New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-18
THEY WANT THE FAIR HERE.
PROMINENT MEN INTERESTED.
URGING THE MAYOR TO GALL A PUBLIC MEEr
ING TO DISCUSS THE COMING WORLDS
EXHIBITION.

EXHIBITION
memorial signed by many representative men Of
this city was sent Mayor Grant yesterday, inviting
his attention 10 the subject OF the proposed Inter
national Exposition In this city In 1892, and urging
the calling of public meeting by him In his official
capacity for the purpose of discussing the matter and
taking such preliminary steps might be thought
advisable. The memorial says among other things:
NewYork offers the country and 10 the world better
advantages and opportunities than those OF any other city
TOR the exhibition and this is such sefevident ae'
that comment or argument thereon Is useless Every
citizen OF New-York is interested In having the EXPOSE
don held here. This proposition appeals municipal and
State pride to every directly or indirectly concerned
the advancement Of local general interest," 10 every
class profession, and to all branches OF trade and COM
Our municipal flag should float over the central
building what will be the illustration OF prog
the world has seen, and place 1t there
II intelligent and energetic action be promptly taken
The following well-known men and firms appended
their signatures
II. X. Thurber. G. N. Jordan president Western Ma
tona Bank George Coe. president American Exchange
National Bank; Dumont Clarke, American Exchange Ma
ional Bank o. D. Baldwin, president American Loan and
change; Forrest H. Parker. president Produce
Exchange Bank; Cyrus w. Field, Albert B.
Chandler. Maekay- Bennett Cable Co.. Logan
c. Murray, president United States Bank
S. II. Bayne, Seaboard National Bank; r p. Flower y
Co., David Dows jr., William Rockefeller, presdent
Standard OIL Co.; John Jay Knox, presidents Nationa{
Bank of the Repubc Colonel John J. Garrett, George "
Baker, president First National Bank; william p Cyd4
& Co., Adams Express Co.. by John Hoey, PRESIDENT W
S. Express Co.. by c. III. Crosby vcepresident; Americas
Express, by j. G. Fargo, presidents Wells, Fargo Co,
by H. B. Parsons secretary Pierpont Morgan. Of DreIel
Morgan & Co.. Kdder, Peabody Co.. bankers j. Ed.
ward Simmons president Fourth National Bank General
Thomas Hillhouse, president Metropolitan Trust Co.
Henry Clews j. selgman, DR.. Norvin Green, presden,
Western Union Telegraph Co.; Dallas B. Prats
Bank OF America; w. G. Wheeler. COrbin Banking
Co.: Luther Kountze, Of Kountze Brothers
& Co.. Winsow, Lanier & Co., bank
ers; Equitable Life Assurance Society. E. w. Wright
vice president Park National Bank; George II. Hckok
Park National Bank.
Tho paper presented by Edwards Fl. Gof and
John j. Garrett and the Mayor accordingly sent Qua
circular lettef addressed TO about 300 prominent
citizens of NewYork asking them TO attend con-
ference at the City Hall next Thursday at 80 p.
I" to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of holding interna
tional exposition in New York in 1892, and TO arrange
for the preliminary work II It should be deemed adv
visable"
Among those whom the Mayors letter
sent, beside those who signed the request, were:
p I. Barnum, E. G. Bachord, August Belmont,
Cornelius N Bliss James Gordon Bennett, Vernon IL.
Brown, Robert Bonner, Mayor Chaplin. John Claim,
Grover Cleveland s. " Il: Crger' Charles a Dana Dana.
4. R: Emo, T; {; Eastman, Hamilton Fish; Ebndgs
T. Gerry, W. X. Grace, Jay Could Henry Hilton, {. r.
Hunting ton E; s. JafFray, Morris X. gesup George
Jones, IL. G. Marquand, J. Pierpont Morgan. Vice
President l. p. Norton jordan L. Mott, Herman
Oelrchs, Oswald Ottendorfer T. c. Plat, o. b. Potter
John +. Pummer, Albert Pulitzer, Elhu Root, Jesse
segman, Colonel f.. F. shepard. General W. T sher
man, Jackson 5. schultz! c. l.. Tiffany T. b. Thurber.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Erastus Wiman, w. c. Whitney,
a. r.. Whitney, lsdor Wormser.