The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-28
THE POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION.
How the Money for the Monument
Was Raised.

NEW YORK. April g7.-It was by pop
uiar subscription that the fund necessary
for the erection Of the tomb OF
Gen. Grant was raised and il Is
estimated that 90 600 people contributed
sums ranging from cent TO 5000. In all.
s1s.ee was secured. The unexpendsd bal
ances were kept In trust companies and
drew per cent. interest. so the sum in
creased until IL now amounts to about
$500 90. With the exception of about $50
COO the entire fund was raised In New
York city.
Five days after the death OF Gen. Grant.
on July q. 1855. New York city having
been suggested by Gen. Grant before his
death as the place fer his burial. William
r Grace. then mayor called a meeting
or citizens at the city hall TO take steps
towards the collection of fund for the
erection OF a national monument on the
day Following the Grant monument COM
mittee was permanently organized. with
ex-Presidant Chester A. Arthur as chair
man. The first appeal TO the public was
signed by Gen. Arthur as chairman. and
BY William r. Grace and Hamilton Fish
as vice chairmen. and within a week sub
scripticns OF money were pouring In so
fast that there was serious belief tina.
little difficulty would be found In collect
Ing 10000 In February. ises. when the
Grant Monument Association was orran-
lied under an act OF the legislature. MA
oso had already been raised
scarcely week after th.s date how
ever. ex-President Arthur was forced 10
resign as president OF the association be-
cause OF the illness which shortly after
proved fatal. Sidney Dillon was then
elected president. and was succeeded by
Cornelius Vanderbilt IN the early part OF
ISL In February. ISss. William r Grace
ex-mayor. becanr president
When subscriptions began 70 move slow
~ many plans were followed ont for the
collection or money. The members OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic IN New
York worked with untirng energy from
the start. and subscription boxes were
placed IN all Of the post quarters: ut IL
was not until September 1880 that the
plans Of J. II. Duncan. OF New York were
accepted by the association. and on the
anniversary Of Gen. Grants birthday In
ISL ground was broken. with appropriate
c@refn ont@s. for the construction OF a
tomb % cost between *co 100 and $500 noa
In January, 1ss2 with the work OF con
structicn under way, the fund had Ian
gCt~hed and despite al effort the fund
had for several months remained station
airy az sisS.e00. Prominent citizens Re
came alive to the situation. ard an or
ganiEed movement resulted IN the election
OF Gen. Horace Porter. who had bean
Grants chief % star. as president OF the
Grant Memorial Assoc<a ton. Frederick
". Tappen. president % the Ganattn Ma
tional hank. was made treasurer This
was in February. Use. and az the same
time the legislature amended the charter
Of the association - that ore hundred
citizens took TIRE place OF the former com
uiftse % thirfy-three. All officers OF the
newly organized association served with
cut compensation. u. q. Mills provided
ortces free ard the expenses OF collecting
the fund became nominal
Then began the memorable campaign
az sixty DAYS IN which tine u was pro
ro~ea to raise che remaining $3.50 40 The
actual work began IN the early DAYS q
April iss2 ard IN a week such had beer
the eSort that the city fairly rang with
the name and Deeds os the dead general.
school children were writing prize essays
meetings we're being held ard announce
merits MAJ. In churches as well as clubs
and schools In order that ar classes Of
people should - interested. The assocga-
'f>n brought tfs cause before the TWO hun
aresa osd trades and professions repre-
scented - Tire CITY. ard was successful 81
ir.uciux them 20 hol6 meetings and -
nrsF,7g~t committees for TIE r-~fwi-g CT
80 Descriptions Two hundred SrG ten com
raitf~SS numbering s<s7 people we-s
formed subscription hox~s were rfares 81
elevated railroad stations n stores ard
Nanks. Erd subscription books ep~ned ~
business Offices As -esgt % this sszr-
rs~x NJ % public feeling when hair r.
allotted stxtv 6avs hsa expired. Or Anrn
e th@ 3zv ere co~usr-sross - tkN nnoua-
meat vas lstd. IRE Grand Monument As
so-rtztsor announced that t91s 80 s. Rad
bar raised during tse month W. re
rarnFate- closed On Nav : fs99 -
amount An4 reached the necessary - 60
Raserv tNat yesr was ort t*as go lad hesu
srsnH~rgteS wsfcH sHeN4 - ths - rlle-
-uns~r4 pe5crrs % s1ss 30 r~aSe total -
ssra - IRE balances isft r. TIE trzsst
COMPANIES have brought -. fund ID 70
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