The morning call., 1894-01-27

commiltee-a majority report sigped by }. S.
Swan. Nj. S. Koblberg and A. j. Rich and a
minority report signed by s. W. Dixon anc ii.
w. Miller. The former said that il had investi.
gated the accounts OF the cashier and found
them correct IN every particular.
The total amount of subscriptions received
by the executive committee was $3.50, 90S so,
of which S65,398 70 remain uncollected. OF
this S6O.750 was collectable at any iime leav
Ing an uncertain balance of S14.648 75. Sew
eral large subscriptions by wellknOwn persons
mad not been paid In. A further sum of
S151 943 had been received from space, con-
cessions and Incidental sources. The CON-
mlttee found that in letting contracts and dis
Durslng money rigid economy and sound judg-
ment had invariably been exercised. In the
granting or concessions the highest bidder had
always been recognized, some higher bids
having been received only after the bids were
closed. The salaries paid we're not larger than
customary payments, the average TO the heads
OF eleven departments being SAL month.
10 LOB heads OF departments. clerks and type
writer's under employment January 1, the
average daily remuneration had been 81 O3 /;
10 ITO laboTerS 81. The closing paragraph of
the report was as follows:
While we entered upon the discharge of our
duty with some feeling of distrust occasioned by
ind no foundation upon which TO base any such
feeling but on the contrary. find the executive
committee should be complimented very highly
for the manner in which they have conducted all
the many necessary details of this tremendous
The minority report submitted that the COM
mlttee had been unable as YET 10 complete an
investigation 10 its own satisfaction. Examin-
alton had been made Of the cashiers books
and OF the contracts let and the concessions
granted, but the committee were unable 10
make report. However. IN concurrence with
The majority, they desired especially to praise
the efficient service of j. j. Rassell as cashier.
After the reading OF the reports Mr. Swan at
once took the floor TO urge upon the finance
committee that II strive rather to recognize the
great work that had been done for the Midwin-
ter Fair than TO carp and criticize at this late
date. HIS remarks were received with gener-
Gus applause.
The matter of the members of the finance
committee not having been granted, and not
having been accorded, either collectively or IN
divtdually, any formal recognition in tO-day's
festivities was preached ana discussed. For
while II seemed as II the stormy experience OF
Inc previous meeting was to be repeated and
general disaffection renew its hold upon The
committee. But the earnest couns OF Mr.
swan prevailed against IL. This gentleman
would have il that the labor OF raising the funds
which the committee had assumed was done
not Tor the reward of passes or recOgn iton on
opening day or for any other end save for glory
the glory OF having helped 10 make the great
lair possible.
Mr. Dixon dissented, but at his doing so Mr.
Lienfeld withdrew the support. which lie had
previously given from the minority report. say
Ing: "lf it is filed with the idea OF efircting
upon the work OF the executive committee
VIII not support it,"
On the vote then taken the report OF the ma
jority was carried by a vote OF twenry-fOur to
nine, an attempt TO make II unanimous failing
by one vote.
Mr. Lilienfeld then proposed the appoint
ment of a committee OF five 10 visit the eXecu-
tive committee with a request that the contract
with the Iowa State band be discontinued at its
expiration in thirty days and that in Its place
local musicians be employed.
To this Mr.. y. iliams added the amendment
that the request extend to all classes of en-
ployes, so that the committee would discharge
all nOD-residents so far as consistent with the
interests of the fair.
The motion and amendments were carried
amid applause. Temporary Chairman julius
Kahn appointed 10 the committee in question
Messrs. LilieDfeld, Mayer, CranstOL, Bunker
and DOXeY