, 1873-03-04
EXPOSITION.
Meeting OF Citizens at tho Sherman
House.
Discussion Of Various Plans for
Grand Fair.
Mr.. Boyington's 100000 Crystal
Palace.

pointed At tho recent cltlZona ntaotlhB TO inYoa~
sigate tho subject Of IN exposition waa hold yos-
tcrdny afternoon at tho shornan House. Thoro
woro prosont MesBrs. II. ". Hing A. L. Taylor.
r. T. Crano, II. D. Douton, David Bradley, Geo.
". Gage.
1rr. Crano took the Chair, nnd Mr.. Nowlan
pctod as Secretary. Mr.. Crime stated tho object
Of tho mooting, and tho Secretary road tho req
olutions passed at tho Jackson Hall mootng.
Mr. II. Ii. Smith submitted q plan for tho Ex-
position, which vas that tho Doxter Park
grounds bo secured for long term Of years, and
khat thoro should bc erected thoroa grand crystal
palace costing from e250,000 to s950,00o.
Doxter park was conveniently located,
and was reached by nearly every rail-
way line In Chicago. There should bo a
company formed, with President and othor
pflcors exhibitions to bo given continuously at
Buitablo times Of tho year. Grand concerts
ror1l nls ~" o''---' Tho QUESTION uf truuBportn-
ti0n waH Of Erent lrnpoI tu..o, uilu IN tins re-
epcct Do1ter Park would DO found the best Local
uon. The Exposition should DO a uniyorsnl
ONO, and not confined to manufactures md the
mechanical arts. 1t should bo gotten up on tho
broadogt basis. THO rai1road companies woro
all favorable to tho hcllomo.
A ptnn for the Exposition Hall, drawn up by
". W. Doytngton, was exhibited, and Mr.. Doy-
tngton, who WAS present, was requested to OK
plain tho plan. Ho said 1t was designed with
reference to being located on tho southoast
corner Of Halsted md Forty-sevonth
stresls. Tho 1ongth WAS 5iO foot; breadth,
100 feat IN tho main body, and 200
feet in tho cross sections; tho lutorior wnnld he
ono story, with galleries. It contained din
lng-room and lceture-room, each G0x100 feot,
with largo number OF smaller rooms. It WAS
to ho built Of glasa and iron, and was ostimatod
to cost from 3250, 900 to e3O0,O The centre
OF the facnlo would bo surmouDted by dome
2UO feot high. Tho main section was cloar
story extending tho ontire lcngth. Ample room
would be left In tho ynrd for ouch other
buildings as might bo needed. In his opinion,
such building should bo Of permanent char
motor, and 30 constructed az to Rcrve all possible
purposes.
thought tho proposed sito too fnr off for tho
purpoaoR OF musical entertainments.
Mr.. Gngo said that the flyo railroads lending to
Dexter Park could easily curry 10000 people, who
could set there as caaily as tloy could to Union
moat in tho contre Of tho city. Tllo ground
could bo 1ensod for twonty or forty years for not
moro than 30, 600 per year. a stock company
should DO organized at once. 'IIo would tako
$4,000 Of stock, and plenty Of othors would tako
q grand HucceHs,-a busnoes mart for Chicago
and the Northwest, Tho manufacturers would
all profer Chicago oyor st. Louis to exhibit
their wares.
AIr. Lyon said TINT tho musicnl affair would 10
more successful it attempted on the scale Of tho
hrBt Boston Jubileo-with chorus OF +, 1000, and
m orchestra OF 800. He thought thoro would
be no doubt aa to tic profits Of snch an UNDER
taking. About as much could bo realized Mt
Dexter Park Us at the Lake Front Park with aix
concerts and a grand ball He had ontire faith
In tho musical part Of tho plan, If gotten up On
The right scale.
In an exposition would culninato iu grand
concert, ind he waa confident TINT tho Germans
would take hold Of It with good VIII.
Hon. ". T. Cooibnugh, who had just arrived,
jubilee would be an excellent thing aa IN auxll-
larry, but ho Has opposed to making it the chief
foaturo Of tho Exposition. Ho did not belioyo
pooplo would 60. to the Stock Yards to attond
was intended to embrace tho great manufacturing
aud industrial interests OF the Northwest. II
was on alch basis that tho business mon Of
the city would take hold OF it.
Crystal Palace ut Dexter Park would be bad for
tho musical part Of it. Tho lake front would bo
far preferable. He agreed with MIR. Coobaugh
TINT tho concerts should bo morely auxiliary.
ing could be put up in Rix months, and whether
it could bo talen down and removed without
material loss? Ho answered in the Affirmative
to both questions.
Mr.. CoolpauRu sIGEeBteu that tnbfc WCulu De
but little time to spare if it was contemplated to
hold an exposition this fall II 1t was designed
to construct permanent building for fairs, etc.,
it should bo located outside tho city limits,
wherc there was plonty Of room: II, however,
it was meroly contemplated to got up n tempo
rary exposition, tp commemorate tho rebuilding
of Chicago, then tho building should DO locatcd
on the lake front. dc doubted whether, with
plenty OF money, it would DO possible to got
permanent building roady for use noxt fall, and
10 favored n temporary building on tho lake
front.
.Mcssrs. Bouton, Boyington, Smith, aud 9TH
ers, favore1 the permanent plan, aud wero Of
tho opinion that there waa ample time,
MIR. Nowlan said Ao had talked with many
business men on the subject, and that thoy werc
oil dosirous Of having THO building located III
eilo the city. Thoy would only subscribe to tho
scheme on That condition.
Mr.: Edwards thought tint the deficiency in
this direction would be moro thnn made up by
the subscriptions Of tho railroad companies.
Central Park was urged by Alr. Jewell aa tho
best location.
Tho mootiug adjourned until this evening at
the Sherman House.
eoMpENcATI0N or TUE crh7r,e ATTORNEY