New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-02
A NEW GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS TO BE MADE.
WEALTHY CITIZENS WORKING TO SECURE A GRAND
znOIOGICA GARDEN.

EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS TO BE MADE.
WEALTHY CrzxNs WORKING TO SECURE GRAND
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
"What is the full meaning of your reference
in TIE TRIBJ a geological society," asked re-
porter recently, of wm r. Martin. president OF the
Board of Park Commissioners.
at MEANS" replied Mr. Martin, " that a nuH.ber OF
wealthy citizens have formed geological sociey and
have agreed with the Park Commissioners as yet nerey
verbally to take good location in Central Park ana
maintain large geological collection Iais Is what we
have desired for me and the cooperation OF such
society with the administration Of the public parks Is
deemed the only practical way of securing collection
OF animals worthy of the OF geological garden
"Ihe basis of the arrangement will be similar TO that
exstingi in the Of the Museum Of Natural History
and the Metropolitan Museum OF Art The department.
has hed these societies with buildings III OF near
Central Park The society makes and cares FOR the col
lections and has day on which members only are adj
free days given 10 the public ana
other days a small price of admission is charged.
I'VE have desieed have the animals cared FOR by
similar society but the department alone cannot under
take the expense of erecting the buildings. Ana the
only practical TO enlist the interest OF CITIZENS
and esrc Tally OF sipmasters and shipping merchants
By this means have built up the great geological
collections OF London and Amsterdam. Animals
do not cost much originally. 1t is the cost OF
alton that makes them expensive. We have just
been offered bear in Colorado. but y would cost us
shipnastcrs and owners should become interested In
geological garden they would opportunities wlile III
foreign OF securing rare ANIMALS, ana wouu reel
reconpeDsed for the trouble OF transporting the animals
by the aeknOwedg ment and credlt thcy might eAct 10
receive from the society. Now we are Keeping III Cen
tral Park kind Of hotel for menagere animals We nave
some animals OF our own which have gwen 10
ana in tie Winter glad TO keep over the cOlec-
tons crcUses ara nageries We furnish the housing
and the ana The owners pay loF Lie loou vi 'e
beasts aud birds.
in $50. William II. Asplnwall, Hamilton lisa and
Others formed corporate geological society "r was
dissolved because satisfactory arrangements could not
made with this department. They found u dhcuil 10
get site III the Park and ney were not to be allowed 10
charge admission fec WITHIN the pfrsel year Cyris
W Field, James Nj. Constable and ohcr clliL'ns nave
formed Ia geological society. Dun. iae summer they
gave Park Commissioners nouce nat they had MED
consultations with There seems 10 he no obstacle o
success. These gentlemen TAX OF making an expenditure
o! between aud hundred thousand dollars. Ihcy
have spoken Of sending conpeicni persOn 10 Europe To
The great geological gardens VI the "uru, ana
furnish data for guidance here
I've have talked the subject VI site ana the gen
era outlines OF the pan but nothing between W. 10 yet
placed paper, Tie site selected Tor thc NolOH'c'i
garden a tract OF twenty acres on the "ss SIDE ui The
Park Just above the Ninety sXih-st gate THIS Is not
lar from the Natural History Building Washington
SQUARE contains between and eleven space
ice as large the square viii make an ample garien
Tho lay ground excellent for the purpose Ihcro
woodland. level ground, low ground, warm south
slope and plenty Of water.
The society the expense OF enclosing the
grounds aud OF erecting the buidiDgs which VIII he sub
ataniial but Of them above Que story III height
EVERYTHING will be made conform artistic plan,
and structure Will be erected which VIII appear Ike
building in tho park ODstruct the gensai Iiew OF the
park f1Oln tbs avenue. The society will have day FOR
Itself day will be gwen to the public po-sby Sat
urday sunday and on other DAYS small nduisson
fee vii! be chargcdlO cents or 20 cents, certainly not
more than 70 The price uiay he graded FOR the
days which admission zee Is charged IN Europe.
The gentlemen will probably be ready to put the enter
prise under way early i'll the spring.