, 1873-09-25

manufacturers WIN In hold meeting thin werk
i wna PROGRESSED I" jain iaare viii, shu, md orss'zo
ar. Bradley, If tho isrn, nf Tnrst 4 Dradiny, ru,l
TINT hH hu1l'o t1nd lcritri IN kb hold Of .lt matter,
;irsl's,g articles for exhibition, aud also subscribing
Ar. i. e. welc'' wns Of Tho opinion tint an Expo
sn tlsr rrc % Tint y r. T. s f,as As wn, h" Hs si
louis eo1 do Chicago H''rey nord nut hesiiato 10
sHyora gentlemen oxrcspcd the belief that olltcaro
could gst 'r an Exposition aa successfully as cinciil
Il q. Wrlrll m,ovcl lilo nrroinmcnt of a committee
to confer with tho wport manufacturers o1l Thurstlay
nrx, with rt!trenrc to te nyisnbty IF holding nj.
Espnsition n Chicago Aueh Cauutstee to hAye power
u rnfl meeting n nhIlufacthrers with yIuw to er-
fT'inE le1Nl1ncnt organization. The motion waa
a'r'" ind Mssru. Dra.lley Wclcl,, aTerrinla1,, aid
Committee.
THE MEETING AT RICE JAcKBnN's HALL.
ThoHe gentlemen, aftor cut,auitation, decided
10 isaua Gull for masH-mooting If manufac-
l'terh md cltzcilB generally, To bo hold III Rico
II .1acksun's Hall, which hal beon deserted by
tho ininstro)u, and was ono OF tho most nvail-
able places In tho city Central 1Inlf WIS too far
own Oh tho South Side, ind 1t WAS hoped that
tho meeting would be too large for tho sizo OF
any ordinary holel parlor. Such, howaror, did
not prove to DO tho case. Tim. particular Febr,t-
hry evening was chilly, stormy, and damp' Tho
weather auspices woro unfayornble. Tho notice,
too, had boon brief. The audience caulo strag-
Cling in, one by one, making, III the little
tloatro, show poor enough to lInvo
driven my manngcr to distraction. Tho
Mayor WIS rresent, and also, an
matter of course, AIessrs. Crane, Bowen,
Wolci,, Bradley, Nowlst', and Merrinan. Tho
meating was orgnuizcd, OF Mr.. Cranes mo
ton, by olcctinE Mr.. bradley MS Chairman, WHO
Invited the scattered fow to taks coats In front,
to c3oso up their ranks and make AZ good show
ns possible.
Mr.. Nowlan, who actcd as Secretary, opened
thc ball by stating that tho Wool-G Growers Asso-
catiun WIS to meet Oil tho following day, aud
Lie object Of tho meeting WIS for the 1nnnufac-
Jurors to nl,ito with them lii holding MI Exposi
tiou similar to thoBo III Cincinnati md other
citics. Such enterprises had proved profitable
Wherever held. Ton yenrs previously AIr. Dratl-
ley Ind tried to orgapiZo something of the kind
il. tho city, but the plan lad failed of ACCOM-
rlislula,t. An opportunity WAS HOW offered,
ho"e,er, to got up good Exposition, and to
erect q permanent building.
Mr. Bowen HAil that he believed I'M industrial
Exposition, which should be III eyc:s why worthy
II the Garden City, could Ie arranged for and
sarrled ont with fo'y little difficulty; Three
Sea!s heo 1he "ooen mantlaetllern ned nc MI OK
Position III tile Clty Of Clnclntlati. The aiialr
@ maa III eSery Way gfanti success, anu iron Go
Cuo 70 !ov, ouo people tan sih'teu II daily. Tug
tIy lad been greatly benefited BY it, anl it Ind
tcen amply repnid for tho uutlay Of the few
tloisa1ad aGllais II t'ad gwen ~ encourage It..
week atier me 1lrst oShlbltion meeting "as held,
which had Blnce proved Il great BuccesB. Now
TINT two years had elapsed Aince the city had
leon destroyed BY fire, a'lh during tltnt time
we hau uearl} recovered from Tue effects OF tue
eaa,nlts, Ao lilou?llt y Monla pe hsost appro-
i'rlisc 10 avo sn Exhlhltlon, to open hero on the
MAMiSefsasy ,i y oi oax Are: such al Exposition
Non'd draw many thousands Of people to the
Eits, nnd Sa they would bring with them from
S:a'ooo.uoo to S5,Uoo,ouu, which woud be left
1efo lor our peheAt' We Should, ly menus OF
tScn an enterprise, become more thoroughly nc
'!aa'nsea %ith our nSii manufacturing interests,
naa oe abn m 20 learn the rcal strength OF onr ro-
ioarces: mo sl;oulu. alho senrn of our nolgil-
l:nEs hs WeA' anu he WAS therefore heartily III
lti0T ol lilo enterprise. n9 ulu not hoe why WD