, 1873-09-25

gttol,.r Tho consultation with tho Woplen Ar
ISOLATION ,ad not resulted In anytll'ng dcllnito,
aud they voro determined to striko out for theme
[ Holvcn.
| First md foremost, before my general plan
had leon oven roughly ontliuod the qnot'tton ns
to the location canie up. II. n. Smith Ind
ii1g tho securing of tho Dexter Park grounds for
long torn Of yonrs. md the creation thereon
OF grand Crybtal ralacc, coating about s800,-
900. This site wan oxtollcd by him, Since 1t was
tlloy could get a1npio accommodations for n roa-
souabie rental. Nowhere elso could thoy
sproad themselves to M uqual extent. As for
mechanical" affair, confined to manufactnrea
md tho industrial arls, but should bc universal
IL itB nature should llave aomo "hurral " to It.
| There ought to DO grand concerts. It WIS, In
short, according to his idoa to be Jubilee on
aomewhat extentlotl scalo. wloto tho people
would llnvo littlo bottor show for their money.
Two or throo objected to tho distance Of Dox-
Tor pnrk mud thought It would botsor to take tho
| Like Front or oven Union PArk.
George W. Gago stood up for tho Doxter Park
plan, sinuo thoy could get tho ground for twenty
or thirty years ut comparatively low rental, md
tho roads running noar 1t could uasily transport
$4,000 pooplo II tlay thoro.
Thoii A1r. Architect Doy,ngton camo In pat,
with slotch which ho Ind prepared for hull
to DO located at tho corner Of Halatol aud Forty
| seventh streets.
Mr.. Cooba,1gh, who did not thon have M mucf,
faith iu tho enterprise ~ at proaont. ncgativod
the idca Of going no far away from tho hcart of
the city, If they wore merely intending to got up
bniIding Of ohieago. II tlat was tie object, no
place was better than tho Lake Front, nor did
he think it likely that, eren with ,plcnsy, Of
1nonoy,. o permanent bndng could be gottot!,
doubt was, howcyor, controyetted by ,Douton
| and Boyington, who not merely favored = por-
mnnpnt building, but thought, and tllat correct
~ that There would bo an abundance OF t'mo to
Wlilo tho Exposition, as it stands, iB romarka-
bly, FREQ from concerts and special tiinsical per
forInanceB, ita ortginators bearing in nlild tho
itlea of celebrating the rebuilding of the city,
feature iii tlioir programme. A1r. Smith wanted
! grand concerts Loi1s Wnhl thought tho chief
intcros. Of tho Exposition would lilo IN a grand
concluding coucert. and he WIS satisfied tho Cor
mans would tako bold Of tho nluttor most hearti-
ly; Mr. Lyon lad great faith In tho musical pnrt
Of the plan, and thought 1t would 10 most Blic-
ceHBf1l with chorus Of 5000 md m orchestra
of 800: So Mr: Wahl favored the Lake Front, be.
evou Mr.. Coolbangh, while opposed TO mailing
tho grand concert or jubilee tho chief feature Of
tho exhibition, thought It would DO Il most yal,a-
ablo auxilinry. But he did not think tho people
would go to Tho Stock-yardB to linten tn music.
Ths meeting showed 90 much diversity OF
opinion III to tho rlacu, and no much yaguonesB
NJ to tile real objoct Of tho Exposition, that It Is
rather surprising to find, at tho nleoting Of the
Committee ut the Sh. r1nan lIonso tho next ovop-
ing, Mr. II. II. Taylor offering tho following
CLEAR AND DEFINITE RESOLUTIONS,
! Which wore adapted without dobate:
R<sotrtd Tint It a the Of thia Committee that
srs' III nnfa tn ~ s,u f,, ~ so1,
1cncinB on or about Sept 10, and continuing four OF
Resoirfd, That tho main object Of the Exposition
should bo TO exhibit III syscn,ic arrangement, in o',e
iinmense collection the products Ct a' kins Of me re-
cintiia H. nsoII,nin nnu Of ,a'arrcra nues yen
Goa tHt1tuMute. M pst.h; nti M ~ ~ ~;
rnu a u tu usnrss " ~ ~ m forna w
sli Tt e ii,e ~ H. ,,ou oiicrt nf tbo Exno
atia sh,5 o nv aovc I tha ,anaoncnt ,houii so
urnvin anI 9or mssat tn and osfer nonsr enter
nen.s nam also e1ute.ato tIt @ s mn VIZ ~ ~
na',1nrate rra;'l iiyoatork exhibition. to be- held In
s1on sn9 esns u en'e'e' au''AH 'n' "f' - ''0 Npo
nrso,red. That t]e E1posttton should 10 naonal
stos una a. countries 70 eorny ~ s'ga a, 70
n1 tnat ,r 1rcne mi from nhpo,d be atarca II MaI
anu .as GMi I. au =" '1 r. ao,,oi
Wesomo nyrs hvsn.t"plo ecraien Aha
Ill 9Ssfy ssShge,; @ IN Tin o,or ~ t,u co,nm,,t.e ,bo
sl'goo iqeHin for s,s "a Exposition ~ H. is
rr @ o sn9n sue nr n M preu Barned ne
nsr tue heart Of the cy nSar io een,ra ernat IL it oi
~ INC stfeeear ana onhlps ,a ns8, ~ W. wel' = " Ms
hots's aes nj II the railway deYo'a AMI ssos'asoss a':
s ee"!re red Tssat such location on o 1ake Front will
ho equally asesssbie rom Il ivi*ions Ind sbnrhs q
snc sa a.u o s azdns a,l sors from aroa mud
espoeaIly rcnisr feastle the aiyg Of evening enter
taineuts, thus not only eafging the SOURCES Of rev.
enne, but enabling Tho business man tho 'neehanse
the clers the hhoriHg man. ana sheir 1annAest co
prsing mora than tincenths o. tue Fopaauoh q te
s a It's m 70 eos no sino o. no
after evening" nt little or no cost for trhnsporsno1
and without Infringing gu ne hours oi aoor or pns~
nez Rxar.d ni Ta IN III u ouiou of tis Committee the
Increased recsisa rrstinp from s,,ch acccseiGe CEN
tr.i 1noot{on ~ tho Fvrouon with ia nf,1rt n1u