REPORT OF MANAGERS TIIIRTY-FIFTII ANNUAL FAIR. 17 



A Horticultural Exhibition will be held the last week of the fair 

 in connection with the general Exhibition, 



The building will be arranged and ready for the reception of 

 goods on Friday, the 28th of August, and will be opened to the 

 public on Thursday, the 3d of September, and will continue three 

 weeks. 



The advantages of the City of New York for holding the Fair, in 

 regard to its accessibility by the various railroads and steamboats 

 from every section of our country, obviously offer unusual facilities 

 for citizens and strangers to visit the Exhibition. 



It is extremely desirable that you should communicate, with as 

 little delay as possible, the nature of the articles you intend to 

 exhibit, and the amount of space required for their exhibition. 



The exhibitions of the Amei-icau Institute are not local or sec- 

 tional in their objects, but all citi^.ens thi-oughout the Union are 

 invited to send their contributions and compete for the premiums, 

 which will be liberal, consisting of gold, silver and bronze medals 

 and diplomas. 



Competent and impartial Judges will be appointed, on whose 

 decisions the premiums will be awarded ; the Institute, however, 

 will insist on a liigli- standard of excellence, or very decided im- 

 provement in all articles competing for premiums. 



The utmost efforts of the Institute will be put forth to make this 

 Fair the most select and attractive of any American Exhibition 

 heretofore given. 



We therefore appeal to all Manufacturers, Inventors, Artists, 

 Mechanics, Agriculturists, Horticulturists and Florists, who wish 

 to advance their own interests, or to contribute their share in the 

 promotion of the public welfare, to participate in the advantages 

 which this Exhibition offers. 



For any information on the subject of the Exhibition, address 

 John W. Chambers, Secretary of the Managers, at the rooms of the 

 American Institute, Co.oper Union Building. 



Rules and Regulations to be Observed at the Thirty-Fifth An- 

 nual Fair of the American Institute of the City of New 

 York, at the Academy of Music. 



1. Articles intended for exhibition and premium, should be de- 

 livered at the Academy of Music, Fourteenth street, from Friday, 

 August 28th, to Wednesday, September 2d, 1863. 



2. No article deposited after Wednesday, September 2d, will be 

 entered on the judges' list for competition or premium, except 

 those for the Horticultural Exhibition, which will bo received on 

 Wednesday morning, September 16th. 



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