The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-27
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uation, and her plethoric treasury was
opened at once To sustain the efforts of her
high commission. The nited States space,
on the other hand, was circumscribed
within the uarrowest limits; yet, small as
Il was, the beggarly appropriation was not
sufficient for lis absolute necessities. Be
sides this, there was not single person,
except the Commissioner General, who had
ever had any prominent official connection
with any International Exposition before
England, on the contrary, comes up to the
work with corps of trained diplomats
aud workers who, for this particular bust
ness, could scarcely be matched in the
world. At the head of the British COM
mission stands the Prince of Wales Who
aside from the advantages of his exalted
position, has had the benefit of repeated
experience in every great fair given
throughout the world ever since the first
international Exhibition opened by his
honored father i'll 1851. Next comes Mr..
Cunliff Owen n man of exceptional ad
ministratve ability and of vast and varied
experience in all the minutest details of
International Exhibitions; but it is not
ouly on the members of the commission
alone that Great Britain relies for her sue
cess, but on a large and influential body of
British merchants who, if not officially
connected with the Exposition, we're fully
as powerful as the commission itself
Notable among them | might mention Jos.
Leete, tine eminent London merchant, a
man whose untiriDg energy anu ability
have built up and sustained more kinds OF
business than almost any other man in
Europe. OF square, solid, well built Frame
with handsome face and winning manners,
speaking half dozen different languages:
with the iuency Of native, he is the per-
feet embodiment Of worker, neither a
painter nor a sculptor, an orator or
writer; his abilities pre-eminenlty lie in vast
aud comprehensive organization, of ready
resource and unerring Judgment, sustain, d
by an infallible and iron will; having once
thoroughly mastered his subject be ceaves
through every opposing obstacle as the
hurricane cuts its truck through the forest,
or as the lightning ceaves its pathway
through the air.
A man whose name attached TO any bust
ness gives it at once the prestige of success
and who combines the manners of a Ches.
terrified with the will OF Napoleon. 1t is
men of this class who have helped to make
the British what it is, aside from
the intrinsic renee of the splendid ex-
hibit itself. Both of the English and
American departments can now be seen al
their very best; all the exhibits are finished,
and as the judges are now daily making
their rounds, the presumption is that they
are all in their holiday attire. In the
American department the display Of agri-
cultural machinery of tools, axes and hard
ware is exceedingly large and very fine.
Other nations are entered in the race but
in this department the United States will,
as heretofore unquestionably hold dis.
tinguished and honorable place. While it,
mere articles of useless ornament the
United States is surpassed by many ma
tions, when it comes 20 things which may
be called the necessaries of life, Uncle sam
holds his own against the world. The
thousand little inventions which make life
more tolerable by lifting the heavy yoke
from labor's neck, are especially his do
main. 1t seems strange to see the Ameii-
cans crossing the great ocean to enter into
competition with the iron producing na.
tion Of Europe in the production of arti-
cles made almost exclusively of iron, and
notwithstanding the low rates of labor in
England underselling the Europeans in
their own markets.
Near the main aisle, in the American
department. is large case representing
the products of the Reading Hardware
Manufacturing Company of Reading, Pa.
Ii is filled with all conceivable sorts OF
things in which iron or bronze can be used
The range of goods is wide as the imagna.
ton; everything from booijack to n bell
pull. The marvel about this particular
exhibit is to see beautifully manufactured
goods got up in the highest style of art,
reduced to the minimum Of cost Here we
have good substantial door latch consist
ing Of six distinct pieces sold in quantities
for less than two cents. An intricate lock
with its bolts, slides, springs and key, all
for five cents. Elegantly engraved bronze
butts for doors, lit for the palace of king,
and costing about one quarter OF the price
that the commonest article manufactured
cost only few years ago. Sash fasteners.
axle pullies, ceiling hooks, drawer pulls.
bolts, bell pulls, pen holders, door knobs.
locks of all kinds and descriptions, castors
and shutter screens, are but a small part of
this remarkable exhibit. The conclusive
arguments put forth by the Reading Com.
pany must be q tremendous power with the
advocates Of free trade since in their par
ticular province if they were relieved of
the buIdensome duties, they could under.
sell every competitor in all the markets of
Europe. Another exclusively Yankee in.
vention, exhibited by this firm, is an apple
parer, an apparently small thing in itself,
but representing in the fruit which it pre-.
pares mary mi lions of dollars
The hot weather is having perceptiblc
effect on the receipts of the Exposition,
the amount received on Tuesday being only
about forty thousand francs, and on Wed
nesday not over fifty thousand
Truly yours, BRoADERIM.
Az USDENIABLE TEUTu.-You deserve
to suffer, and if you lead a miserable, un.
satisfactory life in this beautiful world