Identifier: officialdirector00worl (find matches)
Title: The official directory of the World's Columbian exposition, May 1st to October 30th, 1893. A reference book of exhibitors and exhibits; of the officers and members of the World's Columbian commission, the world's Columbian exposition and the board of lady managers; a complete history of the exposition. Together with accurate descriptions of all state, territorial, foreign, departmental and other buildings and exhibits, and general information concerning the fair
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Handy, Moses P. (Moses Purnell), 1847-1898
Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: Chicago, W.B. Conkey company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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1891, Mr. Holland was the first member of his staff secured. In the subsequent organ-ization of the department, more especially in regard to the details on which the department hadworked, the chief has been assisted materially by the chief clerk. In the early days of thedepartment many of the descriptive news letters which found wide publicity through the presswere prepared by Mr. Holland, but as the work of the department developed his time becamefully occupied with executive duty in his capacity as chief clerk. During the six monthsimmediately preceding the opening of the Exposition when the work of the departmentmultiplied in every direction, Mr. Holland has had many demands made upon his time.His unfailing courtesy to one and all, in the face of the most trying ciicumstances, hasbecome proverbial among all departments of the Exposition, and he seems to be looked upon, notonly in the light of superintendent of the Bureau of Information but as an encyclopaedia ofExposition matters.
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HARLOW N. HIGINBOTHAM, PRESIDENT WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 167 WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. The Worlds Columbian Exposition is a corporation organized and existing under the lawsof the State of Illinois (licensed April 9, 1880), its object being The holding of an InternationalExposition or Worlds Fair in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, to commemorate on itsfour hundredth anniversary the discovery of America. The capital stock of the Exposition is$10,000,000, of which 16,000,000 is subscribed, the stockholders numbering over 30,000, nearly allof whom are residents of the city of Chicago. The government and control of the corporation is vested in a board of forty-five directors,chosen annually at the meeting of the stockholders. The Act of Congress providing for the Exposition required the corporation to prepare theplans for the Exposition, and the rules and regulations governing rates of entrance, admissionfees, and otherwise affecting the

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