaries
CONTRACTORS WISH FUNDS
Expens<~ Are 90 3e Cus so 500. 900
rrr week and Clear Water ls
Now In View.

CHicAeo. June 2-Director Charles
II. Schwab II the worlds fair. says that
the exposition has cleared quarter of
million dollars on the month of May.
and 40 result u general reduction Of
force 10 begin next Monday. a better re
suit Ia confidently anticipated for the
month of June. Mr.. Schwab took . rosy
view Of the situation. and claimed that
the financial success Of the worlds fair
is already assured. He says the running
expenses Of the fair will be but sl0o..
600 week for the present. and this viii
be cut down when tho working forces
are reduced. a. has now been ordered by
tire officials Mr.. Schwab says the re-
ccipts for the month OF May have aver
ger says the financial statement for
May 10 not compiled. and does not know
when il viii be ready. Hegives as an ex
cuse the extra work entailed on his de
partment and the sickness of his cash
ier. When asked IL the exposition had
made $4,000. as claimed by Director
Schwab. the treasurer merely smiled and
said IL was necessary to keep a pretty
balance on hand. lie was afixing his
signature 10 bundle of checks at the
time. and remarked that be was paying
out money as fast as il came in. lie
would not say how much the exposition
corporation owed on contract account.
IL is a fact. however. that more than
enough To wipe out any balance in the
bank has been long due contractors; ana
certain high officials Of the exposition
have either been waiting for the whole
of their salaries or have been paid only
in part. with the understanding that
when the money came in faster they
would get all that was due them.
One Man Power.
Chairman Thachcr. who has proved
invulncrablc 10 the cross fire az criti
cism from Europe and America in the
matter OF awards. hits back at his
friends, the protesting foreign commits
sioners to the fair by saying that three
eighths OF the foreign exhibits have not
been fully installed yet. many have not
been even unpacked, and that IL the ex
hibits were ready to be examined the
judges could 60 to work now. He says
that two weeks notice Of all intentions
to examine exhibits for awards will be
sent to tue IOreiRn CDmmieSlOnerB ana
exhibitors so that none can complain
they were taken by surprise. Thecoun-
Gil of administration did not consider
at its meeting today the joint com
munication from Colonel Davis and Mr..
lBurnham. proposing the concentration OF
nuthorify in the hands Of the director
general. There is too much worlds
fair politics In the scheme 10 expect the
council To take quick action in the mat
ter. Invitations for the opening 81 the
Krupp gun exhibit in the krupp pavil-
ion next Monday afternoon are being
sent out No formal ceremonies will be
connected with the fair. A conserva-
tive estimate made today by the com
mittec in charge Of the arrangement for
the parade and celebration OF German
day at the exposition. June II. regard
ing the attendance from other cities
places the number OK German visitors at
100000 and the participants from Chi
cago at 10000. in all quarter Of
million. The Chicago committee ex-
poets that all the western railway lines
will issue round trip tickets.