Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
LOCATING THE FAIR.
New York Requests the Opinion of
Superintendent Hamilton.
HIS ANSWER FAYORs THAT CITY.
he Describes the Benefits 1t Would Bring
to Central Park.
CHICAGO ONLY BEGINNING TO WORK

Superintendent William Hamilton. oi
the Allegheny parks, received yesterday
from one of the principal daily newspapers
of New York City request for an express
sion Of his opinion 'as to the damage which
would result to cultivated park like Cen
tral Park from holding therein the Worlds
FAIR of 1892"
Mr.. Hamilton sent his reply early last
evening. Later he was seen by reporter.
He had not retained copy of his message,
but he gave the following as the substance
of what he had wired:
Instead of any damage being done to a
public park like Central Park by the
Worlds Fair, think it would be very
great benefit Any temporary damage that
may be done to the lawn can be fully re-
paired within six months after the fair
closes. New York has no horticultural
buildings of any kind in its park. The
Worlds Fair commission would necessarily
have to erect grand horticultural buildings,
which would be erected with view to
their remaining permanently. The growers
of hardy plants in Europe and America
would not plant less than 100000 of such
plants on the horticultural grounds. There
fore, instead of being any damage it would
be of immense value, not only to Central
Park, but to horticulture in general
throughout the country"
HE FAvoRs NEW YORK.
In the course of brief conversation Mr..
Hamilton said that he was in favor of, New
York as the location of the Worlds Fair.
He considers that it is. in every way, pre-
eminently adapted for such an exposition.
MIR. Hamilton has been in receipt of private
advices as to what is being done in New
York to secure the Fair. While he does
not feel at liberty to reveal the details Of
this information, he said: "Few people
know what has really been done in New
York in regard to this affair. As a matter
of fact, they have secured pledges, as good
as gold, to the amount of $40, 900, 900. By a
general agreement among the editors Of the
New York newspapers the matter has been
kept secret. 1t is considered that the time
is now ripe to make it public, and I believe
that all the details will be published to-mor-
row morning in the New York papers.
Such sum will cast the $4,000, 900 sub
scribed In Chicago into insignifcance,"
CHICAGO is HUsTLING.
In this connection it may be interesting
to publish the statement made to DIS
PATCH reporter by Mr.. Frank Brobst, the
chief clerk of the celebrated Palmer House,
of Chicago, who has been visiting his
mother in Allegheny. Mr.. Brobst said:
Although Chicago has secured pledges for
So. 600, 900, that it is but the beginning of
what it will do. The millionaires of the
city, as rule, have not done anything yet.
Mr.. Potter Palmer, the owner OF the Palmer
House, is in Europe. He is expected home
soon. Such men as Philip Armour, the
great dressed beef man, and Marshal Field,
the drygoods prince, have not said what
they will do. They are awaiting Mr.. Pal
mer's return. As soon as he arrives some
of the richest men in the city will hold
conference and decide upon their subscrip-
tions I venture to say that they will as
tonish the country"