New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-22
JOHN BOYD THACHER ENTHUSIASTIC.
1rE CALLS THE FAIR IIVINE-THE SYSTEM or
AWARDS DESCRIBED.

AWARDS DESCRIBED.
,rrou THE Regular CORRESPONDENT OF iIIr rnInrNr
Albany. May ol.-.ohn BOYD Thatcher. On" OF 'h'
States Void, Fair Commissioners, arrived nome last
Week n,erdirg remain her" onlN It." o''a
and then 10 9, back 10 Chicago. What is your gen
cral impression OF the Fair. Mr. 1hachcr s''n i"'
Tribune CORES pondcnt 10 him.
1t is divine said Mr.. Thatcher. land no oth'r
words can express IL. ! believe that most iao'S
who know ne well would state that | am not III ih'
habit Of speaking In hyialutin terms OF anything D'
really the word divine /, the only on" thit h'N
DC cribe, the Fair. tnquc'onably II l. Ia" greatest
World, Fair exhibition ever given. an sa'r.hchs
months OF time, and moi paying The attention - NV
tusiross that | should give. receive no comp'hNa
zion for nv labor but shall feel myself repaid ten
fold b. what learn nj the Fair. There Is '"hc'"
rotcd the record Of the worlds progress for me past
,uo,,v wears II Is a wonderful exhibition. New
.ouih Wales gives finer exhibit, far finer IMAM EnS
land herself. Canada give finer exhibition "ah
,ne old country. The Argentine Republi" gives
wonderful exhibit
Ert II is reported that the Fair Is not complete
.u f.. so complete" answered Mr. Thatcher. that
=, wouId take you a year 10 examine with any care
the various objects Of interest In the Fair. u Is inc
amy every one owes 10 himself TO 90 10 the Fair'
,.o ~ no has to borrow money 10 do 80. ii Is Il
great cduci'ioh anna,
oorlv all installed and ii Is one in which the
state can take great pride.
ur Thatcher was then asked to State the condition
~ ,hc award contest
There T. no award contest he replied """c'' =
tbc system was adopted on January /" last ana II WI"
~. =. ch,prcd Il has been termed III" Thachcr
o,rord system. That /, m untrue dcs'riphoh' j.
,or,d bc called the Philadelphia Exposition system
r., /. was first adopted there. We hive developed
No. rs,em Perhaps II sioud be termed the single
,mdco xvs,cn. IL substitutes single Judge OF the
oa, Of article, on exhibition for the jury system
wo have thirteen departments III The present cNii-
1t, and ~ uuny separate committee. Some one
h.r NJ these committees examines certain article
,, ,,s rcr,rt is rot final until II Is accepted anu
,,,.a hv the committee to which he makes report.
some committees In the large departments nave Ut
least fifty members. our ann Is 10 get an expert ~
' on ooch article on exhibition. All The bronze
d, they will confer will be alike. but there VIII De
m first second or third prizes. Inc Vahe Oh 'he
u, ,, will lao in what the expert says upon the
,tico lie examines. lie VIII POM on us cAcci''
,ch, here want 10 say That the European TOM
1''s arc looking at this matter In n very differ
,,ch, from what they did month or two or three
'"' TO Under the old system they had choice
'''" .o mon They had the choice between a
W. -, ,,as the most eminent In given line. man
"' w.. rc,chcd the very Top notch In the adder, but
WI" 49,, coached an age when he vas beyond contend
WHO ' n,,,,.inr for the honors OF MIS- world. on the
ine Nv" ,,cv had the choice OF some young army
( rc.r who had n smat'er'"s VI " """""s' ~
ei" lad Int he alert ana active ana awe
W.. 'ou,d SIT around the oldiaShioned jury 'aoie
" n.., for every inch ana contend Tor Inc rights
.,s nation out under 'Ia' ou system l'''
CT MS n'" for something which. having been
co,ep deprived some one Ho Va .ro"s ~. 80
s u'a Tbat is not with US. They We're con-