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NEW YORK , ( Special Specla1 Specla1ln SpeciaD-ln SpeciaD ln > ) . . -ln ln - In a 1 < letter letterof letterof letleiof of invitctlion IIIvltdtion invitation to the governois goverpolS governors of 47 47states 47states 47states states Grover Whalen President 01 of 01the ofthe olthe the New York World s Fair 1939 Cor- Cor Corporahon Corporation Cor Corporation - - poration porahon , points pomts out thit th1t th-it th it - the commer commcr- commcr commer- commcrI commcrclal commercial commercial - - I cial clal consequences ot 01 of the International Internationalexposition internationalexposition Internationalexposition exposition under construction In Nc\ Nc Nen NcYork NevYork \ , . York Lily Llty City are sotreat so treat , , ( .real real . rcat and Important Importantthat Importantthat Importantthat that they thcy alone dlone would justify the ac- ac actlve active ac active - - tive tlve participation ol 01 of everystate e\ e every eery \ ery .tate tate state . ' tate ID in IDthe inthe inthe the nation Fifty nationFifty million persons trom evcry every evcrywalk everywalk everywalk theI walk in life ufe ttfe ( Crorr from rorr every state in m the theUnited theUnited I United Sates S ates from ever every ) ' country In Inthe inthe inthe I InI the world are expected e'Cpcrted eCpcrted ' to attend attcnd the theF.ur theFair theFair greatAmencon F.ur Fur Fair F.urlntes . , , \ wntes \lntes lntes tirites \ Mi 1\11 1 11 Whalen ' ' The great greatAmencdD greatAmerican AmencdD American market with its tre.nendous trenendous tre.nendousconsumel trenendousconsumes ireinendousconsurnei . , I greatI consumel consumes purc'1 purc1 purc purchasing ' msing slng power111 power \ v/ill v ill \/111 111 will / / be berepresented berepresented berepresented represented by thee thece these ; ' ; visitors They Theywm Theywall Theywill wm wall compr'se comprse comprIse ' a true : cross section oj of ojAmerica ofAmerica otAmerica I America The Wond World Worrd ' ' b s t > Fair , , according accordmg to Mr MrWhalen MrWhalen MrWhalen Whalen , will oe a magniricent magnuicent magnificent spec spec- spectacle specI spectacle spectacle - tacle , , entertaining entertammg and instructive mstructlve It Itwlll Itwill Itwill wlll will attempt to answer the questIOns questIOnsUWhat questions"What questions"What questionsWhat I UWhat "What What " kind kmd of aorld a \ / world \/orld orld have v.e ve to \ \ . e bUilt builtWhat ? 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With collateraltmprCl collateral Impro .mcnts mcnts ments . .mcntsit mcntsit . .mcntsit mentsit it will represent < , total investment mvestment of ofmore ofmore ofmore more than $1250:10 125010 $125 125 $125000000 125000000 $ 090 : : 000 by the Fan Fair FanCorporahon FairCorporation FanCorporation Corporahon Corporation and the governmental governmentalindustrIal governmentalindustrial governmentalindustrial industrIal and other participants TheFair The TheI TheFalI TheFair FalI Fair ' site park 1 is a tract of 12161,2 121612 1216/ 1216 12161,2acres 1216acres 1216 1216acres , / I acres , almost at the geograpt-ical geograpt ical geograpl-.cal geograpl.cal geograpl .cal cal geograpt - - .cal cal . and andpopulatIon andpopulation andpopulation I andI populatIon centi centr cents . , of New York CItyConstruction CityConstruction City CityConstruction Construction of buildings bUlldmgs and roads roadsgrading , I Igradmg landI gradmg grading , . dredging dredgmg planting plantmg and landscapmg landscapsng land- land landcaping - I lands caping scapmg scapsng are arf . already underVa under \Va Va \ way , } , . based basedupon basedupon basedupon I basedI s upon a schedulelhJch schedule \ which \lhJch lhJch Ihich ; ca cads s tor for com com- comI completlon com- com completion completion - - pletion pletlon of all construction constructlon . : > operationbefore peratJons rperations rperationsbefore peratJonsbefore * I before January 1 . , 1939 to allow four fourmonths fourmonths tourmonths months tor for final decorations and m- m in- in mstallatJOn installation in installation - stallation stallatJOn of exhibits preparatory to tothe tothe tothe the opening opemng of tht . Fair on April 30The 30The 30 30The The opening openmg date commemorates commemoratesthe the inauguration mauguration on April 30 30,1789 301789 , 1789 , of ofGeorge ofGeorge ofGeorge George Washington Washmgton as the first Presi PresI- PresIdent Presi- Presi President President - - dent of the United Umted StatesIn StatesIn States StatesIn In the government governrr.ent governrrent . area . , , and near nearan nearan an imposing ImposnJg federal hall to be erected erectedb erectedby b bj ) the United States Government , the theFair theFair FaIr will provide provldt a Hall of States States'in Statesin ' m in which the thl significant contributions contributionsol contributionsof 01 of each state in laying the foundations foundationsfor foundationsfor for the better World of Tomorrow can canbe canbe canbe be proudly displayed . , , says Mr MrWhalen MrWhalen MrWhalen MrWhalenHis Whalen WhalenI WhalenHIS His letter supplement supplements ; : an invitation Invitationto I , to participate partlcJpate in m the Fair Fatr extended extendedto i extendedi to byGovernor the governors govlrnors on November 30 by Governor Herbert H Lehman of thehost the thehost thehost host state of New York Governor GovernorLehman GovernorLehman GovernorLehman Lehman pointed pomted out that the State of ofNew ofNew ofNew New Yorketas York nas Jas etas ! already appropriated appropriatedto , to date , . $2,130 2130 $ , 000 tor for commencement commencementof of construction of boulevards , servIce servIceroads serviceroads serviceroads roads , bridges , and certain certam other baslC basic baslCimprovement basicimprovements basicimprovements improvement improvements the StateIlll State \ will \Illl Illl make at atthe atthe atthe approachesThe the exposition exposlhon site or its approaches approachesThe approachesThe The New York legislature ieglSlature , further furtherduring , . durmg during 1936 passed an act creating theNew the theNew theNew New York Worlds World s Fair COIIUIllSSJOn Commission Commissionof COIIUIllSSJOnof of 18 members and providing provldmg funds insld inaid in inid sld aid plansfor id of this body's bodys ' preparation preparatJon of plans for a state building buildmg and exhibit and andfor andfor andfor for active state participatior parhclpatlOft participation In theF3.1 theair the theFalr Falr- Falr F3.1 F31 FalrT air . % ' - . . 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