The daily gazette., 1874-10-26
Our Industrial Products 1,lHced
TO0efhcrbejOre the People.
A COMPLETE LIST OF THE AR
TICLES ON EXHIBITION.

TIE OPENING NIGHT OF THE EXHIBITION
LARGE EATTENDANCE-THE OPENING
ADMINISTRATIVE VARIETY AND Ex-
TENT OF TIE DIsPLAY-TmE AIT DE-
PARTMENT-TIIE MACHINERY-TIIE
FANCY GoODs-THE GENERAL AR
RANGEMENT, &c, q
The grand Exhibition which has long
been contemplated by the Delaware
Institute of Mechanic Arts was inau-
guratcd, Saturday evening, in James
BradfOrd's new Market House, Third
and King streets, with display of in
dustrial and art productions, which
any one who feels the slightest in
terest in the prosperity our city can
view with pardonable pride.
The display of articles on Exhibition
is large, varied, and attrativc, and
when all the various difficulties are
considered, it is surprising that so cx-
tensive an exhibition was gotten up in
so short time. Nearly every depart
ment of industry is here represented,
while the art department has been
made a creditable feature of the Exhi-
| bition.
| The doors were thrown open Satur-
day evening, about six o'clock, and by
eight o'clock, a large and delighted
crowd was promenading around the
spacious building, viewing with inter-
est the various articles on exhibition
The Italian band furnished music at in
tcrals.
At o:2J O'Clock, Rev. Fielder Israel
called the people together around n
small stand which had been erected in
the centre of the first floor, and intro
duced Z. N, Bennan, ESQ, President
of the Delaware Institute of Mechanic
Arts.
Mr.. Brennan opened his address by
recitirg the rise and progress of the
Delaware Institute Of Mechanic Arts,
On the 9th of September, 1869. six gen
tlemen met and debated the propriety
of forming n Society for the purpose
of opening free reading room and
giving free lectures. The result was
that such n Society was organized, and
two rooms were rented in Capelle's
Building, which were provided with
hooks, papers books and magazines,
cred from time to timo. Afterwards
the location was changed to the $. W.
corner of Fifth aud Market streets, and
during the past year most successful
free drawing school was organized
Financially the Institute has never been
in very prosperous condition.
| In order to bring the Institute prom
incntly before the people. it was deter
mined ty hold an Industrial and art
Exposition, and the result of this de-
termination you now see before yOu.-
We ask your cordial support for our
effort, so that the Institute can pay its
debts and continue its usefulness.
return our thanks to all who have in
any way contributed to our success, and
now turn over this exhibition to the
chairman of the experimenting Com
mittec.
In acceptance, Col. A. II. Grim.
shaw, of the Snpcrintending Commit
tee, said
We accept the trust from the people
of our city, who have come to show
what can be done in Wilmington, for
Wilmington, by the people of viii.
Wington. We have filled this large
hall in n few days with the best mater
ial in the United States, just to show
what our people can do. Why, few
years ago, the business portion of our
city scarcely reached this street, but
in twenty years we will reach Du Points
powder works and they will have to
move. Then we will have an exhibi
tion equal to the Franklin Institute, OF
Philadelphia.
thank you for this Exhibition and
on behalf of the people of Wilmington,
promise to make il n success.
George w. Stone, Esq, chairman OF
the Board of Trade Committee, con.
, graduated the Institute upon the sue
cess and extent of the exhibition,
which was beyond their utmost cxpec
tations. He was surprised at the di
versity of the products here displayed
and said that he did not suppose they
existed in Wilmington. He thought
these seexhibitionsresultc in much good
to our citizens, in bringing their goods
together.
lie hoped the Exhibition would con
tinue from year to year, until it equal
led the exhibitions of Orcester, Mass.
a city about the size of Wilmington
where the Institute owes fine hall, O
machine shop where the students labor
and the next largest organ in the coun.
try. This, he said, should he in oul
model, and in time we will equal it.
Mr., Stone also said the Institute pro
posed soon to add an experimental dc
| partment, and have lectures on applied
chemistry, if the people would assist il
the effort.
lie returned thanks to James Brad
ford who had kindly rendered the us'
of the building to the Institute, ant
proposed three cheers for him, whicl
were given with will. He then re
turned thanks to the Space Committed
for the satisfactory and impartial man
ner in which they had awarded space
to the various exhibitors, and closed b,
hoping that the Delaware Institute o
Mechanic Arts would soon become al
affair of which our people would b.
:, proud for years to come.
The following despatch was then sen
off by VIM. \. Westbrook, who ha'