, 1876-12-19
MATCHMAKING IN AMERICA.
A Foreigners Testimony.


tcrhatfonal Jury on Wntciira OF tho I;f1,t-
hilton ut Philadelphia. md Ono Of tfso
Hw1sa Commissioners to the United StHtca.
lIr. Arnold (;1oslcna, President of the Board Of
Commerce, announced that u. Edonard Fsrrc.
pcrtct, memher Of ths International Jury on
Watches OF the Exhibition At Philadelphia, had
kindly conscntcd 10 repent, At Ia Chaux-de Fonds.
tho speech ntrcady delivered by him At Locls and
Ncuehatsl, on tic situation Of tho Industry Of
Matchmaking in tho United States.
Tho Hoard Of Commerce would have liked To 10
tble to present the public SOME spcclmsns of
American matchmaking. but th's was not poss'.
bic. In fow days from now , selection of tweise
American watches will be placed In tho Iioro!og.
ical School, where everybody may examine them.
Bfr. Grostean then added that after the lecture
the orntor would kindly snswer any question that
might be put 10 l,ttn.
TIE ADDRESS.
GENTLEMEN: ! tnn.t to start with, announce
to YOU ,a: you hare not ~ prstor before you. but
shall give ynu Information. which. unluckty, l6
not cheerful IN tl!e eonlltlon Of sws. watehinak::
them, sucl. as have nndesrtood tl.ens. Frankness
!. !erc ,notf necessary tim an,tng sI.s: ,ot 4
lii evident, gentlemen. that | do not present
Ersna ~ u tii T. II 4hese Vii nd 81 spse
Council. iaha'l conane my.eli to Speaking abeat
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to yua more about aguses than aout auythng elae.
IT,, I'M I'm. ~ hovn Inv, he,c ~ nm n,cIrsn
competition, without believing It. This skeptcs
-nnd there wete many Of thcM-denfed the p0asi-
I;sn Tn.Gsy ,ec a,c rSe w ~ haeye i the
prool. of!t. andt to acknowledge Tho existence Of
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