Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-14
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
WORK OF THE wORLD's FAIR EXEC
UTIvE COMMITTEE.
A Well : Grounded Belief that IL Has Al
ready Assured the Location of the Ex-
Position I'm tho Lake City, and that New
York Is Out of the Race


POSITION I'm tho Lake city, and that New
York Is Out of the Race.
ESPECIAL CHICAGO coRREsPoNDENcEl
Each week givos, through actual results nc
conplished practical cncourn ngement TO the
movement OF securing for Chicago ihoworld's
Exposition OF 1892. More than any previous
time. tho last few days have brought express
sious from CorgressInen, East and West. in
dorsing the claims OF the Lake City, Several
the effect upon tbs country of Chicago's public
spirit, in contrasting the enthusiasm exhibited
in her movement with the apathy OF GothAm's
wealthy mon in the samo quest. For instance,
the Cosmopolitan MagdziHe. OF New York City,
gives evidence OF the Importance attached
there to the progress made by the Western
metropolis toward the great end desired by pub
lishinga brilliant article from tho pen Of soma
Tor Tor E@swoll riie iiiinois senator, IN mis- pi a
Tor Chicago enforces his own cogont arguments
by undeDiabl9 statistics, proving the centrality
OF tina city by quotations from the penis OF
Ie~cip new h3rGs leeding writer's praislng me COM
eulogium. This sketch is beautifully illus
ira ed from photographs taken by the scenic
artist.
A significant expression is that of Hon. Amos
J. Cummings, who, it is said, will lead tho New
York movement in Congress, aud who is en-
thusastic in Communications OF Chicaeois mag
nihcence and adaptation to vast undertakings.
AT the last meeting of the Executive Commit
tee assurances from lG2 Congressman were
received favoring Chicago the site for the
Columbian Exposition, and from thirty-Cns
others who pledged themselves for Chicago
second choice. With these assurances the COM
mttteo decided to 60 ahead and execute plans.
In corroboration of the above the New York
MOJnin0 Journal has this to say on the subject
Tho Morning Journal has replies from lao men,
bers OF Congress TO whom it put the question,
Which city shall have the Worlds Fairr OF
these 40 have declared for Chicago representing
eleven States 33 for New York, representing
nine States; 8 for st. Louis representing Mis-
souri, and Arkansas 13 for Washington, repre-
senting eight States and As, representing
thirty-two States who are non-committal. In
list Of xuhn for Naxr XnrL
twenty-three OF the total of thirty-three repre-
sent the State OF New York, two-thirds of the
entiIe number; only eleven Of the replies favor
Ing Chicago represent Illinois, or little moro
thas fassrfh Co far fhis 90 al,n
anything it shows a moro widespread interest
Tor Chicago than any other city,"
large number OF civil and mechanical engi-
neers OF Chicago, who are desirous of obtaining
the cooperation of the engineering profess ssion
in their efforts to locate the fair in Chicago
have organized committee and issued an nd
dress TO their profession throughout tho coun-
try advancing the many reasons why the exposi-
tion should be located in Chicago. IL is pro-
posed that during the exposition n great engi-
neer1ng convention, embracing all branches of
engineering, be held, to which will be invited the
entire membership of every engineering organi-
cation in the world, and Chicago, being located
in the very heart OF our country, will give to the
visiting members rare opportunity OF seeing
our Great Republic and appreciating its magni-
tude and growth.
Excursions will be arranged from and to the
Atlantic and Pacific seaboards for the benefit
OF ALL
secret meeting Of two important commit
tees was held at the Worlds Fair headquarters
and important action taken, which may have
more weight with Congress in deciding for Chi
cago than anything else far accomplished.
The two committees which met in Joint ession
We're the Committee on Permanent Organization
and the Committee on Congressional Action.
New York determined a few days ago not to
effect n permanent organization until after Con-
gross met and decided the location. No othee
AND % IA oe s6sencS o. tss Sny
likeliho I'd of its being subscribed for. Chicago
virtually has the stock now subscribed, and can
call the stockholders together at any momt mt to
hold an election for directors.
The conference lasted over two hours, and it
was finally decided unanimously to instruct tho
committee on Permanent Organization TO per-
fgct it's plans.
Tho Finance Committee is now ready to call
for the last reports from the sub-fnance com
mittees and appoint meeting of stockholders
within week. Twenty-Five directors will DO
elected by the stockholders. This board will a.
once proceed to effect q permanent organizn-
ton, elect officers, and conduct the business OF
the company.
standing is that of the railroads. E. ST. John,
Chairman of the Railroad Committee, says
that they are safe to take the million ard half
Chicagos bid for the Worlds Fair will como
to Congress from n responsible business organ
ization, one OF the most gigantic ever formed,
and VIII be q business proposition thai must
weigh more with the country than the crude.
half-formed, poorly executed plans of a dozen
other jealous cities, which have lacked the en-
terprise to bring them to fruition.
At n meeting of the Finance Committee, q
few days ago, an interesting report was read re-
gar6ing the temperature, climate and death
rate of Chicago as compared with other cities.
Lieutenant A. w. Greely, chief signal-service
officer, aud Louis Manasse, the optician, pre-
pared the former ard DIR. DeWolf the latter
They show the mean temperature for New York,
Washington st. Louis and Chicago during the
summer months for the past four years. Ac-
cording to these figures the mean temperature
for 1886, 81, '8S and 80 for the six summer
months was New York CO degrees; Washing
ton, 6s degrees; st. Louis, 20 degrees; and Chi
cago, 62 degrees. The mean temperature during
the months beginning with May and ending with
October are:
New York-1sS6, 65 degrees; 1887, &C degrees;
1888, 65 degrees.
washineton-1ss6, 81 degrees 1887, 60 degrees
1883, 81 degrees.
st. Louis-1ss6, 70 degrees; 1887 ~ degrees;
1858, G9 degrees
Chicago -lssG, Ga degrees; 1887, O3 degrees;
1888, 61 degrees.
For the year 1880, emitting October, the mean
temperature was as follows:
New York, 20 degrees Washington, 60 de-
grees st. Louis, 20 degrees; Chicago, 65 de-
grees.
The mortuary statistics prepared by DIR. Do
Wolf show that for the past three years the au-
nual death rate of New York. Chicago, and st.
Louis was as follows: