Supplemental Circular Relative to the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867

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Excerpt from Supplemental Circular Relative to the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867: Proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Report of a Special Committee on the Subject, Unanimously Adopted by the Chamber, February 1, 1866 The committee, therefore, unanimously approve the resolutions in question, and recommend their adoption by the Chamber. They are as follows: Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York have learned with profound satisfaction that the government of the United States has accepted the invitation of the government of France to unite with the other governments of the world in the Universal Exposition at Paris, in April, 1867, of the products of each, and will confidently rely on the intelligence and liber ality of Congress to make timely and adequate appropriations for exhibiting the products of the American Union on the proposed occasion in such a manner and on such a scale as shall maintain its proper rank among the civilized nations of the earth. Resolved, That in view of the well-considered action of the French govern ment, calling upon all its departmental authorities, including the Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade, and Academies of Art, to co-operate, within the proper limits of their authority, in the enlightened design of fully displaying the pro ducts of France, the Chamber of Commerce in this, the principal national city of the United States, will exert whatever in¿uence they may possess with their fellow-citizens throughout the Union to induce them promptly to furnish to the preposed Exposition, in the most lib'eral manner, such Specimens of their pro ducts of industry or of art as may elevate our national character and to secure more effectually this object, they now invite appropriate action on the part of the other Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade of our country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.