INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1670, 27 June 1879, Page 4

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

A great effort is being made to secure the success of the International Agricultural Exhibition which is to be held in London this summer. The Lord Mayor, Sir Charles Whetham, has just addressed the following letter on the subject to the daily newspapers:— —“ I am anxious, in view of the coming Inter national Agricultural Exhibition in London, to draw attention to and invite support for the fund which is now being raised at the Mansion House for the provision of prizes, in addition to those offered by the Royal Agricultural Society, and for the bearing of some of the very heavy expenses incident to the holding of an Agricultural Exhibition in the heart of the metropolis on an unprecedented scale of magnitude. Up to the present about £BOOO has been collected for those purposes, but the cost of the Exhibition to the society will, it is estimated, bo not less than £40,000, and for the recoupment of this large sum the society will have solely to roly upon the entrance fees of the exhibitors and the admission money paid by the public in the seven days during which the Exhibition will be open. Should these sources fail, the society will find itself involved in a very heavy loss. A few facts in regard to the Exhibition may not be out of place. The site —which is 100 acres in extent —is at Bolburn, within easy distance of the Marble Arch, and quickly accessible from all parts of London. The exhibits will be nearly double those of any past Exhibition, and the entries include British and foreign cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, ssies, mules, and goats; butter, cheese, hams and bacon, pork, and preserved meats, cider and perry, and seeds. la all these matters the great object in view is to increase the supply, and therefore to cheapen the foed of the people. Over £13,000 is offered in prizes, to which, and for the expenses of the site, the Mansion House Committee have already voted over £6OOO. During each day of the show interesting operations connected with some department of agriculture will be in progress, including the French, Scandinavian, and English systems of butter making ; and there will be a competition for railway wagons for carrying perishable goods, and for the different processes of meat-keeping. Altogether the Exhibition will be of a very interesting character. The Queen has graciously contributed to the Maneion-houeo Fund, and the Prince of Wales, as the president, this year, of the Royal Agricultural Society, is taking a very lively interest in the show and its arrangements. Looking at the great benefits which will accrue to the public by this gathering; to the instruction and pleasure it will give to many classes of Londoners who have never witnessed such an Exhibition; to the important results that may be produced in the cheapening of the food supply, and in other desirable ways, I venture to ask for additional support to the Mansion-house Fund, and for the increased co-operation of the public in making the show a financial success.”