The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-10

Editors Of the Register.
The q. S. Centennial Celebration
and International Exhibition of 1876
in Fairmont Park, Philsdelphia, At.
fords 90 rare N opportunity for this
State to show the world Its advantages
as home for the emigrsnt its mineral
resources to the Manufacturer and
capitalist, and its favorable position
Tor commerce. that il is hoped it will
svsil itself of il to the utmost extent ;
and the importance and value of doing
go is so strongly felt by the writer
from the knowledge he has OF former
Exhibitions and their result, that il
must be his spology. if any be needed
70, calling general attention through
your psp.r TO the matter. And it il
urged all the more earnestly from the
set that he rub!ic are apt to think
there is yet plenty OF time, and also il
not being generally known tha. foreign
nations are expected 10 submit their q o.
pllcations for space before March 4th,
next, and DO doubt the States OF the
Union will have their space allotted to
them shortly after. In order that this
State msy make q creditsble display
the State Board, yet to be appointed,
should organic. IS speedily as possible,
ascertain the amount OF space likely 10
be REQUIRED, apd 10 what departments
1t should not be forgotten that
while the main building vii cover 80
acres. the machinery ball 10 acres, the
conservatory probably 10 sc.es, the Art
gallery in memorial ball !! acres Of
foo, space, and many smaller buildings
,brou shout the grounds, (comprising
$50 acres) the demand Tor spsce vii!
largely exceed the Accommodations,
snd we will be fortunate il assigned
one fourth OF what We may ssk iol
With proprieiy.
The system Of classification adopted
is q most complete and comprehensive
one, and BY far the best yet used al H.
terps;iousl Exhibitions, and ss /. ia moi
generally known vet, and the writer nav
Ing had occasion 10 give it some study re
Gently, little Information with regafe
to j, NAV be found use'ul s, this time
to intending exhibitors, aud it 10 also
hoped thst il may be the means OF
stimulating others 10 assist in the good
work OF representing cur young Ststt
properly. II is intended TO have sdus
system OF arrangement, the geegraphi-
cal and the systematic; the countries
being placed side by side IN the depart
merts, SIS far as the plan O. the build
ing will allow it, allowing Their eIhIbiiI
TO b. compared with esch Other, AID q
the came time the departments nave
been planned TO group together o. lsc,
| in the following order:
/. The natural products u.eiu! u
msn. or the basis OF manufactures
.. The manufactures and results o
the combinations OF these PRODUCES
5. The mesos and appliances b,
winch such re.ults have been accom-
plished.
! TIE resullsDt effects OF tuch pro
Guciiye activity.
There are ten DEPARTMENT., 10 eact
department ten groups, IN each sroul
ten classes, thus giving ample saop'
and elasticity, the want OF which va
much felt al Paris in 1867.
Department ! is Tor raw materials
mineral, vegetable spd sniEsl II com
prises metallic and nop-metailIc miner
sis, II e,sllrrgicsl products, mineral con
bustib.es, tu:lding aud other stone,
nsrble4, states, clsys, tiles lime
csmepi., mineral ier!iliziug suSstsn
ces ari waters, agricultural pro
ducts u.si chiefly Tor food, Aroo'l
cultu,e aDd Horticulture, forest pro
ducts, aromatic, oleR giDouf, sspoDa
ceou.. stimulating snd narcotic sub
stances of vegetable growth, drugs so
perfumes, vegetable and animal herou
,uhs,s.ces,i animals, live stock, isl
and aoua,ic lie aud their products
preserved nests aud vegetables an
fruits.
West Virginia can show 10 the great
"a, advantage 10 this department, 81
care should be taken 10 make an at
,r,c,ive IS we'll as complete display
I DEPARTMENT II Is for materials sn
manufactures used for TODD or In To
,r,.: the result OF e1irsc,ive and com
Inning processes, and includes starch
sugars and their manufactures; COZ
| DICTIONARY, alcohol, spirituous and MAJ
liouors, small beers and soda waite
bread, cake, crackers, psstes, compouo
portable foods, potash. soda, am mooi'
bleaching powders. iertiiinng com
pounds, mineral acids, oils, soaps can
dl.. illuminating and other case
chemical and pharmaceutical prspars
tons, paints. dyes, turptntIne, ole an
vsrpishes, patent mediesl compound
per;umery, essences. ponsdes. cosms'
ics aromatic vinessrs, cenens IN
pl.st.rs made Up, artificial stone, COZ
r crete, terra Gotta, porcelain, glass, brick
fr. clay goods, crucible POTS, furnace
uou,ware. tilef, pottery, fulminsus
and explosive compounds >.
In this department we ought
, make an interesting display, but it 's
. matter for great regret thst We hs'
J. scarcely attempted 10 develop OF
.plspdid building stones. slstes, ma
. bIes, ceueuts and terra cotts cisys; ,
Department III is for textile Aud rel
a t.brics; costumes and ornaments u
z the person. It's groups viii incuc
? warns and woven goods o. vegetable I
d mineral material; WOODEN iaor'cs
!. mineral origin. cotton yarns and 'sbr'
|. linen fabrics and oil-cloths woven ~
/. fel.ed goods Of wool and mixtures
!, wool, silk and its fabrics and mixture
q hats, boots, gloves, straw spd knlts
, gods, laces. embroideries aid tim
" nipgs; js~elry, metallic aud miner
!. ornaments; artificial flowers, button
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