New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-25
In Its First Stages.

horse in West Twenty fourth-st, for another
form No action was taken, but there was
nlertv of talk about the vote of Congress regard
inc the Worlds Fair. EN-Slay3r M iilian ,h h
Grace said that he could ScdIce} ~ ros,I, ~
evidence of his senses when he ndd tie Irsu'' r. =.
the ballot giving the Fair 10 chicago. AZ
seemed impossible TO him that me Ilouse l '"
Representatives could really nave oo i%or S" liar
thing The proposition was self,eNiden' ln'O
New-York was the only city IN the tniltu 49,
llat could make the Fair success. 10 scnI ~ ~
Chicago simply to rum tI', WIZ Vr,erl vas
Overcomfidcncc or the part OF NeW-ioIheIs, W
the cause OF the defeat. II would ne SIo', ioo'
10 New York and YET result in no GOOD 70 Nnc&Hp,
for that city had undertaken something WIFI" ~
Charles j. Canda hdVed that the project for hola-
ing a Worlds Fair would not be given up IeIt,
other cry conld Get up anything III t - I'll" tic
of a Fair without an appropriation IRON one
National Government. That would ne lne nv
step on the part 81 Chicago-to ask ai0 , lioIi
Congress. Now York ask, nothing 9i tne , KIN f.
She want, uothIHC bUt the site. She VIII looo
the bills without assistance from the HoVeTh-
ment or anybody else outside the State .,o,
Po Justice N1ErGe j Power eA-'SrPUna.i2n1'
C)u1,. Henry Z. leekman, ext 9mmls9iio1SSr -,
Lowber Smith. Police Justice .. Henry for' anu
Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Coil expressed siihi-
lar views.
SURPRISE AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
There was an exceedingly small attendance Az
the Union League Club last night although IL
cannot he said that it was due 10 the depressing
not the same free and open expression OF
opinion as there was after the great meeting AZ
Cooper Union Members who had been confident
that the Eair would be held here who were seen
last night had nothing 10 say. The general ex-
nression was one Of amazement over the news
The cause Of this city's defeat was attributed
mainly TO apathy and tie enterprise OF Chicago
Anpraiser Cooper said that the club would sup
mort the Fair Loyalty, and that the members would
Go what they were called upon TO make II success
Richard Butler said that he was amazed ana
dsonnointcd over this city's defeat. The Worlds
Fair should have been held here, because II was
an international affair and should De eSlapIshei
where the greatest results could pe accom- ~
| q. II was a matter of pride with me, added VT.
! Rutler TO have the Fair here, ana that mo
way the city should have looked AZ me qusSIon,
/ am Inundated at the result We ION I'M ~
/ zoe VrwYork CITY beaten in anything that she
Undertakes to do. When our city undertakes 10
do something We all want 70 see her rS cary FAR
ought to 90 10 headquarters; am alIdr'
! ,b1t the interest in the Fair, 50 Tar as
the East is concerned. Will die out
! aitbough il NAV be aroused again. Europeans
vii NOT care to cross the and travel to an
| inland civ transporting their eNlubliS li"le We
have the ADVANTAGE OF location, hoiel a'conlmo''-
! lions and transportation facilities. see now we
/ handled the enormous multitude that came mere
/ during our Centennial ce!ebratIon
ADMIRATION FOR CHIcAGo's PLUCK.
"But Chicago is immensely enterprising. and
will do her best to carry out her promises. can
help admirng her pluck ! hope that sh'
will succeed and make the Fair world-"iH'
success II will give her a headache however. 10
get the Fair ready in 1872. Foreigners admire
our ability 10 accomplish great results IN shorl
time Bat some men were al work Tor "iEH'
years on the Paris Exposition.
The success of Chicago Will NOT lnlure New
Works prestige in the long run as the metropoIlS
/ of the country We possess certain h"'uI"l
! advantages that nothing can take from rs
/ Chicago will reach her zenith IN lew dc''ul'9
and trade will sweep further West. But thetr =; =
! some consolation in the fact that We VII
/ ,nioy the benefits of the stirring of business th'u
/ tLc holding of the Fair will cause. without the
worry and trouble that the placing oil the Ln
po,itiou here would bring. Al the same time,
We will have our foreign visitors here on thelr
! landing and on their return from Chlcag0
| The loss of the Worlds Fair was suplect OF
sad discussion in Harlem last night. The ieehng
! cxpressed was one of keen disappointment. vary
inc political views ascribcd Newly orl5s failure
TO different causes. but politics aside the OPINION
! was universal that Harlem, New-hork Clty ana
the whole country had lost great opportunity,
and that while Chicago might have iair OF some
kind. il would fall very far short OF being an In
ternatonal exposition