, 1881-02-17

Special Dispateh to The chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, Feb. lG-Tho Worlds Fair people
nasne up to their mcotlng again to-dny with
tho old excuse that all tho subscrlp-
tion bookH had not como lii from
tho harkurs and othors, and consequently tnoy
cu,,ldn't enlfxhteu tho public on tho amount Of
money tAoy hayo received, and would do Moth
Ink beyond reporting Frograss. and also Bny
that they hatl received responses from
vnrsol,s Legislatures telasEvo to appropriations.
but uuno Ut them had accomplished anything
yet, Judging froul statctncnt nude by Mr.
Cornelius N. Il!IEs, tho country IL
cI.AMoH1HC FuH 4 WoELp's FA11t.
Mr. I,l!ss snld ho had been travelling over tho
country for tho Inst fow weeks, aud ho had
been struck by tho Krcat comparison
between tho disposition shown towMrtls
tho Worlds Fur by tho c!tlzens
Of New York 4rd tho citizens OF the country out-
sdo Of this city. "Tho country ID alfvo with
this grcat enterprise said Mr. Hiss,
"aud Nuw York, which IL to boncft
tho most from its rcnilzation. appears
to bo dead. Tho mombcrs of ths Commission
huyo worked hard with our citizens,
hut they do mot como np to
uur, expectations with their subscriptions.
havo CONC FROM n distance to tell this meet
Ing about tho impulse IN rho country. IT Is due
to w III Now York 10 tneet this impulse
At LEAST HALF NAY"
IL nu4 NttA kdNRAAAf eAAoA4soAA "~+N te|''1
tho Impulse inns bocn nlI tho oth0r WY on tho
part Ut ,hosu who hayo thus fur bncn
nuungnK tho fair business. Another
enthusiastic promoter of tho schetno
Ia Commissioner Dnvis, Of Minnesota. llo sH!d
that snco the adjournment OF the Commission
In January llo hns visited u RfcIt
PORTION Of tho Northwest, and ho fo..ud
TINT the people OF tll0 Onltoi
States expected thnl tho fnr would bold III thla
city In 1b3J. II Wish I wAs u rich mhn." sud
Mr. Davis. "It l. WINS 1 would tuke d
quarter of the stock at oncc. l IT'LL only
| waiting uutIl tho subscription comes down IN
| tiny figure. Whon 1t Kcts down 10 *D0 shall bo
ablo TO put my nAnlo on tho iist. feel TINT tho
subscriptions to this fair are not. as uen. Grant
SAYS, !n Any 8GnsD
expect to get bnok my little $500 With interest.
Hut wun't to urge on ttls meeting thAt so1Ic-
| thing must hU tlono to-day. Fr'tn tho reports
which aro continually golug from Now York. thu
| country ia beginning 10 think' that tAoFo Ia
| nnossbtity That tho Fair t,Ay not be n success.
| wv must put stop to these rppoFts ~ asstlr-
ln4 It's succoss. Tho country ts slpo for
| tho enterprise snCw. 1t mny become ttend III
it by and By" iIefpro tho meeting udjourned
something liko $200. GOO was subscribed, making
tho tota! now ns,osss une-hmls tho salllton ~.
| qulrel before stop can oo tnken.
| ultANr'A ArEECl1
IL ths 1yt,ttF,t Astoetatta Pnas.
New YOnk. Fob. lG.-Fol1owing werb tho rc'
marks nj Gen. Dramt at tho meeting to-day ot
| tito Executive Committee OF tho Worlds FalI
Gcu. Grans, without rising from hls seat, sail
II au, well aware that tho sentiment OF the
ent.ro country u strongly In fayoE Of having u
est Il the fu!r Is general throughout tho land.nn
Ii il lcit that an exhibition wiz pEaxe Of urrnt
f r4et ss y It 1rse GS o N NV xSis
Will advance tho business interests Ut lh0 u!ttTu