The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23

the following as the committees report
and moved it's adoption:
your Committee, charged with the duty
of nominating permanent officers for the
exposition, felt hat serious Te sl'Inien
forced itself upon that it would require
all the time of its principal officers. Had
this fact not been so apparent, their choice
could have been quickly made coona
I'VE had in President Hemphill and Secre-
tary Cabaniss men in every way WoI'nyy
and competent for the positions they held
in the temporary organization, ana aito-
gether suitable for the permanent places
but conference with these gentlemen de-
yeloped the fact that their engagements
were such that they could not give thelT
entire tine to the work. They both begged .1.
of the expos ton, and offered freely and
willingly to work in any way, or IN any
position for the advancement OF the enter
prise.
'They unselhshly urged us to understand
that 70 consideration of a mere personal
nature should enter into our del.peratio,l5.
and that they proposed to work Tor TINS
great movement whenever ana wherever
this board could best utilize the time they
might be able to give from their BUSY lives
I'm presenting the names below, this com.
mttee feels that the time and services or
men who are second to none IN lhe county NY
can be secured, and that under thelr az
M nistration there is every reason 70 pe,
leye the best results can be obtained. ana
the exposition made to realize our mos
sanguine expectations. In a conference
with Mr. Collier, were assured mat ne
was willing to devote his entire time TO ! lne
the success of the exposition. 20 COW
Gould we have had such assurance or ser,
vice from Mr. HemphlL as 5,,, oJ boi,e hc1or-
in this report, would gladly htv1 ne
cd him with the permanent pfeSluehCy - -
organizatio-i. and we are n MI 5jionv
fled to report that Mr.. Hemphlll coruIdhy
approves Of the selection of the GenuelHetn
nominated by US, as he recognizes tlG
very essential Importance of the Pflnc' pa
officers Of the exposition giving 'hei GU
tire time to the work. 10, .ho
Your committee. therefore, makes th'
following nominations: c.,,om
For PreSident-C. A. Collier -,
First Vice President-W. a: Hemphln'
Sec nd Vice president1H r. c ca0anlss'
Director General-H. +. W. Palmer
secretary-J. r. Lewis.
Auditor-Alex w. Smith
General Counsel-J. j. Spalding.
Elr. Hemp..iil Endorses 1t.
AS soon as DR.. Spalding had completed his
report, Mr.. Hemphill arose and sad ,ii,n,
tons made by the committee Weht INTO
this movement" continued ne. not de-
sir.ng position, but simply in the hoie thdt
might aid in building up a movement
which l am certain VIII result in great good
to the city and the country pelleVe inns
exposition is going to be the most lmporiallI
thing that has ever happened for the good
of Atlanta, and | am sure it is gong 70 pe
a success When l first accepted the chair
nominal position, and | believed that
would be able to devote the necessary time
that to fill the position properly the presl.
dent will have to devote practically all Of
his time to the work. This it would be i'm
poss BILE for me to do, especially III the
| light IT the increase of WORK and response
| bility which has come 10 me on account OF
| recent business changes, of which you are
| All familiar l thought then that the bur-
den of all this would fall upon the Shout
derS of your director general, but the de
Velopmeuts have shown that the work must
not rest entirely on any one mans Shout
ders, and that very great deal of it must
necessarily belong TO the man whom YOU
choose your president
Now, we have here the best board of
directors ! have ever seen. With this board,
| am sure that success would come to any
ENTERPRISE and especially do feel certain
that the success will be assured if you
have at your head a man like Mr. Collier,
who is active and energetic, and i'll every
way capable, and who has the time to devote
to the work. Mr. Collier is my warm friend
and [ take pleasure in SAYING that he is
the best man you could put in that posi-
ton. 1t gives me great pleasure to second
the nomination Of the committee so far as
it refers to him and TO each of the other
gentlemen whom they have nominated
NIr. Cahnnia~'S Hearty Endor~cncnt.
Mr. Cahaniss also seconded the nominal
ton in very timely speech on the same
line. He said that he had given his time
cheerfully during the temporary organiza-
ton, feeling that it was his duty to do so,
and he now was glad to do anything in
had taken the secretaryShip with the express
stipula ion that it should be simply temper
ness interests accept the permanent secre-
taryChip. 81 am glad" said he ITO second
Rising Vote OF Thanks.
MI S. NJ. Inman moved thar, before the
temporary secretary for the splendid work
thy have already done in behalf of the
motion from all parts of the room, and
when Mr. Inman put the motion, every
member except the two mentioned rose
and the vote was unanimous. Then the
vote ON the committees report was taken
the directors, by rising vote, express their
vote was taken on the committees report,
and it was promptly adopted.
Colonel Avery Chosen.
Director General Palmer reported that
acting under instruction of the last meet
ing, he and the temporary president had
appointed Colonel l. W. Avery to take
charge of the matter of securing the en-
d2rsement Of southern commercial bodies
of the exposition.
The appointment is to cover a period Of
sixty days, ana Colonel Avery had already
The Standing Committees.
President Collier has announced the fol-
loving standing committees of the expo
Executive Committee-J W. English
fhairm9 AM r. p Spal,dling2 vie chairman;
Wylie, +. p. Howell, L. 7. Rice Alex W
Smith, Forrest Adair, with the eX-otticio
members beng the wee presidents. director
general, and the chairman of the following
committees:
Tyrdn & Committees NJ Inman, chair
man; L. b. Neal, w. ID. Grant, r. J. Low
T, Nj. Atkinson.
Legislation-CIark Howell chairman; H.
=. Cabaniss, r. b. Bullock, joni 3. Good
Giounds and Buiidings-Grant wilkins,
chairman; II. L. Wilson. L. c. Peters, B.
F. Walker, Il. p. Black.
"BiGgest Ever Held"
From The Henry County, Georgia, Weekly.
Atlanta is still moving ahead with the
Atlanta exposition 1t will be the biggest
thing of its kind ever held i'll the south
if the people of Atlanta continue to push it.