New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-20
TO DISCUSS THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
REPLIES 10 MAYOR GRANTS dNvITATIoNs-A
TALK ABOUT PELHAM PARK.

TALK ABOUT PELHAM PARK.
Mayor Grant has already received a large number
Of replies to his invitation sent out on Thursday and
Friday to prominenu and influential citizens ASKING
their presence at meeting next Thursday dternooh
at the City Hall to consider the project for an IN
erna'tonal exposition In New York in 1892. FAVOR
able answers and promises to be present came ycste
day from Ex-Governor Alonzo b. Cornell, eX-Mayor
Franklin Edison. John II. Inman, ex-Commlssoher
Crimmins, President +. A. Crukshank, of the kesi
Estate Exchange; ex-Judge Charles p. Daily ana
President William l.. Bull, of me Stock Exchange
p T. Barnum sends his greetings from Bridgeport
The veteran Snowman says he cannot como 10 NOV"
York on Thursday, but he is heartily In favor Oh
the scheme, and hopes that the site viii be acces'
BILE to vessels of good SIZE Collector Erhardt regrets
that he cannot be present, but declares himself IN
hearty accord with the proposition and will be happy
advance the interests of the scheme IN any way In
his power Mayor Chaplin, of Brooklyn, acknowledges
the receipt Of the invitation in the most formal way
and not not say whether he approves the plan or
not
Letters from Jay Gould, who said that he would be
glad TO attend the meeting, II possible, and from A.
G. Gester, president of the Hungarian Society, who
assured the Mayor that his countrymen were heartily
In favor OF the celebration were also received
The Boar6 of Managers of the Produce Exchange
yesterday wrote to Mayor Grant that the Exchange was
favorable TO the project of holding Worlds Fair here
In 1892
@The Tribune struck the keynote OF the location for
the Worlds Fair Sunday, when in referring 10 sew
era possible sites it practically showed that Pelham
Park was the most available,D said Joseph Wood, a
practising lawyer and ex-president of the town Of
Monnt Vernon alt is the largest Of the new parks,
containing moro than 800 acres Of available lana and
when such men as Calvert Vaux advocate 1t there Is
certainly much merit in the proposition. Ihere i
not more picturesque more convenient site for
avhfhf
bension of iniuring thousands Of dollars worth OF
property as there would DO II Central Park or some
Of the other public parks selected. This prop
erty has not yet been improved as park
"Tbe waterfront affords the best facilities for
shining as the largest Of the steamships can
find berths there being thirty feet depth Of water
close up TO the Shore There is no better place for
the assembling of foreign vessels OF war,
which would no doubt here at the time and
would In themselves form grand exhibition. Then,
too we could have there imitation Of the Columbus
aeet which would be safe from bad weather and
would be a continuous part of the exhibition When
you study the matter carefully there is place which
offers so good facilities of handling exhibits and
visitors Those exhibits coming by the New-York and
New-Haven, New-York Central and New-York and
ngland railways could be landed directly at the
grounds; those coming by the Western and Southern
railroads could be sent in the by transport floats,
like the old Maryland; and exhibits from the west
Indies, South America, Australia, Europe anu Aslauo
countries could be taken directly there in thevesses
by which they sent
GAS for visitors, they could be brought here In the
same way and would have more elbow room than in
any other place. The buildings, too could be spread
out more In view Of the greater area. intended TO
have mentioned also the facilities which would be
offered 10 get into and from the city, its suburban
districts, and Brooklyn, Jersey City and other nearby
places, by the elevated railroads which are being ex,
tended I think If the Pelham Park site received
careful consideration the question would be soon
settled by people all over the country who must
recognize that the fair must be near the coast"