New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-26
TIE CENTENNIA EXHIBITION.
TIE SWISS GOODS.

CHARACTER or THE GOODS THAT WILL BIZ SENT
PREPAEAuONs BY TIE SWISS GUyERSMENr-
The COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-The Swiss exhibit
viii. bc small but compact. complete, well classified. ana
admirably caiaogu,d. II viii all ind place IN the Main
Building except tie photographs and Autographs, ana
possibly few oil paintings. which belong in the AIT
Hall No machinery will be sent. and nothing for either
the Agricultural or Horticultural Departments. Al the
urcIaiptions 10 the making Of show eases and tie
printing Of the catalogues, have been made by the Home
Commission whose headquarters at N:nterthur. in
the Canton Of Zurich, 40 that when the goods arrive
herein February March-there will bc nothing 10 do
but 10 put them in position. The space they
wi! occupy has ot G,GiG square feet,
in "A narrow strip running halfway across
m. building the side toward tho Art Gallery To the
central nave. For next door neehbors switzerland VIII
have ca one hand Belgium covering more than twice as
much space AMI other the still broader area OF
France while the VIII be the vast territory
Of tho Uned states. The Swiss Commission Is composed
~ the following members Col H. Rioter. Commissioner
General Winicrthur; Edward Guycr, Secretary General
Zurich; John Iccly Engineer Basic; aud Hud Koradi
Consul. Resident Commissioner, Philadelphia. Col
Hicer " not be- able attend the Exhibition, and the
affairs Of the Commission here Will be- managed by Mr.
KoIaJ with the assistance ~ Mr. Guyer who l. expected
early IN The Spring. small chalet will he put mp in the
Main Building FOR the offices ~ the Commission.
The number OF Swiss exhibitors. classified according to
the articles they contribute. given in late ad' lees
from Winter thur foowa: Chemical products 20; cot
ION and wooden fabrics, 49, lace 2i silk fabrics 10;
straw goods IL extracts and chemical preparations, in
ending condensed milk important article OF export
=; watches. a.; tools Tor watcAind,ing lO 'cicnthc
Instruments. . carved wood articles. lb; musical lii
.trumeuts = Typography, 10; Photography, -; Prep
arAtons for food lcH,her :; hlltur> au" Gr'h.y'
II; educational, ~ building and engineering - his-
ccllancous, - making IN all 55s eN!ih.oL7 Ih,i9
were expected - be Hd'lilo.s 10 ~ E5t tnht Np'
bring the number M 10 about 40. III" educational th-
hiht viii d. particularly nicicstid- Ihc aO"Is % res
talo1H have left permanent impress on me s'ilol ~
fem Of switzerland, and methods OF instruction WhcD
are only beginning To- be introduced III u'5 country
under the name OF olcctteachng have long been plac-
tccd there. 70 teach tie child to think ioi hlmst',
instead 81 merely repeating by roc loimuLls
iG% 'GS 11 r and aSgua object! m around %n n@
are the essential things In the Pcsiaozz! system;
Americans may expect to see IN the CONTRIBUTIONS 0l
models. drawings. etc, which have been found most
uscln as aids 10 tins system "a well the ordinary
ing the cost OF the schools III the ducFtht tahtohs VIII
| also De included. -, -
occupy the first rank hut what will most arrest the eye
and excite admiration VIII be tie show OF .c,s inu
especially Of lace curtains from the Cantons OF 81 Galen
| and ApptnZcli TIE manufacturers ol slk uppOhS-ai
Industry whose chief seat s IN Basedeclurd u send
their goods. Since the successful eotab! shrht q" riD
/ bon manufacturing IN ths count! lhcl ,IaNe pecH
cyed ~ their best market ana n tutaIy dld MOI are
to 20 Expense to show to their former customers
the articles which the latter now II use 10 huN' oho
merchants have however, purchased from tho makers
ul line of samples, ~ that tins important pIahch
| Of Swiss Industry should not De uhltpi'Nth'ru
In tue same way the cotton prints OF Gldrus VII
be exhibited. Some of the Swiss papers cN!tes d"nbts
Ia the commercial value ~ the eNlublton 10 aWf T.
land and speak II many Of the prncpal hdhSti ~
establishments are led to contribute t. hf patlotc
feeling rather than by motives OF sehinicrc-t. Sucl
states ike the Watcmakrrs OF Geneva, are. o course,
not OF tins class IL Is gratifying To lean ;hat coler-
swiss exhibit and that all the leading industries OF the
little mountain Lepubic viii be- adequately represented