The daily gazette., 1877-12-04
THE EXHIBITION
Opening at Institute Hall.
A Fair Mercantile Exhibit
Small Machinery Display

THE OPENING SERvICES-ADDRES-
SES BY MESSRS. VALENTINE AND
WHITELEY-JUDGE COMEGYS
OPENING REMARKS.
The second fair of the Delaware In
stltute of Mechanic Arts opened at the
Institute Hall, last evening, with fair
attendance, and evident prospects of sue
cess, Despite the fact that some of the |
exhibits were still unarrangsd, the dis
play was neat and tasteful, and attracted |
the notice and admiration of those pres |
ent.
The Opening Exercises.
| Between 7.30, and o'clock, the Exc
cutiye Committee of the Delaware In
stitute entered the Hall and took seats
upon the stage. while the City Cornet
Band, stationed in the gallery, excellent
lly performed ola Marseillaise." The
Executive Committee were accompanied
by Chief Justice Comegys, Associate
Judge Wales. His Excellency Governor
John p. Cochran and Secretary Of State
II. q. Grubb.
The Addresses,
At 8 O'Clock, ,Ex- Mayor Joshua S. Valen-
tine, President of the Delaware Institute
of Mechanic Arts, arose and made
short address, in which he gave brief
1history of the Institute, from its organlza-
ton to the present time. II had pros
pered finally. its meetings were we'll at
! tended, and had established drawing
school, which during the winter evenings
enioyed an average attendance of be-
tween 40 and 50 pupils. 1t had also
conducted course Of lectures each win
ter,which were well attended. In conclu-
sion he said:
If this Institute is to continue to be of
: value to this community it can only be
through the generous contributions OF
people it endeavored to serve. 1t has
already been of great value, and is cap
able of doing still further good. But the
good realized will be just in proportion
to the financial aid furnished for the pur-
pose.
!, The band then played "Star Spangled
Banner, "after which President Valentine
introduced Mayor Whiteley.
Mayor Whiteley opened with ar
apology for the lack of attention bestow
ed upon his subject, he having been en-
gagged at Court during all the day. Ill
then said:
=. Three years ago the Delaware Insti
st tute of Mechanic Arts gave an exhibition
in the market house at Third and Kin
= streets, which was in every way worth
m of our city and its people; and from wha
nd l see of this exhibition | thinkit will b
also worthy of the merchants, manutat
lures and mechanics of Wilmington
rs And why not? Wilmington, pre-
IT. portion to her population is secon
to no other city in the country in MANI
facturers and mechanic arts. With
~ population of 10000 people she has mo
capital employed in manufacturing tht
8. any other city of the saMs size in Il
. country.
Mayor Whiteley here made an extra
- from the address he delivered on "Del
ware Day" at the Centennial, showl
NJ the amount of capital employed in man
v featuring in this city to be SIS, ,425,0
u and the annual value of products, 81
100000.
lie also repeated the following extrs
from the same address:
"Wilmington is the great centre
- morocco, cars and iron shipbuildin
o9 there is but one city where more NOR
co is manufactured, none where mt
cars are built, and none where so ma
anu iron ships have been constructed.
ly truth, wilmington is the birthplace
- American iron ships-the steamer 30
oor. built by Harlan & Hollingsworth
lS44, being the first iron steamer e
built in the United States. The 5
firms engaged in the business in W
mington have constructed, including
rv boats, about two hundred and II
iron vessels"
Such is the history of your city,
can YOU not have such exhibitl'
every year? They will do for Wilml
ton what the Centennial did for Ph
delphia. Wilmington's exhibits at t
4 preat exhibition were not behind til
of any other part of the world.
should keep these exhibitions up.
know that heat is produced by attritl
Improvement by competition, and com
- tition by exhibition. Bring your b
. ness men here, and let them get u
~ generous competition il the exhibit
- of your products, and you will have
bibitions that will rebound more
= more each year to your credit as
o chanics and as men.
tIn IHu Col. Whiteley's address was Loudly
tenn plauded, and at its conclusion the D
cul- played "My Country tits of Thee"
line, Chief Justice Comegys was next
,dern trOduced, and sald My uuCy iS
ting. simple one of opening this fair, al
Jum, InG now in the presence of you all, as
-oho agent of the managers, declare this e
book bition now open.
g the President Valentine then said:
exercises of opening have been
B. cluded, and you are at liberty to el
e, yoursei es as best you can.
Del. The audience which had assem-
- around The stage, then dispersed, to
EFT, good look at
DEL The Exhibition,
your
Y which is divided into two departm
- the light exhibits being in the l
J, hall, and the heavy exhibits In
basement. The latter are sma
number, but interesting in chara
ADEs while the former are quite mum Ell
and are arranged with really art
taste.
The spaces ere conveniently arr
.Ior ed SO as to have aisles running