The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-29
TIE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1876.


NAL Commission mt tho Fifth Avenue
neutrality-suspicious. for Commencing
the Exhibition Building.
On Wednesday afternoon aud Yesterday morning
meetings OF the Executive Committee or the Cen
tennial Commission and International Exhibition
OF 1875 were held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The
Hon. ID. j. M0rrell or Pennsylvania, presided.
There were also present the following gentlemen -
Colonel Walter w. Wood, Pennsylvania; George
IL. Corlies, Rhode Island John G. Stevens, New
Jersey; @. Ii. Marshall New York; George B.
Loring Massachusetts,; X. q. Mccormick Arizona;
Alfred T. Goschen. Ohio; Alexander A. Boetler,
virginia; General W. II. Parsons Texas; John
Lynch, Louisiana; Hon. 7. Earle, Maryland.
MINERALS.
A proposition was submitted as having the ap
prevail Of the Committee on Mines, in which it
was proposed that full and exhaustive collec
tion OF the nobler minerals and metals particularly
of gold and slver-bearing quartz and rock should
be made for the Exhibition. The Importance OF
such collection in fav0rably affecting gold and
silver mining particularly in the Western States
and Territories, was discussed. The Committee on
Mines were authorized to accept the proposition
and to call attention to the subject OF the promo
ton OF State and Territorial organizations for the
purpose OF aiding in the work.
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL.
the committee appointed to define the duties OF
the Director General and who shall ha We the SUPER
vision, direction and control OF the operations or
the Centennial Commission which will tend to pro-
mote the emclency OF every agency employed, re-
ported On questions OF general policy he shall be
subject to the Executive Committee when IN SEES
be authorized and instructed to assume all such
executive powers and functions as may be neces.
sary to secure promptneSs efficiency and good
iaith in every department Of the work.
The report was unanimously adopted Hon.
A. I. Goschen, the Director General elect is about
to visit the Vienna Exposition and on his return
will give his entire time to the work. He IL the
President OF the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition.
which has grown 70 be permanent institution
and is very popular throughout the great West.
AGRICULTURE.
was sG,a,a aa Iean iro one G non.
RADIO, relative TO the work OF the Committee on
Agriculture, and the great importance OF this
branch OF work. so as to secure an appropriate
representative OF the great agricultural interests
Of the nation, which was ordered TO be filed, on
motion OF Mr. Wood. OF Virginia.
1t was ordered that the stated meetings OF the
committee be held on the second Wednesday OF
August next, and that meeting Of the committee
be held in the city OF Philadelphia on the fourth
"Wednesday ofJuly next.
VISIT TO THE EAST.
The question OF the advisability Of employing q
SPECIAL agent to visit the oriental nations and par
ticLafly Japan, China, Muscat and Persia, to Sc
cure for them representation OF the products Of
their respective nations 1T the Centennial Exhibit
ton. was discussed; but, without taking definite
action, the subject was postponed until the next
cERrIFIcATE OF STOCK DESIGN.
man OF the committee was authorized to confer
| with the Centennial Board Of Finance, with power
the certificate OF stock OF the Centennial Board OF
| Finance.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following preamble and resolutions were
Whereas the time has arrived n the opPicn Of this
Ss OF the in park on Which
u, iSisrSao.s sSISiiSa VIII .sns should v made
aview to the immediate commencement OF the erection
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the chairman Of the committee be directed e
and such other officials Of ths said city in WHOM, the
S mi
to receive the formal Of said
Resolved That the Board Of Finance be requested
day being the intention o, the nG c to
said grounds as proper Tor them 70 use as soon as the
Resolved, That subcommittee Of three members Of
The committee Be appointed to act for the Commission II
n M beard q hs s
Conniss ioners and such other bodies may appoint
70 the n nes ana nHe the
p oasslns' o. the f'e'ue o. tue '"S' 'A''' anu 0'e
ADJOURNMENT TO PHILADELPHIA.
After an interchange OF views in regard to the
general prospects or the enterprise, OF the GER
tainty OF success In making the coming celebra-
ton worthy OF the nation and OF the event It is in
tended to Celebrate, the committee adjourned to
meet in Philadelphia on the fourth Wednesday in
July
THANKS TO THE PRESS.
A resolution was also passed acknowledging the
cooperation OF the press OF New York IN the under
taking OF the committee.
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