New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-28
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nv OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN EXHIBIT OF
THE BOOK OUTPUT OF THE COUNTRY
The Worlds Fair preparations and matters relating
thereto continue to monopozc much OF Mayor Grants
time as well as his mail Yesterday Henry Baiiahuno
of Bombay, India, introduced to the Mayor os
william Z. Dodge. Mr.. Bsantine said that ne was
engaged in futhering commercial interests oe'woe"
the United States and India There are many hnes
of merchandise he said, not manufactured IN thls
country, which Indian merchants would be gaa 10
send here and take I'm exchange such manu&c'u'0'
Of this country they had not
Walter s. Church writes to say g Wherever inc
Worlds Fair may be held public attention is hec"!
called TO the magnificent display that might DC maze
n NJ the book output Of the United States, more espec
ally of its Industrial literature. Nothing OF the hna
fworth mentioning has ever been attempted In 'ns
rsnostions of this or any other country, nor docs
there exist anywhere in the United States anything
approacbng creditable collection of this sort In
Guiding. As II should, the general and State and
municipal reports agriculture mines, raiirosos
canals river and hsrbor improvements, waterworAs'
reports OF army and navy, reports OF Government
sis,e and city engineers, boards Of trade, produce
exchanges manufactures, geological and trieonome-
trical surveys, professional and technical Journals
valuable trade circulars, statistics Of al. sorts,
etc"
Mr. Bessie schwslb, of No. 522 West one-hundred-
and ffty -ninth-st., says that lnwood Is inc mos'
available spot for the Fair.
Simon Stevens said he had been talking with Dr.
Calling. of Hartford Conn. the inventor of the cole
brated Calling gun, the other evening, on the SUD-
1ect of the location OF the Exposition. Mr.. stevens
remarked that Dr. Calling warmly 4 n 'ha' 'n'
D. DeMendes d Co. apply for space for an exhlDi'
Of the art of diamondcutting .,...o,,. y,
A number of firms suggest the appointment VI
Edmund c. Converse TO represent The "rough|non
tube interest . 800, a
General Thomas W. ScanlOn, cOmmandef-in -chleI VI
the Hamilton Cadets, suggest that it would be gooa
fling to bring The National Gua1 anu ,ns Of
the different States together u"fins inc
he Fair.
A business man of the city who signs himself
IT n b. wrote to The Tribune yesterday Oh the
snbject as follows;
m Sa nrSng pan nSder The caption TO View Various
Sites referring to the site of the Fair and E1posi
ton of 1892 and particularly TO that portion OF u
which refers to and quotes the paper Of J. D. Grim
Minis of the Committee on Sites, etc The SIZE Then
MT ommS and ND TSSt Is known as Cedar
Park. 1t is place without water facilities ana only
traversed by one railway and Is not possessed OF any
natural or artificial features which should recommend
il TO the thoughtful citizen. -. ..,oo,,
latve everything of public character, so far as u
ran be done without detractng from the general o.
ect desired to be attained In the gea nes0 bed the
sites selected have been those usually dedicated IN
measure TO public use such places as IN sewing me
end desired. could be beautifed, and so permanently
remain. I'D, - -. l..
cause il should and will eclipse all othes-shoud be
,ne devoted to public use where there IS TaterfrGnt
to s aHa haS TR %hdS damage
delay. Such place could be selected IN ana , upon
Of the s ay a ad ha enEw ss d Re
ings that could remain and beautfy the place cou.n
be erected there, and II could be adorned 90 .aa' '
seems the casual observer that the suggestion com
Ing from Mr. Sne OF a6 5e Sssrf from the
ultimate result We all expect to see attained