, 1875-10-23

A letter fr0in Dnriu A. Wetl* OF,
Foreign Exhibitors.

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Foreign Exhibitors.
The following letter. addresec,t ,,v nm ~ ,ho
leading aasocnteh of tnriffreform this hido OF
the Atlantic to Thomas Eayley Potter, SECRETARY
Of tho Golden Club. appears III most Of :hc
uxrsD s1ATr. August 1a;5.-r, Tao,aa. ua.,,v
DEAR ,In It s nut necoasary for mn {, ufur, ynn
That ~ ia1nsnationnl exhibition III ill., oiucta Of ali
a1, n;.n4sa y.a,s Il e. Ttd IT. hs s.
Open in tic CITY OF TAiIadelpLa In NAV next r. ~ -.
present nud contribute to ti. exhibition, At, Iuyott,.
od by the President IT .hu Tinted stat.s nud Irnn.
Great britain especially By reasun ol cota1uon Iosi
snd close coIntn.rcls ntercor,c cordial rrspo..se
has lecn anticipated. An Impression. however ur1.
walls in the Eitcl stes, that foreign manufactures
artiAa and artxaus arc not disposed 10 .ontrbut
impression dine, doubtless, IN tart tI
sonlo recent retnsrls Of aIr, urltht, ami
earpctt>, havu considered and Officially Jctertn,vd
not to participate. Fur what nIucc,ncnt, /! Aas Leen
couns!cs 10 send to ihe United States fpsclneps II
tlclr sk, cxcs"ncc md era1 1csa It, production,
have for yers Dee sccsy a,nei 1uu mi
will, view Of excluding thcss same nrotI,c.s frnw
thclr markets, and also from preventing ,lyir OWL
cIttzrn. from taking advantage throuul ttte r,c;urm
cAl exchange OF THUR domestic prpIuc.s If ts satne
skili, excellence, or cllcal,ncss, '@'N's
ens as cerainy ss 5e for ay s,ite, M nn M
United Htutcs interessal IN tho Exhibiou IN .aifae
sorIly answer It, 1t IT, neycrtiIeic4a 1nY oninn tst
withholding their products from the rl.ilsIrnlis EI
hfnion Of 1H76 md that there arc in toHe Ecspe.ta
n'ors co9ent reason', oyen for tlair rontrlln1 10
Tho casn of any Of tho rrIor Eurorean 1ntrYstinsj
Exhibitions. For what better Opportunity ca po1st
bly, be afforded to foreign manufacturer 10 coivincr
toaIshted people OF 4ic terrible eccluuo hinn,,cr
committed in restricting c1thau9ey Ly nm *.
trAyas1ut, prnhibttory tarifr on importa
than to publicly contrast the rriecs Of
u,posfa imposed s,lely With view to royeuur vii,
thy prevailing Prices under tl!c exastng American
show Of foreign conmolitiLs. bearing niacsrs rtnta
lug clearly tic con.litions and cost Il production.
more 10 accomplished Ia u singe koason il. etl,i
ol ,be Immense beucfts cottptn 70 rst frn n
unrestricted commercial tntcrtourao with foreign ma
tions SUCH aa now exists between the separate aud
been achieved by Ill that has been wrltte, aud eatI
on this subject in this country during Tue las:
SsEsr ef :; ts fsnts .a.1 Thsosh 1; s therefore
friends Of economic reform III Europc aud e,sc.
rsss sn u as soa e. | 5s & o5yn &c
Gully full and Typical a#aortn.rnt of their respect
" tise Product. but that each exhibitor also cafso
Herewith clear an1 suecinc Statement of thc ne
1t which his goods sold III the United B,atcs
nndor . Tho existing Americas t.ra, and which thty
luty. under duty Of 40 per .ent ID ssiurr. 10
10 this, 1t Will not bo necessary, iu my opiuo 10 ot
,!n any otelal authorization in advance from Tho
Ies involved iu a Industrial Exhibitions, aud moro
especially those Of international character, IL ed
aan IL sespes to al te sed,siens involved IN thn
seriously insdo i rhlheiaha to fessisi. any n0 es
lildsor from properly stating tho cost selling prlro