New-York tribune., 1881-03-29

March 2B 1881.
TO me Rer On. NEWMAN and Me Hon 3. q. sTEHDEs;
GENTLEMeN-smce your interview with me on Tnursr
day last, have carefully considered your proposition
the Worlds Fair Commission, name time ana piec9
fSg Eve sres pleasure ySar with COMMITTEES
either collectively or individually, ana nc taer con-
wads Tsnse sg sq ss Ipass snoa sn 81
c0mInltee propose conferu ne, cannot see n0w
presdsDcy @ with sny prospect vng The ios and at
tenon necessary 70 successful oU U ~
the Commission without negectng other importans M
Tnas your @ committee viii mud proper representative
w ys,1 the Sst sSyns
Mr. Jewett was found last night at his house py
TRIBUNE reporter.
"Are you willing to give your reason for declining
the Presidency of the Worlds Fair at greater length
than you did ia your letter p he was asked.
'Those are the only reasons have"
"What do you think Of the prospects for the sue
cess of the Fair y
~ know nothing about It, I have not attended
any of the meetings of the Commissioners for
number OF weeks
r" suppose you have looked up the matter auFipG
the lest four or five daysp
ct have not"
'Will the transportation companies subscribe as
literally as they are expected TO dop
"Idon't know what IL expected OF them. lhey
will do what is right
"Some Of the Commissioners think the companies
ought to take million or million aud half Oh
stock.1
"I would rather not express any opinion as to
what the transportation companies will do.D was
Mr. Jcwett's final reply.
TALKS WITH TUE COMMISSIONERS.
Henry G. Stebbins, the first vice-president OF tne
Commission said in speaking Of Mr. Jewetts ac-
f..Ia a.co dofa
We are sorry that we cannot have Mr. Jewett at our
head because he is Just the man for Tic place. He
has great business interests his bands and pre-
sume he did not feel like assuming any moro re-
knonsibility ThenI suppose that many persons IN
terested in the Erie Railroad have been nrgng him
not TO accept the place. lest it should divert his ~.
tsnfion from the Affairs Of the eompanss
.W,ll you offer the place to anyone esei"
"Not at present, certainly. Nothing viii be done,
at least. before Wednesday am inclined to thing
n will be best for us TO go right on as we are now
getting all the subscriptions we can. l am not dis
conraged in the least" ~, s..,,..
"But thought you said. Saturday, Mr. SteeDins,
that you would be discouragea an' 'S"e'' uuH
aeceRtW o, =. ,von1a .ccsnt ;t
without doubt. Now that ne nae .h reiuSee a snan
"Wi the exhibition be abandoned, 90 you tnink,T
'Certainly not the credit of the city is at stake
that it should be carried thTopsp ora Us
". l. Strong replied TO TRIBUNE reporter ya when .,
asked il Mr. Jewetts refusal to be the president OK
the Worlds Fair would kill the project:
Yes-if any one man could injury 1t" 49,
"Don'tyou think that this will hurt ;t seriously =
so much that nothing could hurt It now"
"Do you know what Mr.. Jewetts reason was for
"No. think. however, that Jewett would have
been willing to accept, if it had been decided 70
hold the far in or near Central fark Inc csf1na. t
site. The only place for an exhibition OF this KIND
Is near Central Park 1t would not be necessary to
use any portion of the Park ITSELF but the exnDi-
tion should be held near enough to it, so that the
buildings could be of use to New -foIkers atterwaru
either TOR completing the Metropolitan Museum OF
that could raise SO 600 900 in ninety days for an
exhibition to bs held near Central Park. suppose
went ~ e S C and We ." baidnes nj
The moment the exhibition was over the Flnsnce
COMMITTEES would be compelled TO sell these at aucl
cost SO 100000 were sold then for less than
$500, ,0OO"
.The first meeting that was held to consider the
holding of the PARIS Exposition was just
two wears before It opened The work can be done
Will vii shane themselves so that the fair will DO
success am very strongly in favor OF an exnipi,
tion but am opposed to lnw0od IL always seemea
shsrs were many Of the Commissioners who seemed
70 think that Inwood was the only site. It's very
evident, that the cltizchs VI No"-A"'A y" NV
"Tbe a success of the Far,' said F. L. Talcott,
will depend upon tue action OF the transportation
ters p such position that we can afford be inde
pendent and await their action it IS 20 thsir dntsr
est, to come forward and saoscFige .Sst hDIy, e
to give at least sl 800 900, Mr. yews!t woold have
sG. 'Pe Hates who gave the thing away last
Sf %sdns"day aSS while the Executive COMMITTEES was
l. ds sna ho% much % tho tho
Erie Railroad would subscribe. That dissns'ed Mr'
Jewstt.n =. non .h;,L tho nresideucy of the fair
mot At present to anyone. The fair is going to
nsNs Heteb EXPRESSED hia opinion as follows:
.The fair can stand q hundred such ,resignations
as General Grants or declnations IKE Mt Jewctgs.
There are plenty Of good men for the position. TX.
presdent HAYES would make an excellent presg
dent. Mr. stebbns. would be good man II his
Wbseiock. the president Of the Central Ma
tional Bank. remarked II do not think Nj.
.Jswett declined because be believed the Worlds
ties objected to his assuming other responsibilities
think however, that he VIII have ~ mucn inna-
ence with the transportation companieS as VICE
president as he would have hao u no nAu a'e'p'e"
'"s have been absent from the city fet several
Eent track Of the affairs of the Commission. sent
in INV resignation as Commissioners few days agct
hut presume it has not yet been acted upon.
fonnd that it took so much Of my time that was
obliged 10 DO this. have no doubt that General
| Grants resignation hurt tho project seflosnsy.
When came home d Few days ago foard tho COM
missioners, howeyef as piuciy and detsnnined az
ever TO carry il through Aud believe Sney WI
uu n - tho t affair after General Grants resigaA4
lion should have stood ey them
| cantIv They were determined TO go on. however
and az cannot afford TO give any more time 70 IT.
6S qps tSuS K tSss the people Of want