Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-30
EXHIBITORS FINDING FAULT
They Make a Vigorous Complaint to the
Worlds Fair Directors.
NO INTEREST TAKEN IN THEIR DISPLAYS
Poorly Ventilated buildings and Worse
Elevator Service Given as n Cause
The Fair VIII Bc Open To-day
Exposition Notes.

CHICAGO July 2g,-'Tho Associated Ameri.
can Exhibitors have arisen in revolt against
the inaccuracies of tho Official catalogue,
issued under the auspices of the exposition.
They have issued u sharp letter to the pub.
fishers, Conkey N Co, whi,h is to be followed
by protest TO the director general II n cor.
rectcd edition is not forthcoming
Irish members of tho police and nro dc.
partment competed in running walking,
sack and whcclbarrow races Mt tho Irish
village today. There was also the usual
jig dancing. Tho sports Of old Ireland havo
proved such an attraction that 1t has been
necessary to enlarge tho village bounds.
Exhibitors Mako n Kick.
AT o'clock today the national commission
suspended regular proceedings to allow
number of gentlemen, representing the
American Exhibitors association, to discuss
with the commission the best means of Gre
ating more interest in exhibits and to ask
Tor better facilities for visitors to rcacn the
galleries of the various buildings and for
better ventilation,
President Pangbom of the association was
the first to address the commission He ex-
plaincd that owing TO the lack of elevators
Tor visitors TO the fair fow went up into the
galleries of tho buildings. There was
great lack of ventilation, and in some of tho
buildings, more especially in tho galleries
the air was almost sitting. He com
planned that on this account tho
grounds were frequently crowded with
people while the buildings were almost
empty. The dancing girls on Midway
paisance," he said, "the scum of tho
brothels of the Orient, attracted more atten.
ton than the great Manufactures and Lib
eral Arts building. This should not be so.
something should be done to induce tho WIS.,
itors to visit the exhibits" He thought il
there were plenty of guides to show visitors
through the buildings, more interest would
be taken in the exhibits.
Director General Davis replied in behalf
OF tho exposition management. He said II
the exhibitors had such grievances rs those
OF which Mr. Pangborn spoke they should
have formulated them and sent them either
to him or the council of administration.
The exposition company was anxious To
please tho exhibitors and would do all it
could
The commission then resumed tho regular
orderof business. but nothing OF Importance
was done.
VIII Open Today.
The Worlds fair weather continues rs fine
as could be wished the skies clear, tenn
perature comfortable and Il bracing breeze
from the lake Those in attendance NJ jack
son park today enjoyed themselves to tho
utmost.
The fair will be open tomorrow This de-
cision was reached last night ut n meeting of
the council of administration when long
set OF resolutions was adopted rcciting the
proceedings in the Clingman injunction suit
and finally ordering that the Worlds Column
ban exposition shall be opened to tho pub
lie on Sunday next. Next week it Is hoped
the matter will be definitely and finally sot-
tied.
Next week promises to be n lively one at
the fair, every day being taken for the
special exercises of some country, state or
! organization On Monday the engineers will
take possession OF as much OF jackson park
rs they can cover. .f-
New South Wales will have the run OF
things on Tuesday and on Wednesday tho
National union will have program at tho
fair. Thursday is Russian day and on Fri
day the park will be gwen over TO Scotand's
plaided warriors and danes. Califcrr!a
| Pioneers day is set for Saturday and their
exercises will wind up the week.
An Objection from Pennsylvania.
The council of administration received
this afternoon the following telegram:
prrTsnuRG, July 2o.-To the Council of Ad::
rour in Closing the @ words fair to@orTow vii III
be tritlc to tho cost OF incurring the cverlast-
| trickery in the recent dealings with such an
Injunction, II it results IN even ono re e-openns.
| mittee WILBUR r. CRAFTS Chairman.
| 5. ii. GEORGE, Secretary.
''Ihe people who sent that message cer-
tainly cannot understand the situation wo
are in" said President Higginbotham '"rhey
think we are trickng with the Stein injunc-
| tion, and are immodest enough to say so.
| They seem also to think that it would be
| better for all Of us TO go to jaiI
for disobedience of that injunction
| than to incur their displeasure by
keeping the Worlds fair open. In
other words these Christian people do not
want us to obey the law. They want US to
! still further disobey the mandate of tho
| courts. II would seem to bo every ones duty
| to support us in the obedience OF the law
rather than to counsel any moro infractions.
1t is probable that Judge Stein will punish
| us for what we have done alreaoy. / shall
| be disappointed il he does not Certainly, II
| were in his place and he in mine should
| visit some punishment on him,