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Paris Letter.

the Prize Systematic Expert.
ence of an ExhibitOr-What 9
French Juror Thinks Of 1t.
From our Regular Correspondent.
PARIS, Aug. Both, 1878.
All arrangements are now made
for the distribution of prizes tc
take place at the Palsis de L 10.
dustrie on September 18th. Seats
have been placed for about %, ,O0O
persons. 1t has been decided that
the official procession will be form.
ed at the PalGis du Corps Legisla.
tif, from which it will proceed to
the Champs Elysees.
Great discontent is expressed 10
the foreign sections at the small
number of medals that are TO be
warded them. Tue French are to
have the lion s share of the prizes
and decorations. If this often re
peated unfairness we're to altogeth
er do away with the prize giving
system it would DO well. 1t is
false from beginning to end. When
merit is well backed by money it
succeeds, and then only. A well
known mechanical engineer speak.
ing to me on this subject said :
"Unless one goes into an exhibi-
ton with spirit there is nothing to
be Jone." | asked him what lie
meant by spirit" His reply
was "Why to do things in q
handsome way and altogether re.
gardless Of cost. Apart from the
expenses of my stand, have
spent nearly $4,000 in bringing
my machines before the public" !"
"I suppose observed, "that this
was in advertisements "Not
much Of H." he answered. at
was in lunches and dinners to iu
rors, to commissioners, to Minis
ters, and to people Connected with
the press. Nobody has been coarse
ly bribed, but every one think
kindly of me, and if there is
prize going, | shall be the man to
pick it up. At Vienna | spent
nearly as much, and | am afraid
| spent a great deal more at Phil
We're | older | should
think exhibitions and the cost
they entail bore. But so far |
have enjoyed them. | feel oil the
excitement Of a man engaged in u
race for a prize, and | know if l
mind myself and make no blum
ders, am sure 20 win" To what
nation this enterprising exhibitor
belongs, ] will not say. believe
he told me the truth, and nothing
but the truth, though he may not
have told the whole truth. A
French juror, in the class of ar.
tistic bronZes, said to me this
morning: "There should be no
such thing as prizes. All that we
should be asked for is reports
We do great mischief in awarding
The house iu the habit |
IF carrying off the laurels is in
iured if it leaves the Exhibition
as a victor. A house do.
ing just as well will not have an
opportunity to rise if we do not
grant il a prize. Customers will
fall of and the notion will get out
hat this firm is no longer able to
10 as well as it used. Often our
awards are guided by personal
taste for which there il no accoun
ling. This artisticaliy designed
is just as perfect as
that, but / like that better than
10 this. So | say, crown the ma
xer. 1t is not question of mer-
It, but of my liking, and the pref'7
srence may come from something
in it / associate with my childhood.
When we find six manufacturers
Of equal excellence, and | have
found as many, what is a man to
10 :? My advice to my colleagues
has beer to draw lots and let the !
world know our mode of proceed |
ure. But this was rejected as &c
Mankind musthave beat |
en- paths and a good lot of hum
bug in its general life. Since they
world not take my advice have
formed my plan. Do you know
what it is that will decide my
vote? A young woman came to
my house few days ago. She
was shown into the room where
was breakfasting and was accom-
panied by two small children. A
servant followed carrying q bun
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