The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-07-31

we're 1ully as powerful as the COM
mission itself. Notable among them
[ might mention Joseph Leete, the
eminent London merchant, man
whose untiling, energy and ability
have built up and sustained more
kinds of business than almost any
other man in Europe. Of square;
solid, well built frame, with hand
some face and winning manners,
speaking halfa dozen different Ian
guages with the fuency Of a mas
tive, he is the perfect embodiment
of a worker :; neither a painter nor a
sculptor, an orator or a writer; his
abilities pre- eminently lie in vast
and comprehensive organization, Of
ready resource and uneEring judg-
ment, sustained by an infalible and
iron will; having once thoroughly
mastered bis subject he cleaYes
through every opposing obstacle as
the hurricane cuts it's track through
the forest, or as the lightning
cleaVes its pathway through the
air. A man whose name attached
to any business gives it at once the
prestige of success, and who COM
bines the manners of a Chesterfield
with the will Of Napoleon It is
men Of this class who have helped
to make the Britich section what
it is, aside from the intrinsic ex-
cellence Of the splendid exhibit it
self. Both the English and Ameri-
can departments can now be seen
at 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 Ameri-.
can department the display Of agri-
cultural machinery Of tools, axes
and hardware is exceedingly large
and very fine. Other nations are
entered in the race, but in this de-
partment the United States will, as
heretofore, unquestionably hold
distinguished and honorable place.
While in mere articles ofuseless or
nament the United States is sur
passed by many nations, when it
comes to things which may be
called the necessaries of life, Uncle
Sam holds his own against the
world. The thousand little inven-
tions which make life more tolerable
by lifting the heavy yoke from off
of labors neck, are especially his
domain. It seems strange to see
the Americans crossing The great
Ocean to enter into competition
with the iron producing nation of
Europe in the production of articles
made almost exclusively Of iron,
and Notwithstanding the low rates
of labor in Europe, under selling
the Europeans in their own mar
kets. Near the main aisle, in the
American department, is q large
case representing the products Of
the Reading Hardware Manufac-
turing Company of Reading, Penn
sylvania. It is filed with all con-
ceivable sort Of things in which
iron or bronze can be used. The
range of goods is wide as the
Imagination; everything from a
bootjack to bell pull. The mar
vel 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 a good substan-
tial door latch consisting Of six dis
tinct pieces sold in quantities for
less than two cents, Al intricate
lock with it's bolts, slides, springs
and key, all fo- five cents. Ele-
gantly engraved bronze butts for
doors, ft for the palace Of a King,
and costing about one,quarter of
the price that the commonest ar
ticle manufactured cost only a few
years ago. Sash fasteners, axel
pullies, ceiling hooks, drawer pulls,
bolts, bell pulls, pen holders, door
knobs, locks of all kinds and de-
scriptions, castors and shutter
screens are but a small part Of
this remarkable exhibit. The con-
elusive arguments put forth by the
Reading Company must be tre-
mendous power with the advocates
of free trade since in their particu-
lar province # they were relieved
of the burdeasome duties, they
could undersell every competitor in
all the markets of Europe. Another
exclusively yankee invention, ezhib.
tied by this firm, is an apple parer,
an apparently small thing IN itself,
but representing in the fruit which
it prepares many millions of dol
lars.
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