, 1874-09-09


opinion Ia favor Of tho Exposition .Bclome, n
comtnittoo, consisting Of MeBsrs. Bradley, Wo1ch,
Mcrrimnn, and Craro, woro appointed to confer
With tho wooon malufaoturors on tho ady,sa-
bility OF holding Nil Exposition In Chicago. TAia
Committee Issued 4 call for
A arAsB.s .slEET1No
OF manufacturers nnd citizens gcnofnlly to ho
l,old In 1sico 4 Jaokaons Hall. aud on tho oven
"H 9.ppP GppP9nf1a sd sass G s9g n a s1 @ nass
1ncetinE, VIVA hold. At tito meeting tho aaynn-
tages which would DO derived from tho Ex-
position ,sero eloquontly SCI forth by Mayor
Mcdill, Meears Bowen and ,Nowlan, and oshors,
out ~ to What ita nature should
be. Before adiourntng tho meet,ng
appointed committee to consider tie holding
Of Il grand Industrial Exposition Ut or near Chi
connection with tbe Northwestern Woolon
Atanulaoturera' Association, and report at a
future meeting rs to location, plans Of oxpoBi-
tion, money required, etc.i also to whit upon
tho xoolon manufacturers at thcir annual meet
Ing (hcld tho following dhy) and ASSURE thom
that the people Of Chicago would aco thnt thoy
wore woll cared for IL thoy decided to hold thofr
noxt annual exposition in ths city.
THE wooLEN MANUFACTURERS
ruary. and George s. Bowon, Chairman Of tho
n,coling. introduced tho subject Of tho Expos-
tion, after which tho Jackson Hall meeting Com.
u,tttee conferred with tho mombers Of lhe moot
tng. Tho most important matter discussed ct
&. ". Gago advocating Dexter Park as the ilt-
test alto. No notion Saa taken by tho Commit
too, as thore was not quorum prooent nt tho
meeting. The Wool Association talked tho mat-
tor ovor. but decided upon nothing definite. and
thoir conference ritl the jackson Hill Commit
too was tho last oconBion In which they figured
iu connection with the Exposition.
Tho Jackson Hall Com1niltoo mot agnin foH
dnys Inter at tho ShntmAn House, and deter
f1,nt xottf al rt1.n
/ At this meeting
TIE QUESTION or rk>@z1oN
waa for tho first tima broached. 4 plan drawn
up by Mr.. II. H. Suitll, contemplating the solcc-
universal diHapproval Then nEr. DoyinYton s,s-
gcatcd tho corner at Forty-sovonth und unisted
streets, which did not meet NTH especial favor
rllon Mr.. now Commissioner, Wall, mentioned
tho lake 'front.' hut even th,a idos ad not st. iist
in its favor. Tint tho lako front Bug-
gestion was the proper one. howovor,
y, amply proved on tho evenia;g s
PASSED clear and dcllalto resolutions expressing
| Oh tue sense Of tho meeting that great Inter
State Industrial Exhibition should bo held in the
fail, commencing about Sept. ID and continuing
| four or more weeks that the Lake Park, north
OF Congress street, was tho most oligiblo hito,
| Chicago at tho Chamber of Comfnerca to sub-
acribd = guarantee eapital Of 5l50,o00. Nuu1or-
icaly
| TIE CHAMBER or COMMERCE MEETING
wae not a success. but tho character Of thous
who ettonlcd it nude up amply for
thip. Mr. Coolbaugh, who called the ucotiug
to order, Expressed himself doubtful OF tho E1-
istonco Of a public inaorsemont Of tho expoal-
tion.Hchomc. He waB followed by Horny Greeno-
baum, who took worry mc)ancloly viow Of 0hi-
cago, aud Of tue ExpoHtion'n chances Of success.
This had tho happy effect Of purging Mr. Cool
baugh Of his doubts on the subject, mud tho lat
! tor gentleman became honcofurward hcnrty
promoter Of tho scheme. Tho Mayor aud ses;;
crnl other gontlomon followed with hopeful
views Of the Espoultiou's succoss. futile as-
| tempt was inado at this meeting to change the
| location chouolI to Bpoe Just north OF Hyde
Park, Which had been offerad by tho Mayor Of
TINT village on worry generous terms. Before the
by Tho Hon. John r. Reynolds. tho tuturo SEQ.
| rotary Of the Association. resolutions wora
adopted fixing tho capital stock OF the Association
at $780, 900, in shnres of 800 euch, $50 600 to be
subscribed in each division Of tho city. A com.
mitteo Of nino'waB appointed to Bupotintoud tue
| matter Of soliciting subscriptions aud porfcctng
the'incorporRtion Of the Exposition Company,
and not least important among among the reao,
lutions which passed unanimously was the final
one which -1acldal that tho na11,e OF tho assoca.
tion to bo at once formed should bo "Ths Intor'
| Slate Industrial Exposition OF Chicago" Tic
auccess or failure OF tho Exposition OF 1878 now
lay in tho hands OF
THE SUBSCRIPTION COMMITTEE,
who, everybody felt, had hard row to hoe
Tho Committee held q n,octing OH tho 10th ol
| March at Il room hired for their accommodation
IN tho Staats-Zei:tn9 building, at which resolu'
tlons we're pissed which wero in fact a broI
tLo enterprise, tho benefits promising te
arise from which woro duly Hot forth, and Sub.
| committees wore formed, upon which dovotved
tho duties Of soliciting Observation-Disclosures from
tho representative men Of tue different branches
~ t-4f3t, 3s,
OF March, ,nootiug was held, at which the sub
committee reported the taking Of 476 out OF the
| 1000 slaseB. The intimation was also thrown
out at this meeting, probably with view Of
stimulating Subscribers, TINT there vas proba
bility Of Investors receiving fair dividends upor
thoir atock.
/ TIE GREAT DIFFICULTY
now was tho securing Of the lhhe-front aite
Tho Mayor WAS in favor Of its being leased ts
tho Association, but tho whole territory Wal
yio1s that tho Counci! would not act III the mat
tor until it WAS made clear tint nobody interest
| cd III tho property eonld raiso an ob}eGtion. Ih'
parties about tho obtninlng OF whose permission
thoro were grave doubts wero Mcssrs. Hoyuo aut
Durham, and Laaiu aud Scammon. who hat
fought stoutly against tho Lake. Front aot 0
1867 committee Of three. however, calles
upon those Rsntiomoa,. md, If they had over hat
any objections, succeeded in removing tlom. =
On tho 9th Of llarch tho Subscription al,
Organization Committee made an appeal to th
public in Iayor OF tho Association which had
good olfoct, aa ut meeting hold on tho 19th
March Secretary Nowlan OF the Committee re
ported that stock to the amount Of 3l05, ,000 Ind
beon subscribed, being nj amount sufficient tt
warrant the completion OF tho organization
which up TO TINT time had boon provisional o
temporary. An application for license hut
been n1ado OIL March II, aud the license was ro
statement tia meeting OF tho Temporary Direct
| ORA ali0urnetl and Mt tho mcoting Of tho Com