New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18
TIE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

DISPLAY ot MINING AND MErAiiUnGfC PRODUCTS
A COLLECTION OF CONS AND PAPER CUR
EENCY.
iron THE nRGuLAR CoRRE-PovDENr OF TIE tribune
PHILADELPHIA. June 10.-iheTe is an excel
len; prospect for display of mining and netaiurgc pro-
duets at the Ccnicin Exhibition that VIII be of great
Interest e. scientific and 10 aii who seek nlo;ma-
ton as 10 tie practical value of these important elements
OF national wealth. Tie Smithsonian Institution suporn-
ters the formation ol the collection. ANA VIII supplement
II by tic stores %. material it has already on band To
Prof Vim T. Blake OF New Haven. IL conldcd The gen
erI direction of the work. ami the In tuon asks th0t
he may he aided b. the hearty aEi patriotic cooperation
of neawrns. superinic ndents engineers. biologists,
and all who are able 10 contribute TO the scoess OF the
Object in view Expenses of transportation AMI arIi 70
reni IN cases for exhibition viii be borne h. tho s;itu
ton which has Government aipOpri for the lir-
pose Prof Blake has prepared thorough sci ntilc
Classification of the collection. and those who propose
contributing specimens can obtain copies Of the doc'l,
writing 10 him The io0"ihs are lie principal
divisions
Systematic collections chiefly scientific AID educational
!: GI,..' meiai. and thcir immediate derivatives
4 tr..fnrnfal STONES and gems
h. Euiioire stones; marbles. etc.
A nias na ri' AID MD r ei p,Diacts "'''
s iIgn ats eelols ds,ers, = H.. .,,,.,,nco.
70 i Tr,in e srsiar,e es ''''"s
H. snphr Salts an minerals chiefly used in chemical
The bankers Of Philadelphia are taking measures to
have an cx.b tiosoi coins and paper mnhe!' ana 10 l"r-
ward this object they have called meeting ~ representa-
yycs O National ana other banks and Of private bansers
throughout the country. be held on tine Celonnill
Grounds the 9th inst IL j. proposed ~ ioiIl IN
assoraiion IL tax hind the work Of collecting clas>
fling and exhibiting, in suitable department or the
nnial buildings, specimens % tie coins ANA pai'
MONEY The Amei Colonies OF Tie nited states. anl
an the States the earliest settlement If the cou-
try 10 the Of the exhibition tOg, her with such
statistics of banking and finance generally will make
TIA. department attractive OF historic inter ST. ana ,
trtivo OF Che development and progress or the country
DIcctcl-ti neral GOS'Otn AMI = crtary t;mpDrl are
maturing plans for the accommodation OF the press AT
tf exhibition II l. their intention to make the lacliiir-
for obtaining ard transmitting all that newspaper
representatives desire. VIII he set apart,
separate binding erected for press head quarters Ample
telegraph facilities, files Of tic principal newspapers or
TIE country and cunVcnieDces tor writing Will be pro-
y!ed anl il IL designed to have nnecicd with this
Department official bureau oil Information which VIII
furnish copies Of reports. circulars ORDERS ana o'ttr
matter Of interest the public, thus givng reporters
tri and saving them the troube
of running Office 20 another IN search OF news OF
the doings OF Commissions, irics. &c. An lntcrna-
tisna Convention ~ journalists is taisedOf IL needs only
the active the members oi the press or tins city
to give the project and direction Suc gathering
would be entire novelty. There were lnternitionai
Congresses OF brewers weavers, Inventors ana doctors
at Vienna in 1873 hut the journalists Of the world have
never made an! attempt Uf this KIND