New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE PROPOSED WORLDS FAIR.

THE PROPOSED WORLDS FAIR.
THE OPENING OF DISQUALIFICATION POSTPONED
PROSPECTIVE HARMONY OF INTERESTS.
published announcement of the harmonizlne Oh
the interests Of the Worlds Fair Commission anu
the gentlemen known as the Hilton Comn ILL.,
proves somewhat premature. Mayor Cooper onaI
man of the committee of the Commission appo.',. '
TO confer with Mr.. Hilton, Abram ;. HeWi, auu
Jackson :. Schultz, says that nothing oficial ms
been done because these gentlemen have pee' IT,
sent from the city. The Mayor tel grapned 20 ' On
the subject of the Worlds Fair Mr. Hilton repiieu
that he could he seen on his return to town. ,..oo
At meeting of the Executive Comm'tttbe e
subscription books was changed from September
10 to November 10. The law allows the keeping
open of subscription books for sixty days, aiter
which the Commission shall be called together lor
the election of the permanent officers Many VI .no
gentlemen interested are away from their puS,nes';
subscription books The Mayor said that there was
no truth in the report that site had peeh uo'oi
w. ii. c. Price, the secretary of the Commission,
also denied the report that tho site had been agreed
upon. In a few days q subcommittee on sites VII
be appointed to survey all the proposed SITES, ana
Its report TO the Commission will probably recoui,
mend some site for adoption. Mr. Price expresses a
confidence that harmony would be restored DC
tween the Hilton Committee and me oon no
mission. the difference, he says, ~ NH I
of letter than of interest In the pih
as originally drawn by the Commission the CO.
operation of foreign nations was invited o{ th ho
Government, In manner similar TO thab OF tue
Hewitt bill This was modified III the Senate Com
mttee, of which Senator Herman was chairman . TO
read 1.-THE President shall. in behalf OF Tue
Government and people, commend the exhlbition
to all foreign nations who may choose to take part
therein" This language Is an exact parallel 81 tnat
of President Grants proclamation OF July is, dSao'
drawn bv Secretary Fish, in regard to the f1iia-
delphia Exposition. This was supplemented july
8. 1874. by an invitation to foreign governments
and this is the course which the senate committee
had m mind IN altering the phraseOlogy OF section
of The Commissions bill. Section 10, providing that
the United States shall not DO liable for the eX-
nenses attending the Commission or Exhibition mas
been the subject OF considerable comment 1hls
was provided IN less extended form IN the Original
hill The present section however, was inserted IN
the Senate. C... ,,
With reference to the Finance Committee Mr..
Price spoke of the Board OF Finance uudtr when
the Centennial Exhibition was managed, ana when
is advocated for the Fair OF 1858, ms makeshilt
growing out of the discovery That the centennial
Commission was not a corporate body the Coihmls-
sioners had no power to act. The Board OF nance
was created and the Exhibition was carried on
nDdcr these Qua. organizations The worlds AR
Commission proposed 10 Ohviate thus by creating a
corporation Of the Commissioners and providing n
FINANCE Committee elected BY the shareholders: In
This way the Finance Committee is part OF the
commissions anC there IS only one organization.
The members of the Commission are WILING 10
meet the Hilton Committee and 90 over line ACT
section by section and modify the bill II possible
for the better but if IT is good as It stands union
of interests is 10 be expected on that basis.