Chicago, Cincinnati,
and Boston have already done nobly in this direction, and New York
should contribute in proportion to her means and advantages. The
Atlantic seaboard should make great exertions, seeing that more than one
half of the money received by the Commission has been contributed from
the shores of the Pacific--California having sent more than five hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars.
The Managers of the Fair invite all Merchants, Manufacturers, and
Artisans to contribute of their wares to its stores, giving such goods
as they make or deal in--such goods as are made profitable to them by
the prosperity of the country which our soldiers are fighting to
maintain.
Painters and Sculptors, who have done so much for the honor of their
country, all who are connected with the Fine Arts, either as creators,
as dealers, or possessors of Art Treasures, are asked to send their
contributions for _exhibition_ or _sale_.
Farmers are invited to bring to the Fair gifts from their barns, stalls,
dairies, and poultry yards.
Publishers and Booksellers are confidently looked to for aid. A
_Second-hand Book Stall_ will be attached to this Department, to which
contributions are asked from the shelves of those who are cumbered with
duplicate copies, or who have books which they no longer use.
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