New-York tribune., 1889-10-17
THEY JUST GOT QUORCM.
a PRELIMINARY AND THE GUARANTEE FoND
DISCUSSED BY THE WORLDS FAIR
FINANCE COMMITTEE.


FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Calvin s. Br,se lust saved the Worlds Fair Com
nittce on Finance from an adjournment YESTERDAY oS
fastening there. in response 10 a message 10 maho
quorum. Others present were August Belnoh'' w.
Ianman Bull Morris X. Jesup, Eugene Kelly +, ~
Kursheedt. ]. Pierpont Morgan. j. J. oDohohuN
Herman Oelrichs. Jesse Selgman. j. EDWARD sun
mons William Steinway and S. ID. Babcock Chairman
The Executive Committee discharged from further
service its report having been adopted by the General
Committee.
There was considerable discussion over the resolu
tion offered by Mr. Flower at the meeting Of the Cen
eral Committee which was referred TO the Committee
on Finance providing for raising fund of 100000
with which TO defray preliminary expenses \ r,so-
hutton was finally adopted requesting the chairman to
confer with the Mayor and the cha!rmen OF the other
committees of twenty-five. suggesting that contn6u-
tions to this fund be confined the members of The
General Committee. and pledSng the Finance Com
Eittce to subscribe $2o 900 toward IT,
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution, which was
sdopcd providing that the Finance Committee should
take without delay the necessary steps TO obtain sub
scriptions to the guarantee fund of S5o000O0 and
that a Subcommittee of three be appointed 10 pre-
pare. under suitable legal advice the necessary sub
scription books The chairman appointed as the sub
committee Messss. Jesup Steinway and Brce. The
members will meet at Mr. Brice's Office today. Each
page OF the subscription books will have 10 bear the
form of covenant TO which the subscribers agree and
It will be several days before tho books can be opened
Much encouragement is felt at the headquarters
of the Committee site and Buildings over the con
slant flow of offers from owners of lots within the
site Eightyfour owners of nearly 900 lots have
already been heard FROM 1t is now known that that
part of the BloOmingdae Asylum grounds lying be-
tween twelfth and One-hundled
fourteenth SITS will be placed at the disposal OF inc
committee and ID was Timored yesterday that me
whole Bloomincdale area would become available
The Mayor sent the following letter yesterday 10
Nhltelaw Reid. United states Minister 10 France;
/ shall be glad receive aid and advice from you
TO secure the help Of the French Government ana inc
exhibitors al the Paris Exposition % make the pro-
posed International Exposition Of 1892 a success.
Congress can take no action for several months IN
the meantime the Paris Exposition VIII have ended
and the valuable collections eNhDlts ana OnhHlgs
that might be Of advantage here viii be scattered.
Viii YOU kindly take such action as you may thlhh
best and suggest anything that can DO to help YOU
"The Committee for the lniernationSl EXPOSITION
of 1880 ioin with me IN this request. We also WISH
10 thank YOU for the interest You have already shown
and for the kind suggestions you have made ana the
Information you have given" - -.
lie sent similar letters to Frederick ID. Grant.
United states Minister 10 Austria. and TO Nllhah
Walter Phelps, United states Minister TO Germany