The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21
Ice, Pilotage and General Service
Complaints to BE Taken Up
With President Francis.
WILL FORM PRESS BUREAUS.
Executive Commissioners Asso.
citation to Advertise the Fair
Former Governor Larabee
Made a Vice President.

Ice. pilotage and general service charges
furnished the main topics of discussion at
the meeting of the Executive Commits
sioners Association at the Oregon build
ing yesterday afternoon.
The members aired their grievances in
respect to these matters at length. with
the result that the Public Affairs Commit
tee was requested to wait upon President
Francis with a plain :-rement of facts
and suggest remedies 70. the abatement OF
the evils which the State Commissioners
complain of.
Some of the members were much exer-
cised over the ice question. and what they
claim to be the Indifference of the Exposi-
tion officials to their complains upon this
and other scores, and they took occas sion
to use some rather strong language.
P. o. d. Ball. manager Of the ice con-
cession, stated that on account of a short
age of wagons all of the ice could not be
delivered before o'clock a. m, and con-
seqQently his teamsters had been arrested
by the Jefferson Guards. He was forced to
begin with the delivery promptly at IL
o'clock p. m, ana the early morning sun
caused the ice to melt. He complained of
Ill treatment at the hands OF the EXPOSE
ton authorities.
The pilotage question was next tackled.
A resolution. signed by Commissioners
Stubbs. barrett. Thomas, tiicher. Mar
chant and Garvin, objected rather strenu-
ously to the payment of a pilotase fee of
tents tI nrcieT The lof f se ia tn by
them to be excessive. and The statement
Is maze that there Is scarcity of pilots.
involving delay at the gates, and further.
the men engaged i'll this work are mex
perieEced.
The charges Of the general service COM
pany were also brought to the attention
OF the body, and they were denounced as
being entirely excessive.
The Public Affairs Committee. appointed
by President J. A. Ysrrinston at a for
mer meeting was made permanent, and 1t
was made its duty to cail on President
Francis some time to-day and lay before
him their grievances The committe Is
composed OF Grant Thomas. chairman.
Barrett. w. {. Stubbs and Thomas II.
Garvin.
resolution of thanks was extended to
for their generous offer. The Commission
ers decided that they would avail them
se.ves of the offer only for special days.
Press bureaus will be established by the
pers will be constantly supplied with live
news concerning the State and the EX-
position In general.
Colonel c. NJ. Watson of Great Britain
resigned as vice president and former
Governor Larabee of Iowa was elected
vice president to succeed Colonel e. NJ.
watson ef Ireat Britain, resigned Con-
gratulationS were extended to Governor
I.arabee by the Commissions upon the ap-
pearance of a grandson In his family and
the perpetuation of the name Larabee.
Those present at the meeting were Presi-
dent Yerrington. Secretary F. r. Conaway.
and Commissioners ]. A. Macknight of
Alabama; Frank Virgins and ]. a. Fitch
er. of California; J. II. Vail. Connecticut:
Glascock Barrett. Georgia; c. b. Hurtt
Idaho: J. W. Cochrum Indiana; F. c.
Hubbard Indian Territory: w. C. Stubbs,
Louisiana; f. f. Philbrook Maine; c. s.
Mitchell, Minnesota: J. H. Hawthorne.
Missouri: William c. Buskett. Montana:
NJ. w. Poteriied. New Mexico: Charles A.
Ball. New York; S. b. Rankin. Ohio; Ed
gar B. Marchant Oklahoma: W. H. Web
rung. Oregon: Thomas H. Garvin. Penn
sylvania; Gustave HiederleiD. Philippine
Islands: George n. Kingsbury. Rhode Is
land: S. T Whitaker. Utah: a. II. VIM
chester. West Virginia; Grant Thomas,
Wisconsin.