New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
is MORE TIME NEEDED?
GENERAL HAWKINS THINKS THE WORLDS
FAIR SHOULD NOT BE HELD
UNTIL 1893.

AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE
| REASONS WHY NETWORK SHOULD HAVE
THE FAIR-sOME INTERESTING OBJ.
sERvATIONs on THE PARIS
EXPOSITION.
General Rush c. Hawkins the American Art CON-
missioner the Paris Exposition returned from HIS
post Of duty few days ago. Having spent than
! six months at the exhibition and having been able
| to study and understand its workings ordinary
travellers could not do, his opinions impressions AMI
suggestions are of especial interest at the present
| time
In the course of an interview with representative
of The Tribune regarding the Paris Exp lsition ami
| the lessons to be learned from IT, General Hawkins
said have boon enormously reported taking an
extremely blue view of the prospects Of the Universal
Exhibition which It IS proposed to hold in America
! in 1902 Personally have no interest in the Expos-
| on but generally / am anxious for It's success,
whether il be held in New-York or Chicago.
| NETWORK THE PLACE FOR THE FAIR
"As It seems to me selfevident proposition that
| the metropolis or in other words. the largest and
most important city Of a country should be chosen
as the location of such an enterprise. This points
directly to NewYork. But there are additional
reasons for such choice. New-York IS
ON the seaboard, and IS most accessible
to foreign countries on that account Many exhibitors
| from transatlantic countries would come to Network
who could not be induced TO 90 10 Chicago The addi-
tional thousand mites Of railroad travel would I'M
doubtedly keep many away. But New-York IS also
more attractive city. 1t is older has more places OF
amusement finer Libraries, greater galleries. and more
objects of art to amuse and instruct the stranger.
These are considerations which heretofore nave largely
influenced foreign governments in locating ther OK
hibtions Chicago might answer the purpose fully as
well IL America alone was to be considered but that
as understand, IS not the case.
There is one great difficulty which NewYorl must
| I rpfbp IN fhs q "a
cessibe and appropriate site. The lower portion OF
Central Park Is the only plot Of land which seems 10
fill all of these requirements. But the sheep walk 10
the left Of the Mall would not be large enough for the
erection of buildings Of the magnitude necessary for
such an exhibition. The chosen Site is not well
adapted therefore, for the purpose. am firm in tho
belief that at least 100 acres of level ground in a
symmetrical plot be at the disposal of the Build
ing Committee in order present an artistic appear
ance and have ample room for landscape gardening
erection of ornamental fountains, statuary and the
! like l have been told that Chicago possesses
better site. one that Is the centre of the city
and therefore moro accessible than that which we nave
in this city
"This central location Is matter Of paramount Inn
portance was undoubtedly of the most fruitful
causes of the success of the Paris Exposition,
which could be reached whn t"eiNc
minutes from the Opera House and prnflpai
theatres In ten minutes from the Arc de rromphe and
in fifteen minutes from the Louvre. Omnibuses
trains and lines of railway ran directly to the
Exposition while Others passed It in their route and
still others stopped within few minutes walk Of the
main entrance. Besides these means Of access the
| Seine runs along side Of the grounds, Attending
transportation by boat at cheap rates But there
was another method of travel which could be rvaled
I'm no American city that IS by the Partisan iacre
which for thirty cents would carry one from any
part of the city the gates of the Exposition These
| cheap ways OF reaching it undoubtedly had much to
| do with its Success
AT LEAST $4,000, 900 NEEDED.
Leaving the question of site General Hawkins then
discussed other things requisite to successful
Exposition money and time. " An adequate amount
of money to accomplish the results desired he con-
tlnled is Of course absolute and selfevdent
necessity. The expenditures " France were $1,000
600 francs IL is safe to that if expect TO
make a display equally artistic in this country and
| TO work out the exhibition proposition upon the same
extended lines and in the same comprehensive man
ner It would cost at least S20, 600 900 1t Is probable
that the expense would be greater than that The
scale OF prices is different in France from what it Is I'm
| the United States. The enterprise ought not to be
undertaken unless the men having it in charge can
have at their disposal the amount have mentioned
From the first step the committee should be free and
unhampered in that regard. Pary sums will bring
about palry and unsatisfactory results.
THE CONSIDERATION OF TINE
| "The next most important matter 10 consider.
matter Of the greatest Importance to MS now Is that OF
| time II nv past experiences taught me any
| thing It was that abundance of time
| Is As necessary as unlimited funds. To prepare for
such an Exhibition. which Congress has not yet
oven considered for which funds have not yet been
aiscd for which ground has not yet been broken be
,o., this date and 1902 to me work of almost
,,,,,,ecc,,ented magnitude. II the determination to
hold tho Exhibition Is fral am cearly of the opinion
ta II should be postponed till 1890 despite the sig
ie.nce NJ the 4OOth anniversary Of the discovery Of
| America ANY idea Of having It earlier should be
abandoned at once. The French people had their EN-
hh,tion under consideration for eight ten years be-
| ,o,, 4, was begun. They had discussed IT'S signlh
cameo talkei of its possibilities, and arranged its pre-
umnari,. long before a stone laid for Of It's
| buildings -Four years occupied in sciive prepa
! tou The lessons TO be drawn from that APP
parent
Referring to some of the features Of the Exposition
which added TO It's brancy and insured ib success,
the General said: 80 The whole Exhibition, far q
the work of the French authorities Is concerned,
I'm all its leading features conspicuously Artistic One
couh turn I'm no direction without meeting an object
peasant for the eye 10 upon. In consequence u
became place Of resort from the first. lis music
stands were always surrounded by many peop'e as
| could be seated. Panoramas, theatres and concert
rooms always filled 1t Is dlhieuit "