The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-20
CHICAGO'S LITTLE SHOW
Jersey City Manufacturers
Seem to Be Out
Of 1t.
COLONEL ANDERSON'S STATISTICS.
George A. Heaney Sits on DR.. L. J.
Gordon for a Ton-Those Pow
der Boats Again.

The Board of Trade m ct last night &c
hear Col. Alexander d. Anderson ex.
patiate upon the glorfes of the Chicago
fair. with the particular view of enlistine
the sympathies of Jersey City manufac-
turers. They showed their interest in the
affair by their absence. As a result, Col
Anderson did not appeal to the manufac.
turers, but merely told what had been
done thus far by the Commissioners.
After he had finished the Secretary
was instructed to communicate immedi-
ately with the Secretary Of War and the
Secretary of the Navy, and ask them to
Immediately remove those threatening
powder boats and loads of dynamite,
which, since the removal of the powder
magazines from Ellis Island have been
anchored between Ellis Island and the
Black Tom.
"Why not address communication to
the Governorr asked one Of the members
present
II don't believe in wasting paper" re-
piled DR.. Gordon.
Mr.. Heaney good-naturedly took the
Doctor up by asking what he meant by
the assertion, and the Doctor good.
naturedly intimated that the Governor
never saved the city cent but what he
made something out OF 1t.
whats the matter with that $500, 600
he saved the city by railroad taxation?
Did he get anything out of thatH asked
Mr.. Heaney.
ceedings went on with one third quorum.
The question of drafting resolutions of
respect to the memory of George w. Cleri-
hew, virtually the founder of the Board
of Trade, was mooted. Mr. Dear, DR..
Gordon and Mr.. James Flemming, who
came in late, were appointed committee
to draft the resolutions and to report next
Monday night. 1t was also decided to
ask the Rev. Cornelius Brett, D. D., of the
Bergen Reformed Church, to read the
paper he read at the Cosmos dinner on
the subject OF a 'sPure Water Supply"
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
Colonel Anderson said all he b ad to say
in about fifteen minutes. He did not
harangue full Of dry statistical figures,
but gave totals in round figures. Natur-
ally he tinged the prospect for success
with roseate hueS. The primary object
OF the Chicago Fair Is to celebrate the
four hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery OF America by Columbus.
"It will be-" said the Colonel, "a
memorable fair In two or three respects
First, its magnitude-six hundred acres
of Park land with four hundred acres to
fall back upon-four times as much
ground as was covered by
either the recent Paris Exposition
or the Centennisl Exposition in Philadel-
phia In 1876. Twenty-eight of the forty
nine States and Territories have appro-
priaed at total amount Ct over 81. 600, 600.
1t 10 fair to presume that the total State
and Territorial appropriations will exceed
S. 000,0 000 OF the eighteen sister Repub-
lies on this continent seventeen have
officially accepted invitations to exhibit.
The enthusiasm is us great among them
as it is in the United States. Spanish
Americans are as fond of the his
tory of America as we are. The
American colonies on the Continent
and in the West Indies under European
domination, have accepted. The total
amount appropriated thus far by the
sixteen Republics and the colonies is
So 100000 Chicago has. appropriated &c.,
100000, and the United States Govern
ment $1,500.000. The total amount ap-
propriae ed is about $16 1000. This sum
will probably reach $50, 900, 900 when all
the States aud Territories of the United
States. the sister Republics and the
American colonies are heard from.
Among the natives of the Old World
official acceptance has been received from
Great Britai &France. Germany, Spain.
Russia, Chin Japan, Persia and Siam
The appropriations, however, in all hese
countries have not been fixed. Germany
has thus far appropriated $250,000 and
Japan $500,000 Ten millions can be
counted on from the Old World. In other
words it is proposed to expend S40,000,0O0
ON the exposition ten times as much as was
expended on either the Philadelphia or
the Paris ExDositions. 1t will far surpass
the Paris Exposition, which was vastly
successful, in beauty of park and archi-
tectural resigns of the buildings. The
architects of New York ana Boston and
the other Eastern cities are enthusiastic.
The fair is to be held under the joint
auspices of the nineteen sister Republics
which Columbus discovered.
"A great preliminary feature of the
event will be reviews of the navies of the
world in New York harbor and at Hamp-
ton Rhodes. The navies of Europe will
go over the route taken by Columbus in
April, 1893. The guests viii visit Wash
ington on their way to Chicago. Ar
rangements have been made to secure q
reproduction of the Santa Marie. the flag
ship of Columbus fleet
1--WE want" continued Colonel Ander-
son, "the outside world to see our re-
sources, to take a survey of our 200. 900
miles of railway on an area of 100000
square miles and population of 1850 .,
900 souls, total silver product since the
discovery in 1892 of $1,000. 900, 600 in value;
a total gold production during the past
fifty years of S., $50, ,000 600 in value;
grain and other food products sufficient
for herself and to supply the deficiency of
all Europe; a present and prospective
national wealth which is exciting the ad-
miration and astonishment of older ma
tions, and a national debt comparatively
Insignificant in amount"