Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
ORGANIZING THE BUREAUS
Exposition Executive Committee Getting
Its Affairs in Shape,
PRESS BUREAU FIRST TO GET TO WORK
j. u. Hnines Appointed ms Its Chief
Heads of Other Departments Out
line Some of Their Needs and
Authorized to supply Them.

The executive committee OF the Trans
mississippi Exposition held a meeting at
the Commercial club rooms yesterday after
noon for the purpose of discussing the re-
quirements of the several departments. All
OF the members of the committee were pres
ent. together with President Wattles and
Secretary Wakefield.
The secretary reported that the certih-
cate asked for by the Treasury department
had been prepared and forwarded to Wash
ington.
An application from Ex-Governor Furnas
for appointment to the position of director
general was read and laid on the table for
future consideration.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to prepare bylaws for the associa-
tion presented number of bylaws pre-
scribing the powers and duties of the Of
ficers. These were approved by the com
mittee and will be presented to the board
of directors at the next meeting.
The same committee also reported set
of rules for the government of the executive
committee These prescribed the order Of
business, and provided that the head of
each of the departments shall be desig
mated as manager" The rules also pro-
vided that the approval of the entire board
must be obtained before any person Is en-
ployed in any department and all salaries
are to be fixed by the executive commit
tee. The rules fixed Saturday of each week
as the regular day for meetings of the
committee These rules were adopted.
The managers of departments were then
called on to state the needs of their de-
partments in the way of assistance. Chair
I'D, h. ay,I
means department, reported that for the
present he would require only one man to
take general charge and devote the greater
part of his time to getting subscriptions
from people who have not yet subscribed
to stock. Mr.. Lindsey was authorized to
employ such a man as he had designated.
Mr.. Rosewater, manager of the depart
ment of publicity, reported that he would
require one chief of the press bureau to
commence Immediately the work of pre-
pairing the press notices of the exposition
and descriptive matter of all kinds for cir
Culaton over the entire transmississppi re-
gion. Mr. Rosewater said this work was of
such importance that it would have to be
done at once and 1t would be necessary to
employ one stenographer and one type
writer He was authorized to employ the
assistance he had indicated.
Manager Hitchcock of the department of
promotion said the only help he would need
out correspondence. The method to be pur-
sued in securing subscriptions from other
states was discussed and several plans
were suggested but the matter was laid
over for future consideration.
Manager Kirkendall of the department of
buildings and grounds said he would not
need any assistance at present but would
probably require the services of an engineer
and an architect as soon as the site is de-
cided upon
TO EMPLOY AN EXPERT.
f. e. Bruce, manager of the department
of exhibits. said he had not formulated
definite plans for his department beyond
outlining sixteen bureaus. How many chiefs
of bureaus he would require he said he
had not decided but he desired to employ
one man OF experience in exposition mat
ters He was authorized to make such ar
rangements as he saw fit.
A. l.. Reed of the department of conces-
sions wanted the opinion of the committee
as to the advisability of having all the ad-
juncts of the exposition operated under con-
cessions. After discussing the matter 1t
was decided that this would be more sat
isfactory than for the committee to atte1pt
to operate any of the adjuncts. Mr.. Reed
announced that he would need one clerk for
the present at a nominal salary. The au-
thority was granted to employ a suitable
person.
w. n. Babcock, manager Of the depart
mcnt of transportation, reported that he
would not need any assistance for the pres
ont.
The subject of Woman's department
was broached by President Wattles, who
advised the establishment of such a depart
ment the head of which should be mem
Der of the executive committee. There was
a difference of opinion among the members
as to the method to be pursued in estab-
li>hing such a department and the matter
was referred to Messrs. Wattles and Bruce
to devise a plan and submit it at the next
meeting of the committee.
The question of a salary for the secretary
action until the next meeting of the com
mittec.
Mr.. Rosewater was the first head of
department to announce the appointment
of bureau chief. Shortly after the meet
ing adjourned he announced that he had
appointed ]. b. Haynes as chief of the
press bureau and Mr. Haynes had signifed
his acceptance of the position. This bu-
reau will be put in full working order at
once and the people of the transmississippi
states will be furnished with information
regarding the plan and scope of the ex-
position and the benefit to be derived from
1t by each of the western states.
Mr.. Haynes is newspaper man of six
teen years experience and was managing
editor of The Bee for eight years For the
past year and a half he has been actively
engaged as correspondent for the large
dailies in all of the principal cities in the
west and a large number of metropolitan
papers in eastern cities. His extensive
newspaper experience and connection with
leading papers is expected to greatly en-
hance the work of the press bureau. Mr..
Haynes is at present an active member of
the executive committee of the Commercial