Evening star., 1901-04-01
Meeting Of Exposition Commission to
Be Called. sSs
SECRETARY ALSO TO Be SELECTED
Board of Lady Managers to Be
Appointed.
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION

Within the next few days the Secretary
of State. acting in conformity with the law
creating the st. Louis exposition commits
sion, viii call meeting OF that commits
sion in st. Louis for the organization of
the body and the election. of officers The
first business will be the selection of a
chairman, who will be either Ex-senator
Thurston or ex-senator Carter
The commission will then elect a secre-
tary, an officer with salary of $1,000 a
year. 1t is understood that the position viii
be proffered to MIR. Joseph Flory of ST
Louis, who was the republican candidate
for governor of Missouri in the last cam
paign. The commission has $4,000 a year
for clerical and Office expenses. and this
sum will not permit the employment OF
very large force.
Members of the commission now in the
city, in discussing their forthcoming la
bors, say that their duties for the present
viii be largely supervisory of the local
board of managers of the exposition. The
law authorizes the commission to be di-
Nided into subcommitUees that will over
look the various branches OF the work and
protect the interests OF the government.
an investing partner i'm the undertaking.
Two members of the commission acting
in conjunction with a like number appoiut-
ed by the exposition company, will form a
board of arbitration, to whom all questions
VI 0iiltIs nee arising between the commits
SION ana the company viii be referred. I'm
case OF failure to agree a fifth arbitrator
must be selected by the arbitrators or by
the Secretary of the Treasury
Functions Of the Commission
The most important task Of the commits
sion, probably, will be the acceptance OF a
site and the adoption of plans FOR the build
ing, to be selected by the exposition COM
pany. The commission win also approve
the plan and scope of the exposition. the
allotment of space. the awarding OF premi-
ums and the appointment of judges and eX-
aminers.
Another important function OF the COM
mission, not to be overlooked. is the APP
pointment of oboard OF lady managers
OF the exposition, authorized by the act OF
Congress, and to prescribe the duties of
the board. The board OF lady managers may
appoint one member of all committees all-
thoriZed to award prizes for such exhibits
as may be produced in whole or in part by
female labor. Applications for appointment
on the board of lady managers should be
addressed to the commission. The law does
not provide fees or expense allowances for
tais board. however, and their services vii
be gratuitous-
While the act provides for the dedication
OF the exposition not later than April 20
1903, there is already talk of the necessity
Tor securing legislation next session post
poning the opening, it is said the high
price of building material now prevailing
may operate against the immediate con-
Struction of the buildings
The exposition is to be given an fnterna-
tonal cast through a proclamation by the
President of the United States, communi-
Gated through the diplomatic representa-
t1Nes of foreign nations, inviting the na-
tions of the earth to take part i'm the expo-
sition and send exhibits and representa-
tVes to it. The customs duties will be re-
iaxed upon articles brought in for exhibit.
but If the goods are ultimately sold I'm this
country the duties will be imposed
The Government Hoard
Ample provision is made for a government
exhibit at the exposition. government
building is authorized to be constructed at
cost Of $250,oo0. which sum is appro-
priated. The exhibit is TO be in charge OF
board, to be known as the United States
government board, to be composed of one
person to be named by the head of each
executive department, one by the secretary
OF the Smithsonian Institution, one by the
commissioner of fish and fisheries, one by
the commissioner Of labor and one by the
director of the bureau of American repuh-
lies. The members of the board, with other
employees Of the government detailed to
assist them, including officers of the army
and navy, will receive no compensation IN
addition to their regular salaries. but will
be given their actual and necessary travel
ing expenses together with a per diem al
lowance in lieu of subsistence while absent
from their homes engaged upon the busi-
ness OF the pOafu. oTllCerS or the army
and navy will receive this allowance i'm lieu
of the transportation and mileage not al
lowed by law.
All the executive departments and the
several bureaus and commissions of the
government will be represented i'm the eN-
hibit, and a completely equipped life-sav-
ing station will be constructed on the
grounds. The government building Will be
designed and contracted for by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, but the plans viii be
by the government board.
The Governments Contribution.
The government gives the exposition 81
600 eco, which is to become available after
the exposition company has expended slo.-
600. 900 that it must raise otherwise. The
payment of the commissioners salaries.
however, 5000 year, and the $4,000 a
year for clerical expenses, will come out
of the 5000 600 and is now available. The
payment of the $5ebo,0Do is conditioned
upon the fair managers entering into a
to close the fair to visitors Sun
days. The act provides for the detailing,
by the Secretary of War Of army Off
GERS who shall report to the general COM
the Department Of the Missouri
for service in connection with the eNposi-
ton. No officer or employe of the United
States will receive any additional COM
because of his services, either
from the United States or the exposition
company.
The organic act also authorizes the es-
OF a national bank on the ex-
position grounds, which may be a branch
Of any bank trust company located in
and will be under the control of
the national bank laws.