The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-04
American institute.
COMPARISON OF THE PRESENT FAIR WITH TN FAIR
HELD TwENTY-oNE YEARS AGO,

American institute.
COMPARISON OF THE PRESENT FAIR WITH tn FAIR
HELD rwENrY-oNE YEARS AGO.
AT the opening of the twenty fourth Annual Fair at
Castle Garden on Wednesday evening" enc Of the trs
tees delivered the usual address, according to the custom
OF the institute on such occasions He compared the
fair Of last year, which visited BIZ about az o mar
sons, who paid for their tickets with Chat Of lsaSthe
eighth annual fas-when ~ 900 tickets only were soad
As we have known the Institute from the jump. or
rather before it able to jump Tin the year of its Or
gsnixaton in 1922 and have watched its progress from
that time to the present shall 20 back further tnn
this trustee has namely, twenty years. to October
1880, when the third annual fair held at Masonic
Hail. and 1t may be said the Institute then first tried
It's strength with the public The nrst and second
fairs in 1928 and 1922 sisted in the HERALD on
wednesday, each held under peculiar crcum-
ssnce-ths first under system Of free admission to the
public and sustained BY voluntary subscriptions the
second receiving the amateur aid Of Mr. Richard X.
Haight who pointed out the path 10 and self
sustaining support by adopting the system since pur
sued Of issuing admission tickets to the public mo-
derate and satisfactory charge.
very cursory examination Of the articles now on
exhibition at Castle Garden, satisfies us that there is
decided improvement in the quality and style of the
most important fabrics and works Of art former
years ah ugh the number Of Exhibitors may less than
last year when $3.50 sent In contributions to the fair of
1850 After glancing at the display of this season. the
exhibitions Of former years in memory in
parison, and, considering the third annuaair in 1880
years since the real starting point Of the
Intitute in these annual showswe have referred the
report Of the committee who managed that fair to re-
fresh recolections and make such extracts as
may enable readers to compare the present dlpsy
with made by the institution so long ago
ar 1880.
The Executive Committee Of the institute who ma
nsged the third annual fair in October $780, were John
Mason, Peter II. schenck, Clarkson Crolius Eeasar
Lord, Thaddeus B. Wskeman, Ed win Williams DR. Felix
Pascais James Lynch, and John A. Sidell. OF these
officers of the Institute five deceased and the re-
naming four are not at present very active members
Their report states that the fair held at Masonic
Hall in October ls30that the number Of exhibitors
900 and about 5000 specimens that
from thirty to fifty thousand spectators attended the fair
guished czfn ms from other States including Hezekiah
Niles Esq Of Baltimore long the editor and publisher
the valuable weekly Register which bears his name
r,ferer fer its times Mr. Niles was invited "a an old
friend Of American industry, to attend the fair The
Hon Tristram Burgess Ct Rhode Island delivered the ad
dress which although able too long and bee so
tedious that many Of the sudience retired while he was
in the midst Of his argument.
The report en- the fair, (Which we believe drawn
up by The late Mr.. Wskemap) Is strongly mbued with
his high tsri notions. to foster which of his
main objects in founding the Institute This report
states that specimens Of woollen cloths numer
in the exhibition Of 1890 but that the ugraned car
Feting cloth had been shown q article for car
pets Cotton prints greatly surpassed all former exhibit
400 were shown The specimens Of linen few and
no evidence afforded that linen keeping pace
with cotttns TIE production of the latter had then in
creased twenty field, in twenty five years. aud cotton
eoods had been favored with large protecting duty;
while linens, not so favored had made percep ibe
advances either in quality or quantity within the pre-
yious fifty years The samples Of iron and steel
tie report says, afford proof that those important
and essential materials would, in few years
supplied he
Chinese mulberry, exhibited by DR.. Pascas and few
Outraged the hope Of essbsSnr the mulSepTV cu.s9e
and the manufacture Of silk in the United States This
WIS some years before the disastrous matieais
speculation.
Other articles mentioned In the report as ameug
those exhibited. wereButtons cut glass, silver plate
Britannia wares, leather saddlery has boots, Shoes
paper gold and silver ted spectacles silver wares
clocks pianos coach laces painted floor cloths hosiery
embroidery fancy fcrap tables statuary and paintings
The number of premiums 17s Of which 100 were
given to New York city exhibitors and only 70 to
manufacturers and arzans in other parts the country
The pr, NUNS the following articles viz On
cottons, 49, Silks s; woollens, IL; csrpetng and oil
cloths 3; ironmonsery, hardware, and cutlery 20;
paper and stationery, S. hats, a. boots and shoes 81
pisnofores, q cabinet and gilt ware, S. pictures and
sculptures, Is; chemicals 8; machines and models, IL;
fsctufs made in families. rs Total pismiums, l75
This truly ,iender exhibition at that time;
spd hessrs. Wakeman, schenck and others familiar
with the msnufs cturing interest have known aud
fit that instead Of 500 at least COCO Of the msnufac
turers ard chancs Of New York aad the adjoining
States h ud have responded the call II the Institute
snd rent tpecimens to the fair But II the committee
felt any modification at the result they did display
IL in their report which say. The COMMITTEES cannot
but contemplate the Third Annual Fair Of the Institute
and its relations and effects, with pride and pleasure
Those who bad been persuaded that too young
people 10 enter the in competition with the Old
World satisfied that, though comparatively in iu-
fsrcy. vgor enterprise, and genius have already
accomplished results which have cost other nations
centuries ard will soon enable to distance them in
the race of glory, The articles all displayed In
one rocm, occupying space q about one hundred |
feet by atty Six tables extending nearly through |
the room, were laden with productions from every |
department Of industry the Sides and the ends Of the
bB decorated with paintings and prints and the
diversified productions Of the needle and the loom In
all the leading protected fabrics IL Acknowledged
important Improvements had been Effected the number
end variety Of the specimens greatly increased
ever ftimtr exhibitions. In respect only the
fair tf 1ta inferior to that Of 1S2O-the number Of
moving machines which last year eDliIensd aud an-
mated The scene, were this year wanting
The rtpoit from which make these extracts Ia q
slte'nen Of making the most tf a very smsll affair.
There reasons kr 10 few members nf the ST.
tute. but not prcfptibe TO the pub,is az large and
which II 10 not worth while state which prevented
The Institute fr' m taking early stsni in faVo- Of
mar ufactLfcfs ard mechanics Fiose causes do n)t
new exist; for some years the Institute has been
advancing In public favor, aud although thcir
az ual exhibitions do lot present anything Ike fair
doe Of the extent and importance Of the Thousands Of
VsIieues which our manufsci and Artisans
"a BE of in the sad progress Of
,heir science skil end industry. yet these exhibitions
are always highly interesting and worthy Of visit from
present fair viii former exhibitions have been be
hr ed with the curious. the gay. the fashionable
well a. the sober and reHcctiDg-by old aud young. |
nzcus to ard he and 70 evnce their Interest
glory Of tie republic. Hall Columbia, happy land
Theatrical and Musi,ei.
BowrnY THr.rrs.-rhe entertainments for this even.
ira vaff