New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-23
NETWORK AT THE FAIR.
talk WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
u,yAuGHTON. OF THE STATE BOARD

,,v DENIES THAT INTENDING EXHIBITORS ARE
ruv.TED uHFAIRLY-URGENT NEED OF AN
OTHER 100000 FOR THE NEwYORx FIX
uBIT - UNEXPECTED EXPENSE
THAT MUST BE BoRNE-NEw-
YORK TO EXHIBIT IN
EIGHT DEPARTMENTS.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TR'brSEA
Albany. Jan. 22.-The 100000 people who
,,.. within the borders Of the State Of New-lOrk
ara naturally kcenly interested in the preparations
Inch their authorities are making for State
.,h;Mt, at the approaching Worlds Fair in Chi
.,ao There WILL of course, be exhibits made IN
magnificent way by tic manufacturers and
.,.,chants of the State; but what will the State
;,sef present TO illustrate its resources, its growth
q. nroducts, its possessions This is question
",,.h doubtless thousands Of persons are clrcady
asking.
...pr $780, TO pay the expenses Of making
STATE exhibit, and appointing Chauncey NJ
a.nsw. John Boyd 1hacher. Gorton w Allen
"a three other persons. the latter to be named
,he Governor RS general managers OF that en-
r;hi, Governor Flower appointed as the three
'AA,onal managers Louis NJ Rowland, Walter
. S.ssiops and Charles \. Sweet In addition,
n...,ro, Flower was authorized 20 appoint d chief
ovscutivc officer of the Board of General Man
...rs This right he cXercicel by appointing en-
ss,a,or Donald McNaughtOn, of Rochester LASTLY
~. Governor was authorized to appoint Board
y, District Commissioners, consisting of three pr
cons in each orc of the eight judicial districts oil the
state: or. in ali, twenty-iour assistants to the
posrd Of General Managers The general man
- in tnrn were authorized ~ appoint Boari
- Women Managers, and such body has necn
sn,ointed by them, consisting of twenty-o'e
,romen of ability and prominence and hVlng IN
aha various iudicial districts of the Sta'c.
The Board of General Managers met at Albany,
,ook posscssion OF rooms which had been assigned
a Them in the Capitol, elected Chauncey NJ Dcpew
90 their president and set 10 work for the last
Al, months there have been no buster people Ill inc
C,ate than the Board of Managers. the Board OF
Women Managers and the judicial district conf
missions. All of the general managers nave I'M
,sl6shly devoted all the time they couid give 10
the work of preparing the New'lofk STATE en-
bibit al the Fair-and without penny OF c'ul-
nenetion The women managers aeo nave uoic
a great work The statistics when 'hey WIFI
sxhibit showing the results OF womens WORK III
this State will be of incaculaoie value. '"'s'
Florence c. Ives the chief officer OF the "ohe"
poord has ACCOMPLISHED great amount of work
within the brief time since she was appoih'c"'
ovid tho exhibit brought together by this band
~ women will delight every citizen of New-iork
who has nrde in what its citizens accomplish.
Tho avb;,t will he chiefly in the Women's Bull /
inc although space has been asked for 1t in other
oreat denartments Of the Fair. Women's sue
cesses in the arts and sciences and in pracucai
I Ia, n. az -.
EX-SENATOR McNAUGHToN's FAITHFUL "oNN
Donald McNauglton. who was appoih'eu ~
Governor Flower 10 bc the chief executive Of
6cer naturally has been the directing spirit oil III"
work He has labored INCREASINGLY to prepare the
S+ate,s exbihit His headquarters have been Ill
Albany. Uut he has been compelled to make long
@ournevs about the State in the of his work
of selecting and collecting the States exhibit ;
and also has paid several visits TO Chicago TO push
ahead the construction of the States building on
thc Fair grounds. and TO secure space for the
States exhibits in the several departments 10
day Mr. McNaughton gave to The Tribune CORE
spondent an interesting review OF the WORK zone
since last April by the various state Doaras' hr'
McNaughton also spoke frankly about the ruihors
that tie managers Of the Columbian Exposition
were uakink exacting demands upon certain en-
hibitors.
There is no truth in the statement" said MT
McNaughton. that the Worlds Fair managers
are dealing opp.cssively with people VINO desire 10
cybibit their goods Certain people cannot ge'
all the space they desire, ii is true; but 'hen IL
YOU granted all tie floor space people desire I'LL
caco would not hold all the articles sent ior en-
bibition. and / verify believe Lake Michigan als'
would be filled up.
.No money is asked for floor space except non
such concerns as intend to use this space as
Mace for the sale of their goods, ana ho' uiir'
for their exhibition. The Fair managers nav
rejected hundreds Of thousands oil articles oneic'
for exhibition, but this was done because '"o''
articles were not suitable objects Tor eXhloi'io'
AZ the Fair Tie Exhibition is not n'c '"i"
fair. ready TO accept anything wIilch HAY :"
offered. The managers plan is 10 nave ." oN
hibition the best articles OF every khu IN" '""
TO teach peorE something. Nearly all 'hcee oo''
plants come from persons who sought cohces'io"
to have the exclusive right to sell some Par"o"
lar article within the Fair grounds lhey WEN
outbid by some one else, and hchce cry ou''
THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES.
"The privilege OF selling popcorn, for instance
has been disposed of for $4,000. That seems
hinge sum n nav for that privilege, but u
man. nevertheless, may make "a fortune ou' VI Z"
for there is a family which rides IN lis carriaEe
to-day in Philadelphia which accumulatea II
fortune by selling popcorn at the Phiiadeipn''
Exposition. The value Of such privilege
calling things within the Fair grounds was no
then recognized. The Fair managers sell priv
leres' and concessions in order to pay part o
their expenses They have invested many mil
ions in the Fair. and they want to get some o
their money back The privileges refer 70 TN
sale Of such goods as are manufactured in orde
10 illustrate a machine or process eAhi"i'c'
Concessions refer to the sale of all goods ant
operation Of attractions, the securing Of reVe'u
from which is the sole object of the lcssecS
The 'conces sions' are to keep restaurants 10 SCI
saltwater, cigars or tobacco, photoeraphs guioc
books cut flowers, confectionery, ana 70 nave
telegraph and other service. The puonc WIZ
protected from extortion by any OF IA" pern''i