New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

chairman No. 2l4 Broadway; Edward d Adams.
Abram S. Hewitt. w T. Dodge, John 5. Kennedy.
Andrew Carnegie +. W. Devoe. J. Hampden Robb.
D. Willis James. Samuel Sloan and John ]. Nc
Cook. Endorsement which gives the alliance
confidence of success in advance.
Charles F. Cox. treasurer of the Michigan Cen
tral Railway and president OF the Council OF the
Scientific Alliance. when reen at his Office in the
Grand Central Station Yesterday. very
guine that the required s5o0cco would he forthco-
ing. He said:
Times were never prosperous and public spirit
never ran high expressed itself 50 generously
ing great public philanthropes In is99 the last
year FOR which I have hSures at hand. me phsn
100000 in donations. endowments and sequests
doubtediy be surpassed this year under the leader
ship Of Mr. carnegie's magnificent gifts.
mfnGed sa1e to The public by ne ron whom
in New-York). the Torrey Botanical Club the New
OF New-York. the New-York Min@raios!cai club
the New-York Section OF the American Chemical
This building is 10 be to them what Burlington
House in London is to the Royal: the Geological;
and the Linnran societies. which make their homes
70 the four academies OF Bellies Lettres Sciences
Beaux Arts and Sciences Morales ct Poltiques. 1t
scientific influence In the metropolis. The British
Government gives Burlington House, rent free. TO
the scientific societies which have mentioned, and
what the government Of Great Britain gives 10
England the
to give to science in this country.
We have most pressing need for this building as
now occupy rooms in various parts OF the city; for
the safe housing OF their valuable libraries. which
which is materially lessened by their segregation;
scientific research. and as a central point of IN
huenGe on the com community The scentifs socettes les
which permanent homes have not been provided In
nf 6eni a TINS mser es IN ha IS
try. and suffers still more In comparison with TIE
Fs research CHS is carried ca on in the city Of &ewYork
in any other city Of the United States; and only
efficient societies are needed to place NewYork far
in advance of all competitors and make It what II
country.
The chairman of the Committee OF Cooperation.
Andrew H. Green. or any of the following mem
bers Of the Council of the Scientific Alliance.
will receive subscriptions: Professor r. 5.
Wo9dwaTd and PT4fessor aenTy b Aede1 0s691n
OF Columbia unTeFsy ddSon Rrown sTe of the
United states District Court; Professor n / Brit
and Professor Henry H. Rusby. of the College , Of
Pharmacy the TSrrsE bn1 and
zsbrskie. representins the Microscopics society;
5Gmefhan Amafcan MEH nsenm Of Nat9ra History and
EoIteT pre- 6ef eRpsr Professor b.
Martin and w. d. Schoonmaker, representing the
ms Dr Mars3on r Boeert and F. e smith rep
resentng the American Chemical Society. and VIII
9m MniuI"l Hstory. Dr. E G. Love and G F. Groth,
representing the Entonooglcal SoSletf; tfy;uai ba,e
been prepared by r. W. Gibson. president or the
cnl Museum in Bronx Park The structure Is de
signed for a location. with 100 feet frontage
in each street. The first floor Will have two rent
able stores or offices and an auditorium capable
of seating one thousand persons; on the second
moor will be large paror or clubroom. extending
the whole width Of the building ard serving as
General rendezvous for social intercourse. on the
ssornr aoor will be a smaller assembly ROOM the
administration Offices dark rooms for photography
each viii have six society rooms. laborat9ries. ap-
naratus and coat and toilets. The whole
9stb Goor will be devoted the library and read
IN ing - rooms The site of the building has not yet
tended TO locate it between Twenty-thrd and FIJI
t,nintb SITS along the backbone of the island.
t'yThan aeked if any subscriptions had yet been
received Mr. Cox said that he had received SUP ID
rod reason to expect other generous gifts very
s"on from men who had expressed an intention 10
subscribe and were only hesitating concerning the