The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-09
TO HELP TIE CHICAGO FAIR.
An Appeal to New JERSEYS Legislature
by the State Commissioner.


speeial to the Jersey citU Netrs.
TRENTON, March 8, 1s91.-A circular
letter has been addressed to the New Jer-
sey Legislature by General w. ]. Sewell
aud Mr.. Thomas Smith. together with the
alternates and lady managers aud the
New Jersey members OF the Worlds Col
umbian Commission. asking that q law be
enacted and such an appropriation made
as will secure a liberal and creditable dis
play of the u OF the State at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, and state
thai they can conceive of no greater
calamity to the State than would fall
from the neglect to make a creditable ex-
hibit Of her progressive development, her
manufactures, her live stock, agricultural
and natural resources
The address reviews the facts that Con-
gress last year passed the act TO provide
TOR the -four hundreth anniversary Of the
discovery Of America by CHRISTOPHER
Columbus by holding an international
exhibition of arts, industries. manufac-
lures and the products of the soil, mine
and sea at Chicago. Provision was made
for a Commission the members of which
were recommended by the Governors Of
the several States and Territories and ap-
pointed by the President. This Commits
sion has been completed and the site for
the Exposition selected on the most beau
tiful parks of Chicago, on the shor OF
Lake Michigan, aud embracing an area
of about a Thousand acres. The city OF
Chicago has, as required by the terms OF
the law of Congress, provided by sub
~scription and the issuing of city bonds for
ten millions of dollars in aid of the enter
prise. The work of preparation has been
commenced and is rapidly advancing.
THE NATIONAL EXHIBIT.
The Exposition will be international
and universal: international because all
nations will be invited to participate; and
universal because 1t will be representa-
tive of all arts, Industries, products and
manufactures, and all the various re-
suits Of human skill, thought and imagi-
nation. There will be spread out before
us the source of Great BritaIn's wealth
her manufactures. From France will
come articles Of taste and utility. ex-
quisite in design aud perfectfn execution.
Russia will present her unsurpassed pro-
auctions in leather. Italy will delight
and instruct the New World With
nres. Switzerland, with its deli
cate wood carving and perfect time
pieces, will enter into competition. From
Spain will come a rare U unexpected
| treasure-one of the three vessels in
which Columbus made his first voyage of
discovery, and which now lies submerged
in the harbor of Palos. Austria and
Venice will contribute their rarest
treasures in glass, and Japan and
China viii contribute matchless tex
tile fabrics and curious workmanship,
a~ntedating historic times, while the great
Pan-American States will contribute mil
lions to an exhibition of their wonderful
and acquaint themselves with
the advantages of a more extensive COM
mercial intercourse with our manufac-
lures.
THE NATIONAL EXHIBIT.
The several executive departments of
the government of the United States, the
Smithsonian Institute, the National Mu-
| scum, the United States Fish Commits
| sion will exhibit such inventions, ordin-
ances, articles and materials as will best
illustrate the function and administration
of the Government in time Of peace and
its in time of war. The act oil
Congress, for the first time in the history
of the United States. recognizes woman
as a factor in the common veal of the
country, and provides for the appoint,
ment of a Board of Lady Managers, who
will have especial charge of all work per.
tanning to this department. This board
has been already organized and is al
work in advancing the general interest
of the Exposition.
A bill has been introduced in the Legis
lature which provides for a commission
of eight t o look after New jerseys ex
hibit and appropriating $4,000 for theil
use. III Commission ask that action b'
taken to have this bill passed at an early
date.