The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-11-22
The Crosby opera House Art
Association.
(FroHt Chicnoo rsn,es.l

(From Chicago T;nes.)
The success of this--the most stu
pendous Art enterprise of the nine
teenth ceutury--is already an accomp-
lished fact. The assurance of Mr..
Crosby to that effect, strengthened y
the concurrent testimony of the wealthy
and influential Committee appointed to
superintend the drawing, aud the per-
sonal guarantee of Samuel NJ. Nickcr-
SOU, Esq. Ga gentleman whose undoub-
ted integrity is backed by unlimited
pecuniary means), has appeared in a
former issue of this paper. The sale
of certificates has been rapid and i'm
mense, and fully justified thus far the
expectations of the most sanguine; but
a large number still remain in the
hands of agents scattered all over the
country, the extreme shortncss of time
Gas originally limitcd) precluding the
possibility of their sale before the date
of drawing. eI laa.r a 8
One obstacle, which has seriously
retarded sales, has been the absolute
in,possibility of furnishing engravings
as fast as required. Although the
presses of the Association have been
worked night and day, the demand has
far exceeded the supply. e
After duly. considering this Mr..
Crosby has concluded-in justice to the
interests he represents, and in defer
ence to the wish of the public, which
$50 far as can be ascertained) is almost
univcrsai-to delay for short time tho
closing of the subscription books, SO as
to extend the area of membership as
widely as possible. g.. -
In adopting this course, the Actuary
has consulted the members of the Conn
mittee on drawing and others, who agree
with the management that a short ex-
tension of time will amply suffice, at the
present rapid rate of sale, to dispose of
the remaining certificates. The names
OF the Committee are sufficient guar
antee of the soundness and disintercs-
tedness of their advice, as thorough and
competent business men:
COMMITTEE on DRAWING.
W. F. Coolbaugh, President Onion
National Bank.
Amos L. Hall, Hall; Kimbark & Co.
Clinton Briggs, Ewing, Briggs & Co.
j. c. Dore, President ofthe Board of
Trade.
James H. Bowen, President Third
National Bank.
james G. Fargo, Superintendent
American Express.
Francis c. Hoffman,, Ex-Lieut. Gov
ernor 3tf%a
I. Y. Mum, Mum & Scott Elevator.
j. A. Ellis, President Second Nation
al Bank.
E. G.. Hall, Hall, Kimbark & Co.
To these names will be added dele
gates from other cities.
The. integrity of all connected with
the management of this colossal enter
prise is too firmly established to admit
Of moments doubt or cavil. The
honor and reputation of some of the
wealthiest capitalists and influential
business men in the country are identi-
fed with its ultimate triumph and CON-
plete success. For reasons above sta
ted, these gentlemen not only cordially
approve, but advise this temporary de-
lay, confident that such policy will
equally inure to the benefit of the pub
lie and the interests OF the Association.
No one who can form an approximate
idea of the enormous scope and magni-
tude of this truly wonderful enterprise
Involving as it has from the moment
of its organization (barely three months
ago. the establishment, of hundreds of
local agencies in nearly every. city, town
and hamlet of tn, States and Territories
the employment of an immense clerical
force, the printing of thousands of SUI
pcrb engravings, and the immense de-
tails included under the general head of
correspondence, advertising, telegraph
ing, expressing. &c.-will hesitate co
admit or concur in the propricty of this
step. n
We can assure our readers that every
pledge given or promise made will be
faithfully carried out, in strict accor-
dance with its original spirit. ai
An elegent descriptive Catalogue,
giving complete list of Prizes, has
just been issued by the Association,
giving full particulars, &C.; which they
send to any address on application to the
principal Office, 625 Broadway, New
York, OF % Opera House, Chicago.
Ba-See Advertisement headed "a
Fortune for some one" r.
The Management would announce
that the time limited for the Closing of
the Books has been found too short to
complete an undertaking Of such mag
nitude. III. 1851 H. is. a
& The sales have been very largc-suf-
ficient to insure the entire success of
the enterprise. Had it been possible,
within the short time allowed, to have
furnished the Engravings as fast as
they have been required, there is not
the least doubt that every Certificate
would now have been disposed of.
There has been a general desire,
however, to receive the Engravings at
the time of subscription, and the diff
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