Evening star., 1869-09-11
THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
Another Meeting The Committee I'm.
laPged.

last evening at the Kirkwood House, % meet
and confer with Mr.. f. s. Leon, the originator
Of the project Of holding an International
Industrial Exposition In this city in 1871. DR.
J. L. kidwell was chosen Chairman, and Mr.
Hallet Kilbourn Secretary.
Among those present were H. A. willard, q
G. Willard, w. G.. Metzerott, Alex. r. Shep-
herd. J. l.. Kidwell, w. s. Huntington, Col
A. q. Allen. Hallett kiibourL, r. s. Davis,
W. b. Reed, Jos. ]. May, Thomas Antisell. ].
Olcott, Col. Dayton, chief Of Genl Sherman's
staff; Gen1 N. Jeffres, L. +. CLARK, Col VIM.
Wall, Charles Gautier, J. w. Boteler, E. q.
Davis, ID. y. Forney, and many others
AT the request OF Mr.. A. r. Shepherd, MT.
Leon stated the object he had i'm calling this
meeting. He said that months ago he came
here, made the acquaintance OF some OF our
leading men, end broaehed the subject. They
seemed favorably impressed with the idea, but
We're reluctant to take the initiatory steps;
willing to Cooperate, but too modest ts lead
Had his con victlons been weaker or his tenn.
permanent less sauguine, he should have dis.
continued his efforts entirely. However,
earnestly believing that he was right, he re.
solved, unknown and feeble though he might
be, that so grand sud promising a projec.
should not die for the want OF a sponsor
When this determination was made known to
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approval, and hence the invitations they had
received to meet him. Thus far he had done
what he conceived to be his duty. If success
is to be attained, others also must work, and
he felt assured there are none more willing
and better qualified to perform that work than
those assembled, to whom he respectfully and
confidently submitted the whole matter
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Icons remarks.
MIR. Shepherd said he was one of the earnest
advocates Of holding the Worlds Fair in the
city OF Washington, and was willing to give
ms time, his influence and money to help make
the project a success, one that would be a
credit TO the city. He trusted that the citizens
OF Washington would take a lively interest IN
tne matter, and give it their unanimous sup
was willing to sanction and assist the enter.
prise OF the people, well and good; il not, he
was In favor OF holding the fair anyhow, and
rely upon the energy and enterprise Of the peo-
pie to carry into execution the plans necessary
to insure the greatest success. Such action
would do more to stop the infamous cry of re-
moving the capital than anything else that
The Secretary then read a portion of the cir.
cular ist ued by Mr.. Leon, as follows:-It is
proposed to inaugurate in the city of WASH
Ington, in the year 1871, grand International
indu strial Exposition upon scale similar to
those that the creative hand OF genius and the
inspiring mind Of energy have recently exhIb-
tied in London and Paris.
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capital OF an immense nation that can draw
grateful tribute from a continent embracing
every production and every climate-should
require very little argument to satisfy him of
the propriety or the feasibility of this project,
startling and stupendous as il may appear
To the Judge OF Its desirableness and of its
practicablity, it is important to look to some of
the results of those magnificent enterprises
which, for the time being, made London and
Paris the dazzling centres OF the entire world
The following table, taken from oficial
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the several Expositions, in the order which
persons; in Paris, in 1s55, 5,162,O 900 persons.
in Paris, in 1862, 6,2l1,OO0 persons; in Paris
In 1867, lOWO,O0O persons. The following is
a statement of the number OF articles exbihitad
IN each:-In 1851, 1897 articles: I'm ISIS % osi
articlesi in 1862, 2o,653 articles; in 1861, 5,226
articles To that held in Paris, in 1857, there
ing one dollar at one entrance forty cents AZ
another, and twenty-five cents at the other, and
the total receipts On that one Item amour ted 10
the sum OF S2,5I7, ,62S. 90
This sir gle superficial view of tbe actus,i,ias
OF the scheme demonstrates that the investment
is profitable. The facilities of inter.oceapic
communication by steam. and the wonderfully
raPld snd vast trarsit by rail, of persons and
irelght, from the centre almost to the circum.
terence OF our continent forbid the idea of It's
mpracticability. 1T is, therefore, proposed, at
snail certify to history the will and the cana
city OF the new world to successfully compets
with the Old in all its enterprises that look 10
tne nlgnest advancement Of man, and the pro.
mouon OF commerce, time, ana art. Twenty
thousand shares Of stock, at sIOC per share
Will furnish the needed capltaI-StO ON each
snare TO be paid at the time OF subscribing, and
the balance in installments Of SIO al the dis.
crelon OF the President and Directors
1t is estimated that seven squares of ground
Will be required for the necessary buildings
streets, avenues, fountains, &C.; that 5,OOOOOj
OF persons will visit the Exposition. from
whose admission fees. say 80 cents each the
sum OF S2,5OO,0OO will be realized; that l5OOO
aIucles VIII De on exhibition, each having its
representative man, who will, il is fair to pre-.
sumo, expeHd In the city, daily, at the least,
~, tnus making an aggregate OF S5aUW thrown
lhto circulation In the city per day during the
continuance of the Exposition, in all probabili.
ty, six months; that IL Is not improbable 10 sun
pose that the average expenditure of each of
tne 5,W9OOO visitors TO the Exposition would
De, at the least, $40 or $50, thus, within the six
months, amounting to the enormous sum OF
S5OOOo,UCO or SluO,OOO,00O; that these almost
IaDulous sums OF money would be left here, In
tne city OF washington, and distributed among
It's mechanics and merchants and hotel Keepers
and professional men and property swners.
denberate calculation Justifies the declara.
ton that the shareholders would realize from
tnelr investment premium OF at least SEVENTH
nve per cent, while the pecunary advantages
10 the city would be incalcuIable Such a
movement would give an inconceiyabIe inn
pulse 10 all departments OF trade in the city,
1t would enlist the proud and warm sympathv
ana the cordial, munihcent aid OF Con gress: il
would open and multiply and beautify our
tnoroughfares; 1t would stretch out Its benefi.
cent arms around the adjoining cities OF Mary.
lano ana virginia; and 1t would invest the
capital OF the nation with permanent life and
grandeur which would render it more and
more worthy OF the name Of the first the last,
the only WAsHIEGTON.
On motion OF MIR. r. s. Davis. fifty addi.
tioDal members, TO act in concert with the com.
mittee appointed at the late meeting at the CITY
Hall, were appointed as follows:-ieneraI w
I. Sherman, Q. ID. General NJ. u. Meigs, Sur.
geOn General ]. K. Barnes, Paymaster General
b. w. Brice, Generals A. A. Humphreys, q.
ID. Ramsey, A. Il. Dyer, A. f. Shiras; AdmiraIs
ID. ID. Porter, j. A. Dahlgren, L. A. Colds.
borough, Commander N. smith, General
Robert Williams, Col. ID. f. Thomas, Z. A.
Gobright H. A: Willard. Lewis Porter, W.
w. DUNCAN. ]. w. Boteler, j. M. Edmands
w. II. Drinkard, +. s. Leon, William Hail,
W. h. Baldwin, N. Acker, Thomas Lewis, f.
Bradley, X. T. Merricf, w. B. Webo, W. +.
Mattingly, r. s. Davis, A. g. Riddle, John
Alexander, John Hitz. John voigt, ]. II. e.
vans, ID. b. CLARK, George II. Plant, DIR. q. ri.
Nichols, L. +. Clark. Thomas Blagdeu, E. M
0allaudet, William Duvau, J. J. NAV, O. ri,
CraSin, John y. Evans, Riley A. Shinn. w. T.
Seymour, and Waldemar Bodisco.
Colonel q. q. Sweetser, OF Boston, stated
tnat the business men OF that city had fayora-
bly, considered the project Of q worlds fair in
lS76, the centennial anniversary of American
Independence, but he had no doubt they would |
heartily cooperative win the citizens Of this
city in the proposed undertaking.. After an in
terchange OF views in regard to what action
should 6e taken By the committee, IL was IN.
oerstood that they should, together with the
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