Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-17

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tions, and n one IL 70 be held In the United
states before 1879, tthe date had hNed IN my
own pind,l 2, A. saI other aS'e, III, shal ?.
Msrshsi P. wilder, Of Boston, pre.Iderl
Of the American PomologicRi Society, In his
sss%.q9, 4. % ,s.. s..,,,,ls yssy ss,.spn.,
shsiibs most happy % AID Win kuch i'm aenos
either ~ home or - WAahington, a. i may
posse,n I hope 70 be In wSshlngton soon,
board, and wnl thea exchange opinions az T.
the hest methoda for iuauring success for ths
Ehhioi,ioa and honor 70 the county. Will,
lcsieai department wiii 6s 81 sbeeiai IN tsfsst
AAiopo Of the oommissionera 70 the Universa Al
Exhfnition In Paris In 1867, I had an opportu
II thlI linsi and, We take istS sonsiSsfstion
the great exteut Of our eouutry, with sol
80 ellI " s.Pesle O ptedpsips ~ the trult'
the uaited states sSn rival that display 10
| quahtity and exssllenes.n 800 n - -
Tho treasurer OF the Lamb Knitting ma.
chine Manufacturing Company, al Chioopce
Falls, Mass, wrote that the company would
do AL In tholr power 10 promote so worthy
an object and promlslng 70 send good dis
play Of thalr mAnufacturos, and make the
inertia OF the Exhibition known 10 AL who
Messrs. Powers & wlRhtuAn, Wholesale
And manufacturing druggists at Phllhdol-
/ phla, send word they are ready 10 contribute
from their laboratory an extensive display
OF their manufacturer.
| Mr.. J. Il. froese, ono OF tho United
States commissioners OF tho Paris EHposl-
ton Of 1851, wrote that the Exhibition should
DO q success, and recommended that uieot-
ing OF tho late United States commissioners
TO the Paris Fair should be called for the
| purpose Of consultation, aud 70 noto from
their past experience what might DO Of great
profit 70 the Committee having charge OF the
proposed EIhibiuoh.
Mr.. ,. X. Chadwick, OF Boston, also ono
Of tho commissioners Of tho Paris RIhlbl-
ton, thought Il vas OF tho utmost Import
anee to carry ihs proposed plan forward
the committee, and that each State should
PRIDE Itself TO BE- foremost TO enhance the
graDd aud nobla enterprise, that Il may DO
second 70 mono yet hold, aud thereby show.
Ing the nations or the world that while we
outstrlp them In the arts Of war, We are
equally expert in the works Of art and IN.
dustry.
Tho secretary remarked that the letters
read were but a sample Of the great number
received, and he had selected but few 10
indicate the feeling which existed In differ.
e1i Parts OF tho country on the subject On
behalf Of tho sub-committeo on subscription
he also reported that Il had NOT called upon
any person for subscription since tho ArAt
opposition was manifested 10 tho movement
In tho Senate. Tho amount Of individual
subscription up 10 that date amounted to
tS05, 395, and the corporate bodioa OF the
city aud Georgetown had pledged $500, 900,
making total Of 1906, S25. Applause. /
Although tho sum named was quite large
i he had not the slightest doubt that n q
charter was obtained the amount would be
| doubled.
The prcsldout then lntrodsced IA
Henry Barnard, Commissioned Of Ed -
tiou, who spoke substantially as follows v
RHMARKs or nos. HENRY BARsARp.
He said u would seem, 10 an enterprtt q
this Kind, the burden should not restwh =
upon the people OF Msshiagton nor OF the T :.
stg yssfs sss the FsSsr q H Ss ma
dselared re were, We shoald do sonsthlnc
verify o. Tie name o. tHs capital q the Fsds;
exhibition, u viii aOt be the last that will be
held In the Unlted States. In time, other
great Sls',s wSOd Tie VIII each oths. "a
city OF all eities most suitable TO inA1E urats
this enterprise was WashinEton, the SCAT Of
govern snt OF all the States. The name was
worid.Wids 10 lie fame, and the citizens Of me
Al petty jeslousleS and local pFsjudioss, and
he hsd studied the subject from an sdusa.
uonal nolnt Of view, and had been able to
measure the innushoe these exhibitions have
1ity q ISVsstEstiuH the ssisatas sspss, Of
the question, and the benefits derived by the
manufaoturing Interests throughout Great
Britain, France, and other leading nations OF
| Europe.
In 1851 he went abroad for the purpose Of 10.
vestigatink the system Of polyteehnic schools
| 10 the Old World. At that time there were
but two Of any considerable importanee-on
| AZ PAttb, another Al NiennA. Scarcely one Of
this class OF schools then challenged oompAfl-
After the exhibition Of London asd Paris
the change was wonderful The adaptation
Of science to meshAnical arts and pursuits was
In Europe had Its polytechnic schools OF the
highest grades.
Through the dsvolopmsnt Of science, the
mechanical industries had hourlshed as they
never did before. Great Britain especially
had Pronted by the valuable lessons taught al
70 Sd " Inc sShSois fof inItrastips me.
ehAnies In the sciences. Wherever these ex.
hibitions were held the influence was the
same, and especially would that be true Of
this section Of the country. We need here 10
Warrington polytechnic school. We need,
more than anything else, to encourage
throughout the entire South tho sleme ats OF
industTy. We noed everywhere this class Of
4 Institutions to bring science into the nSld as
ne hAadmAta Of industry, and diversity the
PoyeriShed BY the war. We need Il to break
| down barriers and to create a better feeling
s6 @ png tne , massesi 70 open up wider sVsnpes
1
lleyed 1t would do more than all the AppFo-
prtations that Congress could make to bfinE
about an united add prosperous country, II
Congress was 10 appropriate millions II could
not accomplish ~ much as tho benefits OF the
| proposed exhibttion would confer through
oIt the length And breadth OF the land.
APpteeiAte the adyantages OF polytechnic
schools, and they were the result Of me great
burg had elevated its school OF dssiVn And All
/ 70 the highest rank, by encouraging a. TASTE
ioI drawing in the secondary schools OF the
j Kingdom and England, following her exam.
/ pie, had introduced drawing as one OF the
| studies in over one hundred and seyenty.seySn
Of the trades schools scattered oyGr that
polytechnic schools, aud alluded 70 the plan
| Adopted By the Republic Of SWitzsFlAnd 70
sat tes Psoeie Ssss sss SSssSSlol t @SvS-
Among the OAntons OF the Republic. Zurich,
little AZ II wee ogaTed TO erect the buildings
million Of dollars In completing : grand edI-
i nee for the NationAl Polytechnic School OF
switzetlAnii now II had faculty composed
aud al inuuaera6is attendance Of Studspt.
from all parts OF the world. II had furnished
the greatest engtneera and most competent
sontiaentI aud through the infuenes OF this
| school, zurich as q canton would compare
most faVorSbly with any OF the countries Of
i IL ihs Exhibi,lon proposed to be held in
this olty did nothing more than TO create A
goOu Ieenng thfOug bout tue country, Congress
| should take upon Itself the expenses OF hold
Ing such an Exhibition A. the most pro tAble
manner In which II could Appropriate money
| He was pleased with the tenor OF the lettsfs
1 read from the 9ovornorB Of the states and
hoped those present would catch some OF the
i spirit that 10 contained In those Letters. A
i good beginning should insure . complete suc
| eess Consider thEt II 10 A duty TO prosper
| Washington han all the facilities for a great
| city. rhefe 10 water power enough In the Po-
| tomAe to run all the spihdlea In the countrV.
| ltWAa true the District would derive the IOosl
| benefits Of such an exposition, but for itS = :.
l eesa LatiOuAl aid should be guaranteed, .
faiT At New York failed for no other ref b.
than the people OF that city relied solely u -
their own capabilities. What then was m ~
seeded vas national prestige, with trr. Z:
you'd be national enterprise, a national .6j
GEES and national honor.
nEMARKs OF A, n, CLAFP.
In response to the Invitation Of the pTea.-
gent, Mr. A. M. ClApp, superintendent OF !.
Government printing offiae, said he oonfessC.
no wAa much surprised when no found so much
| prejudice existing throughout the Country
| against the proposed exhibition. But he be.
lleVed the storm had now spent lite fury, and
the very hostility OF those who had afrAyed
themselves Against the project had awakened
the intelligence OF the people, and now he be-
lleFed the fair was bound 10 be Huoossa The
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