Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-13
New York, MAY 81. 1859 2lThe Directors

of the sssiat.5n for the Exhibition Of the Industry
of all Nations, give notice that the Exhibition will be
opened OH the 18th of July. -a....-
In making tins annOunc ement, the Directors avail
themselves of the opportunity to state that the build
ing which they have erected, and the Exhibition
which they have prepared, will, they believe, fully
meet the Just expectations of the public
IL rs proper that II should he known that, in order
to afford ample scope for the inventive talent and
skill OF OUR cOuIItrymen in machinery and agricultural
implements We have Increased the size of the build
ing by adding nearly unefourth to its area, beyond
what was originally contemplated, 80 that we have
now for the purposes Of exhibition hundred thou
sand square feet, or NEARLY five acres. .-
Not limiting their E1aIs IL DISPLAY merely curious
or attractive, the Directors have organized depart
ment of mlneraiOgy and geology, III which some OF
the best scientific talent of the country has been
employed; and the foundation is thus laid OF most
valuable national collection of the mineral resources
OF the country -..-
The Directors had hoped to open the Exhibition at
an earlier period, but the novelty and ntric1cy of the
style of construction, and the high standard OF archi
tectura beauty which II has been the object of the
Association 10 attain have produced delay, and IL
has been Impracticabe for the Directors. nGtwlth-
standing their utmost vigilance and their most earnest
desire, to announce the opening al an earlier day
In regard TO the general character of ti1e Exhibition,
the result promises 10 be most gratifying, and NOT un-
worthy OF the confidence manifested towards II by
the Government of the United states, confidence
which has elected cordial response fyoH the Gov
ernmcnts of foreign countries II Will uHqtestiOn-
aDN be the most attractive and interesting cOllectOn
of the works of art, the results OF science and the
productions OF industry, that has yet been made
in this country. and tSi tend to increase the active
emulation of the age every branch OF intellectual
development. .,..
The sole charge of the interior of the building, its
DIVISION arrangements, clasSc alton, and police has
been confidcd to two officers of the Navy of the
United states, Captaius \. F. Dupont and e. II.
Davis; and the sanction OF the Government given TO
the appointment of these gentlemen, who have so
much distinguished themselves in the special service
in winch they have been employed affords proof of
the confidence reposed and the by the high
est authorities of the country, in the general objects
of enterprise. -.-r
These gentlemen nave organized their department
as follows:
J. VI. MISUNDERSTANDING of the superintendent
Samuel Webber-Arangemen of Space and Clas-
sifcafion -.
Prot. b. SiTlinan. jr.-Mmeralogy and Chemistry;
B. P. Johnson-Agricultural Implements;
Joseph f. .Holmes-Machinery; .
Edward Vincent-TeXtile Fabrics;
Felix Piatti-Sculpture.
The Official Catalogues and the Illustated Weekly
Record of the Exhibition 10 be published, i'll the
Building, by Messrs. G. P. Putnam Co, under the
supervision of the Association.
The Directors haxe sensiby felt the confidence re-
posed in them by their fellow citizens in all parts of
the country, and they will continue to make every
effort to satisfy their just expectations. - ..,c