New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-29

iooOOO subscribers among the French ipls coms.ee,
kenv now advised OF the security and inmediatcness
81 sse Of tho structure have dnrns the last
year disseminated widely among their o0nn,,y aea
srsumens for the ready Of our shars IN the
labor aud the cost And az Ss sa aeon Of the
6sap,e viii be prompt we called this meeting tnst
may nsw Without shiSr ln'S SoS 1ur and without
people that you represent 1t would Dc IN Val" ''
Let us consider now the magnitude Of this work it Is
60 vast and stupendous monument nat un,i e Win
commensurate objects We can hardly appreciate ~ bi
8, the first place let us rs gres. in
shis magnificent picture from the pnn 70 1He oP that
the torch is las feet in height YSs vi" sbest point
in the span OF the brooky ysced npan the
water level would OvertOp that roadway by ten feet
The dimensions of the pnth the space oeeupu ~
ms house and as 1t is raised sections some SIX or
seven In number of 20 feet or more bp ub ,n n oc
and OF the covering which 10 be maze OF peen
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
rbsre wss n great statue, known in its time as the
Seventh Wonder of the World, the Colossus OF nooes
Tina; statue like this was erected or IKE tue Peue
for which we are subscribe, TO show the Rauue u
the utle free people Of the Island OF Rhodes 10 Tue
sgvntian King who as their ally in war, had helped
them 10 triumph the attack on their liberties mace
by the King of Macedonia and RHU %HiS al, a%
Inland Sss work Gl 500 saleais
was but los feet high hollow like and with R
s.,rcase nv which one could ascend TO the head That
w The foreign bower that had aided them in their stress
sor their bertes the seventh Wonder, as u was bus
PEDESTAL OF the same height will bel won't say the
seventh for the wonders of the world are ever S
sno in nuuber-wu be the wonder Of the woro az ucn
greater than the Colossus OF Rhodes as the w9rd
f h Ma,terranesp Sea in the classical time lap
Hanse The largest modern statue near Lthe -
In Italy erected the great CHRISTIAN SAINT f, t
Borromeo which standso9 feet bSS You viii see then
off wOrk
II IN the history of the world Our gSnns mas nS con-
ceved so great statue our art and our mnnlcepee
production. This sgreat free gilt we are 10
place Under IN our the "'O0 perpetual care provided
by the Government of the United Stated on pedestal
II Is 10 Bear up and which shall compori with the wealth
and the numbers of those great cities ana 81 ,S we gram
never repay to France and which she SIMPLY adds 10 Dy
this magnificent S ApPqS% escon of Liberty Enght
ening tie World" is to be placed by us In NJ p1sltGh
But in candes,cE that all they that come in may I see
2ansbrep II to be provided in this great portal OF
lie continent that oil they who in NAY see its
light; and the number that sian , CONF ne
tnan can conni and they shall uati liberty
itself shall have ceased 10 enlighten ne world pof un
Of the mutitudes that seek this shrine and this safety
Tor love and;exercse Of liberty Ap9ase corcep
ton and great execution already fixed Fortunately
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proper Of the necessary dimensions OF me mas
eiyeness and of The pOpriety which meet the combna
ZION T1qTsS lGr viii 9ni be- 500 feet heh with M loren
blazing with electric light and crown OF sIaIs apUu
Gns. that Sad BEEN arSsd in m
mir and1xed upon the appraised hAnd OF thlS STATUE
lApplause.I
THE COST OF THE PEDESTAL.
Uthen the dimensions n then the conditions are SET
fled as to the materials and the work. durable as the
harbor durable as the rock island on when IL 10 I"
rest then the conditions OF the cost are settled ana we
need not debate at all about that The French have
spent S25OOOO upon the statue and the best compuia
lion without essary expense fixes the cost Of the
mad. stall at from $500 900 TO $250,000 That to he
sure is not 80 GREAT 2 Of f 'u as was t6S
Cratitude TO allies who saved their liberties so much
greater in proportion their wealth than Ours 10 tbe
great mai ion saved tnat we should hesl about
half the sum which the RhOdlans e3penuedt lmdSino
there will be great pfompude to acknowledge TINS
inferorty sentiment or in gratitude on the part
OF any of our countrymen Ana tnat pIlnss you 10 te
not a. TO TO he raised but the best method el
raising it aud distributing among Inc TeH an1 tn D
propriate share. Now. have no DOUBT tnat II one
should give we should make up the sum very rapidly
aughteI There are many here VINO wouLi ,nk b bnat
great cities that could give $25,OOO apiece bnt nave
not found y of these rca men counting 6o
think that twenty-five men VINO h1ouu sHG go M
apiece or that nifty who should give S3Voo apiece
would easily make it up Others count on 23O men al
si oJo or 800 men al $500. And on, we find the
circle T MGeb IN s more The French people desire
that the contributions should be distributed as ue aS
may be the whole country ana the Goa"
cur in that wish but nevertheless, gentlemen.
t c,cs OF our harbor Newark, Jersey City. New
YorK and brooklyn, full of we9lth, fnii OF patloIlsn
make up the greater part Of the Subscription Ihen now
shall we make II up9 observe taat one OF e IN rnng
napers iDmales quite sharply tn0 If the three thousand
persons ex peced to inside this hal tonight and now
here see, would give 500 apiece that would more
ulot he
in the arithmetic thai can discover a all here IS no
fault in the estimate Of the pubic spIiL anu tde %
rectness of calculation and the Jutness OF the ap
precation of this great intelligent ana sympatne9u0
audience | have doubt, will make itself heard IN
500 and $1,000 subscriptions to the CON,
inittee very soon after the adjournment OF tAs
meeting Laughter and applaus, H,St lemen,
people that mere might give 9lOO how mncn more
Should get II evcrybOd! dld as o
gen did to-day ia writing this note; not ilch man.
IN man tha know OF called 70 ty1Pat%e ws ai1
any more than any ether OF the h ltes aIu
thousands Of citizens had mean our eAeeieat ieo"
citizen ClarksOn CrOu5 now very venerable IN age, s
be always has been for his character through lung e
NJ d friend regret very much that it will be Of
nv power attend the great meeting TO De hd AT tne
ACADEMY OF Music ON the evening OF November - 10
Ijhrrfy Encgicning the World II therefore affords
grc pleasure 10 enclose youmy check Tor the ABOVE
Nom, gentlemen however much people that are here
uigt make up in the aggregate, ali the people that
nnt oere might max, up more TIE teachers of this city,
a large bOGy Of men and women nave SHOWN SIe't
sum. which is ready TO be placed at the service
OF the committee. tank may say TO yOu that III
snse MOI odiOIs this committee think that ls nbera
ity shonli bsciu az home ald that can promise from
The committee itself one-slxth, II nor quentin
of the whole cost of the enterprise
fApplauscJ Everywhere those asked TO give consider
able srs Daye shown readiness and otherscven Deslde
safnc subscriptions have said that they only wished
10 know what the fair scale that shOnld can uPoa
them TO crease their subscription III order to oe READY
10 30 So Now what want Is that there snoulu pe
some ilst some generous IL you Please, scale upon
when everybody is to adjust his share, ana Inc
best ruc thGt can ind Is for every one 10 think
what ncghbor ought 10 give, and then give u hin
Z oush
yourself is as good as any other. lLaug0te:l
Now. gentlemen as all the history ana all me oIalVII
aUt OF this occasion reserved Tor