New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

JANUARY 12, 1S9n.-TWENTY-'
| inc as we'll as the greatest agricultural nation
| in the world Within twenty-four hours OF new
! York City by rail are located 20,ooo'Ooo pcoPlr,
and in the States thus situated are IloIe uh'li,
three fourths of all the mechanical industries ol
the country Therefore. the operatives In tnese
! factories can come TO New-lork to witness uie
accumulated skill and ingenuity OF tne wh9le 9
world with more ease than to any other city undeI
! consideration This Fair is TO be great school
where artisans and machinists can go or lhstrt,G ,o
ton with the result that In all INES uleN "e "nio
/ 10 take up and improve the machinery uhere us
/ Dlaved This consideration alone, the speaker
thought should De sufficient to settle the question
Wbir New YorL, State is the first in manufactures
in every respcct it is also the third agricultural
State in the Union, being surpassed only Dy ono
and Illinois New-York has more than 24Oooo
| farne II tbc farmer is 10 be benefited and edu-
| Gated nv the Fair then the speaker pleaded for
the Eastern farmer The same area which IN
cludcS threefourths OF all the i'h9.dolaIes VI 'aS
country also contains ma oTity OF the farmers OF
! tbe country no other city possesses. IN tleSe
respects. half the advantages Of New.fork
is 10 the political side OF thc queSuH2n' wiIsn WIN
| had been raised here and elsewhere, Mr.. Miller
| sad that some rood Representatives, had told hlm
| they did not want the Fair in New-York: that it
| wonh be dangerous to their prospects IN
TSoa and that Inc Fair had better elsewhere.
- If I thought" said the speaker, that this great
! Fair could be so debased as TO be controlled ny
partisan politics. then ! WouId nelleVe s.i,n We nau
Gd nroTo that we are not fiji for selfgoyern-
mcnt. The people of New-fork give YOU their
pledge that there shall 5e no p9liiIlcs pi In tne
| Fair. and that there shan DE no lalIure III any
particular whatever.
| Mr. Wood pleaded that the fair should oc
held i'm New-York City, on the ground that there
alone could an agricultural exhibit be made that
would do Justice to the importance Of the agr-
cultural interests of the United States and of the
other countries that would be invited to show
their products.
The following statement was submitted from
the Committee on legislation, forming part of
the New-York Worlds Fair Provisional Com
mttee:
The Hon. Frank Hi-cock. Chairman
| nrar Sir: The Mayor Of New York has transmitted
to mi, committee your letter, informing him that the
| Snrcial Committee Of the senate the proposed IN
tcnaiional celebration Of the 4oOh anniversary Of the
! discovery OF America by christopher Columbus VIII
meet on the 9TH of January to receive all communioa-
ton, in reference thereto In accordanCe win the re-
lions shall ic made iu writing. the Committee on Legs
Of the citizens Of Sew York on the IntcTationa EX.
position Of l-g2 beg lcayo to submit the following
NNhoash there is now coufc,-cdly general CON
currrncc of public opinion i'm favor of such cclebrt
@ on S il y & gf Tgr'I m%l cau,om @ m "n S afcr the emil
rcntlv -uccc--ful celebration Of The centennial an.
i tbc 1lty Of Ncg York on tho 3oth Of April last.
The confidence which at once took the place Of hcsta.
vlicb ZOO II the most prominent and influential cIt.
of New York were made commee TO- CON
AID to formulate plans or It's execution.
FINANCE
The Finance Committee succeeded in maturing
scheme which ha, practically removed all doubt a.
10 raising the necessary means to naururae the ~
position on a scale worthy of the occasion Oi"cr
/ nt., plan. over .JOOooOD have already been SUD
| -,r.h~l Il, 90 guarantee fund. ,.,
! nh, Committee oh ~tc, and Budnso have selected
general approval ample ir tire p"Po5e roH'GA',Mm. M
/ If access. and uUrFal.d for at 'AIt'H."l ol u''
" Tie .c,,r.i pl1t, thus selected ar- immediately
ADJACENT the central ra,k "a.n nny ben. tg now n6,
1.r. .r. ~ arr-. Win pS-,aIc extensions out .ldc
D,4trl Iark ln case m3fe 7p"'r -.oIu w. .,f,rJ,
IHr exterior AHr oi i"'-' ,,', ., ,,t Ne Ike.
' M 49, -I. ',.,t,, II tlc ,ity ana u.i bee approached
| tr.n eyer, direction. AlUr- OBJ" hudson hiE'i '"
| ~, EIo0ul.dalc II,-ht-. tuc largest ships 'au ",'
,r '-", Do. %, 'r a & f.g r,b boai, and
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/ '.', .i ,I '..,.., ..,.. .t.. rc Harlem and
>.s ii.,r a.4lr..d, ra-. t~ location on 4t- i""fih
.,. i..,i,r tu t.o surface RAILROADS are connected
/ .,.u.,!. 4t. VICINITY. Ihc elevated railroad ti".".
.., &c.. t.. ~ ,c .r.ard elected. lt is impossible
n rr, ,ts . tir 0oen @" offer equal wr'n, - I
r.. 4a 'an oi -. h'- r'r.''r' been ".; i1, ~, },S R
! t ID ..
s.iar. i,t aud T." c>peHd -l"""'1'o i n., n"..,',.'
/ f. t.. ll.uYn o. t.r museum .i.i.-,. ''- Z
additional fnr '.r Use ~ ~. fhl .l,,,,, t,nd
if. t. ,l.. erection uf tie h.'dins,. II
r.-. mono, -nl i, needed rd p i- deemed n'-t ~
..u readily Do. .'' ht I'm upon ti' security W ''''
r D. ,f 'h, f'P'..'..n fl, ro r.r.ed state, can
, a.r.. population easily accessible =" OBJ. p,',r ~
/ .,h.. .t.n Nra Norh . moore '. '--''t q" Ii..-'
...r. ,,r "a, ofl,r largo ,.t.. tft" t'" o'.'. '.i
I.. t... ,dsla.a.. ,oul no' al'a -pih,c. athon-h
'.'rr .,r..a .n,., of Nca.lor, ARE especially
faap..d f, afford creation ai pros No. ''.. @ & ,'
! ti.. ,r,n.i, ho vu -sre, t-t "1r ."iI' ~ '.
! .r. -.,.I. object uf fI,.r exhibitions l- N N'- 'i
| Z ,,,ptl,.t- Ta. unlimited natural wealth % iHe
south aHt Nc.t clu thu. Do" brought H'-t l' 'g i',
of t. t,.f iu.1 of wealth So. b rN-i- u ~" l''"'
! lld W4l Dee attracted t1 .t from foreign countries
LrGl~LATl"N
~u,h AN exhibition can not hc held without t'e
! action ,f Congress. Tie ill ron,trd hf iie COZ"
n.t.r atd Introduced into uotA h'.-"' 81 ''nI.,,'
! create, d national corporation t' provide '"' '1'''
, u., and a national commission o" "' ''i' "'"''' "
part hy lr lr d.nr 80 o., t' irp,,n. y''.S .lu
J ~ tg, Union .n t.r ulilr cement nt tHr INl '.''H
40 p""n' ... ..u ,'',. fo tlr -atl-f,ton Of The
| tf.-.i.nt j. Doe required t. invite foreign nations l"
pa. 49, l....I ,.,pr...ed la some quarters that
rr ,Np,nl.t.., o. L, tiuouut o money III '.,. '.
| .Ift. prior tt i daring ii' IH'I '.'
| I.,' SOME ....tf u.Hu lt- result Iil- i,' 'rP,'
r. 90 lc perfectly uudlc--. P"lN'' .'N' aI u,i
.u,v,d to ,urr Iull tIr matter ihH- i'r' anu VIZ
,h. t,ulr,.- m ,,. 'Iutcd 5,cDr riding Z" tH pro, [. [
4 th, aIIl lI D. d.G.llt tn -cr ho" any pi' , ~ l ~
,,, .,.r atI, advantage from the enterprise al" !"
| cNpclditur'7
SUMMARY OF TIE ARGUMENTS
To sum rp ue natter We submit ue I'l''|.l, 'D,,.,
polnt, a, proposition, which cannot be- ''htfo'''''u
f. HcN Nora. Is. from it- ~tua''" ~ '"' -A'
# the commerce Of the country the p' '''
fflF re s
| o., 1l,t N,.. NorA alone ha- tAc concentration "i
,opl,,,,n necessary To make the Exposition hn@n'"
! success. 49,. ,.n,,.
g, THAT Sew York has recently shown It's ability
to or.li.i i,c and manage great Na'l"hH u'Hlo''u'
tiou AVID to accomm''a" ilc large h"""'' - '''''''
! .--...Il uLu-f hr nrlNLdnd for -