, 1877-07-30


saws aro fully noticed, but England lla.l no
entries, and mention Is confined to the limited
States ManYother kstrls Of r:gctonls n1nI cutlery
arc drsrril,ci at length, md England certainly
American manufactures kic never h,d before.
ut wnllfd he foosi.l," tic rcinrt sAy*, not
t. rc,o.nzc tl,e fact thai at Philadelphia ursat
manulartntes, Oi course, An!rr!ca was at
honlr, anu It was to be cxpectcl that 1cr nortton
q the Exhibition would he more complete than
that OF auy otflcr cn,snsry. Ono thing.
exhibits in tho Min Iutii,,n, especial.
ly 1T tho cutlery md cdge-toGl dcnartmcnt;
Americans were determined to show the wura'l
articles Of telass qualiiy. but also that these
articles sa,,stll be attractive. With reference tn
the cia:sss rcfetrcl t" in ttfa report It n,nst e
a,ows thu; IL taSseutls1y ,oot n End fafe;
strenuous effort will he required from
Sheffield to l'olA Its nwn IN the
race Of progress. The necessary knowledge
exists; what is required y thorough ctsoI'era.
tIoo between masters and Eork,nea; . re,n1t
which win .,c arrived at only from a complete
understanding OF the elements Of political
economy. In ali ira,lc difficulties and disputes,
thu general vsw q The question s II alcsts nc
tlose narrow anil Hiorc spccial vfcwe TINT
directly aiGrct either lnnstcrs or work1net,.
There scelns to 6r much attention paid In
f1lHEfLEA III LlH HlQul1nS%uJG Ul LUOl9t HHl tllG
advertisements IN The ucriuicals Of the day
lear constant testimony to the attempt which Is
hc!ng successfully lanlc to !ntrtFilitc American
t.,ois into Grcat britain. III oilr avn cnuhtry
looked, and probably those interested could not
do better than study tile series Of Cantor lcet-
nres delivered ts tho Rcv. 4. Rtg9 in 1875, On
this subject. ii. these lectures tho sctcnt[ils
III u clear, popular manner. 1n safc 'uas!.
ufaeturr America is most active, which
Is to te explained by there being doubtless
more demand for the class OF safe manufactured
l,upe'l there may bc iolt1Nl In tho American de-
vulopmcnts 1cssDns fur ourselves. The night
Of llltness in trade has moi sct cleared of. hut
the streaks OF dawn nre beginning to appear.
nro ready to enter into tho competition tn
manufacture with determination to maintain
high quality niNl correct forIu, never forgetting
the national Importance to lis ut Z recognized
superiority In our manufacturer
The report on American arms Is made by Mat.
Noble, wt,0 was connected with the ordnance
experiments At WoolwIcl1. tfc mentions the
best ot the war appliances, Including ordnance.
prcssioll that cur ordnance experiments were
satisfactory, there Is nothing tu rouse American
,, pride w'ic, compared with European makers.
Hallway Appliances, switches. wheels and
ton. lie gives careful ilgures ot the eorlstr1tc-
tton OF rails track, anh wheel cnntinys, nnti
spca':s favor,hly of the automatic brakes. On
u onc III the locomotives on exhibition WaA ilnt
American, Int f,fl report Ut the pecu1iaritos Of
construction anil running In thls country. Is
made. lie says that American engineers trc
generally better educated than tho engineers on
british railways.
| and pnwer, un1 tho transmission OF power by
},clttny, pumping, amt ,nctal wDrklng-toUis arc
! all reviewed, VI that tho good points can te
| quickly seen. Sir John llaw!shaw, e. L., writes
ttons the principal structures Ut the cjantry,
uglu rays our engineers possess enough kccnGe
and skill tn lit thcn for the accomplishment Of
! any work they arc likely to undertake:
| Statya on former occasion, bnt 50 long lxo
| that Chicago WA tiIcn but village. and Phil
aielpiia ha,i not n,oro t,an nno-hatf its prcscnt
population, when its railways were only be.
almost temporary works, when It's vast mineral
| wcuth was nearly untouched, anu wood WIS
burned where coal Is now consumed, tho
astonishing changes and vast progress
will 10 to Otlices whose vfstts have beon Moru
| frrlucns. Howcver this may he. wllnt ! Wit
ies1e.l a. the Exhibition at fi,iladclpilia and In
tt,s districts ! visited, tm,'rtsscd me very
vast resources IT this grcat country"
American invention In the Iine OF sowing
machines aud agricultural fal'or-*aslng lInp!c-
,ne,ts Is Noticed H. dcta!I, an1 we'll epokcn Of.
|
OF cuu,n,entlab&a tolcration, and this Mr.. Charles
"Dy far the most cxtcnslye collection Of plct-
| urcs was contributed hr tho Unlteu States, "a
asked, 'WtIat IS the character and quality ot
because the visitor is puzzled by tho great w
ricty Of ainl a'lI treatment. It Is cviacat
tho schools Of Europe, and hayu return.
ed homo, bringing With them French. Bel.
gtan, ar English tastc atd methods, and trc.
4uently ono finds that eyrn tho subjects chosen
Ara rathcr European than national. BcslucA
this, many foreign aftists have goue to tho
| States, l,ayo lceonle citizens, and their works
are ranked Al American productions, although
they ure rather the works Of foreigners. II IL
exceptions to this general remark, as there urc
aofne painters whN have not been 'tnaplrrsl
snlcIy i'v foreign lnancncc. Perlsaps tllss want
OF originality. IL unavoidable IN very young
homo inspirations. These, however, arc rather
| cxccptiDnal,H ....
5!f Charlca Reed comparcs our educational
system with Ills native c0untrY's, and, oi
inborn prejusllee Ii, favor OF our system. En-
gland t,as nothing to fear, he thinks, In full
competition Will, America. lie gtyes many sta
ttsttes OF our syelenl aud SUNG crittrtsHl:
western stale. e.sset Maryland, ia. M aloptc,i M
compulsory law Of school provision. Eartl ha.
Ito own lsoard Ut Education, to which 1t Is left
TO provide tho funas ami organize the sel,oos
but the bureau At Washington tas no power bo-
you'd that Of collecting aud tabnattng
Statistics. Ono disadvantage Of this Ii
that there Il no uniform standard oi
teaching. or inspccttot,, or examination
throughout the Unun; while yet 0tavcr dc
feet Ii that sufficient rlerk Ia not exercised ove
tho nors Ignurant districts" htr. Wlckershatt
imprcsses Us tho first lesson Of the Exhibition
TINT the }niscy of p!acing 20 much power tH
tho hands of the lt'cal school boatus ~ IL dont
by our laws, has It's weak Is woll as its atront
points. Aniung Intelligent ettIxeus. allro to I'll,
interests of sducaton, !tls w"rthy OF all pFasss,
hut where HI ignorant -peunso, or u Feopl'
wanting In public spEr't, elect scsool bonnls ilk'
themselves, no to'icy, could possibly i,u worse
Alncrtra has rcapcl the advantages Ut ctluratios
in the qulckened Intellect, wldeiy-ditfusc4 III
formation, general so1r!ety, and trained me-
chansruI skill vi ltcr cttixen4. That II Is tha
has supported her IN every department OF CON,
nlurce anu art, anl given backbone anu abre II
her nattouul llfu.h
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