New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
FINANCIERS At WORK.
STUDYING THE WORLDS FAIR PROBLEM.
AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION ILLUSTRATING
THE PROGRESS OF TRANSPORTATION
OTHER OPINIONS on THE
BIG PROJECT.

EHE PROGRESS OF TRANsPOkIA1ioN
OTHER OPINIONS on THE
BIG PROJECT.
Cornelius Vanderbilt came TO this city from New
p,rt on Monday evening for the purpose Of attend
inr a meeting of the Executive Committee OF the
Worlds Fair Finance Committee at the Chamber OF
Commerce Yesterday. He was not feeling well When
he came however, and yesterday morning was 700
IN 10 leave his home. Tho committee met at = 80
all of the members being present with the exception
of Mr. Vanderbilt. The chairman, j. Pefpont Morgan
presided the others present being Angus beimoht'
John H. Inman, samuel D. Babcock and Charles >.
Smith The session was devoted to discussion OF
various financial schemes but decision was reachen.
The details of the discussion were not made puphc'
Tho committee authorized the publication however Oh
letter containing some interesting suggcsuohs' ""."
was submitted by Charles S. Smith, president OF tho
Chamber Of Commerce. The writer is NJ b. A"upi-
SOM whose father was member Of the old Name snip
building firm of that name, and the letter was ior
warded through EDWARD Athlhsoi INV f
economist of Boston.
Tn thinking over the progress Of America during
four centuries Mr.. Anderson wrote, he had had ih'
messed upon him the economical importance Oh '"o
portation in its bearing upon civlzaion' NO sue
sested that a series of small wooden nOoeis Sh'"i w
prepared giving the form and rigging OF Shps III uSo
in the time OF Columbus, and the Improvements nc
SIN
given Illustrations OF the advance in the various
thods Of increasing the safety and rapidly OF ocean
ord lake VOYAGES. such as of obtaining la'uo
ord Longitude coast surveys, tho investigation Oh -"
currents and meteorological phenomena HcIuo'''S
connected with this subject would be cohecuon VI
facts on the history Of marine n -urance'
Geology natuial history and coz parauVe pn'ioisy
he saws. have all directly AMI indirectly pee" aU-
vanced by ocean transportation Equally htercs'Iis
ne h0 advance |
f,r land transportation. The whole movement VI
wealth and civilization from east to west' WIN"
began with the era of Assyan greatness IS due ~ INC
combination Of land and water transportation
When the committee adjourned it was to meet al
the same place at noon on next Tuesday
rnr4nr the intervals between the SESSIONS oi mo
rx.c,,tIve Committee of the Committee on Site ana
buildings large numbers OF communlca' ION, %iU
ceived at the headquarters in Tho Times bululns'
Now.Jcrsey has entered a claim to the EXposiuon'
~. os q nroiertor but as site. Alfred speer' the
owner Of the Passac Vineyards has written ieuor
IN the Committee on Site and Buildings III "hch 10
od,ocates holding the Exposition on the west suo Vi
the Hudson River u
w saIter writes TO the committee. saying among
other things: q think the Worlds Far sho''u 10
| in this city on York Island, or 1t VII DC ho go
There is plenty Of land north oil one ad
.cventb-st. 70 the Harlem River, between sNth anu
Seventh ayes" . ,ou,
&c n Lawton writes 10 the Site Committee that tcro
arc prohablv 100000 eligible sites for "oflu IA
nos,tion in the United states He thinks grea, Gun
.dcration should be shown to the working ciaSS's
in the selection of site, for such classes nav "oO
suno,ent means TO enable them to pay h'gh trans
.a,,o, fare The writer favors NewY0rk City'
NJ CbarIn In a letter to the committee Wiltes
TINT =. q business man he would suggest the sl'c
ex.endlnc from One hundred and thirty hfth-s 10 uo
Harlem River. east Of Eighth-ave. This stlualo
no writes would haze over mile OF wafer lTonE
are. when properly docked, which would DO per
manent Improvement George W. 'ia'ho eue7o''
that the selection Of site be referred to corps
Of expert engineers. ,,.
lanes p Rettis. of Little Rock, Ark, president
~ tho National Editorial Association which recently
held IFS annual convention in Detroit is IN inc Guy
and saws that number of Chicago men endeaVoieu
N secure the Endorsement of the convention TO Chi
cagos claims to the Exposition.
The Executive Committee Of the Committee on slte
and buildings viii meet at p. N. on Thursday
No. cant received a call from Mayor Cregier Of
Ch,cogo Yesterday With the Western ciy's eXecu-
two we're Alderman Jackson of that city, ana "iam
Henry White of New-York Mayor Cregler abruptly
asked why Chicago not the place LOT inc ldr'
There were many and obvious reasons MI Grant sau'
and they might all be comprised IN the fact that inc
rro,ect was for Worlds Fair'-an International
F1nositon.o Chicago, he admitted, might be an ex-
cellent place for a National Fair
MAYOR Cregler thought that tho people OF chicago
would be willing 20 pay the expense OF transportation
from, the seaboarl. Mayor Grant replied That ms
md mako M actual difference because the cost
would i'm the end out of the income OF tnc an
lie added that It uuqesiOncd tat desTaDc IN
bbits from across the seal would be decreaN,d mn
would be found generally irue of all works OF arr anu
.be departments of sculpture and painting e.PcIaS
Mavor Creger said that 10 desired TO inspect peIson
ay NETWORKS Institutions and municipal depar,Ilrn
ami Mayor Grant gave hill letters 10 the several h
&C. donartmcnts Mayor trcger promised To call al
the civ Hall again DEMONSTRATING town -. ,o,-
Nathaniel Mckay semitic the Mayor scTdp -po1 }H
,ltcb he kent during thei celebration which was h 10
en- pbuadelphia II contains a description OF me
buildings the grounds. the report oI tne o.r an
miss ionor 10 Congress IN 1873, photographs VI "ii
the various buildings. etc. . ,..o -.
Charles j. Gillis, member OF the Commuee Oh
Permanent Organization, Is going on sunday 10 sid
on trip around tho world to visit Japan, Shlha'
india CeyIon. Egypt, Turkey, Australia, bulgaria,
t tbe intel States officials and the merchants in the
vance The interests Of the coming Exposition to be
heId here IN 1892. shall soc all me merchants anu
rers that hear of who VIII b" likely to SEND
cnnsfgnments of their goods 10 the Exposition"
Frank p HILL Librarian OF the Free Public Library
80 Newark save: Z" win write to ask thai IN" pubic
Ubraries of the United States be well represented in
1892" =, 49, - 49,, o,,.u o,,,,oo,
can, IN thc Mayor a map Of Central Park. showing
he advantages as site.
Ioeenb Pulitzer sent the following cable dispatch
,ror1 81 MoritzdoTf: Regret that medical treat
mont fiat / must undergo prevents my serving on
ste Committee. WIN subscribe with pleasure when