Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-16
New York, Nav 81. 1s52-The Directors

Oh tht ASSOCIATION Tor the Exhibition Of the Industry
of all Nations give notice that the Exhibition will be
opened OF the 18th of July
I'm making th'- announcement, the Directors avail
themselves of thc opportunity 10 state that the build
ing which they have erected and the Exhibition
which they have prepared will, the; believe, fully
meet the Just expectations OF the public.
1t Is proper that it should be known that iii order
TO afford ample scope for the inventive talent and
skill OF OtL cC,ymen i'll machinery and agricultural
implements, we have i'r-eaScd the size of the build
ing by adding nearly e-fGss1 20 lis area, beyond
what was originally contemplated, 90 shat we have
now for the purposes ofexhibitiOn two huIi5red thou
sand square feet, or nearly five acres.
Not limiting their plans to display merely curious
or attractive, the Directors have organized depart
ment of mlneralogy and geology i'll which some of
the best scientific talent of the country has been
emplCyai' mid tiie foundation thus laid OF
valuable natluaI%f 3ol,eetGu of the mineral resources
otthe country.
The Directors had hoped to 0pCt tlle Exhibition at
an earlier PERIOD but the novelty and .'cacy of the
style OF construction and the high standard OF arch
tectural beauty which II has been the object o1 me
Association to attain. have produced delay, and it
has been lmpracticabls for the Directors, not"ith
standing their utmost vigilance and their most earnest
desire, TO annotInce the opening at an earlier day
In regard to the general character of the EXhbOn
the resit promises II be most gratifying, and un
worthy of the confidence manifested towards it by
the Government of the United States confidence
which has elected cordial response from tbe Gov
ernmCnts OF foreign countries. IL will. unquestlOn-
ably, be the most attractive and interesting collection
Of the works of art, the results of science and the
productions OF industry, that has yet been made
Ill this country and will tend to increase the active
emulation of the age III every branch of intellectual
deyeIopmen
The sole charge OF the interior of the building its
division, arrangements, classification, and police has
been conided to two officers OF the Navy of the
United states. Captains =. +. Dupont and {. =.
DAVIS and the sanction OF the GovernLIen given to
the appointment OF these gentlemen, who have
much distinguished themselves In the special service
III which they have been enlp'"yod, affords proof of
the confidence reposed and the nerestfeh BY the high
est authorities OF the country, i'll the genera! Objects
OF the enterprise +;
These gentlemen have organized their department
As follows:
j. N. MISUNDERSTANDING of the Superintendent;
saIEdei eirgesher-Arrangemen W. of Space and Clas-
sification
Prot. B. siIliman, -Sfineraogy and Chemistry;
B.P. Johnson-Agticultti!si fs'v'ementS;
Joseph f. HolineS-Ma chineryt
Edward Vincent-TeNtile Fabrics;
Felix Piatti-Sculpture.
The Official Catalogues and the Ilustated Weekly
Record of the Exhibition are to be published, IN the
Building by Messrs. e. P. Putnam & Co, under the
supervision ofthe Association
The Directors ha1e sensbiy felt the confidence re-
posed in them by their fellow citizens i'll all parts of
the country. and they will continue to make every
effort TO satisfy their just expectations.
DIRECTORS.
Mortimer Livingston, Philip BurrOwes,
Alfred Pe, Johnston Livingston,
August Belmont, CnaricS '" roster,
Alex. Hamilton, r,, Theodore Scdg"ick,
George L. SCHUYLER. William w. Stone,
Elbert J. Anderson, William WhettOn,
Henry R. Dunham, John Dunhani,
w. G. II. Waddell, William Kent,
Jacob A. Westervelt Watts sherman,
James A. Hamilton, +. w. Edm0nds,
Samuel Nicholson.
THEODORE SEDGWICk, President
w. w HETTES, Vice President, Treasurer, Secy
l.. Z. STUART, Assistant Secretary. jy5-u
Mrs. PHARNUM'S COUGH CANDY.