The Paris Exposition.

The Paris Exposition.

Ex-Governor McCormick, late Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury, has been appointed a Commissioner to represent our government at the Paris Exposition next year. He has opened an office in the post-office building in this city, for the purpose of awarding space to those of our citizens who desire to become exhibitors. We hope to see our manufacturers of fire apparatus largely represented at Paris. No country in the world is better supplied with appliances for detecting and extinguishing fires, and the inventors and manufacturers who have given them to us are deserving of a more extended field of operations than is presented at home. Let them compete with their European rivals at the coming exhibition, and they will have little difficulty in building up in the future a large export trade. We should like much to see an American steamer, fully equipped with all modern improvements, and manned by a regular and thoroughly drilled American company, with their own horses, hose carriage, hook and ladder company, etc., all complete, sent over to remain throughout the exhibition, and give daily proof of their superiority. Fourteen Engine, of this city, for instance, which has recently shown that it can harness up and get out to a fire in six seconds, would be a good example of what we can do in this respect. If our manufacturers will but avail themselves of this opportunity to show their superiority in producing apparatus for the extinguishment of fire, there is little doubt but they will excite a liberal foreign demand for their wares, and thus enlarge their field of operations and of usefulness. Now is the time to make arrangements for the exhibition, and Governor McCormick will cheerfully give all information necessary to secure ample space and conveniences.

Ex-Governor McCormick, late Assistant-Secretary of the Treasury, has been appointed a Commissioner to represent our government at the Paris Exposition next year. He has opened an office in the post-office building in this city, for the purpose of awarding space to those of our citizens who desire to become exhibitors. We hope to see our manufacturers of fire apparatus largely represented at Paris. No country in the world is better supplied with appliances for detecting and extinguishing fires, and the inventors and manufacturers who have given them to us are deserving of a more extended field of operations than is presented at home. Let them compete with their European rivals at the coming exhibition, and they will have little difficulty in building up in the future a large export trade. We should like much to see an American steamer, fully equipped with all modern improvements, and manned by a regular and thoroughly drilled American company, with their own horses, hose carriage, hook and ladder company, etc., all complete, sent over to remain throughout the exhibition, and give daily proof of their superiority. Fourteen Engine, of this city, for instance, which has recently shown that it can harness up and get out to a fire in six seconds, would be a good example of what we can do in this respect. If our manufacturers will but avail themselves of this opportunity to show their superiority in producing apparatus for the extinguishment of fire, there is little doubt but they will excite a liberal foreign demand for their wares, and thus enlarge their field of operations and of usefulness. Now is the time to make arrangements for the exhibition, and Governor McCormick will cheerfully give all information necessary to secure ample space and conveniences.