New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
THE GREAT FAIR GETTING INTO SHAPE

A REPORT SHOWING THE WORK DONE AND THE
RESOURCES OF THE EXPOSITION COMPANY.
Chicago Oct "a (SpeciaD.-The Department OF
Publicity and Promotion of the Worlds Columbian EX-
postlon has issued a report showing the work done on
buildings together with details as 10 their cost ana
dimensions and what it is proposed to do that more
complete than any previously issued. This report says
the total cost the Exposition structures Is esumateu
by the Grounds and Buildings Committee at 81 205Ooo
1t cannot be stated yet how many State buildings ana
buildings Of foreign nations there will be in Jackson
Park but the report thinks it safe to say that the
whole number will 10 fully seventyfve. These VIII
show great diversity OF architecture
The Exposition Company has large expenditures to
meet in addition to the cost Of the buildings III
fact the latter does not constitute oneaf OF the to
amount necessary to carry through the Exposition
enterprise The grand sum TO be expended by the
Exposition Company is estimated at $l7 $4,000 MI
OF the great buildings have been contracted Tor ana are
under construction. On several the work Is plOceeu-
ing night and day. and all are being pushed to com
pletiOn by large forces OF workmen. Insurance Is
placed and increased on the buildings their con
sruction proceeds. IL is the intention to carry III
surance aggregating 5000 100000 the buildings ana
exhibits In view of the showing given above this
statement OF the Expostion's finances Is Interesting
Resources-Stock subscriptions So6Oo,llO Guy Vi
Chicago bonds $4,000 600; prospective gate receipts
$40 900 900 concessions and privileges, @l,oOo'VVV'
81 100000; interest on uepoSiI>' "-''fO''
total s23 I35145. To the resources VIII be adueu
future interest on bank deposits and future SUD
scriptions to stock Subscriptions coming in daily,
and the amount which will be thus realized Is certain
to be large OF the subscriptions already received
GO per cent has been called for and considerably more
than 100000 has been paid in. The number OF
subscribers is over 10000. Death, impoverislment,
ETC. have caused thus far a delinquency In collections
of between and per Of the whole amount due.
Quite a number of subscribers have anticipated the
calls and have paid up in full The 9ooOO,oOo IN
city bonds is certain to be realized in full as ChcaGOs
credit is excellent The gate receipts, concessions
and privileges and salvage arc necessarily pros
poctve and the amounts given OF course estimates
it is believed they are moderate
As a large share of the resources as given above
cannot be realized until the Exposition opens, 1t Is
naturally the desire to anticipate portion OF them in
some way i'm order meet the heavy expense atteniE
the erection of buildings and preparation OF SfOuhus
Accordingly il is contemplated ASKING a loan Oh
S5 900 600 of the Government, plcdgnB the gate re-
celps as security for It's repayment.
il is proposed by the bankers OF the country unuer
the auspices of the American Bnnke $ Associations TO
erect handsome bankers building on the Exposition
grounds. Lyman }. Gage, president Of the First
National Bank of this city, has charge of the matter