Passaic City record., 1893-10-21
Who Suggested the Worlds Fair.


Now that the Columbian Exposition is drawing
to close it is interesting to take look backward
and see how and by whom the great Fair was
suggested Like all great things it had small
BEGINNING. but the who infused the idea
into the minds OF the national Legislators IS kno"n
only to a select few.
The first man to have printing done suggest
mo a Worlds Fair for 18o2," Mr.. WILLIAM
Euclid YOUNG a member of the New York Stock
Exchange In 1886 Mr.. Young had several thous-
and pamphlets, entitled How to Celebrate the -Four
Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery OF Amer
lea +" printed and distributed The subject was ad-
dressed "7o the Editors Of tile Press Of the United STATES
In May 1887, Mr.. Young caused to be published
in the New York Zyibune letter entitled "Senti-
mental and Practical Reasons for Commemorat1ng
the Discovery of America" This, also, was printed
in pamphlet form and given wide distribution
among legislators and members OF Congress- Ihe
printing was done by O. S. Freeman, as verified by
his affidavit.
It appears to be conclusive fact that Mr..
Young was the original suggestor of a Worlds Fair
in Commemoration Of the Discovery of America
in 1902 by Christopher Columbus.
There the OF members of the New YORK
Exchange who in the ruthuness OF the ABOVE
(zHe pamphlet Of Ab,, 1860
"HoW TO CELEBRATE
THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
To Me Editors Of tie Press Of tie United States:
DEAR SIRs: In this age of utilitarianlsm OF
invention and enterprise, when nations and indivi-
duas of every civilized portion of the globe com,
pete with each other in giving time, money and
the best thoughts of ingenious, sc1enthc ana Gull
tivated minds to draw together the line which,
within so short time, made the world seem SO
vast so impenetrable but to day. by the might OF
two of the greatest powers made applicable to the
of e11y teIa0 nd TO-
tive power-by these two aids of human progress,
for which the world is indebted to the genius of our
countrymen-all is changed, and distance and space
are overcome it were and it would now seem that
in this particular the acme of invention had been
reached
To the revolutionizing of the world by these
means add what has been done by man tor the
anelioration of the condition of his fellows, in
securing his comfort, his health and his happiness
by so simplifying and adapting to his needs-the
needs of the highest state of civilization IN practical
things that the world has ever known-the number
less ingenious devices by which he is surrounded
But this is not all. How much has the vast
army of toilers to be grateful for in the accumula
tion of mechanical appliances and labor saving
machines which have been the means of changing
their condition from that of absolute servitude to
respected and self-respecting men?
When we recall the fact that besides the two
above mentioned many more of the worlds most
valued inventions are emanat1onS of the brains OF
sons of America and that much of what is best most
useful and beneficial in daily lives owe to
the genius of a country which less than four hun
dred years ago was inhabited by savages, and in
the minds of Europeans myth, chaos, an i'm
possibility except i'll the dreams of few men who
had faith in what seemed the wild schemes of a
daring adventurer-a who willing to risk
his life. and sink into unknown grave, if
necessary in the hope of giving to the world a hith
erto undiscovered land thus CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS bequeathed to country.
In six years the fourth century of our
life Nation will reach its completion, and
will not-must not--the thought of what have
risen to people, of the respect comm and in
the great world of nations, of what we have accom-
pished IN what must, as yet, be considered the in
fancy of our land, urge upon the many, it has al
the appropriateness of celebrating the four hundredh
birth day of great and free Republic, and in
such a manner and with such rejoicing as would
demonstrate the gratitude of the people of this land
which stands first and above all others in all that
tends to promote civilization and advance the
of freedom and by her just equitable and protect
ing laws contributes so largely to the peace and
happiness of the entire country
This celebration, however, should not be af-
gether enjoyable, should extend period of
several months-of the brightest and best of the
whole year-namely from early spring till late
autumn; holiday of six long months which would
give an immense number of sixty millions of
people opportunity of participating in and enjoy
ing the pleasures which would be abundanty
provided
From Maine to California we should meet in one
great American city to exchange congratulations
and the world the joy we feel for the gift of our
rich inheritance.
And to others of distant lands and older civili-
cations, to whom we, compared with their long