New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-31
AMERICA AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
PROGRESS or The Effort TO SECURE REPRESENTA-

Nathan Appleton of Boston, Mr.. Stucke,
formcglr United states Consul ar Mexico AMI Mr.. Sal
mon of who have boon interesting themselves
in securing American representation IN the Paris Expo
stlon Of IS7s yesterday informed TRIBUNE reporter OF
tbc propcss milking toward that end. From what they
have ascctanad il appears that very general objection
is felt agaiu,t the appointment OF pro 'empoe commits
sinner or commission, pending the application to be made
IN onpre, a IL, extra session in June for an apprOpria
tion The objection arises from the belief that in the
event OF the appointment OF temporary commissioner
who is nor acceptable to the House OF Representatives
that body would refuse the necessary appro-
rriaticn aud that the country would therefore
no unable to be represented ut the Exhibition 1t
was al believed that the result OF the application for
an apropration largely depended upon tine action OF
the Supreme Court in regard To the rounding or the
Government fund OF 100000 given to the Centennial
and that If the decision should be against the Govern
mont Congress would refuse to make any appropriation
II l. roposcd that in order TO test pubc feeling on the
subject meeting OF manufacturers and Intending cX
pibtors shall called in Hew-IOrk at which Iesoll-
lions uctitioung Congress for an appropriation shai be
submitted that similar meetings shall be htld IN the
leading manufacturing centcIS OF NcWEngahd ana the
Middle States which IL l. expected VIII fuInlsn the
largest number Of wOuldbe exhibitors. Ii has been
learned that frcnchmen, representing themselves
a. hping connected with the French Centennial Commits
sion and as duly accredited by the French Government
have been visiting several leading manufacturers with
yirw TO inducing them to take active part IN adyO
eating the of the Unitod States at the
Exposton but tho French authorities deny that these
i W Brown, President of the New-YOrk Furniture
BOARD OF Trade that the board prepared TO
Operate heartily with any body for the purpose or seeu
ing an exhibit OF American manufactures Inc DOard
believed that the increasing competition which mad
sprung up of late years between French Spanish, and
American furniture rendered 1t absolutely necessary
that the trade OF United states should be represented
nj every foreign exhibition. This was the case esee'
ny I'm regard France the low price at which French
labor was secured proving SERIOUS hndeiance to the
DEVELOPMENT trade In furniture on the Con
nen aud il was only by having proper facilities af-
forIed them for showing how lar American furniture
ahp a
,be tTade coud ever hope to command any business
abroad The Centennial Exhibition had developed the
exDOr of American furniture to Mexico and the west
| India Islands, and it was proposed To send out
agents TO the Colonies behalf OF the trade the lead
ing manufacturers of NewYork bearing the expense.
Franklin Allen, Secretary of the Silk Association OF
America said that organized action had yet been
American silk manufactures. One OF the leading manu-.
factrers in NewYork would visit Paris in the course OF
few weeks and would then report 10 the association
how far such department would be likely to prove sue
cessful