The New York herald., 1866-09-01
CRo'.By OPERA HOUSE

NORTH. SOUTH, EAST AND WEST
ALIKE SUPPORTING
TIE cRASpEsT Art ENTERPRISE
or
TIVE PRESENT CENTURY.
Hoo SUBSCRIBERS IN ONE WEEK
&R CROSBY EMPHATIcAILY ENDORSED
LEADING FELLOW CITIZENS
TIE CHICAGO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE or SUPERVISION
GUARANTEEING bis HONOR.
TIE END APPROACHING,
CLOSING OF THE BOOKS AT HAND.
The Association w upon the first Of october next award
fs members wM
THREE HUNDRED AND rwo PREMIUMS,
sneh have never before subscribers by
,,r any National Art Union.
FIRST GRAND PREMIUM
TIE Glossy OPERA house
COST OF ERECTION AND ACTUAL VALUE,
l s6Oo0o
SECOND pRTwIus
.BIERsTADT's sro., painting entitled THE yosEMlrE
VALLEY
Valued s2occo
THIRD PREMIUM
cRoPEEy's great work, entitled IAN AMERICAN
AUTUMN
Valued 5000
FoURNi PREMIUM
scHussEL's great national painting of the American
Authors entitled WASHINGTON IRVING
AND HIS FRIENDS
Valued at 5000
FIFTH PREMIUM
nARrs charming and ceicb,aed painting OF American
scenery, entitled WOODS IN AUTUMN"
Valued at $4,000
sIxrH FfEmIus
CONSTANT MEYERS celebrated painting, entitled
"REooGNITyoN
Valued a, $1,000
SEVENTH PREMIUM
sEAsp's great Western landscape, entitled DEER ON
THE PRAIRIE
Valued at $4,000
EIGHTH PREMIUM.
SIeNoUx's msgnihcen, landscape, entitled "ALPINE
SCENERY
Valued Al $500.
sasrII PRBMIUW.
yoLks splendid Bust, from life. of ABRAHAM LIN.
colin
.e. Valued At 5000
With works by
the
MOST EMINENT ARTISTS IN THE UNITED STATES,
amounting. to
THREE HUNDRED IN NUMBER.
MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVING FOR
EVERY SUBSCRIBER
Immediately his subscription has been paid.
The Subscription VIII be closed on SATURDAY. tho
ga Of SEPTEMBER, 1896 and on the FIRST OF ocro.
BFR following the Premiums will be publicly
made At the opera House
DETAILS or THE DRAWING.
The Subscription Books on teDr closed will be placed in
he hands Of the following gentlemen, who kindly con-
aoni"A a AZ" the chicsso the camitee to
conduct he award oi Premiums
wM + cooLBAuGH. President Union National Bank
AMOS HALL Treasurer ., p &QRR.
4. q HALL, Ban. Kimbark ca.
CLINTON BRIGGS. Ewing, Briggs A Co.
}. 6. poRE, Preaaopt Of ihe Board Of Trade
JAS. II BOWEN. Frcsaent Third National Bank.
JAMES c FARGO Superintendent American Express.
FRANCIS A HOFFMAN. El.Lieutenan, Governor
!. Y. MUM, Mum a Scott Elevator
IA. ELLIS, President secoud National Bank.
These gentlemen e,tler others from dineren,
~. a..
Of fairly representing shareholders at large win
have the |
SOLE MANAGEMENT or THE AWARD IN ALL ITS |
DETAILS.
Th. ran of The award adopted l. the foiowins:-
Tive hundred numbers representing mo
certheaies sued win he place. in one Wheel and three
hundred and two tickets with the names of the
premiums 70 wit The opera House three hundred paint,
ing the of Lincoln, be placed in another
From thcse wheels premium will be drawn
simultaneously, the drawn in each instance taking
The premium drawn whit
FROM THE CHICAGO TINES
rHE SUCCESS OF THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE Ar
ASSOCIATION
The past week has been fruitful one for '"s widely
spread enterprise. our exchanges from e. au~'e e
slod with of It's ~ er'semens' whch
ar on scale surpa,slps in sers extent anything which
As been attempted by e.n American enterprise before
cupy pages NV York pre Aeof'esponasn' ~nuns
Il IL success In new York. says-'The odcc reminds me
Of railroad pstet occ fey minutes before the dspar
.ure or the train
,o s.a,,cc ~ co-.on.l int,eet in Mr. Crosby to
se the whole couliry Every little town Or village has
oue or more clubs and understand that the rapid sas
M tbronrbou IL IN measure 70 be
10 the cordial snppor o The national banks The