Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-07-02
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'TNHE Directors of the Association for the Exhibition
L Of the Industry OF all Nations, give notice that the
Exhibition Will be opened on the 18th day Of July.
In making the announcement, the Directors avail
themselves of the opportunity to state that the building
which they have erected and the Exhibition which they
have prepared will, they believe, fully meet the just
expectations of the pubic. an
Ii proper that should be known that in order to
aod nipple scope for the inventive talent ard skill of
our countrymen in machinery aId agricultural imple
ments have Increased the size OF the building by
adding nearly fourth to its area, beyond what
originally contemplated, that we have for the
purpose of exhibition two hundred thousand square
feet, or nearly five acres
Not limiting their plans to display merely curious
or attractive, the Directors have organized depart
ment of mneraogy and geology, in which some OF the
best scientific talent OF the country has been employed;
and the foundation is thus laid Of valuable ma
tional collection of the mineral of the
try.
The Directors had hoped to open the Exhibition at
earlier period, but the novelty and inrcacy of the
stye of construction and the high standard of archt-
ecluaI beauty which it has been the object of the AS
ISOLATION to attain have produced delay and il has been
impracticable for the Directors, Notwithstanding their
utmost vigilance and their most earnest DESIRE to an
nounce the opening at an earlier day.
In regard to the general character OF the exhibition
the result promises TO be most gratifying, and not
worthy of the confidence manifested towards il by the
government of the United States confidence, which
has elected daliesponse from the governments Of
foreign countries. 1t will unquestionaby be the
attractive and interesting collection Of the works Of art
the result of science and the productions OF industry
that has ever yet been made In this country and will
every branch Of intellectual Development
The sole charge of the interior of the building, Its
division, arrangements. classification and police. has
been conhded to two officers Of The Navy OF the United
States, Captain s. f. Dupont and q. II. Davis and the
sanction of the government given to the appointment
of these gentlem-i, who have so much distinguished
themselves in the special services in which they have
been employed affords proof OF the confidence reposed
and the felt, by the highest authorities Of the
country, in the general objects Of the enterprise.
These gentlemen have organized their department as
iolows:- lts4
j. NJ Notwithstanding Of the Superintendent;
Samuel Acknowledgements OF Space and Classin-
cation;
Prof. B. suniman, Jr.-Mneralogy and Chemistry,
u. p. Johnson Agricultural Implements;
Joseph u. Holmes-M Machinery; iasi
Edward Vlncent-Texule Fabrics;
= Felix Piaiti--Scupture.
The oficial Catalogues and the Illustrated Weakly
Record OF the exhibition are TO be published In The
building, by Messrs. G. p. Putnam 4 Co. under the su-
pervision of the Association. fI
The directors have sensbly felt the confidence re-
posed in them by their fellow citizens In all parts Of
the counttyt and they will continue 20 make every el
Tort to satisfy their Just expectations.
ay DIRECTORS.
Mortimer Livingston, Phillp Burrows,
Alfred Pell, Johnston Livingston
August Belmont, Charles W. roster,
Alexander Hamilton, Jr., Theodore nedgwick,
George h. Schuyler Millam w; stone
Ebert j. Anderson William "he'tehs II a
Henry X. Durham, laL yohn punn4m, 500
w. @. II. Wadde, william hent,
Jacob A. Westervelt, Wans snermnhs
James A. Hamilton, T. w. Edmonds.
ea""e' rIIEopoRE sEDGwICK. prss,dent 3
vs.. WusrrsN, Vice presdenl Treasurer 4 secr
L. O. STUART, Assistant EecretaIy.
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