The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-02-19
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

When our eN-Mlnlster To Nussia, H. W.
Stoughton, said at Delmonico's last satur.
day night; "The American people are not
boastful, but they are intelligent enough TO
know their superiority and honest enough
to state it," he gave one of the neatest ver-
bal examples ON record ofa national charac-
teristic with which the other nations of the
world have become quite familiar The oc-
casion which brought out the remark quoted
was the first farmal and official meeting OF
General Grant with the Commissioners of
the Worlds Fair of 1888, of which he is
President. In addition to members of the
international Commission a number of prom
inent gentlemen were presenu. The plans OF
the projected exhibition were outlined in
general way and its claims presented from
financial point of view. TAe total amount
of subscriptions to the capital stock thus far
is S322,500. OF this sum shares have been
taken by leading railroad and business men
in various departments. The bankers ap.
per favorably disposed, the railroad monop-
olists and magnates apparently see big
money in it, and it is understood that rep
resentative wholesale and retail houses like
those of Lord & Taylor and A. T. Stewart &
Co., dry goods, will subscribe literally.
The first worlds fair, held at Hyde Park
in 1851, only covered seventeen acres at
the fair Of 1888, it is proposed the buildings
alone will cover upwards of seventeen acresl
The buildings at Philadelphia cost S., ,245,-
O00 in '83 the buildings will cover rs per
cent. more space at "A total estimated cost Of
S4,O00,000. The receipts at the Centennial
from all sources was $4,000 900 the esti-
mated receipts al the New York Fair are
placed at $50 200, 900.
Claims have been made and strenuously
urged that the time is too short, and in sup
port of this claim, we are told that score or
more OF the States and Territories which now
hold biennial sessions, will not meet again
till next winter, and that after that it will
be too late to make appropriations. ] do
not know how many of the Commonwealth
have already prepared for this financial
contingency, but do know that the Secre.
tary of the Commission told mo the other
day that all talk of necessity for pospone
ment was absurd, because everything in
connection with the fair of 'S3 is year in
advance of preparations for the fair of '76
at the length Of time from the opening
Eleven foreign governments have thus early
given notice Of an intention to participate
England, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden.
Denmark, Austria, Turkey Greece, Vene-
zuela, Guatemala and Germany France in
particular, not to mention other nations, will
| certainly make far more creditable show
ing than that which hardly did more than
misrepresent them at the Centennial. The
State buildings were a feature at the Quaker
City show which no visitor will ever forget.
| Arranged with better system, the same it is
said is to be one Of the principal fea-
lures at Inwood. AS to thematter of " con-
cessions." there is already great demand,
but | am told no disposition will be made OF
sites for restaurants or other money making
purposes inside the exhibition grounds be-
fore next year. l am also told that q smaller
number of CONCESSIONS" at higher prices,
will be granted. At Philadelphia each res
taurant had to pay $4,000 for its "conces-
sion," or the right to put up a building. At
New York the price will very likely be $lO,-
600; if the number is restricted to four or
five, under proper management, there would
be money i'll restaurant at that figure.
On account of ill health and the enorln-
ously rapid growth of the business to an un-
precedented magnitude, DR.. Holland, editor
0crioher magazine rom the start, has
sofa OUT MS ohe-thlrd oi the shares OF the
capl.al STOCK 10 Mr; roswell smith tor Sl50,-
wv IN cash. Dr. Holland will continue as
editor at very large salary, and his inter
eS''hg ana instructive" llmeiy Topics" VIII
aIso continue 10 oe permanent feature. 10
inc genius Oh MI. ohlth Is America indeot
eu ior the proud prominence OF printing the
pest magazine IN the word, anu the same
SpirlG OF enterprise ana iniaiioie good taste
whlch mas placed "Scrioners Ill the van oil
our current periodical literature VIII GER
tainiy keep IL there'
Inc consumaton oil the telegraph comol-
natlon is but another illustration OF the I'M
ahelal tendency oil the tunes to enormous
anu al-apsorolhg cehtral'zaIlon. Ihree or
ioor men owhIor as absolutely control us
though they ana owh-the vast railway
system OF Tue country even IN thls cIty as
soon as Ihe elevated roads were found TO be
success, the iour companies rolled them
serves lhto one by some hocuS pocus only
known E, 10 managing mill.onaires' The
western ohloh Telegraph Company tell us
the combination VIII enable them to eeono-
mise SO materially as TO give the pubic
lower rate OF taoles. Inc puollc mas lts own