New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-21
THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SrDrNHAM

On Tuesday Feb 2s general meeting of SHAREHOLDERS
in the Crystal Palace Company was held at tie Bridge
house Hotel London bridge, to receive the report of the
directors the present and prospects of the unjor
taking An additional sum Of E25oo0o, required for the
ccmI eon Of the works voted on TIA, occasion with
great uraninity The state of the palace and grounds
he results which they already yield, and the sin larger
elects which they exhibit in process OF development show
how much has been done for the money already spent and
low fair case the directors had in asking for
That serious mistakes have been committed conf ssei
a. for instance. in the OF tho water ;0geis-Gnd
tat there are details Of management wh,h ADM, OF
increased economy is very probable; but taking the
whole efeir il staHds il is really wonderful what
n quantity Of work has been Wen ard sIlendilly
CmIlishod. We have always sai that TIE under
taxing would require million sterling, aud tho capi
tsl Of the Company is now made MP 10 that anu mt
but, f tie directors viii rescluely stop there until tue
shlrcs Of the people and the rents Of exhibitors justify
ID, M in so further the shareholders viii have
on TO be di,sa.i, fed with tho commercial prospects Of
tie enterprise Thi point of vital importance for the
Yecuu,a1y interests 10 the company, and the board
Let insenscle Il H. for they h,ve abandoned unie It's
pressure both the hotel scheme snd the pTec, fcr having
monster ,rcan in the center transef OF course the
public would be veIy glad 10 have thSse increased alrac
iiors added tire other wonders Of Sydcnham bit i is
impossible not feel that 10 overlay such enterprise,
sol Up the principle Of being reuunerAve by al "a
CANT expenditure may operate for long time most
l. uiiously upon So power of great co'amlnies -
supply Themselves with places OF oacap II Tor
Tie Iurpcses Of Amusement end instruction. ihai
such power exists caa doubt; That t should oa
wasted by these who first deliberately resort - u a m3n
Of business would be only their ls bat public ms
torture lie directors AID ell concerned therefore II
tbs undertaking have heavy responsibility lti up
them fer just in proportion to tho favor with VIII It
eardCd viii be the disappointment Of failure. Al pcs
tni mems minds sTOngy and serny directed other
csunts lsn those by whieh the fields Of peaceful indus
tiy cro CnIchod snd adorned but the useful AMI
mental arts OF life have, at this Stage in the worlds pro
gless gained too strong hold 20 lose !eir rmsnen.
tscerdGuCy ana Sydeuham Palace l. not less -rea. AMI
vmthy vcik 10 accomplish, though the eaf otis opening
usy be eCpsed by The struggles ard rumphs OF Euro
pCbnwsr.
Ire directors anrouuce in their report that notwh
s0idiug Tie impGdmis OF veaiher the accident 70 the
seal Cldrg in the center trcpse and other unforeseen
csuss Of delay the opening will tlko place al ;e ier
erd # Nav The water towers Which are - fee The
lover s,s 81 fountains will not be ready Gni in other
Iosptcis is obvious that time alone can oHn- - ert III
maturity the plans for several o. the departments BAT IN
It's general Effects and leading a,ures the uator a1ing
will then be Substantially COM icte. 10 e, sa TIE ne
ceiy fer raising tie capital to Alo0ooo', u rep NJ re
fefs-is 10 the effects of unseasOnalle weather AID a.,
edeIts sccont 10 Tie rise IN wages and the pace Il M
iorals thd &c lie rc,tssiy FOR embracing new objects