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And now will "public spirited individuals second the 

 efforts of the Commissioner?" I am sure they will if 

 they learn more of the object. And for information upon 

 this point, let me state, that a large portion of the new 

 Patent Office building is appropriated to the purpose of 

 holding and exhibiting samples of all kinds of articles 

 manufactured in the United States, as well as the growth 

 of all kinds of grain, flax, hemp, silk, &c.&c, with speci- 

 mens of seeds of all kinds, all neatly arranged in glass 

 cases, labelled to show where manufactured or grown. 



For example, what could be more interesting to the 

 agriculturist, than to view in one case, not only the grain, 

 but the growth of all the varities of Indian corn from 

 every State in the Union. The "Hall of Manufactures" 

 occupies the whole of the upper floor in one room, 274 

 feet long ; the capacity of which will be further increased 

 by a gallery on each side along the whole length. When 

 completed and filled according to the original design, it 

 will form one of the most interesting museums in the 

 world, free to every visitor at our national capitol. In 

 the basement story, extensive rooms are appropriated to 

 receive every known implement of agriculture, in full 

 size. Here will be seen every variety of plow, from that 

 of the ancient Eqyptian, to that of the most approved 

 model of the present day. 



It is presumed that every manufacturer will avail him- 

 self of the opportunity to exhibit specimens of his goods 

 or implements. Although the West is young in manufac- 

 turing, she can furnish some of the noblest specimens of 

 the growth of her rich soil. 



Let us then prepare to furnish a good supply of West- 

 ern products. Of course there will be some duplicates, 

 out of which the best will be selected for exhibition. 



It would also add to the interest to send specimens and 

 descriptions of the soil in which the articles grew. 



Every person who has examined the models in the Pat- 

 ent Office, will perceive at once how much more interest- 

 ing will be a show of agricultural implements in full 



