New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
WHO PAYS THE BILLS.
PHILADELPHIA AND PENNSYLVANIA TIE CHIEF PAY
MAS1TgS-wUAT THE PROFITS MrsG BE.
From TIE NcU Century for Woman, June .

MAslInS :, THE PROFITS G. Mr vs. BE.
As no power for raising money by any method
or in any lOr was made by tine first oct OF Congress
providing for holding tho lnernaiional Exhibition The
City o! Phad lpha provided for the preliminary eG-
penses OF tie United S,aes Commission by appro-
priating, Two different occasions, the sum of S75OQo
Upon the organization o. the Centennl? Inard OF RI
nance under the second act Of Congress. the Commission
allotted tn Sl0000O00 which was To form the cantal
stock % that body among me scvera STATES ana e itlf
torres 0 the Union, according 10 reputation The aol
meats n stock made this basis were lot responded
to in te subscriptions 10 any extent cNcel" hN the c-
zens OF Philadelphia. Final efforts nr raising the sun
mich was to ne capital SOCK G6 f t
amount ~ SD 80 has been subscribed by citizens of
'r1.,|cS H.; ,i,a St1ia of tLc rcm,,njnr S6b7IoO
100000 ras been subscribed hy the STATE Of New
Jersey, 10000 Ivy the Sa,e of NewHampSlire $4,000
by the State 81 Connecticut, $4,000 by me sat %
Delaware, 5000 by The City o wilmington, DELI ana
the remaining t92 30 by the total suiHcrpiCns Of the
citizens and orptions OF all the other States and Ter
rltOIias Of the Union.
STATE Of Pennsylvania has appropriated OOOOo0, and
the CIV Ph ndcIpha $500 600 which NOT Iere-
EH HSS 10y na nd The S CITY OF Thadopha has Sr
appropriated - 100000 for the erection Of Machinery
Hall and Horticultural Hail. which als" are not repre-
scned 10y shares OF capital stock. but ar gtS 10 the
Exposition. ON the lGt Of February, 1870 he act oi
proyiSo that before any dividend o. the pohs a,l-nS
nom the Exhibition should De paid {" the 81 cE,oic",
Ina amount should be returned 20 The tni.cd states
In addition TO the srrs ilus provided e0s co has
been received in donation the general rnr'sc of the
Exhibition, ard patriotic women OF the country nave
cOutIibur for the erection OF the Wcmcn's Buid'rH e
sin OF <3l lGl As The substantial ad rcrdI,i hy ne
Wome's Committee is repics uet by SOS 400 ~ ca'H!
stock; through free gifts to the Board oi Finance,
$500 ST. and by sB!cs Of medals. c365 -: t".si
an0unt SllO77O Il. To this must be added - 62l ~
contributed by Of Pennsylvania Directly ~ Tie
Board Ol Hu.DCe, and also - $50 IL stock from Penn
sylyania women not passing through tie "omcnS Dc
parnncut. .,
The Board of Finance W IN the approval nf the Uinrd
States Centennial C0mmi on, have made contracts Tor
concessions Tor Restaurants and Other COuNCucncS,
which II e5ti9It d viii yield In their fuTi rtfnt ne
sum of 100000 TIE Beard OF Finance estimate tne
whole cost uf tine Exhibition at SSJDOOuo, when ~
cudos c of al tie buildings aud all ihc cNlcapi.
lures tbc Exhibition from lis opening uhi!l
It's cUsa. H will thus be seen thai far ~ the means
OF carving tbs great national woik have been
furnished, the Guy OF Philadelphia and state
Of PENNSYLVANIA have been the chief pdvmdS-
ters, having given I'm ali, Si3721SO. II VIII be
further That in order 10 make IL completely success
ful and also reIIUnCrHio tbc rioCkhcidiS anu INC
United States Cover nucnt, tie sum oi SJ1Ouo"p "li
needed thc receipts for admissions an '." sale
OF the buildings, other th those erected by ,hc safe
of Pcnsy wanna and The CITY al Pm'ad. pAia, Wich Ia
lari or N whole will remain memorials OF the great
celebration.
The aIuo,.nt received 10y Mrs. l.. d. Gillespie nom
W0mcn's Centennial Committees Tor tie u~c a. :hcr De
partng nt raid To the TREASURER 81 NOJn't TX Gu
1--WE Committee, Mrs. Alec &. LtiBs, il Tol,5OO a.
This Is inclusive OF Tho 81 as ala over 10 q
Board OF Finance for he erection Of Nomuifs Bnldins