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t'c Or commercial value hasa ever beforc been es
posed to public view IN the West and as rrscarc
IN this line Of study has recently assumed nuusua
| octtvity, It Is believed this exhibition ,Sas es
! peclav interesting and acceptable At this time.
As every contribution IN thus entire department
was made without any consideration Of gain to th
exhibitor, and In most cases involved serious dan.
yer OF loss, together with time, labor and con
slant anxiety. our acknowledgements are uue t
those contributors for their dsintcrested efforts
instruct the puolic and increase the attractions Of
the Exposition. Steaully this department Is gov
Ing in public favor, nnu improving in quality and
extent from year to year, and there arc already
propositions and suggestions mude looking to i
! still further advance in 1878.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
of the departments embracing textile fabrics,
furniture, m 'uufactnrcd products, household
GOODS etc, 1t needs to be said only that they were
fully worthy Of the tastc, enterprise, and skill OF
Chicago manufacturers, artisans. ana dealers, and
that they individually and collectively, quite
cqua! in quality to uny similar exhibits at the Cen
! tcnnial.
Our acsnoyledgments are again due especially
TO our local florists and the South Park Commits
sion for the beauty Of the conservatory. which was
n,aiEt.ined throughout with uniform SUCCESS. II
there seemed to be want at cu1urs in the display,
occasoned by lack Of foweEing plants. 1t due
the absence OF tho necessary CONDITIONS for keep
iny such plants in bloom for any length Of time.
| The expense of floral exhibition. maintained for
TIVE or Elk weeks lit our Conservatory, IL entirely
too onerous to be borne by private florists, anti
| h"sdly be accomplished at all, in fact, without
| some arrangement in heating apparatus for main
improvement which it Is hoped may b. made in
| time for the next Exhibition,
| THE OUTLOOK FOR 1875.
The interest manifested b. exhibitors during the
last Exposition, TIC evident reluctance with which
nearly ati Of them reiinqushed efforts to obtain III,
e5teniIon ,; ef @ time even beyoad the lons period
formal and informal applications for space already
made, iudicate with sufficient certainty that the
that just held. In short the business interests oi
Chicago are neither blind nor slow to seize upon
and sustain whatever may fairly contribute to theiz
prosperity. They have not failed to recognize in
these annually recurring exhibitions attended by
hnadyetis OF thousands OF The best citizens OF the
Northwest, 1 powerful and lc2itimate auxiliary to
their enterprise. To my mind, therefore, it
morally certain that so long ard so Tar as this Or
ganlzatisn may continue in the course ii has fol-
1n aa '1s rs 10 Gs etons os
the city and country, just so long
and SO far may those business interests, cubrac-
ins manufacturers artisans: artists dealers,
and backed by every other business interest Of the
city, be relied upon to maintain these exhibitions,
reple5e with novelties for each succeeding year,
and stand By and protect the organization under
any circumstances that may arise feel as Ger
tain Of this do Of anything in the future which
depends upon human motive for its accomplish
mcnt.
The report was accepted, and, with the
Treasurcr:s report. was ordered printed.
T. On motion OF Mr. Asay, i committee Of three
was appointed to examine the vouchers and re-
pors within thirty days. The Chair naned the
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totnH1ittee'
THE PRESIDENT
said he knew 1t was not customary for the pre-
siding officer to make any remarks, but he
thonsht It lifting for him TO say !; something it,
View ol the 1aCt that 1t was probable they were
entering new era in the management of the
Exposition. He thought they could congratu- |
late themselves on the success OF tne anstita,
tlon' theY were out o. deht' olViuend ol .
per ccn1 Hal beeu oee!atc!l. anu tEcle Fctntuheu
i'll the treasury S1EM II WIS the I
first time they had been out OF debt
slnce tue nceplion OIL tue Exposltloh,
inc STOCK mao ocetl all palo 1or, anu there vas
no personal liability resting upon them. lhe
capital stock WAS s2oo0o; the money paid was
Sl1oS0o: aud ior that they bad certificates Of
stock representing S2:O,eko ihe Whole cost OF
thy property was s5t0,oN0, and 1t had cost them
Sl'o,90o. So that tue Association had earned IN
Il or y per cent. That s2GU,0oo was really
earned by seven OF ten men, VINO had cafrlcu
tic institution along ior ilVe seasons; theF ftad
become respo!ssoS ;o LOT anti !nelosseo papes
amounting to SiV,Voo; l1icy nad oeen cf1t'Sised
oy the newspapers anu some OF tue stockholders,
but he had yet to hear that an institution OF
that kind had been carried Oil 50 honestly aud
50 successfully. Hc ola not "ish TO sgeak tl,ns
On MS own personal account, put ae dteAea IL
lifting tor him to say It for others. lie refer
OF the oF3slna! directors. ~ le'5' "len many
were IN uount ABOUT luz sueceastul ea.llttl uub
Of the prolcct to oullu the Exposltlofl' UT.
CoolbauEh nau moved anu carried ont thc con
TRACT to erect tue onliong lor S2lo.oV' anu II
hau maze esers director o. Tue 1llst1,uelpn pr.
3ohaliy ilaole until yesterday. ne leoo'pausu} |
1ao iaaue LIZ opcnlnS speeen auu
TeeclFca tue oulluln- 1toul tne cgnlr1ctols' I'M
hc next morning ns oank cioseu. lne ouilu-
nS was opeucu lu tte n1losS W lie "olel pa'!c
'he country au eyer sep. he tooh II ior ssant-
u son'e ai'pl lol!i'',ae aeI'on "oo'u oo 1'Aen oi
hr; coolpausns aeatH.
tic thou.nL u was tnle eou'e SuanSe snuu'u
&c nade. Qne man o"ned m e.ehtts oars .! aIi
ae stosh' W1ltcA "as eouts'y ~ tne o.trHa.
auo uuiess so'tc eaiaHse WAS
nauc he 1eareu IL Wou1@t oe oet11''entaI u t.ie
nsttntion. me Exposition uau oeea "o1Ii I
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u perfectly Wiling to gre up SIX VI them. out =
e desired 10 feta'n one snare as lonS Is otnsFs :
III. No one o. the men VINO nau eonoucten the
.Sposltlon ma made cent out o. II, anu not
lngle dollar han Dccn s9nanotted+ II ought TO |
e i permanent E1posltlou' anu ne tiusteo ttat
onethlng would DC done 70 MAKE II So slF- ! t
SAY had spoken TO MIN Oh pan whereby il
'oar0 o1 1FusIes snoulu cont1ot ~ 14e s1osnt | +
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