M. Phelps.

Legislation — Edwin Walker, Chairman; Fred. S. Winston, Fred. W. Peck,
Arthur Dixon.

Agriculture — William D. Kerfoot, Chairman; Thies J. Lefens, Isaac N. Camp,
George Schneider, Washington Porter.

Mines, Mining and Fish — Charles H. Schwab, Chairman; William J. Chal-
mers, Mark L. Crawford, John C. W7elling, George H. Wheeler.

Press and Printing — Alexander H. Revell, Chairman; James W. Scott, Victor

F. Lawson, Milton W. Kirk, George Schneider. R. J. Murphy, Secretary.

Transportation — Edward P. Ripley, Chairman; Henry B. Stone, Charles H.
Chappell, John C. Welling, Arthur Dixon.

Fine Arts — Charles L. Hutchinson, Chairman; James W. Ellsworth, Elbridge

G. Keith, Charles T. Yerkes, Thomas B. Bryan.

Liberal Arts — James W. Ellsworth, Chairman; Robert A. Waller, Isaac N.
Camp, Alexander H. Revell, William T. Baker.

Electricity. Electrical and Pneumatical Appliances — Robert C. Clowry,
Chairman; Charles H. Wacker, C. K. G. Billings, Mark L. Crawford, Charles L.
Hutchinson.

Manufactures and Machinery — John J. P. Odell, Chairman; Adolph Nathan,
A. M. Rothschild, Andrew McNally, Erskine M. Phelps.

Ways and Means — Edward B. Butler, Chairman; Adolph Nathan, George
Schneider, Edward F. Lawrence, Edward P. Ripley, Charles H. Wacker, Milton
W. Kirk, Wm. J. Chalmers, Washington Porter, Robert A. Waller, Wm. D. Kerfoot,
Otto Young, Andrew McNally. Samuel A. Crawford, Secretary.

Foreign Exhibits — Thies J. Lefens, Chairman; James W. Ellsworth, Charles
H. Wacker, Wm. T. Baker, Charles Henrotin, Thomas B. Bryan.

Special Committee on Ceremonies — Edward F. Lawrence, Chairman; James

OFFICERS WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

i. Anthony F. Seeberger, Treasurer.
}. Ferdinand W. Peck, ist Vice-President. 3. Robert A. Waller, id Vice-President.

4. Harlow N. Higinbotham, President.

5. Howard O. Edmonds, Secretary. 6. Samuel A. Crawford, Assistant Secretary.

., 7. William K. Ackerman, Auditor. 8. Charles V. Harrington, Assistant Auditor.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S FAIR. 37

W. Ellsworth, Chas. T. Yerkes, William D. Kerfoot, James W. Scott, Charles Hen-
rotin, Alexander H. Revell, William P Ketcham, Thomas B. Bryan. Col. E. C.
Culp, Secretary.

The Council or Administration has the chief direction and management of
the Exposition, subject only to action of Congress. It was created by agreement
between the National Commission and the Exposition Directory, or local organiza-
tion, its membership embracing two representatives from each body as follows: H
N. Higinbotham, President of the Exposition and Chairman. George V. Massey,
Commissioner from Delaware. Charles H. Schwab, Director of the Exposition.
J. W. St. Clair, Commissioner from West Virginia. Secretary, A. W. Sawyer.

The Board of Reference and Control is composed of eight National Com-
missioners with alternates, and eight Exposition directors. To it are referred for
settlement questions upon which the Commission and Directory fail to agree sever-
ally. On the part of the Exposition Co. they are as follows: H. N. Higinbotham,
President; Ferdinand W. Peck, R. A. Waller, L. J. Gage, H. B. Stone, Edwin
Walker, E. P. Ripley, J. J. P. Odell. Secretary, H. O. Edwards.

I,

OFFICERS OF THE WORLD'S 'COLUMBIAN COMMISSION.

2. THOMAS M. WALLER,

1st Vice-Pres.
6. GORTON W. ALLEN,

4th Vice-Pres.
8. H. P. PLATT,

Vice-Chairman Executive Com.

1. THOMAS W. PALMER,
President.

4. DAVIDSON R. PENN,

3d Vice-Free.

7. JOHN T. DICKINSON,

Secretary.

3. M. H. DEYOUNG,

2d Vice-Fret.
6 ALEX. B. ANDREWS,

5th Vice-Pres.
9. GEORGE K. DAVIS,

Director-General.