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Show laiiEoljiTim The Directors of the World's lair Are Kot Yet Etady to Vote Upoa a Site. STILL WASTING- VALUABLE TIME And Giving the Real Estate Ifea a Chance to Get in Their Work Danger of a Financial Panic. Ciiicaco, Sept. 8. The board of directors di-rectors will not fullill their promises made some weeks ago, of voting tomorrow to-morrow night upon a site for the World's fair. Kxcusts for more delay will be put forward, and as they will be made by directors to directors, they will of course, be accepted without question. The report circulated a few-days few-days ago that if a site was not selected 'without delay, tho representatives of New York and Missouri in congress, who opposed the location of the fair in this city, will institute proceedings to reconsider the action then taken by a majority of the house, caused a little activity at fair headquarters, but tho directors becoming convinced that there was nothing in tho rumor, have fallen back into the old rut. Tho north and west sides are still putting forth their claims for the location loca-tion ot the fair in their respective sections sec-tions with enthusiasm. Tho directors however, are enjoying a quiet laugh at their expense. Among tho directors there arc only three representatives of the west side. Kven if they were possessed pos-sessed of greater attainments than they have they could wield but little inllu-ence, inllu-ence, as no one is aching to see the tail wagging the dog. The interests of the great majority of tho directors aro centered in the south side, and hence every one who pretends to have a knowledge of human nature in Chicago, know that tho fair will bo held on the south side unless the people should inaugurate a revolution which is highly improbable. This opinion widely prevails and henco real estate speculation iu that section of the city known as tho south side has inn wild. .Swamp lauds, situated miles and miles from the center of tho city have been sold and resold at fabulous prices. Property that might be considered consider-ed in ordinary times, desirable, isnow regarded as valuable as it contained inexhaustable gold mines. Should tho directors now locate the fair in the north or west side it is thought a financial panic could not bo avoided. The north side in any event is considered out of the question. While it offers perhaps tho most picturesque site, it is inaccessible owing to the limited limi-ted number of railroads and street cars that traverso it. Tho best informed people dcclaro that tho site will be selected on the south side and they wonder why the directors do not approve ap-prove of it at once and not waste further fur-ther valuablo time. |