New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-18

Judging from the newspaper articles, the pubhc
have been led TO believe hat it was the lnten-
ton Of the Executive Committee OF the FAR w cut
down every tree root up every shrub, plough UP
every foot of lawn tear down all the bridges MI up
all the lakes and in iis ruthless iconoclasm rutia'e
and destroy all that is beautiful within Its incos-
ure.
The plan proposed was TO take Manhattan square,
about twenty acres, aGd one or two blocks lIoh
Eighth to Nnth-aves on both the south an"
north sides of the square, cross EighthaFe' 10
Central Park and take strip Of the Park on the "es
SIDE that part of it known a. the playground ana
sheep pasture say 80 go acres boundaries OF TINS
ground IN the park TO be agreed upon by the PARK
Commissioners and the engineers of the Fair Com
mission All the changes, alterations or improve
ments 20 he approved by the JOINT commissioners
and engineers !; in other words, the PARK COmmiS-
sionors and the Comm ssoners of the international
Exhibition to work in harmony. | am firmly OF
opinion that had this plan been adopted Million
perhaps two millions, OF dollars would have been eA-
pended IN permanent and highly ornamental lu-
provenents the Park. No interruption woud
have occurred IN Its use every driYe ana every
walk, except only the drive next Elghth-ayc Deio"
Eighty iir st-st now seldom used, would nave Deen
left entirely undlstuTbed a splendid entraoce 10
the EXhgtiOn for pedestrians and private carriages
would then have been through the Park. ffly lhOu-
sand people could have reached the grounds uaiJ
without using fallrOaGS, SteduibOatS OF CdiIldtcS
and thousands If stTan would have Regarded the
beautiful Park among the peasanteSt features Oh
the Far. The Park would IN fact have been part
and an mportant part too, OF the Exhibition.
tie committee having the matter IN Charge Ia
bored IndusuiOdsly. aud, THINK. cOnscientluusy,
IN their ciiOrs TO proper and, II 20 slne, an
unobJcc ,lUnable site. majority ol tue committee
az length iiXed upon lnwOod. Perhaps upon the
whole IL presents fewer OBJ rctIOns than any OtDer
site which could certainly be secured tlnr iOT the
Far IN 1883. There are ouJectlUus to lnwOOd. III
l. too dIs,at from the centre of population, ana the
expenses If draining TOO great for the COuiiniS
sion incur without aid from the cry. II can 0ny
be reached by one elevated and by one man ahd
two connecting steam railroad lines. No present or
prospective TRANSPORTATION facilities can convey
200, 600 people 10 and from the grounds within tue
short morning. and afternoon hours OF each day
TINS . tie mum Der OF visitors winch the AeW-lO
Exhibition would command If the Ear were hold III
a central position. Anything snort Of that IN New
York would be "A failure. Notwithstanding the op-
position OF Inc IkIBUNE ana some Oi tne OtheI
daily papers am stul favor OF part OF Central
Park / can successful result IN any DINER
direction. rs the mater now sand with tine COM
miltee (and a member OF the committee aOide
by ITS actlOnl 1t 10 eltuer lnwoOd OF no Far Win
me- personally, It IS cItIer Manhattan square ANA
paTo of Central Park, OTnO Far.
THOMAS MCELRAIH.
NGC- lOTk, Dee. 1G, 1850.
And with the NeG-York public that mnst make
the FAIR it is either that plcsss them. or no
Fair The Central PARK does rot piea,e them, and
1t is not vet Gear that lnwOOd dOes.-Edl