REPORT 



0/ the Managers of the V^th Annual Fair, 



By the accounts herewith submitted, it appears that both the re- 

 ceipts and expenditures have been larger than at any previous fair. 



Every thing was done on the part of the managers to render this 

 exhibition of native genius, industry and enterprise as attractive and 

 interesting as possible. Crowds of visitors thronged the exhibition 

 rooms from the commencement to the end of the fair. The number 

 who paid for admission is estimated at fifty thousand, and it is believ- 

 ed that the free visitors amounted to four times that number. This 

 class comprised the members of the Institute and their families, all 

 the exhibitors and their families, delegates from other states and sister 

 institutions, distinguished gentlemen from all parts of the Union, 

 members of the corporation, judges, charitable schools, &c. 



The managers were particularly gratified at seeing among the visi- 

 tors an unusually large number of strangers and residents of other 

 cities, proving that the importance of the Institute in a national point 

 of view is rapidly increasing and extending. The managers wish 

 that it may always be borne in mind, that the Institute is what its 

 name indicates, American. Its services and benefits are extended to 

 all sections of the country, and every American citizen has not only 

 the privilege, but the right to visit the institution at any time^ and 

 avail himself of all the information which the models, records and 

 reports of the Institute can afford, as well as to consult the library of 

 the Institute, which is not excelled by any other in the country of 

 equal extent. 



It was justly remarked by one of the managers in an address de- 

 livered during the fair, that it would be an endless task to portray the 

 benefits which have resulted from these yearly exhibitions. 



