New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-13


The meeting called by representatives, OF the
arts and industries onnected with the building trade
to further the Worlds Fair project, which was heu
OF the Real Estate Exchange at O'CLOCK yesterday
afternoon, developed any quantity of wholesome en-
thusiasm, but unfortunately resulted In raising moi
even a dollar in subscriptions. These resolutions
adopted:
This meeting is heartily in favor of the effort max
ting secure the Exposition of 1892 for New,a Sra
so far by the committees into whose hands the mat
tiers were put by His Honor Mayor Grant. 49,, .,..
0e This arts m ssa ao s5Os Of wS be P%
trade should be represented at the forthcoming EH
poTtancc and wealth and believing that IT cannot be
done than By Saf
be classified and properly dlsplayed' !, ,ost,ng an
point at once committee Of nine whose duty it shall
be TO appoint thiee sub-committees OF uree Sa ~
nance Committee about obtaining the necessary money
by subscription from the trades concerned lor eIoS
he proper anthorities to determine the character
dimensions etc. of the edi6ce TO be erected ana one
S confer at the prS Pro for time The wh
Tho committee of nine and the three snb,coHh,[Ie1
ara 10 form one General Committee to OBTAIN plaIs
for the Building Hall by open competiuOn UPON ,t el'
approved of By the American INSTITUTE OF nedessar
for the construction of the afoIeSaiu HAL
The Committee of Nine is constituted as follows;
The president of the Merchants and Traders EXCHANGE
the president of the Building Material Exchange, the
the American Institute of Architects the president OF
the Real Estate Owners and Builders Association,
Cyrus. Clark, Hiram Snyder r.. c. Fisher aud Ros"en
p. Flower.
John Claflin OF the firm of H. B. Claim e. Co., has
done more than any other to raise money for the
guarantee fund Beside contributing S1Ooooo for MS
firm he has by personal solicitation secured pieages Vi
over $500 900 from tho large dry-goods establishments
Of the city, He is enthusiastic worker ior 'hc
Fair as much through the influence OF puphc sp' aS
from conviction tina; with the Exposition herc Ohc'0
will come with It rush Of trade from all over UPS
country affecting every line Of business favorably ana
conducting TO the welfare of all the people Of the cry
Mr. tlaGm sent the following letter TO secretary VII
son, of the Finance Committee, yesterday
Last Saturday employees requested me use OF OF
our building for hour before the usual tIIie VI
closing and this being gladly given they heiu az, sn
enthusiastic meeting in favor OF Ncw.lorh lor tn
plcdging S2216S to the greH enterprise This action
quite unsuggested by any member OF the irin Is GS
fremely gratifying us, and evinces gfanl splf1t
OF enthusiasm in giving. which, If largely pfevalimg'
wond swell the guarantee fund by Saiuay h Eae
piled up. VIII not others follow this splendid ex-
amplel ,., ,..us IT., % the
'"G The list contains Gas names, and ,he amounts unit
scnbed 800 or over are as follows 81: George Conk-
nS SoM. FeG 3d WE cGarss 'D b. i GST
samuel c. Hubbard julius F. Butts, lsa9: R RU,Ier
Lesser Lane Z. scofed James swan, Frank B.
Miller John osqIlysn G Keys John John! MGAri RsT
oIs T cSspss E william Hammond james '' Bedc
Winters. james c. Seymour John Kirby. Henry J..
WvT w B. NJ Jordan HorsiIo Vs. Thayer. Robert Hudson
Riley $3.50 each James Blaeh a. oS Shls' Tpc
A. Lipsltt and brother, Samuel n. Daniels John W.
hT cny fr soatbm A Tncc Butcher witt
lam Mitchell .r,s George ss 0sglv %am FREQ
Jackson, James ". Macully, John A. higgins Bena-
min +. Cromwell William r. King, James White,
%ssgand. IT,. samuel S. Simpson james Davidson,
Emory F. Wentworth; ROYAL A. s@am ,nn; p; n
W Tageart George W. Petit, Robert smilllc, Pctr J.
Brady; Henry NJ Parr, w. II. McCoy Lewis Middle.
W. Hubbard, Charles II: Libby Vincent II. Lynn, Leo
Frank William p ode . w. H. co Gas eI6o f. s Chase
Mayor Grant yesterday received the following letter
from whiteaw Reid United States Minister 10 France
Yours of the 10th inst is just at hand and it will
n nv We power in Carrying out your suggestions
Tho time, however, is extremely short. Action here
T ss the Tnd ae q ssf5S
the Exposition, has already gone-that some Of the
Javanese, etc, have gone, and that the men In ar-
,hor'y in the various exhibits have generally lily maas
N sct we are at this momentum the hurly-bnry OF the
greatly fear that IT is 100 late TO secYrs definite
s as e Or Sase G Srda %hd 5f
more positive assurances on our part than any has
authority yet to make.
II would have been most desirable thing just now
to have those who are likely 10 be charged with the
management OF our exhibition the spot. engaged In
studying the methods by which this one has been or
gained, and It's wonderful co-ecuons have been Sc
cured. In this respect. Chicago has taken time by
the forelock They have decided. as learn from a
letter received from the Mayor Of Chicago that IN
case they the exhibition. Mr. Jcfrry the late
general manager OF the Illinois Central Railroad Is 10
Se Us dlrec torsenera and they have sent him here
the information IN his power lie has engaged seero
teriss and assistants has secured ntroduetOns 10 hn
FRENCH authorities and the exhibitors. and Is at work
not only with activity. but on q systematic plan and
has also been done. | think by some Of our New
YORK citizens In advance OF MI Jenrey's arrival;
rSctber with sufficient thorOughness you are doubtless
In position to determine l., .,, .,.,, J.,
" I shall lose time, however, In pu,lng myself IN
Tain what facts have been furnished 10 our