New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-23

we "au an appropriation OF $500, 900. ]
notice that some newspapers say it is rumored
that we have expended all this money and have
incurred further debts, which we hope that
the Legislature will enable us TO meet with an
other appropriation. There is no basis for such
rumor We have not spent cont beyond the
appropriation, nor have we made any contracts
which will carry the States expenditures beyond
$500, O00r
They say 1T the Controllers Office" said The
Tribune correspondent. that thus far you have
drawn only onc-haf Of tho 100000
Actually thus far we have not expended half
OF our 100000. hut we have not yet paid wholly
for our building, and we have made other con-
tracts which will take CIR outeocs on toward
100000. Moreover. sce that presently we
shall have TO employ more men. But we have
not made contracts b. which or expenditures
will exceed our total appropriations The judicial
district commissioners and ourselves have huN
banded the States money, and have not expended
a penny of it except III cases in which we thought
it would be to tho States interest TO have the
money expended There have been some asser-
tions that the district commissioners have been
extravaganza Such assertions are untrue; and
can testify that these commissioners have con
tributed their time and labor II the States WORK
in most unyrudeing and generous manner. The
Beard Of Women Managers also have done noble
service"
Did the Ncw-lorlI State building at Chicago
cost morc than you anticipatcd?'
1T did not We estimated that it would cost
$4,000 Tie contract price for it was $1,000.
But we could not know when made our cstl'
mate what would he the cost OF large number
of necessary changes in the building The original
idea was TO have in the building bureau OF IN
formation. II TO he gathering place Tor the
people of New-Iork who should arrive in Chicago
and then at the Fair. ard then would desire some
information as TO the best way Of seeing the
Fair We have added other departments. For
instance an elevator, a telegraph and telephone
station, and a parcel department. The total cost
Of the building will not exceed $4,000"
THE STATE HAD TO BUY THE EXHIBITS.
How have you expended the rest Of the
$500 OOO?'
I'VE have not expended all of it, AMI am
willing TO give you certain particulars, hut not
an as to how it has been spent. At the con
clusicn of our work we shall tell how we en-
pended every cent of it. but at present other
States are eager TO learn what New-lork Is
doing and, having learned will seek TO surpass
her. We naturally feel bound not TO publish TO
the world large part of our plans for making
a fine State exhibit. The expense Of certain
DEPARTMENTS has been greater than We at first
thouclt ID woull be- We thought private enter
prise would come forward and make an cNhibif
of certain of the State products, but we have
been compelled 20 put the burden on ia" state
Take tho horticultural department, for instance.
The fruit crop Of Ncw-York, if you exclude citrus
fruits lemons and oranges, is greater than tna'
OF all the other States in the Union But in order
TO exhibit certain kinds of pears anil apples we
have had to buy them. Tor tllcn o"h'rs "o'h'
not make the exhibit
1ants ~
New-York make an exhibit, Mr.. McNaughton?'
In eight departments. In the following de-
| partments IF the Fair:
A-Aa,icul,ure food and It's accessories, agricultural
| machinery and appliances.
B-Iiortcultute
| D-Fish. fisheries. fish products and apparatus OF
fishing.
E-Mincs mining and mc;allure7.
| G-Transrorat!on: railways vessels vehicles.
| L-Iibcrn arts: education. engineering publ; works
| constructive architecture. music and the drama
M-Ethnoogy, archaeology progress oil LABOR anu III
! vention. Isolated and collective exhibits
| N-Forestry and forest productions
| AN ATTRACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS EXHIBIT
"As an Illustration of the manner in which our
work has expanded, take the department OF trans
portation We shall maze a mixed exhibit ~
| that department Part Of it will be State and
part Of it will be private The State VIII give
,hotorraphs showing its entire system Of trans
| There will be an outline map II the Erie Canal
There will be pictures also showing the single
locks ON the Eric Canal and the double locks
canalboats propelled by steam, double-endefs
canalboats dragged by mules, and big canal noa'
| on the Hudson River dragged by ing. VIC
thought at first that this expense would De porhe
by the State Engineers Department, Dut the ''a'e
Engineer found that his appropriation woulo not
warrant such an expenditure, and accordhsD we
assumed II. The exhibit will he most prolitaDie
one: for it will show to resident OF ''e
West. for instance, how the products Of MS larih
or. .rarsporteJ through tie State Of New-iork
1hi. is only one illustration OF hundreds OF ~"
the Hoard of Managers Of New-lorf have hau 10
ass,,no tb. .>nensc Of making M exhibit which
wopd displav tie States resources. have said
that thc transportat alton department would h1vc
mixed display" from New-lork HE raii'
WAYS for instance, Of the State will exmot ,hc',
modern mogul and high-speed engines aionesiue o,
those they used forty years ago The contrast VIII
n. a great and interesting one These eAhipi's are
.oou;rod IN he made because Of those Of othcr
r,a,cs The Baltimore and Ohio Railway, i"
instance will cApend $4,000. We must Souie
up 10 the mark ,o
You have said that your eAPchscS "0ie i''
IN uneXpect'd dircc'lohS'
W.. we find that not only are we compelled to
Gov tho collection Of certain things, but after
wa shall have got them together we shall have 10
nav men TO 20 to Chicago and care for them
FINE DISPLAY OF ORES PLANNED
81 see that the State will make an eShioi' IN
the Department of Mines and Mining
IVES. and it will be fine one. This State has
MAYER before made an exhibit at any one OF theS.
great world fairs of her mining n rfso Professor
the geological character OF h'r sur,a i p"Sssor
SS is collecting material Tor an ooe h s, s%a
tanning specimens Of all tas yCef bsY e Within f a the
IL isn This State some OF the best granite IN tle
nted states h best sandstoanIGa for 20 ths Ws
anu '' "u,rr;es of excellent ornamental marble
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