New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-02
MONEY FOR THE BIG FAIR.
NETWORKS APPROPRIATION 1OO ohA1-i'
TAMMANY HALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFEAT
OF THE MERCHANTS COMMITTEE

TIMNANY HALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEfE"A
OF THE MERCHANTS COMMITTEE
LAST WINTER.
nh oo,,oD y, tho Sto-c Worlds Fair Commissioners
an THURSDAY rs reported IN yesterdays Tribune was
~ srciol interest 10 the members OF the Dryeoous O
rn,tiec who laborCd earnestly last winter u S'
an adequate appropriation from the L's''i'"
Worlds Fair purposes. or course thcy NJoi'c '
bsndsene and attractive building is going 10 DC e'e
ono which will be a credit 10 the state ana III "i'
every citizen can take pride. The portion OF the az
count a, the meeting OF the Commissioners WHICH Hoie
especially attracted their attention was 'I". VIM
contained the statement that the committee Vi ~ .i7
WIN applled for $4,000 10 pay for the tailsPo' '
and Insurance OF works got HUE e"oou."S
,,nt and we're in fact informed that the iuhuS az '
ssp,sal OF the Commission so limited 'hal 'no'0
would he little available for art purposes Inc uIs
mod. merchants who labored diligently III uie
matter at the beginning of the year leIt !e4'ei,
that thew were fully justified in saying 4 teu 70" ~
A resident OF TINS city, who is thoroughly familiar
with all that was done last January 10 oS'"' az
adequate appropriation, had this to say "heh FpoNci
., on rho suhtect Yesterday OF course every Ne"-
Worker must be Glad that the State Is gong 10 pave
respectable building on the Fair greuhuS. rlV'" ~
description given this morning the buluinS pr"in9'
m lie satisfactory, and is certainly strong POM
in its faver that McKim. Mead Il Nhi'e are " "
arcbitects | see that the cost is gwen as Sloo'ooo
or s1o6 oeo In nv opinion It is safe to say thh' IL
,,,I oxc.ea the larger figure given. should not DC
in the eost surprised If the cost ''Hs mp 10 9i'o,oo
That will be exactly one half Of the sum afPi'p"u
hv the legislature Now, am not saying lha' ,i'"'
will be TOO much. l don't think 1t Will De- Inc ulS
Gods merchants claimed winter that IT would take
COCO ono to mt mn an adequate building guess IL
1u turp ont that they were not very far cut oil Inc
way. a..
The Commissioners seem TO be realizing the si'ua-
ton foo at last You must nave pOlceu t""' ''0
artists committee got scsnt encouragement wheh uI
waited upon the commissioners yesterday ana ASKED
for $40 600 b, cover the expenses OF transporting an"
insuring pictures and -ther works ef an sent 10 'o
E.h,snen 1t is eridelt that the Cemmis see
that they are going TO short N meney' Inc aa
vocates of a decent Appropriation were ol'"'N :"
t,e right Just think Of the work theS ulu' INV
prveooxs Committee really bore the burden OF IL
all and though they received a gsod deal vi p'''"'
spnuort they did not receive much OF the Other RIM
They worked day and night in order TO secure an
aeeon,te appropriations Not only did they give tc'r
time 10 the work. but they spent n large amount
.f money in order that New York might be auequi'cH
REPRESENTED at Chicago. They contended ih"' ui'
Columbian Exposition w"uu DC "a e''
horedt 10 the country whole, ana I" orr
STATE in particular, if proper means were taken
for making known the states resources and pos
abilities. ,
at WAS uphill work all along. 1t soon asccrained
that Governor Flower ~ favor oil an sppioPaeou
Of only Sl0V.ODo, but at ltnsuh lie 'o'S'"'" " ~
low $500 600 10 be put IN the bill Then the Dry
hoods men asked for hearing before the senate Com
mittcs Oh Finance and obtained one. Before eoins
10 Albany they were told that IL would be oil no use
t,at tle plan had fully perfected 10 push u'e
hill through Al 5000 coo. When they went l" NS''
before entering the SENATE ChanJer, "hee 'ho cum
Mite met. they waited Oh the Governor ana
Uer. iueultcd IN the Executive Chamber NhA' Oe-
Cured there il vividly in peoples Hhus 10 ~
ours recalling In detail. Leaving the Governor III
disgust the delegation went befoI~ hie senate Co'"
mittce, only he received with He u'hos' '''n''o
and indifference While the speakers "ers n'hi"s
their appeals for fair appropriation, Ae mc"''e'"
~ fin. committ, devoted themselves 10 their c'-"iS
and newspapers and to cracking tokcs 1t was eVi
I'll q f,rayon. conclusion that the bill would be
reported as II stood. . ..ooooo
In opposition 10 an appropI7auoh oi F'0''
only. one yo,ce WAS rsised-that of John Heyd Thatcher
one OF the National Worlds Fatc COMMISSIONED
lie claimed to have gops over the subject c"eiu'n
and 10 have figured out 10 penny what IL "ouiu
oos, tho state 10 be suitably represented at the
Exposition IL is interesting inst now u recall tat
M. idea Of a proper building for the EmPlIe oa'r
was that an old msnOrhouse IN Albany shV'Nu %
sent out Chicago Tor the purpose MI i"u'Ao'
seems 10 hive been overruled that point by NE
way an effective answer was gwen 10 MN Vh H'e
SPOT by a gentleman from Troy. VINO suggested uA'
there were several ancient buildings III Ivy th"t
t.r,ves from this city asked for such building
A. has be,n decided upon by the commission, Of one
even finer and larger. Their idea wac mat III IL
should Aa sLawa the commercial and manuta'' urlhg
possibilities Of the State IN most elective wsy-Hs
manufactures It's waterways It's means of oSinfnu-
ptca,ien aud all It's various advantage. But they
were entirely ignored and MIR. Thacher had MS way
80 far AZ The amount of the appropriation WAS con
CerIeG.
Whet Is the rcsulti Already applications ara
Tho III
various exhibits be made and the answer u tAat
there is none available. The artists want .Jp"'O
ana cannot ret II. The state Dairy Association wants
a reasonable srnl ia TINT the dairy interests OF
The state may properly exhibited, and tie CHANCES
are that they Win get The same answer. There Is
~ doubt TINT the dar, products ef the state are
equal ANY IN the country Gut at the 'entnmal
limos wa. able carr, of the Prize for the best
butter simply hecausc that Stats had provided proper
rcfr-eIatioa while New York lad done Doting of the
year; II viii bc year nearly before the Fair Is
opened, and vet the cry already = No nehc'
There is the great naval parade IN New York lihrbpr
neNt fan san TO BE- provided for Where Is the
money fer II coming from An additional appo-
pIiaiIea mu,t Inevitably b. made next winter. How
much better II would have been 10 listen 10 IN"
reasonable reuct pat forward last winter. ! am
more and convinced hat the men and mercan-
tie bodies. Hike tis Chamber of Commerce, WHO
SIZED for million I'm the right Of II.
"1n THIS business have another illustration "
the Vicious Influence % 1ammanV Hall In addition
& the other high crimes and nj dcnranors of which
that abominstion III politics has been guilty, This
should he remembered a. the polls next fall. II
Now orl make poor show at Chicago, Tammanv
Hall alone will be rcsp1nsibe.'
COLoRED WOMEN AT TIE WORLDS FAIR.