New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-21
NpoRsIYG THE RIVERSIDE SITE.
LETTER From f. II. HoUGHToN-MoRE GOV
ERxoRS AND MAYORS HEARD FROM.

A LETTER FROM f. Il. HoUGHToN-MoKE GOV
ERyORs AND MAYORS HEARD FROM.
Mast Of the Worlds Fair letters received at the
Nayor's Office Yesterday were responses TO Mayor
Grants official invitation TO Governors Mayors ana
others asking them to cooperate with Ne"-1orh Guy
I'm making this the place for the Exposition ana push
ing forward its success. Favorable letters came from
Mavor William b. Kirk. of syracuse; from the Mayor
If Kansas City. Kan. and from Congressman John
SANFORD.
Governor Oliver Ames of Massachusetts, writes !:
cannot do lust what YOU ask, but should such an
exposition be held in your city at that time, am CON
6dent that the people of this cOmmoh"cai'n VIII 10
their part 10 make II successful
Goycruors jackson, OF Maryland. and FlemingI Of
Florida say that they already committed 10 WASH
ncton a. the size senator John ". Daniel, of Viz
giniay does not feel Ike committing himself .o"sicSs
man samuel Dbble, of south Carolina VIII be glad
TO cooperate. $780, ,,.. =,
The following letter was SUN ~ i"'
Frank r. Houghton: ,-. .
heartily indorse Mr.. stokess admirable letter to
Won commcnding the Riverside site; AT 3iOhce SIdtes
te @ he added but some persons have raised tne
question that IT is not large enough the Pcd vi u 5
10 make proposed far cover more Sou h,id hc -
other is an absurd one. Our ch n ann sNou'" ~ "
make our fair unrivacd in excellence Ia, 40. .o
Among other advantages OF the Riverside site are
l. the nearest to the heart OF the city, and can
be made the most accessible Of any OF me proInihe
sites mentioned. IL Is an average cio'" Va '
l25 Reet above tide wafer .o..,, o,r,ors N
There are comparatively few properly oWhers 10
be dealt with and at present there are olS sS'cp
houses Of any account wttilb us DOuudrlcS' U ~
ersl Grants tomb wOuid/aOne draw ihOuSauls ~ ,s
narticuiar vicinity People dmipg from Brooklyn OF
Jersey civ could have deli S,tul sail up The broad
Uuds0n which would be mueh more pleasaht thaD
sailing through the narrow and dangerous East HeI
Vsitors coming Om out OF town On steaner,sN achN'
etc womb find il very comfortable 10 remain Oh
hoard while anchored In forty feet of water.
Yachting and boating could be made very duFa'uNo
features. ,, l.. ,.,t,od Il, s,,erd
ing considerably more money on permanent bunihE'
at Rivers dc and Momineslde than they would III so'
suburban part Of our Guy. ., 1T, i..,,.,
Another reason why the West Side should derive
the benefit from a worlds fair: the property holders
there pad millions TO obtain Riverside ana mornings o
parks while the whole city at large PAD h5 CoSs Ior
obtaining the recently acquired parks III INC hc"
4 very serious drawback against the low lands AZ
Inwood Pelham or Port Morris would DC the Pcs's ol
mosqitoes and the malaria bugbcar, while mere car
he ma question but what Riverside ana Moflngsiur
nsrks are entirely free from that criticism, ana also
that IL is much the heathes site mentioned anu "Ouu
10 coolest III summer. .. -, nh -.
II NAV not be generally known that tho PARK Do
nartment are to make a grand circle entrance INTO
tentra Park at One-hundTed- andtcEthst, corner OF
Tighthave and also that bill passed the last Legs
latIue TO widen Onchundrcd-and-tc feminist. DeIWeth
Central Park and RNerside-ayc, ana MAKE 1t erdi''
The people of Paris have passed through the same
eyurricnce that are now having III sue huhIHls,
but for four successive times they nave WseIy ic'd
their exposition on the nearest available ste tic
Champ de Mars and they find the same result mat We
bord derive from the Riverside Site VIZ that people
would Vi, the fair six times at RiverSde WheIc ihcy
yro,Id only 90 once to InwOOd or beyond the Harlem
FIym every essential point of view all thinking
neople should recognize that tho superiority OF Tho
riverside site ; beyond all question the Dcst'