The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-23
THE EXPOSITION,
Il LZRCE ATTENDANCE At THE
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
THEIR INTEREST IN THE WORK.
II ey Elected Board of Directors and Took
up the Good Work That Has Been En-
trusted to Its Caro-.

The Cotton States and International Expo
sition Company has permanently organized
and the work from now on will be pushed
forward with even greater vigor than it
has been in the past
The stockholders met at the exposition
rooms al IL o'c.ocl Monday morning and
chose the board of directors to whom is to
be entrusted the important work of build
ing this great enterprise
The Stockholders Meet.
AT the mornings meeting there first came
meeting Of the incorporators who formal
ly accepted an amendment to the charter
and then turned over the charter and sub
scrption list to the stockholders.
Mr.. Hemphill was called to the chair In
the stockholders meeting and Mr.. Cabaniss
acted as secretary.
committee consisting of Messrs. z. p.
Chamberlin, e. p. Black and f. p. Rice
was appointed proxies 1t was found
that $40 shares. considerably more than a
majority, were represented in person and
by proxy.
Chairman Hemphin then submitted the
charter to the stockholders and it was
spread upon the minutes of the meeting.
Governor Bullock submitted the bylaws
of the company, which. with one or two
slight changes, were adopted.
MI Jack Spalding then moved that a
committe of seven be appointed to nominate
board of directors. TINS was adopted and
the chairman appointed Mr.. s. Nj. lnman,
IJr. spdluln5, Captain English, Captain wy
he, MIR. Collier. MI. Neal and Governor
The board Named.
On / of MIR. Rice these seven gem
tcruta. e at once elected members of
tne board OF directors.
The committee reured and upon its re-
turn reported the following board, which
was Unanimously elected:
X; u. opa'dlns' II. T.. lnnan. E; T. Cham
c Cfii'' i. ilarman, &: r. Walker. r. z
Dodd. H. j. Lowry. j. A. Douson, Il. r
Douge, Joseph Thompson. II. ii. ltarralson
lock, James r. Wylie. $ NJ: lnman, James
" Ensish' IL; r.: W pa 1nGis, a e;ra H. IT.
F. Black. y. w. Smith. Clark Howell Jr,
j. Ii. WInder, y: D.. Affair, I. Is. Neal; d.
H. Nj. Atkinson Charles S. Northen, 5. f.
Woodson, w; II. Nenable. 49,
Under the bylaws as adopted, the gov
ernor of the state and the mayor OF the
city are honorary wee presidents and eX,
oihcio members of the exposition board Of
To Add to the Fund.
MIR. Jack Spalding introduced resolu-
ton, which was adopted BY the stockhoid-
ers instructing the board Of directors TO
20 ahead with the work of colecunG the
Subscriptions already received and OF Sc
fhcjr funds in any way they could do so.
Captain English made a strong speech
on the line of the necessity or ullltt 'a az
ton and of constant work IN tins matter OF
adding to the exposition luhd re poihlfeu
out how necessary 1t IS th9l EYER d uTii W..
which can be secured is secured anu ne
expressed the belief that with the united
efforts of the directors and me sloCh-
holders another 100000 could easily DC
added to the exposition fund as a starter
The CAPTAINS remarks Were received WIN
bGartV aODlause and the stockholders, When
I,ft wit them
in order to aid IN this important feature Vi
increasing the funds loot
When the stockholders adJourheu n.y. ~
Inc OF the directors was caheo lor TOW ~
~ Thc lirectors In Session.
A. the directors meeting there was al
most a fun attendance, a few belnS &C.
tanned at the meeting or ihe, couiiIiIIlii 10
meeting TO order Or. Spaldlng moved the
Amendment of a committee on Int ho!tl t
ton offs permanent oillceI5; inns rnWJion
cd consisted of Or. Spaldlng, captain Ems
lish, Mir. Chamberin M = 81 M uid lnii ani
O. G%pt4 Forre VIVA air ~ ->' ~
M cabt9 an English suggested that COM 9ho
mittee be app9ni(eo di 70 an option On
tbe exposition grounds at the llSuiSS ~ We
offered to the city, or less llnf Nv hv nh@b
i can I've secured to the city in case the
cjtv desires to purchase 1t after the eNp4-
sition is held. This committee was appoi,Gt-
- 81 - Consist OF Mr.. Collier, Mr.. Rice, Mt
- f{G2,,12hiiI and Mr. Palmer-that being the
original committee which had the matter
IN re Gl@ ,5GIion Of Mr., Jack Spalding COM
nit 4 "3 Of thTde vas appointed to devise
some plan for increaslns the e EXP ;,al,t
fund this committee to report at me meet
ms next Thursday The chairman ap-
POINTED Mr. Spaldins, Mr. Collier and Mr.
Rice as that committee. $500, -
TIVE secretary was instructed to send to
each the directors formal n n9dn each
10 necessity of having at least one share
Of exposition stock in his name.