New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20
coMnlsM0NERs Nof RII8oUr HoRE.

GENERAL GRANTS POSSIBLE RESIGNATION NOT fsZ-
cEIvRD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUBSCRIPTIONS
OPINIONS OF AN Ex-coSiMIssIoNER.
There was a meeting yesterday afternoon OF the
Executive Committee OF the Worlds Fair of No.
Sl7 Broadway. Commissioners AGsrnon s. Snlli-
van, Frederick l.. Talcott, Charles schlesinger,
Samuel A. Holmes Thomas Rutter Theodore Moss.
William H. Sterling, II. q. Stebbins. w, A.. Whee-
lock M Strong. Rufus Hatch ana w .A.cole were
present James TaieOtt eame in later PRESIDENT
Henry q. Stebbns called the meeting 10 order, and
stated that the meeting, which was 2 special one,
DR.. Newman had offered "Wednesday The Doctor
had stated then that he thought a special meeting
would be necessary to act upon possible coinmu-
nication from General Grant. The Doctor how
ever. not present. as he was Ill ana no comma
nIeatien had been received from General Grant oy
any OF the Commissioners. Mr. - )buls concluded
by saying that he knew OF no business. therefore.
for the Commissioners to transact.
General Stenmg announced that Dli vas now
before the New-Jersey Legislature, and 1t would
undoubtedly be passed, which provided Tor the ap.
pointInent of q Board of State Commissioners, who
should disseminate Throughout he state Al nhces-
saIy information IN regard 70 the worlds ,kalr;
General Sterling said that Governor Ludlow had
assured him that he would sign the Diii when IL
was passed. Commissioner haines stated that q
bill appFopriating S25, 300 fOf the proposed fxbi-
bLlOn had passed one House OF the Indiana Legs
lature. The committee then went into executive
session. Several back billS contracted Tor running
expenses of the Office. were paid by voluntary
contribution of the Commissioners.
The Commissioners ito not seem IN tile lesfsb us
couraged, bHt appear confident that the Far viii
still be held in 1853. The following snbscriptions
were received yesterday: Charles sebiesnRer,
$1,000; Lawrence Drake, $4,000; Frederick Meade,
$4,000 ; and Theodore Moss $500. This makes
the total amount of subscriptions, coHditiOaaa and
unconditional, 81 900 900.
UFlaI WEIGH. OF the ST. Nicholas Hotel. who re-
signed as a Worlds Fair Commissioner in favor OF
Mayor Grace, has written litter strongly IN favor
of the proposed exhibition. Part OF the Letter - as
follows;
may possibly be urged that hoelkeepers, traaspor-
tstiOn companies and steamboat owners would be uie
only gamers or rather the principal gamers by tue Ex-
p0saa. Such WOuI be tho No special inter.
possibly be advanced nowadays $50 interviewer
ali interestsl without all departments OF business
ginning In equal proportion believe thHt AZ eur er-
chants, manufacturers and business peoDe generaB
show thatthey little ceai pg1de and help along the
Exposition better guarantee OF good business Tor a.
least three years. be Afforded with their enecpraBe
Inent the enterprise eau be ma5e EpieDdd sueeess
have daily intercourse with prominent business men
from most of the leading cities OF the Unitod States and
M not sne have been able 10 discover any
feeling but that OF strong sentiment 10 fiy0r OF the
Exposition IL 10 be matter ~ great asionsh-
Inent TO them that such apathy should exist IN New
York New.YOrk viii lOse prestige every where II shch
thing as failure ahaud DO possible This Ia the critical
moment IN the history Of the undertaking. All should
aaulat In "A adj