New-York tribune., 1890-01-13
PROPOSING TO WAIT A YEAR
A SUGGESTION THAT THE WORLDS FAIR
BE DELAYED UNTIL 1898.

TO MARK THE DAY OF coLrMBUs's LANDING BY
FORMAL CEREMONIES N 1892, AND
TO LET THE EXHIBITION GO
OVER UNTIL NAY. 1898.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEI
Washington. Jan. Fit has apparently Deeh TAKEN
for granted in all the discussion OF plans for the pro
posed World, Fair that the exhibition wherever heh
would have 10 be ready by the spring Of ls2. EVeh
now. with only two year, left for preparation there
fl. general belief abroad that the city which l. -
loctcd - orranre and direct the great celebration
lu honor Of Columbus's discovery viii be able 10
accomplish the seemingly impossible task oi creai-'
In twenty seven or tvcntyeicht months al te ">'''
a World, Fair which Will rival. If not eclipse 'le
most successful one Of modern time. May l-"-'
la, accordingly been fixed on popularly as the date
for tbe opening Of the Exhibition. and the assumption
has been universal that the climax Of the celebration
would be reached with the 4oOth anniversary ol
Columbus's landing the soil Of America oc'ooeF
II. 1882. Change from the old calendar 10 inc IL"
might ,ft somewhat the exact date Of the anniversary
but IL, arrival has undoubtedly been looked 10 OF Hl
sides as the proper end and elimination Of the oeIe
braton.
Tie immense practical difficulties in the way {"
an exhibition which Is 10 open it, gates IN NAV I7'-
are gradually asserting Themselves. however anu
within the last week or two 1t has Deeh se'lp"'N
suggested that Congress postpone the fdF uh'I u'
summer Of 1-q3. How to do this without losing
the sentimental advantage Of celebrating the actual
anniversary of the discovery has been the problem
lut an inccpiou, way out Of the difficulty has been
found The scheme now proposed lS 70 gel tie "a
hbition ready A. possible during the next wv
years aud then in october 1892. 10 mark the dlN
" Columbus'- landing by LAYING the cornerstone oi
tie main building. OF holding appropriate ceremonies
oyer the completion Of some part of the kAmbito"
commemorative In special way, Of the great dS-
covcrcr These dedicatory exercises over the WORK
Oh the rest of the Fair COLD 20 on during the "ln'ef'
and the completed whole could be opened for visitors
IN the spring of so3.
There woud. no doubt. be an even greater seh'l' seh'l'
mental fitness I'm dating the beginning of the tAHo'
non from the anniversary DAY Of Coumbu's as
covcry, than in making that date serve A. the ehu
and climax Of tie celebration. While from pracil' Al
uo.ut II view the gain Of a full year for preparation
would he II irraculallc benefit 20 the management
II would ofe- a reasonable chance oi MAXINE inc
Exhibition a, complete and as thoroughly representa-
tive d-pay q industrial and commerce" pr'-r'N'
the world over ~ the generous scope Of the 'el'na
,iop nc,..-,r.ly c,r, for. Il has been grascly
douttcd whether an exhibition worthy Of tie o'cAs'n
and OF the country could bc set Afo't ln Is" year
tmc. ard tile A.-tory II similar enter pTl't' s"""'
,ou,lu-ltcly tat. with TIE ordinary uncertainty ll
,.tcntal to great undcrtahin - np preliminary est.
mat. ~ time and cost is hhcy 10 pIoyc too liberal
lu the cad.
Another great advantage # Fair held IN l-'"
,,,,,l n. H.. divorce, from the excitement, and Ell
tanel,ucut, oi r. Presidential election t'"t. l'
r,.,'t-.. tn..-lf J, n,r.,.try g., rl,o SOME pIih'
assurance tl,- pp.tic- vo4ld n7t u" a44'"rI " 'I''
,' 49, l.s !. Sev. Nl-. .ud tHc arslf-. n'
s.. been .s-. lu the interest "i chicago t'i NeN
lorA h..' ga ~. -'- >ns n''t' I-t ctr tat Mi
,l0,.-h a. l.,rl di-frl Iuon ~ Worf'. I't p'' 'N
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. a.. r,,~- v,.. ,lea IS ,1p-ad hy Nr. p'p"N ana
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