Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-22
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WASHINGTON, November I3.-Although
the suggestions contained in the follow
ing dispatcn have been TO a certain ex-
tent anticipated by the Department Of
State, these papers are published for gen.
eral information:
HR. BIGLow TO Mr.. SEwARD.-No. l9l.
LEGATION or TUE UNITED STATES,
PARIS, OCr.2.
SRI have,the, honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your dispatch, No. 2S4, with
an enclosure by which | am advised OF
the appointment of J. C. Derby, Esq. OF
New York, as Agent for the French Uni
yersal Exhibition of 1867. to serve in the
United States. also have the honor to
enclose a copy of a letter this day receiv-
ed, from Mr.. Beckwith, Commissioner OF
the Exhibition for the United States, re-
siding at Paris, from the tenor of which
it would appear desirable that Americans
wishing 10 exhibit should be notified as
soon as possible to send in their applica-
| tions, with specification, to Mr.. Derby,
instead of sending them TO Mr.. Beck
with. The reasons for giving this direc.
ton are sufficiently set forth in Mr.,
Beckwith's note | would suggest, also
that exhibitors be notified at the same
time to make application as soon as pos
sible, that the New York Commissioner
may have time enough to make his Sc
lectlnnS, allotments of space. drawings,
&c, and transmit them to the Commits
sioner at Paris before the Slst of Janua-
ry. 1t may be also desirable that the
public be prepared in some way, either
in the notice or otherwise, to expect that
it will be the endeavor of the Commits
sieners to preserve as complete a repre-
sentation of the art and industry of the
United States as possible; and for that
purpose, that it will be necessary for them
to make a selection of representative ar
ticles in every class or group, rather than
accept many specimens in the same
class, whatever may be their credit. As
the space is limited, it may be as well
that this guiding principle of having a
good Exposition, if we are to have any,
should be known early, both to aid in
bringing about such a desirable result
and to prevent needless appointments.
J. BIGELOW.
To Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of
State
Mr.. BEcKwITH TO MR.. BIGELow. Enclosed
in dispatch No. l9l.
PARIS, October %, IS65.-DEAR SIR -
In conformity with the instructions of the
Secretary of State, which you communi-
Gated to me, have to-day placed myself
in correspondence with j. G.. Derby,
New York, and have prepared for him,
first, general letter, placing him in pos
session of allfacts relating to the present
state of that part of the business for the
exhibition of 1867, which he will have
first to take up; second, the loss of time
consequent upon the nesssity of waiting
for the action of Congress renders it nee
eSsary to transfer to New York the work
of dividing the ground among the exhi-
bitors, and suggested to you, in my pub
lished letter of the Both of July, whe re
preparations can be made pending the
needful legislation to complete the work
of distribution in the brief space of time
have therefore transmitted
to Mr.. Derby letters comprising all appli-
cations for space in the Exhibition which
| Lave received to this date. have de-
sired him to place the letters on record,
as part of the applications to be consid-
cred in making the distribution of
grounds, and have in conformity ad-
vised the writers that they will receive
from Mr.. Derby, in due time, def
mite advices of the result of their appli-
cations. | shall now prepare as early as
possible the pins and drawings by which
Mr.. Derby will be governed in making
aliotments. and shall point out to him
the manner and extent to which he can
alter them to suit circumstances without
departing from the general order to
which all must conform. These docu-
menls will be accompanied by explana-
tiOns and information which will, i hope
render the work easy. / would now sug-
gest the explanation of a notice author
lied by Government requesting all who
wish to exhibit and have not made appli-
cation, to send in their application 10 Mr..
Derby, with a limit of time in the notice,
beyond which no application can be re
ceived. The work will be so far advanced
by this mode, trust, that 10y the time
the neediul legislation is finished, the
allotment can at once be made, and the
plans, catalogues and reports sent for
ward, 50 as 10 he returned to the Imperi-
al Commission within the extended time
they will tie able to allow us ! beg to-
call your particular attention 10 the allot-
ments of ground This is, in reality, the
in embryo of the exhibition
The selection of products viii be limited
in guam tity TO the area that they are to
but in character they should COM
prise Il full and fair representation of
American products, industry, art and
science. To make these selections and
allotments of space for them, is the work
which now devOlves upon Mr.. Derby, and
for the selections it is not probable that
any one man could be as competent as
several, each chosen for his knowledge
in the different departments. When the
are all in, and the work pre-
pared, the selection and appointments,
which must proceed together, will occu-
ny but little time. The attention of the
Government trust, will be given to this,
and such persons invited to assist Mr..
Derby for a brief period in this important
part of the work.
Your obedient servant,
N NJ. BECkWITH,
Commissioner at Paris.
John Bigelow, Esq, Minister of the Uni
ted States of America