The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-30
NEW YORK, MAY 81, 1853.

rUyE Directors Of the Association for the Exhibition
j of the industry of all Nations, give notice that the
Exhibition will be opened on the 18th day of July
In making this announcement. the Directors avail
themselves of the opportunity to state that the building
which they have erected and the Exhibition which they
prepared, WILL they believe, fully meet the just
pectations of the public.
1t proper that it should be known that, order
afford ample scope for the inventive talent and skill of
men in machinery ard agricultural nipple
mens, have increased the size Of the building by
adding nearly one-ourth 10 its area, bevonI what
originally contemplated, that have now for the
purposes of cxhbiiiou two hundred thousand square
feet nearly five Not limiting their plaus
splay merely curious attractive, the Directors have
organized department of mineraogy aud geology in
which Of the best scientific talent of the country
been empoyed and the foundation is thus laid of
most valuable national collection of the mineral
sources of the country.
The Directors had hoped open the Exhibition at an
earlier period but the novelty and ntcacy the sy
of construction and the high standard architectural
beauty which it hus been the object of the Association
attain, have produced delay and it has been imprac
ticabe the Directors, Notwithstanding their utmost
vigilance and their most earnest DESIRE 10 announce the
opening earlier day.
In regard the general character of the exhibition,
the result promises be gratif ing, and I'M
worthy OF the confidence manifested towards by the
Government of the United States, confidence which
elected cordial response from the governments of
foreign countries. 1t WILL una uesonabiy be the most
attractive and interesting collection of the works of
the results of science and the productions of industry,
that has yet been made in this country and Will
tend increase the active emulation of the every
branch of intellectual Development.
e, i
vision, arrangements, classification and police, has been
couiided officers of the Navy of the L. S. Capt.
; F. Dupont and g. H. DAVIS; and The Of gov
eminent given to the appointment of these gentlemen,
who much dis tingushed them selves in the spe-
cal in which they have ed affords
proof of the confidence reposed and interest felt by
the highest authorities of the country genera OBJ
jects of the enterprise.
These gentlemen have organized their department as
follows:
J. Nj. Batchelder-Secretary Of the Superintendent
Samuel W ebber--Arrangement OF space Il classified
Prof Il. Siiman, Jr.-Mineralogy and Chemistry.
b. p. Johnson--AgiiculturalI implements.
Joseph E. HolmesMachinery
Edward Vincent-Testile Fabrics.
Felix Patt-Sculpture.
The Official Catalogues and the Illustrated Weekly
Record of the exhibition be published in the
building, by Messrs q. Z. Putnam L. Co., under the SUI
pervsion OF the Association.
The directors have sesbly felt the confidence posed
in them by their fellow citizens, in all parts Of the
country; and they will continue make every effort "a
satisfy their just expectations.
| DIRECTORS.
| Mortimer Livingston, Philip Burrows,
Alfred Pell, Johnston Livingston,
| August Belmont, Charles w, Foster.
| Alexander Hamilton, Jr, Theodore Sedgwick,
| George l.. SCHUYLER, William w Stone,
Ebert j. Anderson, William Whetten,
| Henry Durham, John Durham,
w. G. H. Wsddell, William Kent,
| Jacob A. Westervelt, Waits Sherman,
| James A. Hamilton, F. w. Edmonds.
! Samuel Nicholson
| THEODORE SEDGWICK, President
/ WM. WHETTEN, Vice President Treasurer and Sec
| L. G. STUART, Assistant Secy. tl0-4t