The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-25
The Industrial Exhibition.
Circular of the Erccuiiye Committee Of the
United States on the Industrial Exhibition
of 1851.
Rooms OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE,
WAsUISGToN Odd October 1880

OF 1881.
Rooms OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
WASHINGTON, 22d October, 1850. s
The Central Authority of the. United States for
the Industrial Exhibition 20 be held in London, in
May 1851, issued in June last, to the Governors of
the different States and Territories, formal re-
quest that they would appoint local Committee
for their respective States in order that the citizens
thereof might possess every facility for the repre-
sentation of their various products at this exhib-
ton of the Industry, Genius, and Skill of all Ma
tons.
In conformity with this request, the Executive
Committee has been advised of the appointment of
Committees TO act in behalf of the citizens Of the
following States, viz: Maine, Rhode leland, New
York, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Maryland,
Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama, New Hamp-
shire Vermont, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Indiana.
As it is supposed that citizens of States which
have not, through their Governors, responded TO
the request, would be disappointed on discovering,
when too late 10 be remedied, that their produc-
tions to be precludcd appearing at an cxhib-
ton from which they had, perhaps, anticipated
great advantages, the Executive Committee is in
duccd to make another call upon these States through
their Chief Executive Officers The articles must be
shipped in time to reach London prior 70 the first
day of March, subsequent to which they cannot be
admitted to the exhibition therefore the Executive
Committee is impelled earnestly to solicit the ear
lest attention TO the subject
The Commissioners in London have appropriated
to the whole United States $1,000 square feet Of
space, Of which the e-half is TO be occupied by
passages. To distribute assign this ground to
the several States in proportion TO their pop
uaton, would ubquestionably lead TO very une-
quail distribution in proportion TO the actual demands
of each-giving to State greateXcess Of space,
such as would be found entirely unnecessary for
the exhibition of its productions, while that as
signed to another would be circumscribed as 70
require, perhaps the rejection of articles Of value
and interest. II s, therefore, Of the first import
ance, that each State furnish carly as possible,
an estimate Of the amount Of space it will be able
creditably to fiji recollectng that the character Of
the articles rather than the quantity should be con-
| sidered.
| To those States which make no report through
their Committees, before the Let Of December spc-
cifying the amount Of space required, no allotment
will be made, but the entire amount will be imme-
diatcly assigned to those which may have made re-
port in proportion to the requirements Of each and
publication thereof be made accordingly.
| To these regulations, required by existing cir
cumstances, attention is respectfully solicited by
| the Executive Committee
The Committee il highly gratifcd in being able
to state that such has been received from
the President Of the United States and the Score
tary Of the Navy. to justify the expectation that
| public vessel will be commissioned to convey 10
London all articles destined for the e1hibition)
which may be approved by the Central Authority
All communications should be addressed to the
Secretary Of the Executive Committee.
BY order Of The Executive Committee:
| PETER FORCE, Chairman.
| JOS. G. G.. KENNEDY, Sec EH. Com