Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-10


To The Manufacturers and Mechanics of Clepc-
land, and Northern 0hio-The undersigned
call the attention If Manufacturers and Mechan-
les to the following circular, hoping it will
awaken an interest in all persons engaged in
the mlnulacture and sale of all kids of ma
ehinery and tools
At meeting held at Sandusky during the
State FAIR, the undersigned was appointed one
of Committee for the State of Ohio, TO attend
a meeting to be held in Indianapolis, and TO call
the attention of Mechanics and Manufacturers
TO this object. He would earnestly urge
upon the Mechanics Of this city and Northern
Ohio, the importance OF attending the meeting
in Cincinnati on the 18th of November. Let
each village, town or establishment send one OF
more delegates. And where any cannot attend
let them express their views in letter directed
TO Mr. Holiness at Newark, or to the undersgn-
ed at Cleveland.
C. C. WICK,
For Northern Ohio
Papers throughout Northern Ohio, Please call
attention to the meeting at Cincinnati.
The above appeared ia the Herald one day
last week We read it over several times, and
at each succeeding reading it appeared more
aud more obscure. What is the object of the
notice To awaken an interest" in the man
ufaeture Of machinery and tools If the num-
Der OF machines and tools on exhibition at the
various County and State Fairs is any cirteri-
est is already awakened in this direction as e
healthy public opinion will approve. Next
we are advised in this notice that there will be
a meeting in Cincinnati on the 18th inst, to
Awaken an interest in all persons engaged in
the manufacture and sale of all kinds of ma
chinery and tools" Those who cannot attend
this revival or awakening" meeting are re-
spectfully solicited to express their views ION
Q,eakening an INTEREST," by letter to Mr. Holmes
or Mr. Wick
Thus we read the notice, and the above was
all we could make out of it. 1t occurred to US
however, that we had seen circular of said
Holmes in the Ohio Farmer. Holmes circular
is to the effect that the mechanics and manu-
facturers are dissatisfied not only with the
awards at State and County Fairs, but with the
manner in which the awards are there made
and that the object of the meeting is to devise
some plan by which the mechanics of Ohio, IFS |
Indiana and Kentucky, can cooperate harmo-
niously, and hold an independent exhibition of
implements and machines only-thus effeetually |
severing all connection with State and County |
Agricultural Fairs.
To us, with our present information, the en-
tire scheme, both of independent exhibition and
the great alcaksning are ilIimed and i'll advised.
We have no hesitation in saying that in our
opinion State and Comfy Fairs have done more
to introduce agricultural and other implements
and machines and to direct the attention of the
public to them generally, than all other means
as yet adopted by manufacturers and sale[sm
of all kinds of machinery aud tools"
Almost all machinery and implements exhib-
tied at Fairs are directly or indirectly intended
for the benefit of the agriculturist. But he will
not go to a Mechanics Institute or a Mechanics
to discover what he may require in
his operations will 90 to the Farmers Fairs, |
knowing that he will find Farmers there, and be-
herring that tits the interest ofthe mechanic, man.
ufacturer aad inventor to exhibit their products
Of skill and mechanism at Farmers Fair in or !
der to introduce them to the attention of the
Farmer.
We believe, and we have reason to think that l
we are not alone in this belief, that so far as me-
ohanics and manufacturers are concerned, that
an award of medal or diploma by State Fair /,
IS of absolutely more advantage to them than {
would be $50 cash prize. Let US take an ex- '
ample; Suppose that Mr.. John Maidow, of Put :
nam county, had invented a stump-pulier, and I
hat the State Board of Agriculture offered S
premium of silver medal for the best stump 7
,uller, and that at the SandusI,y Fair the premi-
IN was awarded to said John Maidlow What
the result The Secretary of the State Board
because the Board is le-
-al organizationl a list of all the premiums
warded at the Sandusky Fair-including said
ilaidlow stump-puller-in the Ono FARMER,
he circulation of which, according to dame Ru.
nor, is some ten or twelve thousand copies; al
0 in the Ono CUrTr4roR, which, to say the :,
east, has a rcry respectable circulation, if not
lore, Gudging by the fancy posters which this
flee has Just printed for its hirsute editor y :,
'hen will not the Kalida Venture announce in :
apitals that Putnam County has carried off the
rst prize for stump-pulling m achine Then - -
ONES the annual Agricultural Report, giving :. :.
omplete list of the awards, together with the u
eports of the committee who have examined u
his same stump-puller There are twenty '.
housand copies of this report published and it -
nds its way into every school district in the - y
State. "
Would not $50 be considered a large prize
OF stump pulIer! Could Mr. MaidlOw do as
much advertising for $50 as is done by the i0
'tate Board for him for ONE dollar, besides n n
living him a Silver medal as a substantial tes- n
mony of the righteousness of his Stump Ma R
hine This silver medal can remain as an n
cir loom in the family for nntold generations 10
hen the stump puller will have been seen by a
ne hundred thousand persons, mostly of the
gricultural class at the State Fair b.
For our part we cannot conceive of any W
method by which mechanics or manufacturers
an more readily attain the object for which
hey manifestly are aiming than to unite them
elves as closely as possible to the Board of
agriculture. In fact we see no valid objection
0 having one or more mechanics as members
f the Board, and probably movement in this
irectiSn would {" asoaken'' all the interest re-
Iuired
The ALLEGED Russian RAfLRoAD FRAUDs.-
lr. Joseph Harrison, jun, one of the American m
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