Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
Chicago All Right.


! WASHINGTON, March Ca delegation Of
representative men from Chicago reached
/ Washington thia afternoon, and soon after
| vurl- held q conference with the 0ub-cOln-
! mttca Of the special Worlds Fair Commit
tae Of the House. Chairman Gambler, after
/ the conference had adjourned. both IN
words and manner expressed himself as
| greatly pleased with what had transpirel
at the conference. They have satisfied
/ tho subcommittee" no said. that they
! have a boua.fdc subscription, every dollar
| If which is as good as cash, of $500 QUO TO
! begin with They have also satisfied
us Of their ability 10 easily raise
| the ten million guaranteed by Chicago.
/ AltOlcther we are very much cratitCd AZ
| the showing made. The Government WAS
| not asked for anything, and there was no
suggestion that It should do any more than
| give the name TO the far, which 1t should
/ 10. as il is au international exposition, and
! that It should provide a suitable govern
/ mental exhibit. though this latter was lcit
/ entirely with Congress the Chicago repre-
I seutatiyes stating that they had no more N
/ terost In the Government being worthily
/ represented than had tho rest OF the coun-
| tly.h
The conference. which was Of an IN
| formal character. lasted about TWO hours
/ and was held IN one Of the parlors OF the
| RIGGS House. The time was chiefly con-
sumcd in al explanation Of the financial
/ situation. Lyman j. Gage, president OF
! the First National Bank of Chicago, eN-
planned this 10 the members OF the SUI
! committee. lie said that Chicago mad .
/ substitution Of more than S5.OoO, OUO.
! which Wa collectable under the laws q
| the state Of Illinois. He read the list OF
subscribers and said that thcy Were Well
/ known men of wealth and standing.
g., all and
Spouse to the interrogatories OF Chairman
! Gambler vouchcd Tor the financial standing
of the various persons about whom the
Chairman asked.
Mr.. Gage then said that in about ten or
twelve DAYS fair organization would DO
incorporated and would begin Work. 1herS
was no doubt that as soon ~ TINS was ei-
fected it could quickly secure subsGrl p
ti0us for q million or more Of dollars. } ms
woull make from SIX t. seven million dol
lars and was all that was necessary at
present. With this amount In cash there
would be no difficulty in raising by means
of bonds or otherwise $40 OOO,OOO when
CHICAGO had guaranteed. As TO the Gov
ornmcut appropriation ChicagOs repre-
seutatlvCs said that theY had nothing 10
say. They left that entirely with the COM
mittcc and Congress. They OF course ue-
sired that the Government should nave y
as much interest as Chicago.
The question of postponlnG the TAR IN
Ill 1898 was mOoted, and Il was evident thae
there was a strong sentiment IN IaVor OF
tho prOpositiou. though in this matter also
the Chicago men placed themselves en-
tirelv i'm the hands of Congress. Nhllc
fbey' were willing 70 defer TO Congress al
10 the time for the holding OF the falr,
they wanted it expressly UNDERSTOOD lhuV
Chicago did not ask any postponeihen,55'
Chicogo. II was said. could finish her ouud-
mas and make the fair success II helu III
1sg2. Chicago would be ready at whatever
date the committee set for tho opening OF
the fair. If ten hours work gay WoulSl
not suffice then her people would WORK
twenty-four hours day. FL.
Mr. Gaze. speaking for Chicago. AFTER
the meeting explained the situation. HIS
citv. he said, could provide her buildings
and do all tho necessary work before inc
Govcrnment could erect its buildings
and before the States could take inc
necessary measures to be represented az
tbe fair. For this reason 1t was lett
with Congress to say whether or not theIo
should be some celebration ceremonies ia
October. 1892. and the fair proper not
opened until the year following: Inc pIeii
naration of the Chicago Worid's-taT Dill
will be proceeded win py INC hV"o' VIVA
mittee in the morning.
Chairman Candlerl seid this evening
that the Tri-city bill heretofore reported
TO the Hou ,e had been very carefully drawn
bv the committee and that except with re-
card 10 details he was of the opinion that
the new bill would make little or no change
from the old measure. With respect TO a
Government appropriation he SAID that ~
had been understood IN committee .HA1
n ZOO Goa WAS the outside limit which
wonld be recommended for this purpose.
aud the amount which the committee
would name in the bill TO be. expended
in the Government exhibit would not ex-
coed this sum-