The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . ogether up to thattime. The New York Worlds Fair was the immediate successor of theCrystal Palace, and, indeed, had its origin in the visit of a number 28 PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS. of Americans who had seen the wonderful success of Prince Al-berts exhibition, and had thought that even greater things in planmight be repeated on the western continent. In the very outset,however, the promoters of the undertaking found themselves at agreat disadvantage in the absence of government support. Theyfound, too, a surprising hostility in the State and City of
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . ogether up to thattime. The New York Worlds Fair was the immediate successor of theCrystal Palace, and, indeed, had its origin in the visit of a number 28 PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS. of Americans who had seen the wonderful success of Prince Al-berts exhibition, and had thought that even greater things in planmight be repeated on the western continent. In the very outset,however, the promoters of the undertaking found themselves at agreat disadvantage in the absence of government support. Theyfound, too, a surprising hostility in the State and City of New Yorkfrom the very merchants and traders whom it was expected tobenefit most. Some enemies of the scheme even went so far as tobase their opposition on the argument that the exhibition mustnecessarily injure their commerce both at home and abroad byaffording competitors a vantage-point in their own territory. Inthe face of this opposition, ground was leased at the corner of and 6th avenue in January, 1852, and a State charter was.
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