New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-19
FINANCES OF THE FAIR.
RELIEVED By TIE BOND SUBSCRIPTION OF
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES.
ALL THE MONEY IN HAND TO MEET THE Elk
PsNsEs OF CON sTRUCTIoN-THREATs

Chicago. ILL.,. Apri I6.-The men in charge OF
the financial end Of the Worlds Fair management
are feeling comfortable. and are relieved OF an
immense burden through the subscription by IN"
railway companies 70 the last l,OO0,Ooo oil ponds
For two ycais and half they have been at
times almost overwhelmed in darkness and gloom
when they contemplated the possibilities OF riis
ing the necessary funds to carry forward their
work to completion. They have reached the goal
at last. The buildings are constructed. tn" last
dollar necessary for the payment OF construction
work has been raisel, and within fortnight the
tide will have turned and money viii begin 10
flow into the treasury by the hundreds oil thou-
sands Of dollars instead of flowing out by IN"
millicns. The action Of the railway companies
is highly commended here Indeed there has
been no lack of support to the groat un 'rt'kihg
on the part Of roads with terminals at this point
All have seemed - appreciate the fact that they
wcle to be largely benefited by the travel CON
scqucnt upon the location Of the EApo'itlon III
Chicago. and they have risen to the occasion in
manner that will win for them much commenda-
ton in the future Like all great enterprises. the
Columl ian Exposition has far exceeded in the
matter of cost of preparation the figures of tie
original estimate Ii must be admitted also thai
Chicago has done her full share when it is he'd
M TO her that in the choice of this city aS IN"
site Of the Exposition she naturally expected
80 rcap the greatest benefits Her substantial
citizens have not been llggdrds when dcman j.
for money were mldc. Looking through the list
Of subscriptions one finds that the famous house
of Marshall Field & Co. subscribed 10 the
amount Of S!jO.UGO: the FIRST National Bank.
5000. 600: tie Merchants Loan and Trust Com.
panv. II 1000 the Ne; ormiok Harvesting Ma
cline Company. Slj0.O00; George VI. Pullman.
$50, 900: the Metropolitan National Bunk. 81 40
geo: the Union National Bank, $4,000 the
UlinoI, Trust and Savings Bank, Sl6O.OJ0 while
,ub.crir;ion. of 100000 each have come from
IT, H. Porter. Chicago CITY Railway Company,
the National Bank of Illinois. Corn Exchange
Iank and the Commercial National Ba,k. The
Continental National Bank subscribed 81 j,oop
and in" Merchants National Bunk $4,000. Sub
.crirtious ranging from $4,000 TO $1,000 cine
from other banking institution, ard business
firms. while many individuals put up their money
I'm sums ranging from 500 To 5000. III" sun
total OF funds coming from Chicago, or corpora
Il rs doing business here amounts 10 Sj.1oo,0"o.
The city Of Chicago ~ municipality subscribed
SjO00.OOO The contribution by the United
States Government was 5000, 900. In all, about
SI5.0CU.O0C were subscribed 10y III" city If chi
cago. on tho,. directly associated with it, bust
ness interests.
Bu, al tine moment when the fnancers ar
ENJOYING their OF triumph over their success
i'm the matter of providing ways and mean, for
carving on the work, and with only fortnight
morc remaining before IN" Exposition shall br
opened 10 the public. another cloud app,ars TO be
gathering above the heads of the management III
The form of a supplementary strike To that of
last week The aeitdtJrs in the Building Trades
Council not satisfied with the outcome OF last
vc,k's struggles, seem determined 10 drag their
unwilling victims into public notice again by IA
further attempt T. cocice the Worlds Fair officials
INTO a recognition OF the Labor Unions. in abso-
lutte disregard of the claims of worlimcn who pr
fer Independence To the lossi>in of organizations
controlled by indl~crcct and Gnwisc leaders
Mayer Ina. there hrcn "A str!ll. which commanded
10 little respect on the part Of the men VINO were
Ia make it practicable bv their own unwilling
act, ~ that which is attempted in connection
with the closing work AT the Worlds Fair grounds
AZ thi, time and in these days, when il Is con-
coded that organized labor has won many tr-
umpls for the membership OF l'> unions ny trin-
pcra1. condnct and iudicous reasoning, the hot
heads who assume control OF III" JJurn'ym"n
luilIcr, NJ the Exposition Grounds sink into
inter contempt. They have persisted in dragging
themselves before the community in a way that is
obnoxious 10 tIlO~' WIN HdNC wv ''I"H-''' ~ u"
nathie, with tl. class of useful citizens whom
thcS.. agiiators assume TO represent They haN"
p.r,istcd in embarrassing the work of the closing
DAYS TO a degree that iustcs III" Application
to them OF dcirstabc nui>.lncrs TIL" workmcn
thcmseIv,s-the men who labor with their hanls
and NOT thos.. who dc the walking and tine taking
do not want 10 strike They are perfectly salts
fled with the treatment they hav" received, both
in thc matter of compensation and time, at the
hands of the Exposition officials and ot the con-
tractors Every one of them returned chc"riuly
10 his work last Tuesday morning without any
thought Of stopping work again. or without WISH
ing 10 do So until all had been finished Bnt II Is
not a question with the men whether they are
satisfied or not with the treatment they receive;
il comes down AT last to a question Of obedience
of liz. orders of the council. with which their re-
suectiyc union, may be Identified and by which
they are controlled. The simple point around
which all this disturbance centres is the right OF
the Exposition officials 10 employ non-union men,
the ASSUMPTION being that the building Trades
Council is the body to which the Administration
Council OF the Worlds Fair is to look Tor
guidance in the matter of what l. right and what
is wrong. rs the settlement of last Monday. walk
ing delegates received passes admitting them ~
the nclo-rre, where opportunity would be afforded
nct. This appears to have been the weak point
Of the concession made hy the Administration
Council There il no doubt that the leaders in
the Building Trades Council We're exceedingly
chagrine,l az the outcome of their efforts last
week Beyond the mere privilege accorded to
walking delegates they had gained nothing what
ever and they had forfeited public sympathy al
most completely The responsibility for the agl-
tation appears to be located with the Carpenters
Union, which has really Il very small representa-
ton of membership engaged in the work at
the Exposition grounds The president OF the
United Carlcntcrs Council was one Of the COM
mitt,.. who treated with the Administration COul-
ell last Monday but when he saw affairs diilt-
ing away frprn his CONTROL and before the moment
arrived for the signing of an agreement provld-
ing for the return Of the men to their work. ne
pleaded sickness in his family ana retired from te
Since then il is said that this
official has not fc! himself 20 he in perfectly good
standing before the men in his order, anu these
men i'm view of the fact that no concessions OF
any consequence have been made by the Admins,