, 1880-11-14
admissions. not including exhibitors or EN-
rloyGs holding season tickets, WAS 2s5,16l. Iho
cula nS fl11rS.


Tho average daily paid attendance for forty
dayB WIS 0,00O persons The number OF ru!lroad
and other transportation companies tickets
taken WIS ,01H.
The Art Department contained l72 cil-paint--
tngs, III water-colorB nnd 2o1 engrnvlnKs aud
etchings- Tho collection as \ whole deserved
and received the most favorable criticism for
Its general excellence and admirable arrange"
1ncnt. some art authorities Of prominence pro-
"uncHg rs tng ;s,a pss1 uS
The totni amount charged to 1t ID 91.lso'4o' pu1
the actual cDst was $3G35.83.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.
The amount expended on this department Is
$4,s6t;.5a., TO which may be added the cost. ct
special exhibit Of the manufacture of artistic
pottery. $G8l 70: total, $5 4 consldcFapc
part Of the forsgog as IN tno
tiou OF the power, aud in tho renewal anu re-
Placing Of the system of water and steam pipes
II, the general and special features IT interest,
the value and elegance OF the several exhibits
and in tue prevailing good taste OF exhibitors IN
rnrity OF the late exhibition over all Its prede
ce+sors wns unnistnkAhle.
1t il not unusual for those who take mere
superficial glance ut exhibitions OF this chhrne-
tor tt get rho impression thtt from year to year
there is q rrt1 absence Of novelty. ard that this,
to them, appnrent saneness must In Lime de-
stroy the public interest in them. An active ex~
pcrcnce n1ld observation Of about twenty-five
years has impressed ME in exnctly the opposit
ilirectou Causes well understood reduced the
visiting attendance this year, but Tor tho pre-
yiu,ls sever. years the increase wns stcndy and
decided, with the exception OF 1Stu. when We
felt, though bur slightly, the competition of tho
Centennial. In confederation OF TINS Wow. the
increasing interest taken by tho exhibitors them
selves is very marked. and is certainly the safest
Rnt. most reliable test which can be applied to
this question:.
The prize or premium system has been demon
stratgsl bc utterly worthless to either the cx-
h{bitors or the public as IL test OF mcrit We
n,y properly stimulate invention and reward
skill in the production OF new and useful or
tasteful things. Let us do what we may do pru-
dcntly in r,wardinK bruins, nnd commercial pro-
Guct1nn will gtadly usr tho 0ppurtunty our cx-
hipituns afford to take care VI itself.
TN n1o:Ion. Il. II. Inv. A. F. Scebcrger. and
". l.. Peck were appointed to examine the state
,ncur and vouchers OF tho Treasurer and Secrc-
tnry.
that II was unwise to declare dividend this
year, and that it WINS wise IL cxpend the money
for repairs. Fc favored increasing the processes
| OF manufacture, ns It would be ct Ereut cd
vantage to the skilled labor Of tho West
AN ELECTION
for Directors resulted In tho selection of the fol-
| lowing: JMmcs II. Dole, J. Irving Pcarce. F.: g
| Asuy, Jacob Rosenberg, Potter Palmer. J. Hut
! Duw, S. II: MeCren, u. b. Fisk, John ?. Rex
| nolds, G. u. Henderson. j. ". Stewart, E. "
| BiutehforI, George L',ttin. E. 7. Stslic, J. n.
Withcrcl. Sa1nrel Johnston. George Mason. Ed
win Lire nrt,wn, i. F. Sccherger, Robert II. LAW
t Wiley ~ EA:an. Edison Keith, G. 3. Farwcll, Muir
I shnEl Fluid. Monroe Heath.
| Tho meeting tfon adjourned.
| The Directors will meet Tuesday afternoon
| anil elect t1Hcrrs