New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-09
PREPARING FOR THE woRLDs FAIR.


MEETING OF THE COMMiTIEE-A BILL VI iNN''
PoRATIoN PREPARED.
The Worlds Falr Committee held IT'S hrs' Ia"
meeting last evening in parlor + OF the Flu" Avenue
Hotel About sixty members were present ihci"u-
ing the permanent president. Henry U. oIepp"s'
Thurlow Weed. +. L. Talcott, Elwood T.. Ihornc'
VIM. A. Cole. Mortimer G.. Addoms, Ruius hatcn'
the secretary, W. H. c. Price; Ex-Governor AVer'i'
of Connecticut VIM. III. Post, of Hartford; ores'u'
Cleveland, H. f. Smith, Kentucky W. IL Mofrcn'
Ex-Governor Stafford. of Arizona: General j. Partie
Postels Delaware the Hon. a. l.. Roach, OF indlana
T. c. Caskin, of Tennessee the Hon. Henry BITTER
field. of PENNSYLVANIA; Senior V. Garetta. of Spain
and Dr. E. p Rowland, of Washington. The enter
prise las reached the documentary stage of develop
ment When the members strolled III few moments
before the opening hour. their attention was drawn
to small piles of pamphlets and announcements
resting on the table. One pamphlet called an ad-
dress to the people of the United States, summar-
ICES the business already transacted to further the
object as also the circumstances connected with its
invitation to Judge Htons Committee Of Thirty
10 confer with the Committee of Five Hundred, and
the declnation. This address was sent out from
the Headquarters of the Worlds Committee, room
49, st. Nicholas HOTEL to the Governors OF the
different States. and the Mayors and prominent
citizens Of all the principal cities of the country.
Another pamphlet entitled IAN act to authorize
and provide for the holding Of nm International
Exhibition of Arts Manufactures and the Products
of the Soil and Mine, in the City Of New
York, I'm the State of New-York, in the
year 1888" is what Congress VIII be asked
to adopt by way of Incorporating the enterprise
Mr.. Ialcott, for the Committee on ste ior tne
Worlds Fair, reported no progress, and asked Tor
time Privately he said that It was not true that
the committee had even unoficiay approved the
selection of the MorninRside Park. Mr. Addoms,
for DR.. Crosby, chairman of the Committee on Clas-
sificatiOn asked for more time, which was granted
The bill which Congress will be asked TO adopt was
next reported, and there was "A general desire TO
have Ii tabled without q reading. but Elwood Il.
1hOrne said he would like to have 1t read, ana the
Secretary entertained the meeting with seven
printed pages. Mr.. Thorne offered q resolution TO
counterfeit the influence of resolution adopted by
the Hilton Committee Of Thirty declaring that IL
was not advisable to fix date for holding the fair
until site had been selected. Mr. Thomes resolu-
ton, which was adopted reaiirmed the deternlna-
ton TO hold the fair In 1888 year having slgnlh-
canoe as the centennial of the ending of the war for
independence, and recommending that september
% aud November 20, 1880, be days of special cee-
bration., Thurlow Weed offered the name OF fetei
Cooper for honorary membership In the committee,
and Mr.. Cooper was elected with applause. Brief
speeches were made by several gentlemen from
other States. Mir. Butterfed. of Pennsylvania,
SAID the people of the country would second the
citizens of the City of NewYork IN the project, but
that the latter must first show that they were
united and free from dissensons. gentleman
asked how it happened that Oves,er Cleveland had
been invited TO speak. Since he was a member OF
the Hilton Committee of Thirty he could not be ex-
pected to sympathize with the efforts of the Com,
mittce of Five Hundred. Mr.. Stebbins replied that
Mir. Cleveland was not specially Invited to be pres
ent, but that he was welcome and that the meeting
would welcome expressions of opinion from any
citizen interested In the worlds fair project SenCr
Garetta said Spain would do her part toward max
ing the fair successful. Mr. Thorne suggested the
first Tuesday of every month the regular time for
holding committee meetings. MIR. Darling amended
the proposition TO make the time the first Monday
because. as he said, Monday wash day aud the
women not very socable at home. The COM
mittee approved MIR. Darlings wisdom by adopting
the suggestion and the next meeting will be held
the first Monday evening in October at the West
minister Hotel.
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE TO GREAT BRITAIN.
A new line OF steamships to ply between New
York and Barrow-in-Furness will shortly be estab-