The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-15
Richmond Compliments, I'm ros,o,

GRATIFYING EXHIBITION or RIcugo>-D u.Nr.
FACTVREs At TIE NEW ENGLAND yASU-
FACTURERs' AND MECHANICS INSTITUTE
FAIR.
We copy with pride the handsome notice
OF the Richmond manufacturer exhibits
IN Boston from the account given Of the
opening OF the fair by the Boston Journal
~ Commerce. II l. 4 great compliment 70
/ Richmond industries - well as 10 the mar
uacturers themselves, who in this exhibit
ton OF enterprise have incurred great ex-
pense; and the true worth of this comnli-
ment may be better appreciated when it il
known that the subioined notice is about
one third Of the report. Boston, through
Hon. Edward Atkinson. friend PRAY. Of
the Journal of Commerce, and several
others Of it, citizens. is certainly manifest
ing great interest in the developement Of
southern industries. Il i noble work.
and will rebound 10 her credit.
Tie Richmond exhibit is prominently in
place, and was promptly opened al 10
o clock, all the curtains and screens being
I taken down, and everything in apple-pie
order. The Randolph Paper-Box Com
| pany exhibit "iew" specimens Of their
manufacture. probably six or seven hun
( dred different STYLES Of paper boxes. Allen
/ < Ginter exhibit all sorts u cigarettes and
cut tobacco-their exhibit i a credit 10 aDv
one-while Immediately adjacent to them,
/ in fact OCCUPYING the other half Of the same
| square, Peter II. MAYO IL Brother. Of Rich
mOnd. Va. have most novel. interesting.
and the finest display Of manufactured TO-
/ baccO we believe that was ever made any,
where. Plug tobacco Of all their various
! brands, elegantly arranged in cases covered
with glass upon shelves one above the other
/ forming the cOncaye side Il an arc u a
| circle. hanked on either side with oblique
panels. The woodwork which support,
the shelves between each tier l. covered by
braided tobacco II different color: upon
each standard i worked in different colors
from the tlling, the Name Of some brand Of
their 1rSt-cla~- tobacco. while above and
below, and all about are different kinds Of
braid and twist elegantly worked in the
form ot m0ulding-, panels. etc. 10 the eX-
tent OF some thirty miles Of twist. Thi.
exhibit iymounted on "A slightly elevated
di.l, cEF&ted in q color looking very like
the natural leaf tobacco with a border. in
front II Whick j, United state,
man-of-var entirely made Of tobacco
on either side q which. mounted upon
stand. are some United states monitors
the whole ,urmouuted by 4 United state
fag. Facing thi, exhibit i that oi th'
Richmond Cedar-W Orks, u which 0u
friend John OF il the moving spirit, anC
il viii interest some Of our New England
w0Od-worker- 10 examine this eXhibi
critically. We Will not at this writing pre-
tend to say how many varieties or diferen
articles are exhibited. Oak and cedar
and different kinds Of each at that. hoope'
wilh iron. copper, brass. etc, with srca
variety of household and other articles
are dnely arranged in smaller space o
room than we would suppose. To IN
credit - the Richmond exhibitors be
sid that every piece was in place befor
tie opening Of the exhibition.
Quite an honor that ouI exhibitors shouh
have been ready on time and beat Bostol
AZ home.