The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-23
PROPOSED MECHANICS INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

number or gentlemen Interested In the welfare and
success Of the iaborng Glasses held meeting last
ing at the residence Of Dr. z. B. Guernsey, 80 East
Eleventh street. for the purpose Of making arrange
ments for the holding Of agrand Mechanics Industrial
Fair in the oitv Of New York during spring Of 1865
at which will be exposed exhibition the products
only Of journeymsn mechanics Of every trade the
bers Of which choose to contribute.
On motion Of Mr. KUsxLLA, DR.. E. B. Guernsey, an
inventor OF some note, elected chairman of the
meeting and William C. Robinson acted secretary
posed enterprise which had called them Together was
one Of great and incacuabe importance to the aborng
classes throushout the country and one which would
tend to elevate the taste of the journeyman mechanic
In his daily labor. beside giving TO the world many new
Inventions and improvements in their respective
or suggested in the United States have been under the
control OF parties having but little interest In
sasbsS y sSsm wsps tho Of cSp
talists and the honors and profits Of exhibition
no 70 o
prise to inaugurate new system Of exhibition in which
the journoymen mschancs should themselves become
and industry and should thereby the entire reward
Of their labor The chairman referred 70 the great in
dustrAl exhibitions held in Lambeth and Southwark in
the city Of London, and In Manchester, Leeds and
Birmingham, and in other cities in England and
attended those FAIRS and said tina. here was no reason
why grand industrial fair Of the products Of American
the New World. should not b successful similar
exhibitions In older countries
Afer remarks from several gentlemen commsndatorv
Of the proposed exhibition Mr.. WM G. RUSSELL stated
that he bad conferred with number Of the working
In the city and had found most Of Thorn favorable
TO the proposed exhibition and that many OF them pro-
posed 70 make exhibition Of articles Of their handicraf
Upon motion . committee OF throe appointed TO
prepare preliminary circular TO DO transmitted TO the
various shops throughout the United States and the
Dominion OF Canada informing the mechanics employed
therein Of the proposed exhibition.
Upon motion II was resolved that the chairman DO
quested confer with the scientists and inventors Of
the city Of New York favorable to the proposed exhibit
ton. with view TO engage their cooperation In the
movement The COMMITTEES circulars then presented
their report which received read adopted and
ten thousand copies ordered to DO printed. II reads
fouows:-
NKw YoRx, August ~ 1857.
To THE J0URyKYnYN MECHANICS OF THE UNITED STArFs:-
meeting OF the representatives OF leading
trades held city Of New York. the evening of the
- o. A. d. 1867, II was resolved TO invite the CO.
operation Of the ourneymen mechanics Of the United States
departments OF their labor they feel n
cned 10 manufacture before after their hours OF regular
labor such articles manufactured will be placed In the
Grand Exhibition OF Industrial Products be held In the
city Of New York at such time and place will hereafter
be designated by the committee In charge OF the proposed
undertaking The various committees on the location OF
articles award Of premiums exhibition and the sale
articles will be composed Jointly OF leading scientific
professional gentlemen and skul mechanics whose
will be announced when the temporary committee
convinced Of the Of the proposed enterprise
All communications relating 20 the proposed exhibition ad
dressed the secretary Of the committee will receive cir
cnar giving complete deneston Of the proposed eshb