Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-26
ReIreRchment Committee Recon-
msnds That Board be Abolished
and That Barr be all Powerful.
sT0RaY SESSION OF DIRECTORS
Report Was Referred Because Amend
ments to ey-awa Are Necessary.
but Recommendation Are Certain
to Be Adopted at Meeting on July
5-Anothcr Loan of 100000.

All of the members of tho board
of governors ana about half OF tho
heads and employees of the various
departments of tho jamestown Expo.
sitlon will lose their positions, IL the
report submitted To the hoard OF di-
rcctors by the retrenchment commit.
tee last night is adopted. That tho
changes recommended in the report
VIII be made is practically certain,
although action could not be taken
last night because ten days notice
must be given before an amendment
10 the bylaws can be adopted. The
directors adjourned to meet on July
., for which date meeting of the
stockholders Will be called
The meeting OF the directors last
night was n rather stormy one. a
majority of the governors had bcen
making II hard fight against tho
policy recommended lw the retrench-
incnt committees. and Governors Alvah
II. Martin and II, S. Southgate
made speeches In which they declared
that they had not been fairly treated
Report Favorably Received Eaas,-,.v
In spite of the opposition on the
part of the governors and Il few
friends, the report of the committee
was received with enthusiastic favor
ana the recommendation would have
bcon carried out Mt once IL a chance
IN the bylaws OF the corporation
had not been necessary.
In brief, the committee advises
that James NJ Barr be invested with
/ absolute authority ms director gener-
az TINT the board of governors he
abolished and that all of the various
departments of the Exposition be
centralized into four. with II chief at
the head of each The proposed new
departments are exhibits concns-
sions. grounds and admissions AMI
exploitation. Tho principal depart
mcnts to be abolished nro iranspor.
! tatlon; history, education and social
economies, and congresses and spe.
cial events.
Reduction In Payroll.
THIS concentration of departments
VIII materially reduce The payroll OF
the company, as about half of all the
various office forces will 80 ana va
rious high salaricd chiefs will lose
their positions. The alplisliing OF
the salaries of six governors and
their secretaries ana Clerks.
The report was referred to n com.
mittco for n report upon the changes
In the bylaws that will he necessary
| 10 carry ont the recommendations
| This committee will report at the
meeting to be held on July g.
MIR. w. T.. Cottrell. of this city, who
was governor of works until he re
signed last week. was present at the
meeting, with the directors from New
port News. Mr.. Cottrell voted with
the majority on the motion to refer
the report to the committee. Hc Is
the ONLY one of the governors who
has shown himself TO be thoroughly
; In accord with the retrenchment
movement.
100000 Loan.
The directors decided 10 float the
company's note for 100000 to be
secured by olltpaid stock subscrip-
tons This money is needed for inn
mediate use and the loan will he ne
gotiatcd as soon as possible
Judge Garnctt offered resolution
providing that an effort he made to
raise 100000 among the directors
and friends Of the Exposition, Mt a
meeting to be held Saturday after
noon at o'clock. The judge offered
to head the list with a subscription
of $4,000, and urged that like sub
scriptions be secured from twenty
other men. and that tho remainder of
the 100000 be raised in smaller
contributions. Tho resolution was
adoptod.
Barr All Powerful
Under tho new order of things.
President Harry ST. George Tucker
will retain his title. hut his chief
duty will be to look after the enter
tainmcnt of prominent visitors. All
power will be i'll the hands of the
dirtcor general. who will make such
changes andsadopt such policies as he
may see fit
Mr. Cottrell, whose resignation "a
governor of works was accepted
week ago. is still performing his du-
ties and probably will remain on the
grounds as the practical head of the
department. of works until the Expo.
sition is finally completed.