Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-07-08
INCIDENTS AT THE NATIONAL FAIR.

1t IS not little curious 10 note, among the pre.
sentiments at the late Fair some ien. which ire :
sIsiIby force Upon our minds comparison of the
past with he present. copy the suboined MEM
Oranda from few out of this class of items that
have fallen under my observation.
No. was piece of very common cotton,
which, BY rare good iurtone, has escaped the dc.
crces of fate, while whole generation Of men
has passed awav. The letter was attached TO The
piece. Nos. and are specimens fiom much
more ancient days: they small samples that
have been retained, it is believed by their owners.
Ne sufficiently explains itself, while il shows
thai IN article much used, and now selling for 20
to 80 cents yard. brought, only eight years ago,
65 cents per yard.)
Mol
BosToN, May 6, 1916.
DEAR SIR | herewith hand YOU few yards
OF BRUSH cotton, cut from piece which has been
in my possession stree the fall of 1913, when il
was purchased at prize sale OF English goods,
and COS, elghty-ive cents per yard, cash, Boston
money, which was equal 10 specie. as The Boston
banks did not suspend payments during our last
war with Eug land.
As one of The objects Of the National Fair about
10 be held in Washington is 10 :" show 10 Congress
and the country the progress which has been mad
in American art, industry, aud Ingenuity, under
the fostering oil IL protective tariff" have
thought that this specimen may be useful, as hx-
ing the value OF plain coIlons Ia this country be-
fore any protection had been given 10 their man
ufaciure by Congress, and thereby establish STAR
ling point from which TO Trace the progress of tho
business To Ih1 present time.
Very respeciy, yours,
ROBERT ROBERTSON.
THIS mas a piece of cotton that would not at
The present time bring Orer seren cents. IL IS now
placed in one of the committee rooms Of the House
of Representatives. for The inspection of such as
havn curiosity or the subject
Spt cinen of curtain calico. printed in PhiIadel-
phia. aud purchased by JUS pE L GLAZED, of Not
tpgham, MaTy land, III or about the year l767.-
Cost nine shi lings and fourreuce- halipenDy per
yard, or 81 %.
Would not sell for screen cents now
No. 3.
A specimen o! gunah or cotton cloth from Cal
cu;a. sod plain for twenty-five cents per yard SO
inches wide. and was printed in Milk street, Bo..
ton. aud sold for 33 cents per yard about 1905.
(Would not be worfh cents notc
No. 4.
This piece &C Kentucky jeans one of case
of precisely similar qnaIny, bought by Jannev,
Hopkins & Hull. of Harker Lea & Co.. Phila-
delphia, October II, 1888 AT 60 cents. eight month
credit, as the annexed original invoice Will prove.
Ii was returned by "A customer for iinperfecons
being The only imperfect piece of The oi y md Cor
that repson has not been resold since. II - FAR
sample Of The best quality of Kentucky jams of
that lime. We positive OF lis being of ihe iden-
iical case in question:. We always number our
invoices. aud the ticket of the piece corresponds
exactly il number with that eudursed Oh The IN.
voice when pul Oh file Witness our hand. dated
in Baltimore Nav 16. 1916. Hopkins 4. Hull.
Successors 10 Janney. Hopkins q. Hall.
(Ihis could not bring % cents nor.