New-York tribune., 1899-03-07
BUFFALO GETS TO WORK.
THE AFFAIRS OF THE PAN-AMERICAN
EXPOSITION BOOMING.
IT'S FINANCIAL STANDING AT THE PRESENT TIME

IT'S FINANCIAL STANDING AT THE PRESENT TIME
THE QUESTIONS OF ELEcTING D1REc-
TORS AND OF CHOOSING SITE
Buffalo March CSpecaD.-The affairs Of the
projected Pan-American Exposition to be held In
this city in 1901 have begun 10 boom again Every
one who has had anything do with the enterprise
is in high feather because OF the from Wash
ington that the bill appropratng 10000 for the
Governments building and exhibit for the expos-
ton had been passed by both houses Of Congress-
1t was the lest information here Thursday night
and early Friday morning that there was no
hope for favorable action the bill at this session
OF Congress. Il matter Of pleasant surprise
when the news came that the bill had passed both
the House and the Senate. and that the Presi-
dent had signed It. Early in the week the mat
ter of State legislation in aid OF the exposition
was disposed of by the passage Of the bill appro-
priating 100000 for a State building and exhibit on
the exposition grounds The State bill signed
by Governor Roosevelt as It reached him
With the State and National appropriation bills
row laws the present financial status of the exposi
ton project may be stated as follows
Popular subscriptions to the capital stock Of the
dleHs and c,rp3TStions Of Buffaio $50 10
Appr5priation for state exhibit 10000
ro,., to TO
The State and National appropriations will not. Of
course Yield any cash for the treasury Of the ex-
po.lton company. The money carried by these bills
will be used by the State and National govern
ments In building the respective buildings and In
paying the expense Of transporting TO and from
this city the exhibits which the State and the Ma
ton shall see fit TO send here. or course, II Is a
great advertising card to have the exposition In
dorsed by the State and the Nation. and the State
and National buildings and their contents will be
among the finest that will be on the grounds
RAISING THE NECESSARY FUNDS.
The vast amount of work which the prominent
men who are promoting the exposition have had to
do in Albany and Washington in aid Of the appro-
priation bills for the last four weeks has greatly
interfered with the local end OF the project. And
the most important work in the home field has
been that Of getting subscriptions 10 the capital
stock of the exposition company. That work was
going on swimmingly until great and unexpected
problems had to be faced both at Albany and
Washington In order get State and Federal in
dorsement OF the exposition Now that both capitals
have made terms with the Buffalo boomers the
latter are going TO work for what money Is yet
required to cover the capital stock. And they are
going TO get It, too II they do not get It all in
Buffalo they are going down to New-York TO tap
some OF the vaults in Wall Street Some effective
missionary work has already been done in New
York City among the great commercial exchanges
Some Of the boomers who have been down there
talking "Pan-American' report that there Is a
willingness among the men of millions who do bust
ness in the lower part Of Manhattan TO give a
most respectful hearing to men who 90 from mere
to talk about the Pan-Amerlcan Exposition in 1901.
This week will be the most interesting OF all in
Pan-Amerlcan history. for 1t will ste the meeting
of the ncorporators and the election OF the Board
Of Directors and the official organization Of the
Pa1-American Exposition Company. The corpora
tors numbering SS5 will elect the Board OF Drec-
tors The Board OF Directors is to consist Of
twenty-five men selected from among them or
course. nearly every man desires TO be a director.
for the directors will manage the exposition. But
there can be only twenty-five directors and many
are to be- disappointed 1t Is conceded by all hands
that the selection of the directors is going to be
ticklisn problem. Already IT mas aroused dlssen-
sions but there men OF great tact and ability
steering the matter of the election. and everybody
believes that the affair will toe managed so that
over Bufalo has taken a new spirit since the
Parliamentary project was launched. and IT Is
spirit that will not tolerate any fooshness on the
Bart Of respectable citizens who think they ought
to run things in the old and narrow way
THE CHOICE OF DIRECTORS.
On Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock the corpora
tors will meet IN the Common Council Chamber
in the City Hall to begin the work Of electing the
directors It is not probable that the election will
be completed that day Mayor Dieh is TO be the
chairman OF the meeting The Mayor has been
openly accused by some of the newspapers OF haV-
ing selected slate for directors ana win nav
ing connived with certain other promhent ram
American corporator' TO jam this slate through
he meeting. The Mayor has disposed OF TINS
charge in a frank and manly statement 10 the
press. After pointing out how absurd II would he
for twenyfv men to try 10 control the election In
which over three hundred Will take part. he says
that he has made a list Of the names Of twenty
i've men whom he thinks are the best qualified 10
ct directors He when the meeting on
Tuesday organizes he will move the appointment OF
a committee Of three 10 submit the names OF
twenty-five men. He will then go before that COM
mittee md submit TO n his list OF names with a
stat, ment as mis- views Of the qualifications or
those whose names are on it, Then he VIII leave
the committee to take such action as IL may see Mt
n Is likely that II committee such as the Mayor
for "A day or two TO give it time TO discuss the
qualifications Of the men suggested. II should 0e
said that the Mayors list Is not entirely OF his own
compiling He has made IL up after long consulta-
ton with the most prominent business ana profes-
sonal men Of Buffalo. including all those VINO nave
be N conspcuousiy active I'm promoting the Pan
American exposition project
II is admitted hy all that the Mayor Is managing
the matter OF the election well and there Is "A
strong disposlton on the part OF citZens generally
10 sustain him In his view AS TO the KIND OF men
tvho should be named directors. There are
among the cOrporatorS many men "Ho' WIZ
thev are good citizens. are not quahed 10 serve az
di,sctors because they are lacking In tact ana busl-
ness ability and not representative OF me
husiness and professional ability and spirit OF the
city. ,.,.. .,h,.,. J.. %
connnnny could be perfected Take the problem or
q efo Tor instance. Nothing has been done about
tb,t vet eXcept 20 talk Informally OF tracts OF ana
thot have been offered by spectators. Inc al
rectors will select the site. but they will not begin
10 consider the question for month yet There is
Park and 1t would not be surprising II this tract