, 1877-11-18

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Tota1.................,..-. ,..-...............ss sss 20
! OF this total there was expended on account 0
the Art DeparEmen'- Including the speci4I e1hibi
ton. ST. 45a. IL, and Oh account Of the Meclanca
oUrsrAND1SG Lt.n1L,r1Es.
Exclusive of capital stock, the liabilities so fat
as known or believed 10 exist, consis, OF expense:
! On account Of the Art department, believed to i.
Sl:,6 IT, to which may b. Added disputed claim
| oI $500, making S09i IL; account Of the Ma.
chinc:y Department. ~ estimatcd by the superin-
lendent thereof, s3O; other ANAL accounts esti
| mated at 500. Total, 81, LAG. IL.
Deducliuy this total OF liabilities from the cash
balance i'll The hands OF the Treasurer, shown by
| his report to-day. And tacre will remain in Ills
bands the sum Of S21. 410 ". The item Of $500,
noted in last years report US ''luc from an ex-
hlb!1or'' has been reduced By al order Of the Ex-
| it Is expected. will be paid into thc treasury
but be absorbed in payment to tla1 exhibitor for
the Skeleton OF Il whale, in Relation to the pur-
chase Of which there i u proposition now pending.
| cuntract for repairs to the building hus been
! made, and, when the work is complete, VIII re-
! qnirc tue payment Of ST. 443.
| The capital stock account is as follows: Stock
certificates Issued TO date represent fall shares
:,%s5; fractional scrip ontslantins represents
full shares. 10 Ii: undistrlbuted i, 6S5; repre-
sentlng total capital stock, =, ,pO shares.
beg to sepcat here what was said iu last years
outstanding fractional scrip bc condensed as rap
idly po.slblr into Certificates for full shares.
Those fractions which have not been called for are
in the hands Of tue Treasurer
There als remain in this Office, unca11ed for by
stockholders. large number Of certificates for
shares originally subscribed and for shares dis
trlbutcd unucr the order of 1873 for making
safaaie distribution Of the unsubscribrl and ior-
tc1ed stock. As the stock OF the organization
has 'a!ne based on On actual e., cash disident It IS
ccvc anu receipt for these evidences of their title
to dividends.
The Eoaru OF Directors at their meeting yester-
dav, declared dividend Of 6 per cent upon the
stock OF record, the game tn be payable after
Dec. l. anu they also ordered the stock books
closed at once, and to remain 20 closed until the
same date.
THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF 1877.
The period of thus Exhibition was ten days longer
than that q ls76. Commencing, An:. -, It con-
timed until Oct. H. The number OF exhibitors
was over TOO. The whole number OF paid adm=-
was 295, G60, nut including exhibitors or
poyes who held scason rickc1s. The account Of
ticket sales is Us follows:
To adults. >, each.. sa Ss5 80
~ chtidreu Is cents each. 2',!as 4ity
10 cNu.thtors, 50 each. 4s6 las
To employees, 81 each... 5o7 LOLA
Totals ............... .........:s :ss v5a 81. CO,
showing an average paying attendance OF more
t,un 800 persons per day. The whote Number Of
tickets sold BY railway and other transportation
companies was -. 4ol. 1t is proper to say that
this numoer represents very small fraction .! the
number Of persons visiting the Exposition from
abroad, accounting neither for the children, nor
for the immense excursions that came to the city
day after day, nor for those who avai!ed them
selves Of the general reduction OF railway fares
without purchasing Exposition tickets. The in-
creased paying attendance Of the present year. as
compared With 1S7G, was is, G!l. anu iu my. jua.
the country; being the natural result Of general
grnwin, interest which the people Of the North
west manifest in these annual exhibitions If it
be true that the attendance from the city was not
materially larger thun Ill 1S1G, it may readily !
be referred to the losses just then SUSTAINED |
by some 27.0no dcpositors in savines- banks, in
yoly!ny population Of at least LOO. COO amung the
medium and thrifty classes Ut people. aud tu
the refusal Of the boaEd Of Education to srt apart,
~ heretofore, one day for the attendance Of the |
children OF the public schools
OF THE EXHIBITION ITSELF |
it may be truly said that it was the best of the
series, and came fully up TO the anticipation c1- !
year TO year. the manufacturers and those produc-
cr= and dvaers Of thu country who desire to meet
the Northwestern public face to face, are hecom-
ing nore firmly convinced that these exhibitions
atorL them their greatest aud best opportunity,
aud in the same proportion are their eaorts cS-
tended to improve the quality and impresslyeness
lpparent ,nan ut the late exhibition, The capacity
Of the building in every part was taxed TO the |
utmost and the % vas! minority Of .o1n;as oojssts
merit aud attractiveness, and, in many cases.
very expensive installation. The lessons OF ex-
pcr,ence. and especially Ut observation, at The
centennial were easily recognized in their results
II has been the constant aim OF the Executive
,rocessc* OF manufacture. and to encourage this
node OF cxhibllion BY at .nanuiacsa'er5 wht4e
ines OF production permit 1t. The improvement
n tits respect was quite decided, and it is be-
iryc,i .vas in every instance entirely satisfactory
q exhibitors tnemselves. There Is good reason 10
>rcye that next year the display OF processes will
u still more varied, interesting. and complete.
The Department Of General Machinery, as also
# Agricultural Machinery and implements never |
fuller Inure Att1actlve dlspaFs- aud
Is matter u serious regret that the hall devoted
to the latter department. large
y it is, has not the capacity to accom-
potate all manufactures who re-!n1arly |
pnly for epaee. 1t hns already become
Necessary to restrict exhibitors in that ball to the
;tfruSs-t bounds consistent With q proper ois-
,lay and even to encruach upon the space usaaliy
ss,.ned to running machinery in the main build
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resented besides collection Of BIS oil! paintings.
he first large display OF water-cofor paintings ever
,ade West: and, rs atl the prominent artists IN
,is country who make specially OF watcE-co!ors
ere represcnted By examples OF their own sclec-
on. Il is safe 10 assume their general excellence.
n entirely move, feature relating rather to house;
old art and illustrating its history vas embraced
! This department, and was the subject Of much
and study. IL contained 116 articles
nown as bric-a brac, many Of them having
cen imported expressly for TIE purpose
+ this Exhibition. Three noted paintings
crc placed on special exhibition tn !