, 1875-11-14

csritsi stoci-waoio numter fu pad shales ;os
Whole nu1nher Of $40
The Board Of Directors At their meeting the 1J
ty tour shares upon which partial p,yIeas d been
n,uds, and Of ufnetythrae shares watch had sub
ser.bel bEt upon which nothing had beeu paid the
II .o6oo the amount Of outs:: I'd na jta5ili:y
count Of csrsl stock. and ~ sAres IN the 1nds OF
tho organization or suhje:s, # SO astes,.a: d. to dis
tr1bution by the proper authority.
TEK EAH1nITIuS OF 1875
proved to be- in al essential feaures quite equal and,
in aome. very superior to e;th3r Of ss
cuieur4l implements. general ct1inery, and manu-
t..tured Irod@o: a.:... was So, aud r. n TIE tee
art att balls, IS. Tha aumber or contributors
to the hourclold at section, also the coeGt,oas
Of prints, has not oeen ab.o to definitely asce,t-n.
lArt, excep: PORTION Of tie gallery wnsch
bare for short tine Efter the opening owing to the
uravoidao1e failure d pa-es to reach here win sheir
d.sfl4ys. More appiitat,ous for Eple received
tza could possiolno assigned. and very desir-
ahls contributions oT'red ws,o nete.satl declined
tors, IS by raid admissions, a. per report
OF the Tre4au,e TT Larger number than in
1874. Tua complimentary admissions incl1dsd al IouA
who desired tend, Safe, county, and city o:ciats
aud Judges Of the various tour.s the rgy Of tho
city. the Principals Of city schools pdcers ard carriers
o. the PostOmce Department IL the city, the oil e.s
aud cenI:ers Of tha foce aud Fire Departments.
chief rallroai snd Telegraph c,mpAnJ oihcezB md
conductors ct sraiaa nll 1nemrers Of sae 4;nesean
Po1noo2icn Society, aud olcers Of the 9ta:e uo "cu1
ra Society," and Of all sfste ludustral ORGANIZATIONS
in the Northwest members Of the Board Of Directors
and stockholders, representing in all many th 'us1au
single admissions, as you will readily unisrstand
The reduction of the price OF admission for even-
Tags made With view to nc7ease the evening a.
Tendance from the city, anu. whie the eject plain
~ observable, the severity Of The weather prevented
the fnii realization OF the ConmtteeB hoes in tnat
direction, and probably resuted in decresse Of re
ceipts-
uniformly high quality Of the objects EXPOSED. lie
mechanical de tartmt Mt fully Ipto the standard,
and received ts full share OF attention from sha pub
Lie. So aao throughout the Department., "hi:h ern-
braced manufactured products, uuatca1 tustrc'nes,
textile fnbrics furniture, etc. OF nanufac
ture werv vol represented, but there Ia plenty OF
room f.r improvement IN t1s :n?a: Interesting and
useful feature Of au industrial exhibition
There soiue featarrs Of the late exhibition 40
rarely present srrh occasion, uad remarkable
for the:z excellence, as to deserve spe ensaon- and
the Contributors certainly merit grateful recognition
from the equalization itself. Among these was this
grand d Ply fruits from nearis I'll the celebrated
frcit-gzouln9 districts IT the United States, Thought
here 6y he rnonbers Of the Americ.n Pathological
Society," in attendance upon Their biennial convention
III this CITY AMI wno came s the nEtion nd - Tue
No display Of 'eQuM meris and extent WAS
evsr before presented TO the TtsteTn pubic,
snd it VIZ h-ndaome!y maintained On tue
sion- Hatgatening tts :e ny and adding largely 10
the attractions Of the south end Was the yery rei
able show OF pl.nss and howe1s BY our South Park
Commissioners and the occl hor7sts Of this vicinity
THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT,
by the magnitude of the dispiay and the excellence Of
mateF.al. W. surprise to al who are At nj familiar
exhibition Of sis character. There seen.A to be a
desp-seated aversion among scientific meu to
issdsp"1s hsdsd u s s IN Ss s4ssus as
cacy snd RzeAt value Of many specimens,
well the labor and expense attending their rcosa.
iI-suited paces usually provided Tor them, have here
tofore almost uniformly operated to render this do.
partnsn in temporary exhibitions quite me7gre snd
enterprise OF Academy Of 8cisuces, md Of few
eminent n4turas:s Of this and other Stses, do
seem to b regarded - aAdafactory No other portion
Of the Expoaltlon was examined by the average
visitor more astentiSely, or made moro lasttng
bone yard" Grant tho Of ts effort waa,
however there Ia to believe that the interest
awakened will lead To better things in the sAme dirss-
ton hereafter.
TEE FINE ART DEPARTMENT.,
as all who saw tho Exposition must Know was unique
display Of The higaest aud hest products Of Amer
lean E1a display which for the character Of the con-
been eaualed. indeed it has been ap-
g;oasasd America | T ~; was s-,a;es,iea siss96
may wcu be proud and for which we are under last
ing obligations to those arttss who gave their best
G&Cft3 10 UDAEQ33lY 10 $c0l6VetQeut Il NA11~AV
sha become the art-centre Of this country, ~
confidently believed " many, it will date the dfss sub
ssanl step Of progress in that direction with the Ex-
position Of 1875.
4 REVIEW
Since tho commencement OF the WorE OF eftcunR
the Exposition Building, 1878, theTa has been ex-
reudeI the following amounts:
On account Of oonstruc.ion.... -...--....$as 442U
On &c ,ount Of personal property. 1olo3l9
On account Of machinery End hxtures..... 1, u,7os.B
Total S1sot'SV'so
Excluded entirely from this statement II the cost 4
labor and materials applied to painting the interior II
The building, 8 , $lG,ooo, a. also large sum ex-
nenaed in the Mechanical Department, which might
with propriey have been charged 70 construction so
eount in 1874 and another considerable sum applied
the sans object dkn8 1876 The actual cost Of the
property Of the organization. as 1t now stands, may
be not less than $3.50 600. OF THU
su1n there has BEEN received {rom subscriptions
capital stock sta 23 and the RESIDUE ss the present
outstanding indsotedne.s, represents substantially tho
net ea1nings Of the organization within two years
md 4 half. It In scarcely necessary to remind
Chicago stockholders tAt this result haa been acheved
during period Of financial embarrassment rerv4ing
Tho eur1e country snd wholly unparalleled In the his
togJ Of the United States. Cur nrst Exposition open
ed With the Of 1si3, sn the situation has Gnca
but little. II any, improved It il fair inference,
therefore, that the Of this organization 10 hrn