New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30

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Other stIiecriptons were received as follows;
For s3OO-Olney b. Dowd.
For s25O-Timothy Kelley, the H. b. Smith Com
pauy, De Witt Wire Cloth Company, the hazalu
Manufacturing Company, the Bridgeport Wood Fin
,sb,nc Company, the Higeanum Manufacturing
Corporation.
For s20O-w Burton Co., Crombio d Mexican.
Charles E. Schuyler, Donegan swift, John G. Peter.
D. F. Deike d Son, T. p. Reichhem Co.
For S131-J. NJ Chanut Co.
For S1O0-George F. Vogel, the Dawson Enamei
Company, \. Il. Conklng, Herman Kramer Hopkins
d Co., wooley d Co., NJ L. Mannheim Mason A.
Stone. William j. wnlett Thomas Young Midlen.
Enos b. Smith, William H. Lum, J. f. Linde, Bedding
Manufacturing Company, Richard D. Young, G. W.
KOCH Richard s. Williams, Mocks Co., Dr. j. ii.
Demarest L. Rauchfuss, T. P. Kelly d Co., H. NJ.
Munsell. 8 r. Krum.
For S5o-Cohen, Goldman & Co., Adolph MatzRa.
koheyer Nathan, Markell Kupfer
For S30-Augustus Schussler
For S25-David E. Austen, Marcus silverman.
r. J. Hylande, - MacGrath
For S2O-James NJ. Stewart
For SlO-J. G. Maynard, Hyman Grabowskie
For $2--A subscriber Through The Tribune).
Total for today, SAL ,311 Previously subscribed.
d, SCI Ola Aggregate TO date, s49o5,325.
This leaves only sol ,675 to be raised TO complete
the fund. Every effort will be made to secure at
least that amount to-day, that the fund will be
sntre bfors the meet ng of Congress. a number of
holders of books containing subscriptions hava not
ret reported to the Finance Committee They should
DO so at ouoe, so that credit may be given in chs
report of the Finance Committee, which is 10 be in
STUDDED in the memorial 10 be presented 10 Congress
Thero Is q balance of S53, 900 s due from brewers
10 complete the pledge of S446,ooo made By the
Brewers Board Of Trade two We ks ago. Secretary
Eefert said yesterday that this balance was as good
as gold for the brewers who had been assessed and
had not subscribed should fail 10 do So the Board
would make up the deficiency. The balance was
due, he said, from out-oftown brewers, who had
neglected 10 sign their names in the book as required
BY the Finance COMMITTEE.
The subscription of $4,000 by the New-York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad has not been officially
reported to Secretary Wilson, of the Finance Com
mtsee and there other large amounts which have
been recorded by the newspapers, of which the COM
mittee has had no official notice.
The manufacturing confectoners of the city held a
meeting at the Grand Central Hotel yesterday after
boon % help along the subscriptions. John S. Hawey!
S Hawley d. Hoops, was chairman Of the meeting
and twenty or twenty five firms were represented
Preliminary steps taken toward forming an
organization, a canvass for funds was begun, and
he managers expect to report a good subscription at
1e Mayors Office to-day.
A meeting of members Of the General Committee
living in Brooklyn will be held at o'clock tonight
at the studio of Frank E. Pearsall, No. 20o
Fulton-st, Brooklyn. The object of the meeting Is
TO bring together the Brooklyn representatives Tor an
Interchange of views and 10 organize for active work.
nther by calling a mass-meetng of the business men
d Brooklyn, the appointment Of subcommittee
for soliciting subscriptions from the various industries
W. E. d. Stokes, secretary Of the Committee on
legislation has sent letter The Tribune in which he
Ays:
For the unjust and groundess assault upon me In
IRE resolution of the Committee Site and Buildings
moved by their secretary John IN. a eS9S ina a.
think YOU will agree with that he ought 10 be
exposed The point Of attack in his resolution wac
that had embarrassed the work of that committee 10
Sroouring consents from propertyowners on Blooming
dale Heights by representations In regalu 10 ttie
us conspiciously untrue, and he knew 1t; and he
has been forced TO back out 81 II. i mai an
ssnfstons cowpIaned Of in letter dated the 9th
inst In prompt reply dated the same Day he says
Of Commerce and Industry Of louisiana No such
statement is 10 be found there. iii. .
The yery point of the charge was that while property.
ornsps Would consent 10 the use Of their lots for
Temporary" buildings, they would not, lor per.
buildings In MI Foords reply he say.
that assume the readiness OF inc Guy 70 e e
Hepbts and erecting buildings there He
saws nothing now Of permanent" buildings having
reesd 70 the proposed action of the city, he wrote
that a his committee does not know any authority for
His committee did know the authority II appears
in their own proceedings, published by the daily
On Site and Buildings on October 4 Dr. Chandler re-
ported that the subcommittee bad waited upon the
Mayor and Sinking Fund Commissioners, who had voted
unanimously that the city could acquire power TO
expend SI5,ooo,ooo for lands under process Of con
domination. Mr.. Towne then moved that action DC
taken 10 prepare such legislation as would be neHsary
for temporary permanent use, as might be necessary
within the site recommended by the subcommittee on
fSere is therefore ample authority for my statement
the committee say they did not know OF ms
Park We're needless and their work futile. II they
aid know it. then Mr.. Foord's zeal in his attack upon
Mr. Foords delay that has Sndered the work
OF the other committees, embarrassed the enterprise
The Committee on Legislation had to prepare the
proposed act Of Congress and the memorial 10 Con,
selected, and the buildings We proposed This could
po. u %e had Gers S the Other
repeatedly since from Secretary Foord As the meet
the final action Of his committee. We We're called
upon 10 report 10 the General Committee this week
which Secretary Foord found himself He had the
resolution attacking me rushed through in order to
Hon. and thus place upon me the blame that he
should have borne and which must rest upon him.
Secretary roords reply the letter referred 70 by
Mr. Stokes contained the following closing paragraph
The representations which have embarrassed the
work Of the Committee on slte ana btIi IN VIII be
OF Commerce and Industry OF Louisiana ihey relate
u assumed readiness OF the CITY 10
eynend fifteen millions IN land and buildings for the
purpose among other things OF purchasing ior PARK
he land on Bioomingdae Heights and erecting build
sngs there This committee does not know OF any ai-
thority for such statement but has on ne c9arary
fained from owners Bioomnedalc Helgbls eA-
n1ssIons OF unwfngness 10 lease their property Tor
he purpose OF the Fair the understanding thai
the use of such property would be merely temporary
he disparity between your statements and ours must
be apparent
Committeeman generally deplore the extreme bitter
ness of feeling shown by the two secretaries and while
refusing 10 discuss the affair. point out that the
tvepess OF the work done by each must show for
itself The Committee Legislation has 1Dt he'd it,
work and will report TO the General Executive CON-
mittee which meets this afternoon
THE CHICAGO IDEA OF FRATERNAL FEELING.
Cbnaon Nov fcneciah The visit NJ Y-(,O Governor