New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-14

mem Won set Won want 100000 10 pay for this snd
will be one OF 100 10. sign check for tho amount as
donation. fAppauseI want no return, except Ia inc
actual construction and Full completion OF this proposed
magnificent buildings monument 10 merosni'e %"
terprise in New-Yo-t. r wat to know that Hbas sue
| cess. iAppiausel.
John r. Henry also made rensSSk or two fayorng the
project and urging Othrs 10 subscribe He WsS oio"eu
by the Hon Samuel Sloan, who said IN part;
have fun confidence In this eDteryyse, aud am VIII.
ing do oil my power 70 further IT, Ihere H9 q.
seems thai they do Il with hesitation. mink, Mr. TINS
is one OF the institutions which we ought 70 have ~ view
York. All our interests requSe IT, we BOX W '"""
Senator Benedl,t said in part: T. It possible that IN
be raised for such gigantic ana glorious enerpiss ~
this am greatly grained a what ny s1ounS he
circle OF friends and pick ost at once tho otne
% who will with him Dc paonS m Ond one hundred
TO contribute thi7 sum. Is IL possible thaI se"
hope this thing carried pcrtinacoasy iorwar~
have not studied these details but am sure Inc isy ro
Of New York do less than this for their city
SPEECH OF GEN. AsPISwAhL.
Gen. Lloyd Asplnwall spoke next the only dissenting
voice during the evening. Ho said In part
GENTLEMEN While I desire throw nocold water
upon an enterprise which, II successful would undouDt
edly carry out the most sanguine expectations OF us
promoters yet at the time have not seen enough
20 make mo think that this vast amount OF money can
be raised.
We must leave aside when We TO millions our
personal feelings OF patriotism and desire Tor the
ACCOMPLISHMENT city. Mr schel has made very
generous offer 1t would be a good investment as well
for him those who join with him but that 10 only
O small part OF the money that is TO be raised
Now l think those figures presented to MS are 700
large and ponderous for to attempt to anayze them
even IN my own secret thoughts. and should require
before expressing any opinion. to go into them as
wond 20 into my operations, ca1efnuy, sysIemAu
do not think we owe all to the City Of NewYork
m oar s nceSors the men who had the ability and fore
sight IN that by investing money mere nave maro
glance TO her, yet at the same time
think our ancestors have much claim upon cur CITY
as our city has upon them and think In an enterprise
OF this kind ought not to resolve anything upon nu
assembage OF twenty-five fifty men around dinner
table, but must go TO the minds and POCKETS OF
greater number than We have here tO-nght.
We must get into tho confidence OF those men who can
cSrnpHs aS affair Of this kind in the light Of paying
institution and can confirm the practical trutn OF the
who read GEN Owens speech. feel great deicacy
I'm speaking subject because am not IN nocord
with very many Of the promoters OF this enterprise
think it offers many serious difficulties for which other
cities do not furnish parallel. . -.
The Paris exhibitions were not as rule snccess, put
were helped through by Government and we know now
those things done In France The Vienna exhibition
Rms when we have question Of millions before US,
we got to down to dollars and cents aad az
subject. AS an enterprise. 1 should Ike 20 see the
project succeed. PeUuniarlly, have my doubts Inc
scheme must confess, looks 10 me rather ohmericaL
A Heightened and animated discussion followed this
speech which participated In by nearly all present
During continuance j. f. Henry Of Brooklyn Suaran'
teed TO raise 81 In his city, for he said that
they had men like Low, Chttenden, and Beecher
who could raise more than any men In TINS country
Congress was asked to 100000 for steamships In
addition to thus NewJersey would give much more,
and New England would also help
The following subscriptions to the stock OF the
company: