New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-13
TO PUSH THE REAL WORK.
FINANCES OF THE GREAT FAIR.
THE MAYOR CALLS Committeeman no MEET
NEXT WEEK AND LAY THEIR HEADS
TOGETHER.


prcparatIons 10 push the real work OF the Inter
national Exposition were begun yesterday. Mayor
Grant issued requests to the members Of the Com
rl,tee ON Finasce to meet in the Governors Room
IN The CITY Hall on Tuesday next at 80 y. m. lie
caused similar notices to be sont TO the members OF
tho Committee on Site and Buildings TO meet at the
same place on the Thursday following at the same
hour.
The Mayor calls the Finance Committee together
srst because he thinks that the plans FOR raising
money should receive the first attention. An carry
,-,anizaton of the site and Buildings Committee Is
also necessary so that the proposed sites may be
investigated and that question be settled as soon as
rossible Tho committees on Legislation and FER
msDeot Organization will have duties TO perform
until the Committee on Finance has defined It's plan
and the Committee site and Buildings has maze ~'i
estimate Of the cost Of the various sites and
The Mayor trusts that every member OF each Oh
- committees who can be present at the meetings
ct week will attend The committees have Deen
.al.st together next week instead Of ibis week III
or5rr TO give time TO the personal atieno~hoo
NJ each Of the members. -
Tho tobacco trade wrote yesterday. indorsing inc
appointment of William Wcke to represent 'no'i
aThe Hat Review" and " The Fur Trade keVie" o'0i
THAR services through their Editor, f. staliknech''
charles = Southland makes application for neces-
.ary space on which TO erect an Ideal American
.ones costing about 81 900, through the medium o.,
mutual building loan association. The purpose Oe'e
"a exem plify this system OF cooperation ,.- ,,ird
A suggestion comes for site In the l"en'5 -'n4'
ward 49, =, ,uo,-s that the
A. 2 zesler writes, saying that he knows INA te
Constitution of the State of NewYorh prVho!.s II
sale of lottery tickets, but that he has pa w oo
mil which would enable the raising OF the SloVVv;oD
NECESSARY for the Exposition from harmless va Ia
MAN He says that $40 000,0 900 OF DOnus cou eatIe
redeemed by the drawing plan, each ponG 20" a.
thirty days after the drawing which IS 70 us The
whether II has prize or Is 10 pc reuseno N 600
loan Is 10 amount u 100000 Givldeu mo & IN
series each series having 100 NUMBERS Aiu "i' W
be drawn in five years, four drawings anhuaN' s.+s
James selwin TAFT. general manager OF u.o rTot,
State Debenture Company, of NO ~ NcM,so' ,rs,aI
a long letter 10 Mayor Grant yesterday Inv ssTs
paiace of London thlry-ve years ago cost ne sal Il
inward of 81 900 600 To reproduce IL now w. W.
cost not less than SIC 900 600 He suggests VA ,cI,
cost Of the undertaking be divided into Capal suoh
of SlOOOOOoO in $40 shares and mortgage Uoii'' Nv
six per cent OF S.. 900 600. as follows ,,,s ,,o
The stock of Sl0000O00 should he uNlue fi .a"
$4,000 600 OF eight per cent cumulative PSi9lo r
stock (rdeemable and SIS 100000 OF deferred OF Or
dinarv stock In connection with the latter; Ait
Doran's suggestion 10 coupon almlssloh c,ioh
might be employed, with certain mofincaionsS, Az
wnnld admit of 25-cent admissions on certain I'd! >,
and would also allow the railway and ferry isiS- ~
he embraced in the 50cent entrance fees OF resiue''
OF New-York. Brooklyn and New-Jeisey D., , III, &.
n this ordinary stock Of sc 600 GOO carrier WIN ~
in addition 10 its fun value In admission uChe's, w
ment of tho bonds and the payment OF the PrslsIrS
stnck there would be considerable demani tor 10
seeing that there would be pOsshnity-anu oy no
nsans a remote one-of getting $3.50 worm OF popoV
eventually for every 500 invested in ABORTION 10 inc
admission coupons.