, 1876-12-19

.ecret, Init loudly advertise II; tho!r aim u to
5ss nit 'ss j" H. sG?' o4 sas a sse
nc,s nnd nn1 hlinti eonaicnce ieavo TIM nesa free
70 them. | sincerely eontct. tfst ! personally
rcr 10 which our Industry +. exposed. <iteeiact.
tar .rstoae M m hnse "Se y .c,t % deicsatc 10 aate Il.
9atrtc.; and III report pe.fcsily narecs With mine
The Xmcssaas viii sen, ~ shssr rrodacts sinss
We cannot aeMd them our own. Thell importation
trailes arc Threatened like oar'. Already America
ana nmtnccd h send cotton goods to England.
wf o It's rn, H. @ sJts n ~
crnent compiled The statistics Of tho products of
ti,slt na.nu1aet.rcc Tl,ey amounted to 519s ooo."
oSS GO; u nd Il 1sso q S g. 3d. o5S 5 eoS Not
q tlese products hctAg sold - 90 snseslot Of
postea *'0ff fro unc es H. 1s
exports. we, ak Ourselves whether t,e xmeti:
surerlo! quality goods they can alord d ,o sails
WI Waec. ID Ss eSe,yihns ne Il 'ns mass BY a
sa.sry hss asss eyhas st s " ss
~. II the United states the average Ia t5U watch-
g, Ths.eto,c tho machine .p1odnrss thres md
mains foI q Us 70 ,olvS tsa sISaton. IL: how @ a.
xSsh x;sn. sgs sssn s.n.s
j,oso Of Tie i. GOO. 0io .satche. which our peope
Gun manufacture. How vii Il bo " wo caiahl,eh
tion+ We lnlsst either dinnlhh the number Of our
hands and make machines. Or clnc cling to onr
emo h. e II naF p"a oa e.
remedy. simply call yoas attention 70 the trs'.
hs !. AL ,snah, fGr to d s g. e,
our mccbanc1aps what We have done for our watch
makers; that ~, 70 create sehools. You laust not
IT, eony oaaso or nd t
natss ~ u. BY custom duties and exoth!.ant
setcal1y lighting against her IN European markets.
[Icre the orator gate an extract from, the report
Of n. Iirsch fnIrcctor Of the Observatory 10 tho
Council Of State. after the Exhibition Of 1887.
This report already sgnated the danger confront.
| Ing our Industry. ResumtnY lie said:]
| Had thc Phlladelphia Exhibition taken place 1ve
| yean later. we should have been totally annlat.
Cd wIt!oat kpo'wins ' whence or , now 10 received @
ulahera 0f thc situation, when we really havo
been un volcano. And io.dny We rnust actually
struggle = we DO not want TO encounter In s tho
ut Lcsancon at the outset! And now Dcsancou
sut,sea fot France: and aesides. sho c1posts heI
Ia reducing Tho prices OF watches. va
can Increase ,their sa!u IN tbe same propor;;,
ttonf And Il the sales 90 not increase. whit VII
gouds and permanent stagnatlon. The cuatou'
lutles. you know, amount To 25 pct cent. For
might be reduced. We cannot coun. on Il.
Anerlca needs MI her seaourccs especially In tho
present situation; and, whether Democrats Or ltc-
! pnbicaHs be In power, We cannot hope for tclnc-
lion In inrutt dutes. We must therefore make up
uuf minds to lose The American mafketl
repeated, that the Americans do not make The en-
tire wasch. md that they are dependent upon Swift.
copy ts sic he ess
il would even BE- olilcalt ior then 10 u.e oar
ihu precision, with whicl, ihe1iif inachine.
wot They arrive At ths regulation Of
adyn.e! Tue fireman deliyers 10 lin .ne - core. te
sponaln.; halFspslng, and .ne watch y regulated;
i,avs sees. gentlemen asked from the Director
Of Tic Waftham Company watch Of the fifth
oat taFss .se ~" %as az f9fe a Fan
my chain. Tie Director huylng asked nc to let
hn hsss the watch for two Or 'lres dsys w 80 - to
t1act idea Of your manufacture" At Paris Set
sSa @ saea fSh S'y
two seconds. And this watch is Of The nfth Aincri
can grade: It eests y trancs .osenest H., wit9at
10 ). take il dawn,"-in Other wosd. 10
e pssaf'b bels sss ,ss ss wsh &c
noted: Hanging, daily va1latioa =, rceands; yatia
t!on lGercnt POSITIONS ftont4 TO seconds; 10 the
:. heated room " the yaslat!o. was hut very slight
Havlns thus observed II. handed lhc watch to the
adIuster, who took It down. After the lapse Of q
few dayt, hH cAnle to ms and said. word for word.
~ ain completely oycrwht1med; tho result IL i,l-
credible; ono would not GnI one aucA watcl,
| husong 10. 00D Of our mAnufacturo."
This watch. gentlemen. repeat to yon, took
! al hnzar1--Dnt Ut heap, ~ WI tay. Son nnhef.
stand from tl.ss example that tho American watch
| n.ny be preferred to thu Hwss. have finished,
EcntlemcH. and l hare told you OF things such AZ
liaye seen them, 1t remains for US to proat from
this sad experience. AMI to improve 0lir manufac'
/ tnre. Competent men arc not wanting amonE us
| they must 20 to work at once. ..7.
4 round Ut app1anse followed the speaker as ht
| leSteruu1 the irlGnne.