, 1875-08-22
THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.
Instructions from tho Director-Gen.
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Instructions from tho Director-Gcn.
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SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug 21.-The following let
ter to tho Governor, from the Dlrector-General
Of next years grea: Centennial Exhibition It
Philadelphia furnishes information OF interest.
and for that reason send it entire:
10 the Ho7.. John L. Eerrridgt, Gtrer7or of (tno1s-
SIR: Numerous inquiries have Teen addressed to me
by State CantenniAl Boards and others engaged In
preparing collective TEL resentauons Of the resources
Of their tates TO the character and arraDge
ueut Of such exhibita- have accordngIy the honor
70 Rubmit to you some suggestions Oh thls point
which designed to insure certain desirable un1-
foruity among ihe exhibits nude by different States.
in several quarters has been to .scertan, from the
classification, in which Of its Department. the State
bar resources for organizing display Every such
department has then rlaced in charge Of an
pert whose duty it became to supervise the col ecng,
selhcop md forwarding OF the objects TO te exhibit
cd In some csses thres experts hare found prae-
cabe and dearze TO invoke the zld Of assistants IN
every county throughout their States, and in others
they have been able to avail themselves OF existing
societies and associaoua In the preparation Of agI
cultural collections, especially tue Boards Of so1ne
Of the Sates with the view OF securing the best
sentative specimens, have thought i well to hold
preliminary county or State exhibitions during
the coming autumn IN order to select from the variety
Of PRODUCES offered these most worthy Of being for
wzrded to the Intarnai ional Exhibition. In two Of
the departments ut least every St1te should b repre-
sented-h4t Of agriculture and that devoted to mining
and paetallurgy. The Agricultural department will
CONAN uu1peFp Eete4IS. AI4ulaAs tNA4 AA4
tanae) animal products. etc. The apartment ot min
ing and 1netal1urHy should comprise complete ex
hioit OF the geology Of the stats s u1inslA ores,
buiidngstones. SOIL etc. especially Of such a. are
valuable in commerce or In manufactures. Except
when ths excellence Of objects Of this kind depends
their s1ze, 1t ia desirable to avoid undue bulk
weight, and hAH cubic foot may be taken tho
standard Of extreme size.
As far possble the collective exhibition of each
Stats should be made IN glars and systematically
and 4nalydcslly arranged, with view to permanent
State museum or In some public in
attution- scale driving Of each shoDld be sent
10 this otco possible for the information
Of the Insulation Department. Soils, seeds. ce1eAls,
etc., should be exhibited in glass rias or tubes-
Tho exhibition Of the growth and workings Of the
common schools and higher educational system Ia
natter Of great import and full statistics concern
ing the>e esred. Those to whom this department
Entrusted would do we'll to place themselves in oom-
With tbs Hon. John Eaton, Superintendent
Of the Bureau Of Education, Washington, D. C., with
reference to tho sJsen which the exhibition should
be organized.
Those having the Of the exhibition In the
erzl States should. through the aud otherwise.
stimulate interest among the manufacturers and
make application for space It In
the course of few week. definite allotment will be
-ade of the apaoe You will perceive. therefore, the
oecassty Of immediate action measures arc 70 be
aken encourage participation BY exhibitor In your
s&sta. An yours, very respectfully.
L. T. GosHoRx, Director Geoera1.