New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
"A HARD QUESTION TO SOLVE
WORLDS FAIR Committeeman PUZZLED.
eAcKrSc THEIR BRAINS FOR SUITABLE HEAD
ING TO THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST

RAcKrNc THEIR BRAINS FOR A SUITABLE HEAD
ING TO THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
The problems involved in drawing up a form uhuer
,rhcb subscrjptions TO the Worlds Fair guarantee
fund of S5 900 900 be received must DC eA'cino'
d,fncult of solution. The Finance Commn'oe H"S
ttruggled with them, pondered over theh anu con,
hrred about them for nearly two weeks ana inc suo
scrpton books still unopened because 'ho Con'
mittee has been unable even with the couhsol vi
we'll known lawyers 10 form satisfactory headmg
n be prnted over the pages upon which the
will be asked TO sign their names
Tho Finance Committee held meeting at the Cham
her of Commerce yesterday at 10 a. IN. Luckiy' inc
Committee had provided at previous moeuhs tnat
,nefourth Of the members should constitute quorum
rbere were Just seven present at the appointed
fine and one other came late and went away early
The eight were Samuel D. Babcock, Calvin ;. Brce,
w T. Bull Morris X. Jesup, F. A. Kursheedt Jesse
selirman. J. Edward Simmons, William Steinway, and
William Mem. Speer secretary OF the General Com-
mittee ex-offcio. John NJ. Bowers was also present
10 give the committee advice on points OF law
The report OF the subcommittee. composed Oh
calvin S. Brice william steinway and Morris n
Jesup, which appointed 30 frame prlhted heau-
ing In the form of an agreement and sat ui''n 'Ho
small hours Of the morning at Nh. Brice's house not
three nights ago, was received ana dIScusScu' IL
nally, the following was adopted;
sResoved That this committee approve the suo
committee and that ID be referred back 10 "a0
committee to be put into more satisfactory iOih,
the perfected agreement to be reported 10 'ne 'uA
committee Monday" ,
AS the form reported had been prepared unuoi
the advice of Grover Cleveland and John M. bo"oi0
=. ,ho uD,cbt conference held at Mr.. Brce's house.
The committee doubtless, discovered errors uia' a
,scaped the eyes of the lawyers. what the aeo'H
.s reported by the subcommittee. conss'o" "a N'"'
of the members would say. A..
After the committee had adjourned at mum, 'n'
-, .o,rD,,,ee called a conference at the Office OF eA-
rsovcrnor Hoadly in the Equitable Building lor
n m Besides the members OF the cohh"''' ',
sors rresent ex- Governor Hoadiy, Grover C~Veaiiu
Iohr N Rowers and George W. CotteE1ll Inc eh'he
afternoon was spent in working out the Hu1'"'o
puzzle of how to WORD hooulns -
that the people who suDscHOe VIII
compelled to pay their own Subscriptions anu ~
none and will at the same time proNu'
~ r.,,rr of the subscriptions if the project falls
.hroucb At the end Mr.. Brice said that the form
80 stu NOT in a condition to be made public
,cport however he said, would be presented 10 inc
f,u committee on Monday, and the public wouo then
have It. .. .,o.
Edward simmons told Tribune reporter mat
tbe public had no idea of the dihculues uuuoi "nI
the committee was lsboring. He believed tnouRn'
that the hardest of them had been overcome and na'
,be subscription books would soon be opened
William s,enway said that the dlhicuItes that 'ne
committee had to overcome were tremendous anu
the pubuo could not understand them he uOugn''
bowever that the subscription books would soon 90
opened. I'LL, .ho,
Frederic A. Kursheedt declared his oeIef tna'
New-York would have the Fair in spite oil the oeiaS
IN getting money subscribed. The pubic ne saiu'
could have no conception Of the legal op'taolos " 10
srmounted in preparing to receive s he
~. oninion the subscription books would soon ps
opened % The other members of the commt'ec reiusou
TO talk -. 49, Chan,her of Com
merce at IL 80 Monday. , ,,,..- t,pd NJ
N Is intended TO raise the prenhlnaIS ~ iunG - "
eooo 200 within the committees. The FINANCE CUIn 0nn
s,tttee has already said 1t would subscribe SL2Uoo
foward H. and the committees on oste anu ntsS
fegslation and Permanent Organization VIII DC 1o asno
70 subscribe similar amounts Ihe ren . anhs ,1 :
SJoo ooO will then raised by subscriptions nonl 1lS
other s6 members of the General COMMITTEES OF Zo1.
Mr. Hartley of Hartley q Graham. oierS s 10 to ro
fhe committee have his twenty-Inree louS III u0 '0
area for taxes and assessments