New-York tribune., 1874-12-22
W.YORK IN THE CENTENNIAL H.


EXIIipITION--A GREAT SUCCESS ANIIciPATED.
TO the Peo,le Of Ner- York: The undersigned,
your feIlowiizcns. mpellrd thereto Ivy sense OF dy
take the liberty Of addressing to few words about
the coming cccbrationi OF the Centennial OF American
Independence.
In 1871, tho American Institute OF this cify ana tie
franklin Institute Philadelphia. the Councils OF tlo
latter city, the Legislature with nany
citiz"ns Of different sections OF the country hr"sh inns
subj ct to the attention OF Congress That body ar'cr
due dclibcra'i0n decided that the movement was
proper onr, and in the preamble 10 Ia" Law making pro-
visions tlins celebration, did comrnd tho sdic
| TO the puOpC.
TIC letter nI spirit OF tho law show that Con grc's
intended that the celebration should bo broadly national
! IN IT. character, for IL ntrn-t"d the management To
Commissioners 10 br chosen froh t''c s'srral States anu
r. rrliuries AMI provided that the leading feature Oi tho
ceremonies should be Il national AMI international OK
b,btion of arts. Manufacturer and the product OF the
soil and mine, "to BE- rondn,hd urdr The "n'Irs o'
| the G. Jyrrnnient of the Ulitcd SLitcs."
The Commission to direct the celebration anu rxN''-
hon wa, institute accoiliucly in the snmrn"r "i Iol
But II discovered that that body VAS wanting
10 authority to raise the necr>'ary capital Tor the cree
lion Of bindings AMI other proper preparations. To sup
ply need Congress- In 1s2 crrat another corpora
on known the Centennial Board of Finance. clothed
with the right to raise capital not Exceeding slOOoO"W
BY selling it, own capital sto:h In slreS o. $40 carh'
accompanied with tho rsht to one VOTE for each ,ro
| in the election Uf directors.
ltc an OF JIly 1885, the prorcr authorities Of tho
cry of Pnadrlpha, In lr presence Of the President
OF United safes Ivy her social representatives., and
vast gathering OF the people, rrcIra'l To the Chrd
states Ccnlcnni'i Cou'nSsi"n deed ''aing t" sad
450 acres If ground IN FIirm0unf Park, for
tho srs AMI purposes Of the sal Centennial Exhibition
Then aga'n. Congress- at its last session, "lo ad'
herring 20 the pcicy Indicated in s iws of lo'l anu
Is7s that tie capital ncces,nr! for preparations should
arise from the voluntary contributions OF the people,
passed law facilitating the RAISING OF capital, and
another providing for tho admission Of articles for
hlbon iiom foreign conhiIicS free OF duty ami
another in the inlnWrg terms to wit: "Tnf the fr'e
raics i,.,m .iu aoh rnrilI invitation To the Govern
mcnts ions :" il" Iei":"nt" ana tax" phrf
H. The 'Juii Exnb. ion - BE- hci at Pdil"ir
oniI mir,r tho ar.Icr, of the v,rn.icnt ot tho
lnicd -i,'"> ~ IN" ,rr l'i." an'i "" aro informed
inrt th,t c,ri; ,:;sti,n. under horii'n OF the
I-int. Li- zone oat 10 .ii tho cv'iz'd hI''ons Vi
tn wOrd. go .
bic 'grr fr"n Tie foregoing l'Ii oir - thit tnD
people -, ,>rihncn ~ -" Ln"', >L.tc- must &C.
comp,h fu- ii!r:. wni"h t!ir mt, f"id all ih' world
;cy intend i,. srdL haii ;inE great country
or hIng upon h.n"ivr. tNr n, rrrroarh of the p'opo
,ad (,yrru,,i.,, Otter cia.ri be 5 awakcAhl-
l., inc nri, III own poop" cP iNr oi !u'ull'i-
non and n."r hr".i'" oi the a'I;iir Ano'r.l con,
ciu-in : TAT tins unnc,tahhg hating been Initiated
hy Coz, srcs. ana .d ln'rIt' Laws, ami urlrr TN
"%c,y >iat, of hc Unoii may be represented, must b,
and Is "r.srly n,i!'ii IN ~ rhdr1r' ans, our slito
and her ~ Mctr'pi'I~ Should DO AROUSED 10 tuclr
| +, ,pomsiylitirs III tlii> ,Onnrcton
In vry OF an The, c,. !cri,ns feel c0nstrainct
70 ur,ss upol cacn yOu the Necessity OF extent
M such material aid rs ,"u can aijTd tJ"1rd making
| up states Guha :
A. T., tbr ,ur:c.s OF the sxhhiion. We feel warranted
in 81, ng ina. wIr pa. J ln;urof has been aw ,krnod.
n me ,,i'"' o., n'sny i & N r ,rh H Sis+ss,; 'a
nearly cIitl m IN" eai!rn srdt' set apart Tor the
t'ned S.:l:t-. VI, hay -dh!Ccn reason - believe tid
III the 1rr'rInrni- Vi n''.u ~ :, M y! III 'i,r, r,lf,t.
aud naiGrii rroiu 'ton". the display W ba grandcr
than aIly tni /. OF IN, kInd i!crct"i rc witrcssct
Thc indications to display from fotelgn coun
ri,@ at da", year and nall IN advance OF the be
paIrd by he managers Tr f"l"wi ins ,ncd countries
nave tairn aron 10 W.T.; ihs q irin'n Emire nt' &C.
ccptci AMI has npr"M'"i rcnlin!s'loi'r- rslcnl IN
upuulu, Il Comm s,uuvr ana IT ~
provide deirhying the cost O transport on of goo
nrcrp,,:r II the inyitai., mas brcn communicated
by trrgrarl bIt me- P'rirn'rs are 2t hMoa Ia
Au.lr,ila. Nc@Hnland. T,,uInia lilt otiris OF tho
Au,trailrau I,l,nts cxd.hoa. OF unusual complec-
rs: ,r. ANA m,,nr Of m'nufrurr r. and artisans nave
solicited space IN the cxhib"n buildings. ieGo,crn-
mems central America lnd Soith Amcri'a have maui
ic.trd special interest Ia the t\hitpn, AMI The Prsi.
dents inyicn ns teen aGsi ,n BY rr" una
ton. Bsazt, r"n"znl', Etnadr cnu, G.ti"inaia, ami
been aprirtci ana money approprat"i Tor their cx.
ren.rs Mexico. iioninra'. an iityii have also ac-
tions have made application for space. In adition.
!nc Nethrlland- B.iui. IAnrra, the s.nlwrh I,lats,
Cnna japan ami s"itZrrland nave accepted the invita-
| non. Spain has accepted and appointed Sr,r Emilio
res,dc1t c"nlrsoner al Inc Amrriran Ex.nit,on
Az we understand II. there Was no intention 10 Snaps
Centennial Owr'iiOns wh sp"t idl rc.crcucc to rcni-
bursting suuscrnc,s to the stock; hut clrcun,tanrr,
have shaped H. affairs t,t this result is Tito prob
able Tns al iscs from the tact that the Cy OF Fm,-
driphia and the s'ato OI Pennsylvania not having tue
right 20 subscribe 10 t stool oI the Crnrnnal Corpo.
ton have appropriated s260o,D' 'r the erection Of
| certain buliing whlcn ha, tno - give the stuck
holder, tc use OF tnrre OF lh. - n!r.! building lrre
thc hutiu VIII cost iuicn les, tht wa aniiciplc..
greatly strengthened by t!n results OF certain local
| cxhlplton., recently hell la this country
1t Is proper 10 renark also tlat w' regarding tho
exIraordiary contributions OF Philadelphia ~ spird
I'm some measure by he expectation OF incidental beu
rts you shoui not forget mat Ncwiork Is also to b.
beneficiary, Ii Will not be denied that y-iors - the
bon from foreign coduirs, with rir. c>'"ptions. will
vsitOrs from remote part. country ana lhs
will rendered ull the uorc certain because Of the ud.
mraDle railroad arrangements already DESIGNED by the
Centennial managers and Col. scOtt Of the Irnnsylvaua
Company tO w.t. that through trains te.ween New'fork
aud the Centennial grounds are to b. iurnse VI slt
an,lc capacity HId elegant equipment moving frc-
queny and AZ such great speed WIZ" rates 80 moderate,
~, 10 r. ndcr II matter OF little concern to visitors To
the exhibition whether their lodgings be III Philadelphia
XII anoyo these merely selfish considerations stand
others which toIch our prine and sell Respect
our works OF art and manufacture aud products OF the
Space IN the buildings Tor tins parpo,e will require
capital and we are ssre that eou wl!I not ronscp tna
ducts Of wheh we are 80 proud, sal Occpy space iur
nshcd by the CAPITA! Of other sa.es; nor VIII you
claim reduction III your share Of the capital because
OF the surplus furnished by the people Of Pennsylvania
That balance must stand for tue reiot OF and
needy States. VINO can realize no incidental benefits.
Tne truth IT, cllUwcltizcns, there IL but Of rem
dcriuR position III this matter satisfactory our
selves aud cre0itab!e IN history. and that prompt
OF our fll part In the CEREMONIES that
| to commemorate the touIdiDg OF our Republic.
Peter Cooper, Alex. L. Stewart,
Vim. II. Evarts, WIN. {. Bry aut,
Cyrus W. Field. VIM Il. DJigr,
Moses Taylor, X. T. stOrrs, ID. d.,
john Taylor Johnston II. W. blOcuni.
bdmuc sloan, DAVID DLcy Field,
Fred. y. Winston. n. NJ. BeckwIth,
jackson y. schultz, William Is. DlnrlnOrc,
A. LII. Barney, Geo. OpdJkc
RuUcrt LsnnUx Kennedy, William Orton
August Belmont. Abram 4. Hewitt,