Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-11
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Meeting of the Commission In New
YOrk-An Address TO the People
of the United States.

NEW YORK, January 10-The Worlds
Fair Commission met to-day in the Gov
ernor's room IN the City Hall. Henry G.
Stebbins presiding, and welcoming the
members. Rev. DR.. Newman opened the
proceedings with prayer. Mayor Grace
made brief address of welcome Colonel
Arch read the report of the Executive Com
mittee. The report says: "The subscrip-
tion list is making great progress in the
hands of the committee, and promises to be
q success"
DR.. Newman read an address to the people
of the United States setting forth the OBJ
jects OF the Commission. II is the design
OF the Commission, says the address, to ex-
hibit within suitable buildings erected for
the purpose, not only the productions of
our mines and soil, but also specimens of
our mechanical inventions and of our arts,
and also OF the intellectual achievements OF
our citizens, and OF everything that
America can furnish to Illustrate the ad-
yancement OF her people. 1t is further pro.
posed to Invite all nations to participate in
the international Exhibition. The beneficent
result of such an exhibition would be reaped
by all the States and by all nations repre-
sented therein. In this great exhibition
buCIC hlI4 DS IbdllLEu d u0lGa0
all sections of this republic.
The address was adopted after a lengthy
discussion, in which the action of Mayor
Cooper In opposing the action Of the Execu-
tive Committee ia their selection of a site
was severely criticised.
The report of said committee, signed by
thirty-one members, selecting Iuwood as
the site for the Worlds Fair, was adopted.
1t was stated that Mr.. Cooper was the only
one who did not sign the report.
Among the out of town members present
were G. P. Snyder, of West Virginia; Louis
\. Huck, of Virginia; A. B. Hunt, of Mis-
sissippi, and E. A. Perry, of Florida. The
balance of the report will be acted upon to-
morrow.
The report Of the subcommittee on sites
was read, recommending Iuwood as the 10
ca ion. This was accepted, as was also the
report of the committee on railroad trans
portation in favor of the selection of that
site both for land and water facilities.
The motion to adopt the report of the
committee on sites raised quite breeze,
Colonel Willis objeeting to it, and also to
the motion to adopt the report of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
In the discussion of the last named re-
port, Roswell G. Rolston said that he had
/ the Finance Committee would be
unable to obtain subscriptions to any
amount until the site had been chosen.
Since that Mr.. VIM. H. Vanderbilt had sub
scribed $250, 900, conditional on the sum of
$4, 100000 being raised, and some gentlemen
had pledged themselves to be members of a
body of $50 who would contribute 81 900
each.
After some further discussion the motion
was carried directing the Executive Com
mittee to continue subscriptions under the
present rules, or such other rules as they
may adopt.
The report regarding the site was then
taken up and resolution adopted that the
Executive Committee be recommended to
secure the site at Inwood as soon as $11,-
0OO,0 be subscribed and 10 per cent. paid
in