The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

The General Committee for the consid-
| Grafton OF the pr0priety of holding Cen
tennial Exposition in this city, COM
mencing July 4, 1876, met yesterday at
p. NJ. at the Board Of Trade rooms.
The Secretary read communication
from Henry Probasco To the Chairman
of the Committee, in which was eX-
pressed strong desire for Centennial
Exposition. a- ..-
The report of the subcommittee, con-
sisting Of Mayor Johnston, l.. Barney,
w. 7. Bishop and Joseph kinsey, was
read. 1T stated that the committee had
consulted large numbers OF prominent
citizens and representatives oil the differ
ent trade and business organizations and
4 had decided that they are satisfied "that
it would be Tor the interest Of this city
that it would be greatly pi..Ictiy6 OF
benefit to our annual Exposition, to be
opened and dedicated on the 4ih day OF
July, in place OF the first week of Sep
tember, which has heretofore been the
period selected Tor suoh a demonstra-
| tion."
The report further suggests that the
city when carried one-tOurth of the ma
tional prizes in the Vienna Exposition is
a suitable place>for u cenlennia. exhlbi-
tion, and expresses satisfaction that the
custom Of annual exposltioDs here has
| result, in bringing about similar GUS
toms elsewhere, and says: .......
"The fact that a great demonstration
| will be made at Philadelphia, which we
| trust and believe will be success, does
| not in the least initiate against the bod
| ing Of other tXpositioDs west OF the AL
legheny Mountains. There is this pro-
| priety in having more than one EXPOSE
/ lion at that time. Philadelphia repre-
| sents the old thirteen States which were
in existence on the 4th oil July, i7I6.
"CiuciMDati and other western and
southwestern cries, is the capital OF
nearly double that humber of States
| which have been called into existence
1.sinoe that date. We may say here that
| there Is not space enough in the Pbila-
de!phia Exposition, rs its managers have
declared, for the demand made upon it
from foreign countries, and that Ameri-
can interests, therefore, require that
there should be other opportunities at
forded on the same day oil o like char
acier.
"We would, therefore, suggest to your
| committee that those friendly to II change
OF the time OF meeting IN 1915, from Sep
| tember to July, do respectfully memoir.
alize the Exposition management to take
he necessary steps TO thatend. We have
every cOnuueHce III IHe BOOu JuuSIHeht
Of the gentlemen upon whom rests
the responsibility of a decision Of
this Question, and believe If there
is thai manifestation Of public opinion
in favor Of our views, that they w,ll NOT
hesitate TO carry out the clearly pro-
! nounced wishes OF both Boards of Coun.
Gil, and OF that overwhelming mass oil
| American citlzens, whose feelings of pa
triotism will not be satisfied except by a
| grand demonstration on day that will
never occur again in the memory Of any
man or woman now living. With these
suggestions we submit this report to the
general committee"
/ The report, after a brief discussion
was adopted, Mr.. Henderson declining
to favor 1t on the grounds that he had
not been authorized to do 80 by tAe Ex
position Commission Of 1916, which he
represented.
The draft of proposed bill authoriz
ing the City Council to issue bonds lt
the amount Of $500, 900 for permanent Ex
position buildings, and TO appropriate
park or other public grounds tor the sits
Of such buildings. was read, and the sub
committee instructed to endeayer to pro
: cure its passage in the Legislature.