Show at the worlds hir commissioner of 1 agents in a u rhular to the inventors and f v axx arc u in appeal for their co operation to the extent ol 01 furnishing furni shine models to supply deficiencies in order that a suitable ex may be mide at chicago next i air lie states that it Is tl e intention of tl e 1 abent oft ce to present it the columbian orld s 1 air such an echi bit as will indicate ue great advance in the vinous arts which has mainly re suited aiom the encouragement which a admirable patent system has given to invention the exhibit will as a mitter of course consist 0 models of patented pi tented devices so selected and ir ranged to show in each instance tl e inception the various stages of progress and the present status it will be one of the most instructive and seimu lating displays in the great exposition it will be volumes of history in wood and metal it will more clearly hun anyta ii g alip not merely what progress has been id cleved but how this lias been effected to those who read it right it will tell of gracd agles of miny m iny failures and of some of the greatest triumphs tl is world lias ever ft triumphs that have shed i beneficent iu luence upon all mackil d that have mide the world brighter better and liti pier it is nell th it 11 e col lection pt models is incomplete because of destruction by fire iid by reison of the fact tr it during tl e past tm bews yews isomi train ly few models have beon it will be am possible to make an ide tl exhibition unless manufacturers nd inventors aill models in numerous cases there is no api nation for lual slug model to supply missing links but the commissioner confidently expects that his appeal for operation will meet with d response ot only the spirit of p arld but self in erest will t ain enters and manu to ui 1 l alth alie office in out its well considered ilan inventive ge |