The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-30
THE MORLD,S FAIR.
Lonis-1 he PrOlect Declared Fensible.

inc proposed international FeHtlVHI Mt ~.
Louis-7 he Project Declared Feasible,
The project of a Worlds Fair, to be held at
St. Louis, seems to be in a forward state. The
Democrat of that city has in its Tuesdays issue
a long report of meeting held to consider the
subject, from which we condense the following:
Mr.. Barclay submitted report of facts col
lected by the committee. He said the first meet
ing in regard to the London exhibition was held
June so, 1S49, and contracts for buildings let
July 26, 1850, and the exhibition commenced
Nay /, 1851. The original contract for the
building was $399, 000-the building to be taken
away by the builder; or if taken by the associa-
ton, TO pay Il, ,025,0 900 for it. The exhibition
lasted five months. Total number of visitors
6,G63,906. Daily average of visitors 43,007. On
one dayhthere were 93 224 visitors. Previous to
the Sd May the railroad receipts increased per
cent, and up to the close of the exhibition 27
per cent. Admission fees, season tickets G3 3s.
After August /, gentlemen's tickets .e1 IS. Cd.
At first the admission was Il; at the close
shilling. The receipts for subscriptions paid to
April, G64, 344; privilege to print catalogue,
e3200; selling refreshments c56O0. The receipts
mp to the opening were Gll3, 044. Prize fund,
100000: expenses E20, ,943. The receipts for
the whole were-For season tickets, $685., 050
at doors, 81, 7S4, ,040: at retiring-room, $12 135
The total receipts were S2, 523 315.
The New York Crystal Palace Association was
incorporated March II, 1852. Exhibition opened
on the I'd of May, 1853 1t was financial fail
ure. The amount raised TO start it was between
1t was suggested that the proper location for
the buildings was the ground west of the Fair
Grounds.
Mr.. Smith said the financial question was the
first thing to be settled, and moved that a sub
committee be appointed TO raise subscriptions.
Mr.. BaTret offered the following resolution
RcSOLOed That the Chair appoint committee
OF three to draft bill donating the sum of
$250,000 on the part of the State, and autho-
rizing the city and county of st. Louis to sub
scribe the sum Of S250,000 towards holding q
Worlds Fair in the city of st. Louis, at such
time as the Congress of the United States may
direct and providing that the Congress of the
United States shall instruct the ministers and
representatives OF the United States in all for
eign countries to notify the authorities of such
countries that the same has the official sanction
of the Government Of the United States of
America.
Mayor Cole said there was one objection to
the resolution and that is asking help from any
body. We should be able to buy the Fair
Grounds and hold the fair and make two mil
lions out of it. If you let the city and county
it would be better He was willing to take
,000 in stock, and would put his name down
at once, This is money-making enterprise,
and there is a great deal OF money in it, 1t will
be of great beneGt to Illinois, and Iowa, and
Missouri. This is ono of the sure things. He
wanted it done in big Western style. We can,
if necessary, build hotel bigger than the Lin
dell to accommodate the people who may come
to the fair.
Mr. Filley offered the following as a substi-
tute:--
Resolred, That the committee appointed to
consider the feasibility of holding a Worlds
Fair deem the same got only feasible, but
practicable and desirable.
ResOlced, That a committee five be appointed
by the Chair to draft articles of incorporation
creating a Worlds Fair Association, with a capi,
| tai of 81 100000, to be submitted to a mass
meeting to be held on the third January, at tho
Southern Hotel at u o'clock p. NJ, to inaugu-
rate and perfect arrangements for holding such
Fair in the city of st. Louis in the year 1872.
1t was suggested that the Fair should be hello
| in 1871.
1t was agreed to substitute 1871, and the reso
| luton was adopted.