Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-29
TO DISCUSS THE EXPOSITION
Stockholders of the City Meet and Talk
Over the Affair."
SEVERAL INFORMAL BALLOTS TAKEN
REGULAR Meeting VIII he Held Mon
day, at Which Proxies OF Those
Who Cannot Attend Sessions
VIII BE Disposed OF.
IAL INFORMAL BALLOTS TAKEN

The gentlemen who have taken stock in
the Transm sissippi Exposition were called
by Chairman Wells cf the finance committee
to meet in the city building last evening
for the purpose Of completing the payment
Of the per cent assessment and discussing
the part that the Council Bluffs capitalists
are to take in determining who shall
be members OF the board OF directors and
the selection of site for the Exposition,
There was but small percentage of the
stockholders present, but those who braved
the cold or left Saturday evening business
took deep interest in the discussions.
The report of the finance committee
showed that the assessment had been gen
orally paid and that all of the Council
Bluffs stock would be voted at the meet
ing to be held in Omaha on December L.
The question of the numOer of directors
that the pad-up stock subscriptions would
entitle Council Bluffs to was discussed, and
1t was believed that the Iowa stockholders
would be entitled to at least two. vote
was taken for the purpose of indicating
the wishes of the stockholders present as
to who these two directors should be.
Lucius Wells received the largest number
of votes, and NJ f. Rohror, A. $. Hazel
ton and L. f. Test followed in the order
named Mr.. Wells thanked the stockholders
for their complimentary vote, but declared
that he was not a candidate for the directory.
The question Of selecting the candidates
was left undecided and will be determined
before Tuesday
The matter of proxies brought forth a
good deal of discussion. The fact that only
a very small percentage Of the stockholders
was present at the meeting last night was
taken as a good indication that only a
proportionate amount of the stock would
be represented by it's owners in Tuesday Is
meeting, and 1t was deemed necessary to
take some steps that would be effective in
securing the proxies of all stockholders
who could not be present at the Omaha meet
ing For this purpose the finance committee
was instructed to secure the proxies of all
who could not attend the meeting. Chair
man Wells and other members of the finance
committee demurred to this, and declared
that about four members of that committee
had done all of the work for the exposition
that had been done. They desired to have
a special committee appointed to do this
work. A motion to this effect was made
and carried, and A. S. Hazelton, who oc-
cupied the chair. named eXMayor J. II.
Cleaver. w. A. Maurer and DR.. Robertson.
They were instructed to cooperate with the
finance committee, and to complete their
work by Monday noon. They were in
structed to prepare a notice for the morn
ing papers, calling for the proxies of absent
stockholders to be delivered not later than
10 o'clock Monday.
After the adjournment of the meeting
the special committee prepared the fol-
lowing notice:
All subscribers to the Transmississppi
Exposition stock who cannot attend the
meeting on December are requested to
call at the Office of Deere. Wells q Co. in
the Sapp block today from IL to - and on
Monday before 10 o'clock, and leave their
proxies to be voted in the interest of Coun-
ell Bluffs I'm the election of the board of
directors and the selection of a site for
the Exposition. j. IL. CLEAVER,
w. A. MAURER,
j S. ROBERTSON.