The morning call., 1893-08-28
CORNELY TALKS.
To Many in Chicago of the
MidWinter Fair.
HE IS VERY DIPLOMATIC.
A Rush by Exhibitors Anxious to
Make a Show in the Golden
Gate Park Buildings.
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Buster headquarters than those of the
Mldwinter Fair ia the California building
at Jackson Park could hardly be imagined.
Assistant Director General Cornely
commenced his duties here in rather a
humble way, taking but one room and
employing no assistants. He had only a
few maps of the State. the city and the
fair grounds.
On that commencement day a cyclone
struck him. The cOmponents of the cy-
clone were rather familiar to him, being,
indeed, only European exhibitors with
whom he has dealt in a similar capacity
for many years, so he simply ducked his
head ana took the storm bTavely
But the next day he asked Secretary
Judkins to give him another room, which
was very cheerfully done. At 9 A. NJ the
hurricane again overlook him.
Any one who has heard representatives
of half the European and Oriental nations S
ask questions in concert without at the
same time interrupting their mutual con-
versatiOns can gain some idea of The suf-
feringS of the assistant director-general. d.
He employed Z. de V. Vermont as assist
ant chief of the Foreign Department and
howled for another room. These rooms
are those of the California Commissioners
whose labors are mostly over, and whose
apartments had for some months been
''bleak and tenantless." The suite ex-
tends in a row along the gallery from the
secTetaIy's office.
Cornely has now the entire suite, and in
few days he is going to occupy three or
four more apartments on the other side OF
the building.
Along with the acquisition of space came
the employment of assistants. A colOred
guardian of the portals of the sanctum,
another for general ushership several
clerks who speak all languages under the
sun, and last, but by no means least, two
pretty typewrlters. do their share toward
making the California Hidwinter Inter-
national Exposition typcal triumph
The main entrance-rOOm of the head
quarters is during most hours of the day
an interesting place Its contents might
not inaptly be described as kind Of inter-
national hash-begging the pardon of the
more distinguished visitors. Midway has
been there nearly every day, and she al
ways lends dash of color to the throng.
1t may be several swarthy Turks, or some
black Dah0meyans, Egyptians or Moors.
Some ESQumauX marched in the other day
in their boating costume. Solderly look
ing German counts and sons of counts
bear messages from the Manufactures
building. Bearded Russians step digni-
fedly into the room, fold their arms and
wait upon California. Great Britain al
ways sends a sort of page, q gOrgeouslS
attred valet or something of that sort.
Then there is the real meat of the hash,
composed of sOberly dressed merchants
and manufacturers from all the main eX-
hlbit buildings.
Discretion has to be exercised in dis
couraging applications for space or for
concessions on the part of undesirable
people. Some few enterprising persons
seem still to retain the old impression that
California is wild and wOolly and their
ingenious propositions for the entertain
ment of the Western people are rather
amusing
A varety-show man offered to bring out
dancing troupe, which be said could dis
count the suppressed exhibitions in the
Midway.
Tie Columbia Exhibition Soft Drink
COMPANY, which has the entire soda water
and lemonade concession at the fair sent
in its agent last Monday, who wanted to
know whether the company could not
bring Its fountains out TO California and
supply the people with what he evidently
believed to be to them an unknown beyer-
age. Some one hold our local soda-foun-
tain men back
MIR Vermont smiled and said he would
properly mention the matter, but added
that he thought the concession would
probably be granted to some San Francisco
firm.
"Oh, then you think you have the facil-
tiles for furnishing all the soda and lem
onade necessary right there In the city.
Yon think so, do you?"
oh. yes" replied in concert a number
OF California people who we're in the
room. soda got out our way quite n
number of years ago.
We are hourly in expectation of receiv-
ing visits from the peanut, bootblack and
clean-lowel cOncessiOnaires
Nearly every day meeting Of one of the
nations is called. This has been going on
for some two weeks. Notices are first
sent to all exhibitors of a particular coun-
try, stating that many of their number de-
sire to participate in The new exposition
and appointing time at which all NAV
meet and have fall information given
them. Previous to the final meeting
numbers OF exhibitors, including the off
GERS and commissioners OF the country a +
the Coiumb bian Exposition, talk matters
over with Herr CorDelv and decide unon
men who will probably be agreeable to ali
exhibitors. This is not aiways an easv
task, but the general recipe is to select the
men VINO nave remained popular up to the
present time.
In selecting our officers" said Herr
Corneiy. we are careful to select men of
vide influence among their countrymen.
Here In America your commissioners
merely carry out the wishes OF the people
they represent. They have very little in
f1uence with those people, VINO have their
own ideas and insist On having them
carried out
with most Of the Europeans it is very
different. They depend for counsel and
advice almost entirely upon those in
authority. Therefore we endeayor to
obtain the most prominent and respected