Daily globe., 1878-02-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Exhibits for Paris-Immfgratfon, High
School and Como Park.


Exhibits for Paris-Im migration, High
School and Como Park.
At the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday the following circular letter
was presented: @
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Is, 1873. +
In pursuance of authority vested in him by
Congress, approved December Is, 1877, the
Commissioner Of Agriculture has undertaken
ito collect and prepare, as far possible and
with as little delay as possible, suitable speci-
mems of the agricultural productions of the
several States and Territories of the Union. fm
exhibition at the Paris Exposition.
He therefore proposes to accept from anv
source whatsoever, specimens of vegetable pro
ductlons of every description, capable of ready
preservation and exhibition, and of materials
manufactured from them. The latter will in
clude intermediate products of the methods of
manufacture, which may be SO arranged as to
show, as far as is possible by means of them,
the processes involved.
The conditions under which specimens will
be received for this purpose, are as follows:
l: The quantity of each specimen must be
sufficient to clearly show the quality and ply
sical properties of the product, and, with the
sufficient to fill vessel of one gallon capacity,
and need not exceed that amount unless other
wise particularly specified
q 1t has been determined that contributors
to the collections of this department may enter
their contributions for competition and prize,
of the specimens when exhibited, and in the
reports made by this department.
3. At the close Of the Exposition the con-
tributions will be disposed Of according to the
desire of the contributor, that is:-They will
be returned to the department for preservation
and permanent exhibition returned to the CON
tributors, or disposed of in Paris.
4. Expenses Of transportation to this city
must be prepaid by contributors but for pack
ages, the weight of which will not exceed the
limit allowed by law for mailable matter flour
pounds) the department will furnish postage
TO prepay expenses of transmission through the
mails. After the arrival of goods at this point,
the department. will take entire charge of them
until their return to this country.
8: The Exposition will be opened May 1,
and 1T is therefore necessary that all material
for exhibition shall be delivered here before
March 3d. Parties desiring to contribute ma
terial should therefore communicate the fact at
once, in order to avoid further delay.
6. All articles intended for exhibition
through this department shonld be plainly ad.
dressed as follows: :-DeDa,tnlcnt Of Aglicult,l,c,
Oor the Paris En2oosition), Washington, u. G.
VIZ. G. LEDUc, Commissioner.
The communication was referred to the
committee on statistics
Mr.. Banning, from the committee OH i'm
migration, reported progress on
the effort to secure an appro-
priation from the Legislature for immigra-
ton purposes. A bill had been agreed upon
providing for Board Of Immigration, CON
sisting of two from each Congressional Dis
trict, and appropriating $4,000. It was
finally introduced with the appropriation
reduced to $4,000. Even that had been in
definitely postponed. The Governors pri-
vate secretary seemed to have plan which
had been introduced in the House. He
thought the House bill was a job to give some
politician or favorite a place. He ac-
quilted the Governor of being interes ed in
the bill, for he expressed himself in favor of
the bureau plan. An effort would be made
to get the defeated bill up again. but aid was
necessary.
James Smith, Jr., thought the proper plan
was to unite the commissioner of stati stics
with the commissioner of immigration, and
elect such commissioner by joint ballot of
the Legislature. He thought if this was
done an appropriation could be secured.
After some further debate the whole mat
ter was referred back to the committee to
act rs they deemed best in the premises.
The HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr. Banning stated that no bill had been
introduced as yet for the issue of bonds for a
High School. He read from the report of
the board of health, showing that the pres
ent high school is unhealthy.
Mr.. Lee thought it would be wise to fol-
low the example of Chicago and close the
high school until better times.
No action was taken.
COMO PARK.
The resolution offered by Horace Thomp-
son providing for an investigation into the
purchase of Como park, came up as the
special order. After considerable discus
sion, during which it was agreed by all that
no improper means were used in the mat
ter, the chamber declined to investigate and
adopted the following resolution offered by
Mr.. Drake:
Resolved, That, in the matter of the purchase
of Como Park, the chamber of commerce is
of the opinion that the purchase, at the time il
has made, was in accordance with the general
public sentiment; that in the opinion of this
chamber, the price paid for the property was
fair, according to the then price of land neal
the city; that it is the opinion of this chamber
that all the transactions connected with the
purchase were open and fair and honest; anC
that no blame should attach to the council o,
any bank, body, or person connected with tn,
transaction.
The chamber then adjourned.