New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
~ WILL BE INADEQUATE.
,oop INDIAN EXHIBIT AT The FAIR.

STEWART SMITH EXPLAINS WHY HIS
csAS1 Is THE CASE.
.scre,arv OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
N' Wed The following letter rom Injuries stewart
VI rec''Vsu date at Bombay India, OF January 20.
49, ,.a IN onpo,tnIty to see the artistic.
pose W." wa Industrial work OF India either IN Its home
.S,suve 'nu ohh,,ion I'm London, will be disappointed
ne - d.n,av noin tins country at Chicago viii
esb u .oseoua,e AID no. at all representative OF
fi'c interesting productions. Regarding which so
. Ssir ,, IN the United states ihe'e "ouIu seem
IssH - ,onnda,loa for the opinion That nave hcSsd
~ ~ ,r intelligent natives. 10 the eheet tha' ue
sss'sea ,s very Indifferent. not tacitly hostile to
ssTsnnn' d,snlay of Indisn products at the Chicago
~ tls, covenmeD;, representing 2OOoOO'COJ IN
NJ , ,ceopting the invitation OF the United
sk% a,,,cipa,c in the Chicago ENhoit:on appfopri'
~ 70 900 rupees equal % s3oOo iOf this purpose
- ~s "A This amount IN the HANDS oil respectable
% - dsa.er requesting him TO hahc the oest us
yrtS,d IA. this absuidiy small sum- WheA these
~ known at Chicago. the ways ana Means
~ '' tho Fair appointed Hepry Baliantine, Esq.
esr,, Consul at Bombay. Special COMM ssioner to
~ a. Rallantine boin IN lrdia and educated IN
~ He is the authcs Of an interesting OooN OF
p, Persia and is well httd by residence OF
So re,,s IN Indie and by extensive uavc' ana ae'
~ with coding natives and their languages TO
1'h'e 49, task assigned q him by the Chicago
f--aah
fSP securing proper Indian display al Chicago
tr"n documentary evidence showing that the
~ ..uuissloncr had performed his part well. Inc
~ ua,oda the most powerful OF the native
g ohio I, also one Of the few remaining Kings Z"
r.r.,den, State. end who wears wo''hiy the Ui"no
- the star OF India, haa picpaieu al i'iP'i'' -"
sn.a list Of which saw
S'S' ., the exhibits prepared and ready TO be
~. CHICAGO Fair through the agency OF the Special
e,,,.r amounts to several hundred thousand rupees
e.. that syndicate OF Chicago gentemen was ioihea
- sla5 900 for the purpose OF deiNyhg the en-
To- The proposed exhibition fiom India On fchFu'
80, 1902 the Special Commissioner received tele-
" y, cn,e.go continuing the arrangement made for
~ ,.son expressing the approval Of the directors
u wv e., and saving "Win deposit $4,000 before
80 Miles" Mr. Miles. who signed the above. was
s' .,s,,v OF Dircctor-Genero Davis The following
~ :, rslv 2 1892 tells its story; 1t Is the only
- ,,anation that the Special Commissioner has le-
srsa ..c,,o,oo ,,,v ,se.
Miles ESQ.,. No. 1879 La Sae-st. Chicago
- .,,. 4 meeting OF the Board OF Directors o. the
S,a,. Exhibit Company held on last saturday
- .,..,oo as 10 pursuing the contract ana completing
- r.psements was called up before the board. icaa
80 srd nv letter of June % addressed 10 YOU and on
., ras resolved not proceed any further with the
I,.. No, 10 execute the contract with you; not To
- ,.,h as ,eouostsd BY the Exposition Company. ana
Is,rsv abandon the enterprise. My letter OF June
. >, van was formally adopted as notihCanon TO YOU
s, firth the reasen why the company declined 10 incur
=. m.. liability You are therefore requested 10 accept
:, ,ar, . formal nssicc from the East India Exhibit
s.,v "a take effect as and OF the 25th day OF June
,n, an. sir with much respect sencercly yours
EDWARD MAIIER. Secretary bro tenn"
~. sp.cial Commissioner also received the Following
. =, minutes under date August l, 1892 which seems
:, .onn hoporably at least the Ways and Means Com
r.. A u. Fair 10 sustain their Special Commissioner
N money Appropriation;
Chicago. August l. 1892.
IN. sent,ry's orice. Worlds Columbian Exposition.
.p.a, Sir The following is an extract from the minutes
= meeting o, the Ways AMI Means Committee helo
rtu,,cay July go 1891 Upon motion OF MI hip4'y'
srv veoooea the following resolution was adopted
=, Resolved That IL is the sense q the ways ana
Man. coumlttee that there is to be Indian exhibit.
a miles. mi. committee is in receipt Of satisfactory
,O.;lsu for the operation Of concession providing for
,s q erhih. within the next fifty days IL will recon.
r.a an Appropriation for purpose OF carrying out
l.u. similar 10 that suggested 10y Mr. Balantnc in his
,ouuuucaIon OF July % addressed 10 the DIRECTOR
General
"upon melton OF DiIectorGenerl Davis. duly seconded
N NJ, Baker Mr.. Balantinc was authorized 10 act As
rat IN oganizng company or otherwise 10 carry out
his proposed scheme for Indian exhibit
SAN CRAWFORD, Secretary"
NJ Special Commissioner Is in the very EMBARRASSING
position haylng solicited and obtained EXHIBITS Tor 'ne
1 for important parties in India, promising to pay the
expenses OF the same. and is now left WITH
", means TO redeem promises after diligently working
accomplish the end for which he was appointed am
ckay concerned IN this because the United states
errnment seems 70 be disereditcd in the person oil
ks!l Commissioners who is also Consul.