New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22
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Vice-Prcsidcnt Henry 6. Stchbins called ut the
rooms Of the world Fair at No 81 Broad way
yesterday afternoon.
alas General Grant sent in his resignation yet"
hc WAS asked
IL have not seen it il he has sent it in, ana do
not know of anyone that has seem il. think no
body knows exactly what his status is
DO the Commissioners " ish him &C. resign ]
WOh know nothing rs to that. VI course, tie
wisdom or any change n prOblematical.
Frederick l.. Talcott who was ro,cnt at the same
time remarked: " We Commissioners owe dcht OF
gratitude 10 General Grant for the generous way IN
which ne accepted the position when II was oierru
hm lie took the place Internationally, Just at
time when we had been cnCOuntcrmg dlilculticS
none of us had icrcsCcn He accepted II with mag
ui6trut patriotism, without any hesitation on ne
count 0i ltB problematical success. N"w' hONtfor,
we are assured OF success, ana we 40 hol lhlhh IL
would be n favor from any man 10 accept INC preSi-
dcncy of tho Worlds Fair. Tho success OF thr pro
irrt IL ASSURED, and the stock VIII soon De Selling
NJ q premium. man ha, no idea OF what mag
ni6ccnt investment II is unless ie has examined IL
carefully. We shall save at least - oo,ooV IN
thr construction Of our buildings. II the receipts
in Ncwl ork IN 1883 are tie same IN pr"orti9n 10
tnc population of the city rs they were IN Ihiia-
dciphla the entrance money taken ~ lHc IAii,'-
tinu will bc Sl,21OOOO. Tic t0ta gam IN f'c'IPts
and cxpcn,c, will be OVER T7OOO,OOo. The people
are beginning to appreciate this, too. On the Stock
| Exchange this morning there was ConSiucfaDlc
| an aboui the Fair. TWO or three men said that
| tbis must be- good investment If NJ cautious a
| man AS IsdOr Valentine will take stock III II, MI
| Valentine has StDScllNfu FJ,fub' ~ ploulih',At
link president also offered to take one OF our sub
| scription books to-day, AMI to solicit snbscip-
! tons That is the sentiment eVcryWhcre. We
have not been particularly anxious 10 soIclt sun
| scrintious becausc we want the transportation
| companies, which are to derive the most b'ifht
IRON, the FaIr, TO come forward aud give some;
Ic,.. nrar n fair proportion. These railroads VIII
| make all the money ont OF the falT. l. VIII urr
| worth s5,OOOOOO TO the Ncw-lork Central anu
| Hudson River Railroad, and between SjOUtruUO
| and 900, 900 to the Erie When These raliroauS
have come forward and have done their duty we
can get the remaining SUBSCRIPTIONS easily, 800
| The following sub .cTiptons' were receiver yes
| tcrday: Dr. A. y. Brockway, 800; Charles wager
| Hull 500; Lawson Valentine TLV,n' d.
| Brockway and Mr. Hull ore both Commissioners.
| The following committees have been appointed
70 visit business men and sOliciI SUBSCRIPTIONS; Oh
brewers and Maltsters: w. A. Cole and A. 3 SUN
| nm. On Steamship and Steamboat companies,
| lewis Nav, Rufus Hatch, and w. II. Guioh Oh
| Fetal Establishments, James +. Wennan; James
IFs''''SS ntton, Charles schlosinger and Patrick
| 0'Reilly; On Produce aud wholesale Grocers;
| Thor,os Rutter; On Hardware Merchants, Samuel
| 4 IIoines, ON Bankers and Brokers, Clinton Il.
| Fisk. /. H. Talcott, w. A. Wheelock, Lewis May
| Wholesale Dry Goods Houses, w. l.. Strong, Cor
| neus II. Bliss. and James Talcott.
The Rev. DIR. J. L. Newman said yesterday to q
| TRIBUNE reporter that he had not seen General
Grant for several days, and could not say what Ms
| Intentions were In regard to the Far, suppose
he continued the next thing tor tho EomniisSlon
| 40 dois to raise the second Million Men who art
going TO carry on such vast enterprise ought TO be
able to raise million dola rs among themselves
| "The Commissioners all seem confident that they
| will be able TO raise the necessary money"
"That IS one trouble. They have been TOO oon1'
| dent that everything was going just night"
General Grant said later to the reporter that M
had fully made up his mind to resign the presidency
of the Commission. and he should hand IN his letter
to-day or tomorrow. lie would be in Mexico nearly
| three months and he did not wish 30 embarrass tn
| Commissioners by his absence
| Another site has been proposed for the WORLDS
FAIR il is the land Just north of tho approach of thu
| Brooklyn Bridge. This is said TO be an idea o
Architect MuIletts 1t is stated that nearly all th
| land in that neghborhood is covered with cheal
buildings, which could be purchased at q low prce
IT "a estimated by the crlgnaOrs OF this plan tina
the land could be purchased for So 300 QOC and tina
it's value would be increased tlreefold By the OF
biDitlon,