Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
THE NEXT WORLDS FAIR.
New YOrk's Great International Exhi-
 bitiOn in 1883.

New York's Great International Exhi- bitiOn in 1883.
 The whole of the necessary legislation for holding Worlds Fair in New York in 1883, in celebration of the one hun dredth anniversary of the treaty of peace and the recognition of American inde- pendence," has now been obtained, and nothing is lacking but sufficient amount of public interest and financial backing to make it 8 grand success. These two requisites, from present indications, will come in good time. Already the few officers engaged by the local commis- s1oners are almost overwhelmed with correspondence from people whose in terest has been excited by the scheme, | and several large financial offers have Eaen made to help it forward. The first move was to obtain bill from Congress incorporating the movement, and this was obtained several weeks ago. The bill creates Commission composed of about 100 citizens of New York, repre- senting nearly every business interest of the metropolis. Among them are all the names of the Hilton Committee, which had bill before Congress at the same time to carry out 8 similar object. These gentlemen were added by an amendment to the original bill, in order to fuse the two rival movements devel- oped in the earlier stages of the under taking. The names of these New York gentlemen, who may be termed the in- corporators, are Hugh J. Jewett, Edwin D. Morgan, William Hoyt, Henry G. Stebbins, and others. They are to act in conjunction with two Commissioners from each State of the Union, and one from each Territory and from the District of Columbia, the whole body forming single organiza- tion. Sixty days from the date on which the bill became law the Secretary of State will call the commissioners to- gether, giving them reasonable notice of the meeting. The sixty days will ex- pire June 23, and the call will probably fix the meeting for some time in the lat ter part of July. Thus far only two States, Kansas and Rhode Island, have appointed Commissioners, but letters have been received from the Governors of many other States saying that they will soon announce their selections.
 The Commissioners at their first meet ing will make 8 temporary organization and open books for subscriptions to the stock. Sixty days later they will meet again, and if by that time $1, ,000, ,000has been subscribed of which ten per cent. must be paid ina permanent organiza- tion will be effected.
 At the second meeting the subscribers to tho stock will elect a board of finance. composed of twenty five members chosen from among their number. All members of this board, if not already commission CTS, will become such by virtue of their election. The full commission will then elect president and other officers, and an executive committee. This committee will proceed as soon as practicable to select site for the exhibition, adopt plans for buildings and make contracts l for their erection. '.r.
 In the interim between the passage of the bill and the formal launching of the Exhibition enterprise, the Worlds Fair Committee, of which Henry G. Stebbins is president and W. H. c. Price secre- tary, occupies its old office m the St. Nicholas Hotel and continues it's work in aid of the enterprise. Two meetings have been held of the New York Con- l missioners named in the bill. It is ex- pected that they will mature plans for obtaining subscriptions before the books are opened, and make preliminary can vass of the capitalists of the metropolis. If three or four millions are subscribed the undertaking will be fairly placed upon its feet. Some aid will then be asked from the city and State, but no appropriation is expected from Congress. 1 The scale upon which the Exhibition will be organized will depend, of course, upon the amount of money subscribed. The actual promoters of the enterprise desire to make it surpass in size as well as sattractiveness all previous world s fairs. l PROPOSED SITES.
 Thus far twelve sites have been pro- posed, two of them being in Brooklyn. As soon as it becomes known that the fair has received the appreciation of the government there can be no doubt that many other suggestions will be offered. In view of the tremendous cost of the buildings and the expenses of maintain ing the fair, the selection of site will probably be confined to property be- longing to either New York or Brooklyn, since the leasing of grounds, beside re- quiring considers ble tune and involving much trouble and vexation, is also an item of expense that will be avoided if possible. The Brooklyn Board of Alder men have offered the Long Meadow in Prospect Park free of cost. It affords ample space, is easy of access and well drained. Of the New York sites pro-
 posed the Central Park is probably the
 most spacious as well as the most acces-
 sible Manhattan Square, between
 Eighth and Ninth avenues and Seventy seventh and Eighty first streets, lies op. posite to Central Park, and is proposed as an eligible site. Of course, if this is | nl> 4l,o ,;+o will 1,oro 4o 1-oo1.,Jo ,