Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
THEY ARE GOING ID SUCCEED Plans for the Proposed Exposi- ton of Southern Products ARE TAKING DEFINITE SHAPE Chicago Will Subscribe for Half the Stock and Pay Certain Expenses. I THE PROFITS WILL GO TO CHARITY A Committee Will Assist Mayor Swift in Getting Delegates From All Over the
 South to Meet in Chicago
 on February 10.
ARE TAKING DEFINITE SHAPE
HE PROFITS WILL GO TO CHARITY

Chicago, Jan. 30.-Local capitalists, business men. public officials ana prom inent citizens generally have taken an interest in the preliminary work for hold ing a general exposition of southern products and resources in Chicago dur ing next September and October The preliminary committee on organization, which has just been formed, is headed by William. A. Giles, and associated with him are eight prominent citizens, in- cluding Col. Henry L. Turner, command CT of the First Illinois regiment, who made a triumphal entry of the south. This committee of the Chicago Southern States Exposition company will assist Mayor Swift in the work of bringing del- egations from the south and getting simi- lar delegations from Illinois to meet to- gether in Chicago February 19; also to obtain full information regarding the ex- position, it's rental, the cost of conduct ing the exposition from now to its open ing and from it's opening to the close and other information for the benefit of the delegation. Mayor Swift upon his re- turn from Flordia, will send official re- quests to the mayors of the principal
 
 them to forward to the governors of the respective states the request for the ap- pointment of five commissioners from each state as delegates to the Chicago meeting. e-fn
 It is proposed to have the same number of delegates to represent Chicago. At these meetings steps will be taken to in- corporate the exposition company, and then the stock will be subscribed for.
 It has been estimated by Malcom Mc- Neill, secretary of the Chicago Southern States association and secretary of the preliminary committee, that less than $108,00 will be needed for the exposition and that a handsome surplus will re- main in the! treasury after all expenses have been paid. There will be no diyis dend, however, the decision having been reached to give to charity the surplus of repayment of the money subscribed. Chicago citizens will take half of the stock and the remainder will be subscrib- ed for by the thirteen states participat- ing in the exposition. or as many states as join hands Chicago will bear the ex- pense of preliminary character and pay for the building, etc, while the south- erners will be expected to pay for trans portation, installation and care of ex- hibits. It Is proposed to present all the non-perishable exhibits at the close or the exposition to- the Field Columbian Mu- scum, as the gift of the various states to Chicago. The plan proposed is that the president, vice-president and general manager, assistant general manager and secretary shall be chairmen, and that the directory be composed of one from each of the southern states represented, with the same number from Illinois. It is also expected that each southern state will be represented by vice-president of the company. .l"
 The names of Potter Palmer. Charles Councilman, Harlow N. Higginbotham (president of the Worlds faiD Frederick Peck and Ex-United States senator Charles B. FarwelI have been presented for president, and that of David K. Hill of the Willoughy & Hill firm of clothiers for general manager.