Salt Lake Herald | 1890-12-13 | Page 1 | World's Fair Appointments Announced

Worlds Fair Appointments Announced CUICAGO Dee I2Three important appointments ap-pointments were announced tonight by DirectorGeneral Davis at the meeting of the local directory of the Worlds fair Moses P Handy of Pennsylvania the wellknown newspaper man was named chief of the department of publication and promotion Hon W 1 Buchanan of Iowa chief of the department of agriculture and Joseph llerst of Florida secretary of the installation Ail these nominations were concurred in by the board of directors They will leave two vacancies in the national commission Messrs Herst and Buchanan being members of that organization organiza-tion Membership of the local body corresponding cor-responding to the board of control of the I national commission was also made public I The members are Lyman J Gage T D I j I Bryan Ferd W Peck Edwin Walker F T Jefferey Potter Palmer F S Winston 1 and DeWitt C Cregier Owing to lack of time the directory decided to dispense with any competition of architets for designs for buildings The committee was author zed to select five architects or firms of thitects each chosen for such work as would be most nearly parallel with his best I previous achievement These architects will meet in conference