New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06

| ttIo tOnllnentaS entered the CITY through
Harlem just one century before General Grant will be
@ upon TO open the Exhibition not far from the Har-
Inc conditions OF the law as to the appointment of
0onssoners from each OF the states and Territories
IMPOSSIBLE to organize the Commission until four
h ago Within those four weeks great adyaace has
| Den made. Tie head of the Com nissOn has been
chosen. the most national name we have. the best
Siamsn in.rr8stlonaI Ulysses Grant Great APP
| t W. me whole financial administration OF
| t .n, far' aud the names salts actory.
CHOSEN by stockholders IA mpOssibity II the ExpOs
ton IS to be International An individual money
pom, Official C1mmssl else they would not invite
i"ieisn Governments TO participate. Upon this point
site mas been selected which. although pot the best
adanea is, S yeS quite practicable and well
rne various ates and Territories their inte
uoH 10 make larger exhibitions than dreamed Of
at Philadelphia from foregn nations the most en-.
GonraElng assurances sent OF their exhibitions
heTe me llme Is ample With tn improved facilities We
TT EaI, ana telephone we shall do wonders
pushed satisfactorily. aud that the Worlds Fax of 1888
VIII oe grand success 1t viii simply equal the
Iirte!y The receipts viii be OF Tremendous magni-
uur, ana the subscribers will get their money baeK with
You Cunning to General GranD have shown Yourself
10 bt Duhlic spirited by accepting the position Of
sm.Ht Ol ms Far Your acceptance OF this position
nled us All with en- hu,ism We pledged now to
U ~ YOU ana 10 Ia IL worthy OF NOn we VIII lfF
~ give VI nose grand proportions which 1t onghi 10
t naro WIN y"u ~ IT'S president. And am confident
rriuma,l march, which win terminate in 1888 In the
grun'csl exhibition that was ever held. lAppause.J
General Grant then said that the Hon.
b. W. Stonghlon would kindly take the door. Mr..
olonEhtoc spoke follows:
MR.. PRESIDENT: certainly unable to cOntri-
bnr any hi I'm the way OF Information or In tho way
OF interest MAJ Will he Of the least service belong to
profession which can contribute nothing Iue to
any great enerprise-notnng but speech
ana ana sometimes , ~ very poor speech at
Wei as a profession to work bard aud to die poor
,iant.rr am s1rr tlrrriCre That am not called
r "I TIE 'aSI ratela. service CALL however, state
Is in me that THIS great enterprse-fns lin,
cnli enterprise Will succced. In Lue first place
You are lgl ~ a nan who never viii fail. iRsnewedd
apninu' And H. IA folowe by the men. WAC. when
1rI aud pronounced tins country to be- and forever
be. Nation, not mere aggregation Of states. lap
/ am somen lat disappninted that NV ' learned
friend who has Iust sat inwn Oud say that General
Grant as hecome cit zen ~ tue SAFE OF New York.
pL,use lie l.. greatest citizen United States
more l"vei by more men IN tLe nation aud for cause.
Sow ,,.. 10y ircnd,, have S.,,o given sort
cnuoac ca it 50, tnat this enterprise win auccrd
What SIM IT Is grand and NOPE purpose. 1t ia
purpo-c wicn has forits end she brnslng together
temple I" be- rrc"cd in til" CIty OF New iork-ai that
J.. most hrluun' ami instructive ~ modern
art all hal l. luosi beautiful ana useful of hr pro-
'nct- 81 al. lands, all mat is mOs marvel u, and
''Gor'saSins In marhInr,y, most OF w.leh mas been
pmpnr Is 1" bring all these together under ROOF.
not tnLt thci may be- inscribed IN books aud learned
from them. hut that they may be examined by
millions upon millions VINO VIII gather IN tins
trr..-nrr- here ,sgrrg,teI for their lu,p cton
one -cl expos 'H wall bs 81 more service to the PEG
written upor the subjects II an rx2o-i.
ton that t"tcDes, an cXnO-it"n Which plcases
~, rcr IT, me- ,+Ii y, ui H.. Nanral T, csInG,
b. ~td,r exhibition. IL cannot he tltiOu brought
T,t,,nal 81 forrsn noils VIII not heed It, And WHY
York q citzrn the Natoi. | clam BE- among
apout me- oi rncn interested the bn4re'. and tn lite
nav .rrr thr cav New York grow from 47jOaO 20
rrr-rLt population. 1t napprns 50 DO nOI mean
- 'ay ih"t l My~ ro"Irhntrh IN tnn "aSI
hav. s"rn II grow IN wealth To such Au extent
Srsy"rE Uy to II" The ' 1anca cent Ps
O, zoe word. IA1pnu'"l You Vrntlru'n wno deal n
nn.ncla crnirs' Ncw-ior4. then, is national city
snr en- extend Nationn! wrlcoin"-and through
mission. wao has h.ln,clf be welcomed b. The
hospitality Of an nations the gore. IApplausc
AMI why, my trends, not the proper prrson to eN
w /. ne uoi en- irn,ty me man s., 10 we co,ne every
one from ali quarters OF the earth I Aud II We |
ma ~ Congress. no corporation. no state or; |
hun. tiug that 'nis would lake sIch National shape
th,i wit General tir4h. At rue hvai 81 nation
would .c-p-c The pl Tered invitation t"couIr unit US.
Sow 4rni cmrn. this Is entirely true OF ENTERPRISE
Ike ms l. costs money. amt II eos good dead Of |
money. But We have = Io0i deal OF money In the |
60, Of NrW-YDrk % Ryr thank al. | namr III
u" CIV 81 Ne" York several Individuals Nni there are
= good many maj cannot uamr. or they keep their |
wealth moe quietly can nan" men VINO can To- |
non,y OF lS than 10 rrAllrd by any
noh ,nnn. hoN'Vrr IIch, "n tie other side N tie |
water. Wl,i Bcal4, thr noble has but LIE estate;
Ii" hs an rntdll'd property n hls nu' he income" out
tnrIr ni!ltr, ami II {, mi Un dni these nrn know
hat their glory con~s moi IN founding great fImcs,
81 vdlnr ~ Eycnu'n' more oil Innor's
I'M - Ldh uth,r p"up!r. one whl has gone into
the great cXhiuuuuS the world ami seen and exam
med the arc g. tAat nave been mus r1hlbtcd ~
iDe ia,I twrnfy or thrty years. [ ave not the
jcaH apprrnrl,,ron tint if you get one million
will Tie Uhcr tour OF five millions. Ih'rr
La- bcrn somrtIng Id about subscribing Tor the Rus
slan ,on. You do and take car" Of the Ell
tcrprs about 10 he ST. IN foot. There wis time JnSt
oic hunIr" yelrS when the King ~ Great Brnan
applied To- tue fmprcss Katharine ot Ru~sl asking her
to loan INN some Russian sodiers that they might he
aud the Russian Empress decilnug, sd
no, 7h0un look upon 1t as unworthy CHRISTIAN rulcr
10 loan soldiers To another ruer 10 asFlSt ~ DESTROYING
his subj Cts lAPpihlseI i9G ."rii"9 and VIM" tra
present ruler of Russia. believe the ony one who In
he nour ot our trhl called ns Naon-Hy', NaIion-
and told what infinite value had nttn tlat UNION
which he trusted would be preserved forever lap
Diaus
General Grant announced that the name of Gem
.rai George b. Mcclellan was the n II on his list
# speakers That gentleman beng absent William
H. Dodge was called upon, and Ia responded III the
following words:
Mr. President thought you were looking Tor some
else, had no idea Of sayings word t"-nght
came by invitation Drcause felt that tue other
sentenr had deep interest IN The success OF ths pro
,oscd international exhibition. When u WAS hr't
PROPOSED it appeared TO me mat ~ was |
90 slOrt Il umH since the exhibition ~ |
for us to have great international |
EXPOSITION IN New York But tlmo passes very rapidly |
nd by time get ready, clglt years VIII nave !
apsed, and think by that tmo those ot u who iVc 10
il VIII he ready The fact Is. the wonderful lnge
nifty 81 our people has produced some OF the |
most marvellous inventions Of tue axe. |
think as this Il he international
th, no o her side OF