New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-17
THE WORLDS FAIR SCHEME.
rrc SUCCESS pRoBLEMATICAL.

IT'S SUCCESS PROBLEMATICAL.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ii'Ii"
pAY-TIE INwOoD SIZE TO BE ADHERED III
rup FIRST 81 100000 TO BE COMPLETED BY
,pyI IL gY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED THUS FAR
AT the meeting OF the Executive Com-
fnittee of the Worlds Fair Commission
Yesterday, resolutions were adopted deciar-
ing that the Inwood site should be ad-
bered to. The members of the Commission
and of the Executive and Finance Commit
tees agreed to complete the first $1,ooo'oOo
nv April IS on certain conditions. The sub
scriptions thus far amount to $905,5oo'
NO CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE SITE.
The meeting was largely attended, as it was felt
That the action taken would be likely to determine
the fate of the Worlds Fair project. 1t was known
that General Grant was not satisfied with the re-
sponse made by the citizens at largo and the trans
portation companies interested to the committee
engaged in soliciting subscriptions lie was IN inc
rooms of the Commission during the early part OF the
afternoon but went away before the hour na'neu
for the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Stobbins at $3.50 p. m. He directed the secretary
to read the following resolutions
wAeyeas Efforts TO accommodate the local population
%i,n e EN- anSs13ion i Tbere,nTe
Resotred That remains Tor TINS 90 adt t
Of cost chosen after full investigation ana consutaton
with OF the leading transportation com
papios certified Its heathnlness by SIX reputa-
Bic physcous acceptable to the shareholders US repie
offered from embarrassment az 10 ltS use 81 40
10 be available tor the Exhibition OF lsSS ,oo,.o n,
the resolution Of The United States International Com
mission at us meeting IN this city ON the loth ol 'a"uS
lsst, which was in words as follows;
sessS That ;5s sTs9y no as m
oAsita meuda Al
nhon subscnho aud 10 per cent thereof IS
sssolred phat in the opinion OF committee there is
ample time 90 hold the Exhibition in 1888 II datory
aud side ssups are abandoned and sucn attention and
Importance are given " the enterprise in NewYork as
are accorded in other parts oil tho United states
Rssoiss That all the reports statements that che
Executive Committee contemplate change from im.
with the OH repeated official action of this committee
tes nce the ION of January last when IDwood was
adopted the full committee, has considered " hXeo
and other sit has since been tenuered ana no
be ri Sa1 t. fSsPs4
be made. add tHat he DO also authorized 10 ufsn hS'
OF those already made.
Frederick L. TalcOtt said:
MIR PREsIDEST-I desire In support Of the resolutions
winch JUS been offered % suoit few remarNs as
we succeed or fail we have been aciuaed solely by de-
sire benefit the commercial and IN spendent interests
this end We have contributed our own money time ana
ss 10 second our Efforts II they doubt the
adysntages Of Worlds Fair every business interest
seeretary Of the Treasury John snorman: delivered
beforr the Commission December q. 1879 and the
ran fS Oh 1nT 49, iS5i as PSedent
anon anon E nod tbs inc tsr f 25o
offered II TO the Commission free OF charge
and free oil legal obstructioDs and CONDITIONS ana
thew cred nat which other prOposers Of available
sites ofere,l;neir offer being entirely uncoDulona.
rather thar unfavorsb!e criticism and censurc They
SURRENDERED Their property for three Years without con-
400 600 thr interest on the the property for
three years II would havg been nie 70 oSes
would objected 90 Bu site mad to be selected
and aerrlaly onths of unremtuug labor and personal
exsminaun Tue COMMITTEE Sites ma DC It's report and
the Committee Transportation: 10 winch the decision
was npay referred reported In favor OF inS9Od me
site has Endorsed 6y tho leadHs representatives o
the uunk liHes leading to NrSn%iR 0y 1ne surface
The resolutions were then adopted, each being
voted OIL separately As soon as the announcement
had been made by the chairman, the Rev. DR. j. p
Newman said:
tits evident that we must have given sum to insure
success. move that the members OF inc Commission
aud the Executive and Finance Committees complete
snbscripo 6v April l. condition that the ranspor-
tation compauIes subscribe S5oOoO ana that 0tntr
nitIzens Subscribe AN equal amount II $iOOOOOO is
not raised by that date We had better abandon 'he
whole project
w. A. Cole objected to the resolution of DR.. New
man. lie was IN favor of DR.. Newman's project, but
objected to any member prescribing the amount that
he should give. 1t was matter which should be
referred TO the Executive Committee lie moved
that it take this course.
The Committee then went into an executive SEES
sion, which lasted for nearly an hour and hall.
The resolution Of DIR. Newman was debated NJ CON
siderable length. After some further debate Dr.
Newman was prevailed upon to modify his rcsOlu-
ton to read as follows:
Resolved That the msmBers Of the Commission AMI
the aud Finance Committee agree 10 complete
the first 81 either by their personal suOscr-
TONS or sIbscr ptiOns which they may obtain from
otherS by 18th Of Aprf condition that the trans
poratton VIII subserb. to the capital stirk
81 OOOODC and that the cs ms OF NcwYUIk not ~ p
companies and not now connected WI N
the and other than the subscribers now III
the books. VIII subscribe -, 100000.
THIS was agreed to- go
Several OF the members, in conversation with
reporter of The TRIBUNE, expressed the opinion
that the terms of this resolution mast be complied
with. or the project for Worlds Fair in 1888
would nave 10 be abandoned.
IHE LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following IS n list OF the subscriptions thus
far received by the various members Of the Sub
scription Comm Ittee: ~
A. q. Adars SlOO lsODert W. iiymau-' fIVD
American lYbe ana t'cOrIC p iiop".'.. i1DO
Iron CUuphlr.--. lUO a. - IiitcH....... l'O'V
Frederick Nie...., 100 Iron S'camOoai Co. 10000
Never As.b........ 300 James jacobs & Go. 100
m Iex ,rtrr....... $50 Arihur II. King. 100
Fannie Az Ntu0cr.. lOul Dlvli htakahcr.' IOV
A. l.. ASt.ddu...... 5OO W ~ l:vi'rd .. l'yOO
800 - Lusttg. 2,JOD
Cornelius ". BiSs.. 5,VO0 Lewis A1y::-... 3'uOO
Peter Roy LOO Thomas McEllath.. l,GUO