Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-17
Organization of the Exposition Completed
at Yesterdays Meeting,
GURDoN W. WATTlES CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Complete Staff to Manage the Big Show
tremendously Selected,
ALL OFFICERS SERVE WITHOUT PAY
Selection of the Site is Set for Early in
January
I'LL OFFICERS SERVE WITHOUT PAY
TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS
Executive Committee Holds II Meeting
and Instructs the Heads of De-
pnrtmcnts to Report Their
Needs at Once.

President. G. w. Wattles. president Union
National bank
Vice president, Alvin Saunders, eX-united
States senator and president Omaha Real
Estate and Trust company.
Secretary, John A. Wakefield wholesale
lumber.
Treasurer, Herman Kountze, president First
National bank.
Chief department of ways and means, z.
T. Lindsey, wholesale rubber goods.
Chief of department of publicity, Il. Rose
water president Bee Publishing company.
Chief of department OF promotion, G. NJ.
Hitchcock president World Publishing COM
pany.
Chief OF department of exhibits, Il. Il.
Bruce of Il. L. Bruce & Co.. wholesale drugs.
Chief of department OF concessions, A. l..
Reed, president Byron Reed company, real
estate
Chief OF department of grounds and build
ngs f. p. Kiikendall, OF Kirkendall Jones
& Co.. wholesale boots and shoes.
Chief of depaI tment OF transportation, w.
n. Babcock, general manager Union Stock
Yards company.
Executive committee z. r. Lindsey, chair
man; Il. Rosewater, G. NJ Hitchcock, II.
Il. Bruce. a. l.. Reed, Il. Z. Kirkendall, w.
n. Babcock.
The Transmissippi and International ex-
position is now fully olTcered and launched
upon its career under the most favorable
auspices. most important meeting was
held at the Commercial Club rooms ycster-
day afternoon. and an immense amount OF
business was transacted. Forty-four of tho
fifty directors were present, and the meet
ing was full, of interest from the fall or
the chairman's gayel, at 2;3O o'clock, until
the Adjournment of the executive committee
Of ~. Tha ptfip
committee were elected and the multitude
OF matters demanding the immediate atten-
ton of the board were taken up and dis
posed OF in an expeditions manner. Propoe-
ais for permanent quarters for the officers
and several bureaus were invited. as were
also proposals for suitable sites for locating
the exposition. The meeting was most har-
monious, and little time was taken UP in
useless discussion.
The meeting had been called to receive
the report of the committee appointed to re-
port the names of all competent persons rec
commended by two or more directors for off,
GERS who would serve in such capacities *
elected.
NO PAY FOR DIRECTORS.
Before the report of this committee wac
presented Mr.. Wharton introduced resolu-
ton providing that no director of the ASSOC
citation who should be elected an officer
or member of the executive committee should
receive any remuneration for services rem
dered the corporation in any capacity. In
the discussion which followed the reading
of the resolution 1t was stated by the intro
Queer that the intent of the resolution was
to prohibit any director from occupying any
remunerative position under the directory,
and If any director was elected to position
to which a salary would naturally attach
he would have the alternative of serving
without pay or resigning as a director. The
resolution was unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Wattles and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the selection of the site
for the location of the exposition and the
agents to investigate sites shall he made by
the full board of directors. and that these
ers delegated by the BOARD of Directors, ex-
Cept by majority vote NJ n meeting regu-
larly called for that purpose.
The committee to report the names of
competent and eligible persons for officers
presented the following report:
MIR. Chairman: Your committee, APP
pointed to submit for the consideration of
this board a list of names of persons quail
fled to serve as officers Of the Transmlssis-
sippi Exposition association and members
of the executive committee, has endeavored
to perform its duty to the best of It's ability.
The list herewith submitted contains the
names of all persons recommended or en-
dOrsed by two or more directors, and whom
we found willing to accept 1t IL to be
regretted that a number of the gentlemen
declined to serve, by reason of their in
ability to devote the requisite time 10 the
discharge OF the duties that would deyOlve
upon them or through dlslnclInation to as
sumo the responsibility. In submitting
these names your committee would recon-
mend that each OF the department heads OF
the executive committee be elected sepa-
rately.
Prcsident-G. W. wattlos
Vice Prosdents-Alvin Saunders, Thomas
Y N,TI NIu.,1
Secrorary-John A. Wakefield.
Treasurer-H Herman KountHe c. Il. Ycst.
EXecu'iYe committee:
Ways and means, Y. 7. Lindsey.
2-Publicity, G. NJ. Hitchcock. T.. Rose
water.
3-Promoton-C. r Weller.
4-Exhibits, E. II. Bruce, Dudley Smith.
5-Concessons, A. L. Reed. G. ii. Payne.
6-Grounds and buildings f. =. Kirken-
dali.
-Transportatlon-W n. Babcock.
VOTING FOR OFFICERS.
The report was accepted and the board then
proceeded 10 the election OF officers by Sc
cret ballot. The chair appointed g. W.
Lyman as Judge and MesSrs. Wilhelm and
Thompson as tellers, and the vote for pregi-
dent was taken.
To expedite matters the chair appointed
another set of telers for taking the vote
on vice president as follows: j. II. Hussle
ana f, NJ, Youags,
me vote on president was announced as
follows: G. w. WattCs, 49, Thomas Kill
patrick /; @. w. Lininger, /. On motion of
Mr.. Fitzpatrick the election of Mr. Wattles
was made unanimous.
Mr. Yost announced that he would not be
4 candidate for treasurer II any one wac
to say that Mr.. KOuntze would
serve II elected. Mr.. Lindsey said he had
hat authority and Mr. Yost then with
rev. leaving Mr.. KOuntze the only candi-
late for treasurer.
The ballot for vice president resulted az
'olows; Votes cast, ~; Markell II; Saun-
iers. 20; Kimball z; Clarkson, 2. No ono
having received majority. another ballot
vas ordered.
The vote for secretary was all fir Wake-
leld, and no wa declared elected.
The election Of treasurer being the next
IN the list, Mr. Yost moved that the secre-
airy be instructed to ceGt the ballot OF tho
BOARD for Mr., Kountze. The motion was
lrried unanimously, and Mr.. Kountze de-