New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-01
MEETING or TIKI STOCKHOLDERS or raE

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An adjourned meeting of the stockholders Of the Crys
ta Palace was held evening at the Metropolitan Hotel
The Chair was occupied by Dir W W BRAcKErr Bar
Der Secretary About hundred the shareholders
present ard stong pagtsanshp manifested during shs
evening
The President announced that the meeting called
ior The purpose OF hearing the Report OF Nesrs John IL
White Edwin Bun Udolpho Wolfe Dudley Porsse and
John Hooper Committee appointed a. tine previous meet
Ing for tho purpose Of nominating Bosrd Of Directors to
he unmarried Mt the Annual election on Monday next
The Committee accordingly presented the subjoined
majority report for the new Board
Jacob T. wes'erelt shiP5uidef
Lola Csmpbei paper Wsrshouse
b " Ca.iia Dry Coed.
Thomas Shlman, Novelty Work.
P 4. eauum. Museum
Dudley Persse. Paper Warehouse.
EG H1ight, Vice President OF Blk Commonwealth
Tdolpho Wolfe. Importer Of wre.
je eSs ? Fsnbb c5r mission asisSaSs
n. Dnsnore, Adams Co.'S ExPtoeh
Gorge Steers ship Builder
wnl.m chauncey Importer
John correll P'ssdent Mech Banking ,.oe.u,u
Hery Hilton, LseyeT
b. Coleman, Astor House
Tresdgsli T. Nicholas
wsfrer Leland Metropolitan.
" Bdrouehs lrfirg
EesPoetfl,iy sgl,Ill
JOHN HOOPER, lc,..,
DUDLEY PERssE,
Mr. Epwis BURR presented minority report and
dwell upon the peculiar fitness Of each person nominated
for the Office.
Dir. WHITE of the majority committee urged tho diver
sy Of the professions selected as an argument for the
adj of the ticket proposed by them and stated tina,
the committee drawing up their report bad taken into
consideration the practical fitness Of each their
tc for the duty Of directing and rendering prosperous
the Crystal Palace They had found great difficulty in
inducing TO consent to 10 tbat capacity and the
report presented had cost them much labor in get
ting up.
a third ticket for adoption He urged reason tia
many Of the persons proposed directors did not
single share in the stock Of the Association While in hi
ofniou 10 insure correct manag meat OF the Crys,s
Palace it necessary that every director should be
shareholder Besides, he thought Il but fair
aer tne PRIME o, o. ng eS No o. me- e % h hd
that her citizens in subscribing their money toward its
erection aimed at establishing for artistic
petition and not toy shop for common hucs'ering.
lie thought that the citizens of Now York demanded
thing different at their hands And looking at i in
financial point Of view be- could how could pros
per when managed by parties not Interested lie then
limited biz let Of names.
Mr. Hoorza sad that the greater number Of the persons
proposed by The last speaker were not originally share
holders but had since bought NJ the ock at very low
Some comparisons then ensued between the lists as to
the value Of each repre- NATIVE Of stockholders
ir Butler moved that all tire lets before the meeting be
submitted to Committee 70 report on them On Monday
next.
Several amendments counter motions and other at.
tempts gain their points were made BY each party,
Mr.. BUTLER wanted to know whnt influence the card
from Messrs Barnum and Gsnin, Published in the
ay ournnls had upon the stock Of the Association IN
Wal n Several voices" Il raised il near hundred
"per cent" He objected TO the handing Of the
me ne cement of the whole affair 10 parties who had
SO ken they had and perlcd they had the property
II 50 many Of the citizens Of New York 10 thought It
sn insult and ii the management gt into such hands.
that which had been pride to every New Yorker would
Lccornr his difgrace, &c
Mr. WHrrE said that since the publication Of the card
of Mesrs Barnum and Genn the stock bad risen nearly
100 yer cent and be could only say that those gentlemen
on hearing that decided effort about 70 be made 70
nfuse vitality into the enterprise had signided their viii
incness 20 engage in it. And. great many o. the
had invested their mOneyin the in the
hone # receiving tangible return, he knew the
necon Of those gentlemen would be received with salts
faction by the majority. IADplsuse.
Monv cells being made FOR the question one OF the
stock olders believe director also, moved that the
vote be taken according to the number Of shares held BY
person present, each share counting one vote This
rroUofion strenuOusly opposed.
Che question then taken the odoption Of the Re
i ard after much confusion the report Of the majority,
above. was adopted by large majority
The Chairman then motion, declared the meeting ad
io1mea.
MEETING 0T TIE MINORITY
Immediately alier o1ournng the minority twelve
u. fifteen in number commenced meeting appoint
~ Ar BcRK President and Charles H. HssweIi.
Secretary.
sie,srs. John Ai.tyne, j. l. Flanagan A. Lewis J.
4. IslD and A. T. Stewart were appointed COMMITTEES
10 prepare rev ticket. They presented the following
reiort as their choice for new Board Of Drsctors
Wn DLsEa1re hcSy Hilton I'd dsFhl X Flsaegsn WE
isftc1 Wm OBden Du3ly Pse Cls L. Fiasny EfAs,as =
Rs1sd Ttos B. s,man Chss Batter Hcrce Greeley Henry
J. ksyuord John P.rrsn. Cns " Fostsf 5enfy Iofyl'
Icl "a Cornell W Kenlbe. Clas Hsgs.l Wa.s sasrf1La,
Geo. Voy- EC1lld Bgrr. =. 3. CkIteldcn Henry Cor
Several Of he members and the Fra.dent thought me
tcet could not be elected unless BAENUN was Included
had great dislike 10 e nan, bat they really believed
hat tie ket could not be elected without him and
The OH ar q ofhe Directors would De al opposed TO him,
they do 10; zee taat be could co n-ca ha;ia' =,
he report eventually adopted without NJ. Bar
rrr,'s name being included
Tie minority then adjourned TO Friday evening nerf