Maryland free press., 1866-11-08
The Crosby Opera Hoass Art Associ-
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the bounds OF probability. i'' o." ~
The Crosby Opera Hoass Art Associ-
no. -aa~.-as alton. ,8l ss-.ag s..t
f.ro~ 81 From The Ciicayo yT4:es.f,.qs t,.s.-
The success Of this the m ,st stupendous Art
enterprise Of the nineteenth fcentury--is slrsady
an accomplished fact. The assurance Of Ar.
Crosby to that effect, strengthened by the con-
current testimony of tie wealthy and ihiaeniiai
committee sppointed to supcrintend the drawing,
and the personal guarantee Of Samuel u. Nick
erson, Esq, IA gentleman who7e integrity 10
backed hy an'i.nitra pecuniary msaus), has al
leared in q former issac Of liis paper. The sale
Of certificates has bce1, raiiii and nmvnse, AMI
faily justified TINS far the expects ions Of the
most s.ln5n!ne; but large number still remain
country, the eStre.n, shortness OF tin. u origi-
nally Iinited) preclul ng the possibility of their
sale before The date Of drawing; ras. q hf7
Onc obstacle, which has seriously retarded
sal.s, has been the absolute inip6s,ibity Of fur
nishing chzravings as fast as required. Although
the prcsss, Of tho Association have been wo rket
night and day, the demand has fur exceeded the
supply. ''i '2f "c-r oe7i 7'f -
After duly considering this, Mr. Crosby has
concluded LIN justice to the interests he repre-
sents, and in Difference to TIE wish Of the public.
which sofsr as can be .tscertained, Is almsst uui.
versai--to delay fora short time the closing Of
the subscription books, so 4. to extend the AREA
Of membership az widely as possible. @o' 9ng
I'm adopting this course, the Actuary has con.
:lltsd the members ofthe COMMITTEES OH drawing
and others, who agree with the management that,
q short extension of time will amply suffice, at
the present rate Of sale, to dispos- Of the rsmsu-
ing certificates. The names Of the committee are
sufficient guarantee Of the. sou ndncss and disin-
tcrcstedress Of their advice, as thoiUaeh aud
competent business mcn: saaa5l- Tax a13u-
coaArrrEs ON nRAwiSd. '"4 :
W. F, Coolbaugh, President Union National
Bank ~ s" "''''' ~
Amos T. Hall, Halt Kimbark & Co.a 'aa
Clinton Briggs, Ewing, Briggs & Co. '.rl
]. G.. Dore, Prrsident of the Board af Trade.
James II. Bowen, Pr.ei,Irut Third Nat. Bank.
James G. Fargo, Superin tendent American
Express. ~ - l9fo N3fo7 tf' ~
Fr,lucis G. Hoffman, Ex-Lieut. Governor.
]. Y. Mum, Mum Srott Elevator ~
J. A. Ellis, President Second National Bank.
To these names viii be sdisd delegates frsm
other cites. i7ts" . sSi ''s1' "a ii'Eg sni9
= The integrity of all connected with The man.
agemcnt of this colossal entsfpfise tso firmly
established 10 admit of 4 moments doabt or u.
lay ? Tho hoaor and reputation Of sons Of Sar
wcalthieste capitalists asd infiiientsi business
,nen Of the country are idssliGed with its ulii>
mate triumph and Complete success. For re-
sons sbove stated thess gentlemen not only Ger
einiiS approve, but advise ellis temporary delay.
confident that such a apolicy viii equally inpss
TO the benci, Of the public and ths inssrssss %
the Assoeistica. No one WHO can f6sh an sp-
proximste idea or tilc enormous scope and mag
nitude of This truly wonderful estcrprise- -invol-
wing as it has rom the moment Of its erganise-
ton barely three months ago. the cstabl blisAmess
of hundreds Of LEGAL agencies In nearly every ei-
| ty, town and hamlet of the States ana Terrific
ries, thecmploy ment of an immense clerical force.
tn. printing of thousands Of superb epgrayipgs.
aud the Immense details included under. The gep-
eral head Of corresponaence, advertising, tels-
graphiag, expressing, ,&c,-will hesitate te ad-
nit or concur in tls propristy Of this siep., y,
We can assure, our readers that every pledge
Lgiven or promise made viii ;. fAiihfuliy carried
out, in strict accordance Win is original ipiril
An elegant descriptive catalogue, sf!ing,s
complete list Of prizes has Just been issasd By
Inc KsspciatIsa, giving full p,alfiliesl4ss, &C.,
which they sepa to any iaddssss ss appiieatlss
10 The priacipal once, sss Broadssy, New foit.
ar as1t6,ssra "a 1t6,pssra ioa.e eesyn ssbiss'1 sses
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The Management would snnohnce that the
time limited ksr tho closing Of the Cooke hAs bsss
Psoc lshork oasomplets anl tnaertskirss of ftsaeh
TSs sslss bs1. bssa @ very cry kiss-sassisss y