The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-08

, viz. Il asksdlfor probably would not sx.
eassi,a hunarad and tifty or two buddted
,org distribfted over The different pam OF
The state and therefore implying noYeIy
great expense to any one COMPANY.
Assuming the general collection 10 nave
been gotten together at Richmond, there
would then! have, 10 be met the follo"ips
items OF expense: .u.,
~. Ghurtgrof1smaii vessel saY aschoonef1
to take the goods To- Philadelphia 80 ~
.. CARRYING of goods from the Vessel 70
the exhibition building. ;, tho
g.. Some rough, carpenters WORE ~ .u W.
way of staging for the display OF the afli.
cles. and perhaps some little brick-"ofh loi
foundations strengthening the MOOT. -.
4 A little carpenters and GLACIERS. WORK
In fitting cases to contain certain al!lcles' aS'
| for instance, grain, some forms OF tooacso'
&c. But little need be, or ought 70 w.
speut in this direction.
s. The employment Of single nonest, re-
liable man, able TO read aud write, put VIII
ing TO work with bis hands, 10 take care VI
the collection through the summer, auss Tue
specimens, preserve them from neuulns
fingers, and refer visitors 10 nigner souices
; of Information when this IS askeu ioT.
- ,pht,n II Il not easy to calculate closely
I'm evncnsn nnder one or two of the above
heads, and some other minor charges Woulo
have to be paid, the whole might be brought
within very moderate sum, probably not
m IRE than three thousand, almost certainly
within five thousand dollars, having assumed
that the work of organizing and selectlng
the specimens, the specimens themselves,
and their transportation within the borders
of ,he State. can be counted upon as free-
will offerings TO The public good. AS 10 the
mode Of raising such an amount as mas Deen
mentioned. small as it is 10 comparison Wild
what other communities and probubiy single
Individuals will spend on the occasion, there
can be little doubt that II could De secured
from the authorities Of our cities ana to"hs'
boards of trade, and private firms, ana lna'-
vid1als. Virginia cannot and ought not 10
vie with more wealthy States IN expensive
display: but if she cannot raise SO small q
sum as is needed for economically occupying
a place n The arena at Philadelphia next
wear her condition is much worse than can
well be believed possible.
# such collection as has been suggested
were upon tie floor Of the exhibition builG.
inr but little taste and skill would be neces-
sarv TO build up out Of its material trophy
which we should not be ashamed to see stand
as representing the industrial resources OF
our State. Within. say, simple octasonal
railing of dressed native WOODS, let the
foundation be laid-pot with hand spccl'
mems, but With blocks OF two or three tons
eacb-of the fine iron ores which several
counties can furnish from deposits of I'M
usual extent, of coal from Chesterfield ana
from the Southwest, Of Richmond gran
I lie, Manassas sandstone, Valley lime
stone, Buckingham roofing slate. of gypsum
and rock.salt from the Southwest, hand
some specimens of lead and zinc res from
Wythe, gold. bearing quartz from fluVanna
and SpotsYlvania, with soapStone, mica, as
bestos, and the other minerals which the
State affords Mingled with or res ting upon
these let pig aud roled.irou, brick, fire.
brick, hydraulic cement, boiled salt, and
o,hcr partially manufactured mineral pro.
ducts be shown. Then some OF our msnu-
featured articles in the completed state, based
upon mineral material e.; machine-work, ar
chjtcctural ,ron-work, stoves, cut-nails,
horscshoes, sc. Then, higher up, let there
BE- displaye ed q choice selection, such as the
state Agricultural Society might greatly
aid in bringing together, of our ag-
ricullural products wheat, in the shock
and threshed; corn, on the stalk and shelled !;
hay: the fire yellow tobacco of the SOuthSide
border counties, and the heavy shipping tc-
hacco of the piedmont region. with these
the urcultivaled raw products of the vegeta.
BILE kingdom, native woods in The rough,
tan-bark, quercitron for dyeiDg), sumac !;
then the immediate results of manufacture
of vegetable material, such as -four,
manufactured tobacco in all stages,
wines; followed by more flushed articles
of vegetable origin, SUCH us cigars, cot
ton goods, and paper. Animal pro-
ducts and the results Of their treatment
might be placed sill higher, as, for in
stance, wool and woollcn cloth, hides,
leather, shoes, and harness; and even OF the
OCEAN products Of the coast some specimens
might be included, such as canned fish and
oysters, t,E-oil, and ish-guano. Some en-
ampleS OF manufactured articles from com
bined materials, farming implements, arti.
ces of household furniture, NC, might be
chosen; some models Of mechanical inren.
tons OF Virginia origin might be included,
as, for instance, the Tredcgar machine for
making horseshoes; and possibly one or
TWO of the artists of whom Virgins has
reason TO be proud might contribute Wor-
thy capstone for the pile.
| Whether the above suggestions have any
value or not as regards the mode OF accom-
pli>hing the immediate object, i! may at least
be claimed that it has the merit Of aiming at
united and unscIfish effort on the part of
Virginans to maintain the honor and ad.
vance the interest of the State. 1t is much
10 be desired that the men who stood Shout
der to shoulder in war shall show themselves
hereafter none the less ready to stand by each
other and by Virginia in the struggles of the
worlds industry IN days OF peace.
j. w. MALLET.
University of Virginia, August 81, 1875.