New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-27
TuR PARIS EyPOsITION.

We recur again 20 the Pans Exposition, now tnat
Congress has taken action upon the subject, and Gov
Fenton in an address directed to the producers and
manufacturers Of %. State, renews attention to
it, As Congress pays all of the expenses OF trans
portaton TO and from France. and Of installation in
the building and of agents to take charge oil the
property while displayed in the Exhibition there VIII
be no excuse for the absence Of our manufacturers aud
PRODUCERS II is tho intention of Mr. Derby to obtain
information relating to important inventions IN this
country and TO urge the Of the patents to send
working models to Paris. All of our citizens are re-
quesed 20 furnish such information, and to cooperate
in the grand work of representation Of our industries
abroad. II is stated By enlightened American trav-
elers that the excellence Of many products in this
country would lead 20 an enormous demand for them
they were placed exhibition so as 20 become known
These products, whether wrought or unwfought
are often peculiar TO country aud only need to be
known to be appreciated. Europeans are like our
selves they value everything foreign; they only need
more information to establish a trade among us for
many articles the sale OF which is now limited to
home consumption. At former exhibitions there was
no concerted effort, the Government gave no assist
ance to exhibitors and the whole thing rested upon
private enterprise Notwithstanding all this, the
greater in proportion to tho articles exhibited, than
were obtained by any other exhibitors. We ought to
be encouraged by this to send specimens Of our in
yentions and we can safely rely upon large demand
for them in country where nothing of the kind is
known. The necessities of the American people have
developed their inventive faculties. Nowhere in
the world is there tho same demand for
laborsaying machines as here. successful
labosaying is a fortune TO the inventor.
There are 30 many of this class of inventions that
careful discrimination will be required to decide upon
the proper ones to be sent to Paris We anticipate
greater trouble in the decision Of this point than we
do in obtaining information Of existing inventions.
II possible that inventors and manufacturers will be
called upon to send articles to the Exposition, and
that commission will be clothed with official author
ty to accept reject the articles sent at the expense
of the Government As the Government pays all
expenses it must be guarded against imposition upon
every side. We ought to send over some superior
works of art as evidences of growth in that drec
ton, also our musical instruments, specimens Of
photography, and tho unequaed surgical instru-
ments and legs aud arms and apparatus invented
during the war. Some Of watch COM
panies, for instance, could astonish Europeans as
much Yankee ulu vi thc
black forest and as great trade in American clocks
has sprung up within few years the same result
may be anticipated for our machine made watches.
In the department of raw material we can afford to
compete with all other nations, and complete repre-
sentation Of this class of articles would necessarily
tend to the enlargement of our trade. IL is hardly
necessary to alude to minerals, ores or metals.
We have such an excess OF riches in this department
that the difficulty will be to make proper selection.
This is one of the strongest points, and grander re-
suits can grow out of knowledge of our metallic
wealth than from any other source. As proper ex-
hibon of minerals and ores will tend to invite the
Investment of capital and ncite emigration our Govern
ment will make strenuous efforts to present this group
in very complete We trust that the people
of the West will appreciate the Importance of united
action in making known the extent and value oil their
resources, and the suggestion of q Western man that
aspecmen of the soil of prairie in glass case be
forwarded with large label, million square miles
of this soil to be had for the asking" was not such
bad one after ALL
The French Exposition, which costs the Empire
si,OOOOOO is the cheapest opportunity for us to adj
vertise our wares that has ever occurred. The ex'
pense is on the part of the French-thc profit likely
to be on ours.
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