The New York herald., 1875-09-13
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
The Many Branches in Which American
Exhibitors Are Behindhand.
A MATTER FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
Metalurgical Products, Ceramics, Glassware
and Woven and Textile Fabrics
UnrepreSentcd.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL, 1877


Some time since the HERALD called attention TO the
fact that while the foreign exhibitors the nerna
tonal Exhibition especially those in Great Britain
rapidly sending in their applications for space
American manufacturers and producers in many
branches of industry, far behind This state Of
affairs still continues and If the subject is ignored by
the State Centennial Commissions and the press gem
orally be at present. there is every dan
ger that in many departments of manufacture the
United States will make most deplorable showing,
fGsco of Vienna may be repeated If this lack
of representation in certain classes of goods
avoidabc if it because American manufacturers
do not them there might be for regret but
not for complaint; but when it exists only because of
lack enterprise pat riosm the part of those
gagged in these industries and failure to urge the mat
ter their attention by the State Centennial Commits
slons or Others is the province of the leading
journals of the country to call serious attention to the
| matter
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES REPRESENTED.
In all the mctalurgical products the manufactured
forms of metals and in ceramics, glassware and the
great varieties of textile fabrics the applications from
this country that have received the Offices of
tho Commission are very few and far between.
| Scarcely any OF tho American factories of
| these important materials have been heard
! FROM while those in Europe have declared
themselves anxious to exhibit and have
sent in their applications for space promptly and
in great numbers. If the great Exhibition allowed
| to open with these important products poorly repro
sented not represented at all from country
It would be matter of national regret when late
| romedy it. The manufacturers of England, Germany
and France anxious, from motives of self-in
teros exhibit the extent variety and excellence of
their wares that our deficiencies will garng
especially from the arrangement for alottng space
the different governments, which will bring the four
great competing countries the United States, Great
| Britain France and Germany, in close juxtaposton,
| almost side by side.
Time is growing short and the importance of the
question be overestmated For the purpose OF
enabling to realize the great number of classes of
goods that have not yet been offered for exhibition the
following list is worthy of careful consideration II
comprises the classes in the departments of metaurgy
and manufactures, under the divisions of mctaurgical
products ceramics glass woven and silk goods ac-
cording the system of classification adopted by the
! Commission, from which 1t is taken.
| METALLURGIcAL PRODUCTS.
Precious metals iron and steel in the pig, ingot bar
plates and sheets. with specimens OF sags, fuXes resi-
dues and products of working; copper in ingos, bars
and rolled, with specimens illustrating It's various
stages of productions lead zinc, antimony and other
metals the result of extractve processes alloys used
as materials, brass. nickel, silver solder sc.
| CERAMICS, POTTERY, PORCELAIN ETC.
Bricks drain-tiles terra Gotta and architectural pot
terry; hrc-cay goods, crucibes, pots furnaces chem
cal stoneware; tiles plain enamelcd, encaustic geo
metric tiles and mosaic Tiles for pavcments and for
roofing &c porcelain for purposes of constructions
| hardware trimmings, &c. stone china for chemists,
druggists, &C, earthcnware, stoneware aIence, &c. ;
maolica and Palissy ware; biscutware, Parian, &c
porcelain for table and toilet and for decoration.
GLASS AND GLASSWARE.
Glass used in construction and for mirrors; window
glass of grades of quality and of SIZE plate
glass, hammered and ground or polished malleable
glass; chemical and pharmaceutical glassware vals,
bottles, &c. table and decorative glass ware.
MIXTURES WOOL.
Card wool fabrics-yarns, broadcloth, doeskins,
fancy cassimeres, nannels-pain nannels, domestcs,
and onhe ,htnaf
wool fabricsworsteds yarns dress goods for women
wear delancs serges, poplins mcrnoes carpets rugs
etc-Brusses Melton, tapestry, tapestry Brussels, Az
minister, Venian ingram, felted carpetngs, drugges,
rugs, &c har-alpaca, goats hair, cames hair and
other fabrics mixed unmixed with WOOL printed or
embossed woolen cloths table covers and patent vel
vets.
YARNS AND WOVEN GOODS
Cotton yarns and fabrics bleached and unbleached-
cotton sheeting and shirtng, plain and twiled, cotton
canvas and duck dyed cotton fabrics, exclusive of
cacoes; cotton prints and cacoes, including handker-
chiefs, scarls, &C. linen and other vegetable fabrics
uncolored Dyed floor oilcloths and other painted
and enameed tissues, and imitation of leather with n
woven base.
SILK AND SILK FABRICS.
Cocoons and silk reeed from the cocoons thrown
twisted silks in the gum; thrown twisted silks
coed off dyed, in hanks, skens spoos; spun silk
and fabrics and the materials from which they
made; plain silks, lutestrings sarsnets satns
serges foulards tissues for hats and millinery pur
poses, &c figured silk piece goods, printed
upholstery, silks &c grapes velvcts, gauzes, cravats
handkerchief hosiery knit goods aces, scarfs ties
ves all descriptions of cut and made up Silks Ribbons
| plan,
looms ladies' dress trimmings, upholsterors', taiors'
| military and miscellaneous trimmings.
AMERICAN APPLICATIONS.
In other branches than those given above the appl-
cations from American exhibitors have been ABUNDANT
enough especially in the classes OF furniture and cab
netware of various kinds, stoves ranges hardware and
clothing The space apart for American exhibitors
is about 16O 600 square feet and applications more than
enough to twice fill this space have been received many
OF which will be declined, TO aot room for the
other classes not well represented No space has yet
been allotted to any applicants but II is probable that
| Mr. Hanr NNl m has Oft hiS rTnpn
will begin making the assignments very soon
when public notifications will DO issued fix
which the last applications will be admitted. AS
the list stands present Pennsylvania has filed many
moro requests Tor space than any other State. Next
comes New Jersey, which is taking more interest in
Centennial matters than any other state but this New
York Is next but her work is small IN comparison with
her wealth and extent Of manufactures New England
Is doing well IN this matter, and the West is exceedingly
alert But from the Southern states tho applications
have been meagrc, tue reasons for which Of
them pecunary than political, IL Is hoped.
SAYS
In "a speech before the Virginia editors who visited
the Centennial grounds day before yesterday Hon John
Welsh the President of the Board of Finance, limited
! at the matter rather delcately He said:-
They had met with many dsappontments but they had
gone with convection that the day when
he people Of tins great country would come TO their
As things stood they were becoming and
couraged every and he could help feeling that he
and his associates would be sustained in the fullest
carrying Out the work to grand SonsSmmaon It. was Of
Inform aud stimulate the interests Of the people should
material obtaining
the products and industries of the country.
The foreign The khedive Of
Egypt will spend S2oO n securing grand display from
his country. aud England France, Belgium aud emany
striving to which shall have the creditablo
| exhibit.
lie hoped that present would carry home with
him tho determination that he would do his best TO have his
woily represented IN the Exhibition This the
true method OF arou.ng deep interest IN The celebration
remember that the principal objects the celebration
was people OF the together and
| make them respect and love each other. tAppause.)
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| ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.