New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-14
AMERICAN EARIHENWARE.
THE POTTERY CONVENTION.

THE POTTERY CONVENTION.
MANUFACTURE or FARIHEN WAKE N TRENTON
HOW THE roTrRR's ART MAY BE PROMOTED IN
THIS COUNTRY.
There is prevailing belief among Amerl-
cans that all the dishes their tables are OF foreign
manufacture During the grace before dinner chlIuo"
study the pictures tho British lion ana unicorn Vi "
the French coat Of arms aud thus early ia Tue arc %
Dued with the popular idoa. Older persons VINO 'S'
crockery earthenwaro and CHINA III EI'''
variety marked with brands OF foreign countries
and hey may be paTdJned for believing That tue aIt VI
making sucn articles is unknown IN TINS country l"''
seldom suspect that many OF The dishes with foreign
stamp, were made in one OF the numerous American
pOtteries. A pottery IN tins country j. coniuio""
thought TO he a place where only me codI''i
class OF articles such as stone jugs and drainppe are
made. deusou Of this sort would be dispeitd very
olickly by visit TO Trenton, n. j.. wnere many acres
Of land are covered by potteres There are now t"o
great centres OF earhenware manufacture IN tubs conn-
try-Trrnton ana East Liverpool, 10. Ircnton taxes
the lead IN the amount OF capital invested aud the num-
Der of pOtterIcs in operation. During Il pas twenty
five years seventeen pottery firms have started l"o'o
and they are all dong thriving business IkbuNh
reporter recently yisItCd several oi lhe lth''h - "
es ana saw every variety carthruwarc IN process OF
manu- cture. cav Of superior quality, "Mch do"unis
IN the STATE OF \ w-JcrHcy, was mixed ""N'H my my
mOu Dis ana Ia we'd la Iar-, kluo coming out 10 I'usH
IN snap : and culOrs suited Tor Use on d nncI-.abe
thc process oil lnahIU5 COLO {" -, - ..,,,
introduced successfully GurDg the IdSt i'W years H"h
unt H. euch cuina are IVA o a So bu III, 80 h
mucn OF the transparency OF tue hrol,." W., Po'''
RECEIVING the final coating al ch, mtl the var ~
stamped with foreign coats Of arms To rrh"er VI I'D Ic
s..abIr. ycrl the Trenton pOttrls have recently
STAMPED their ware win tuc American eagle. 80.
week DIV the Convention o. tue United States POucIs
AssOCa, 10 winch WAS held at the American House III
Podcr Association there present delegates RON
tins CITY, AiOrtIsaia, Gre Uint and Gcudrs \. u
P.il,dtlpha, PATu KYLE am Beaver FL.s' Penn.
East Liverpool Cincinnati aud Wcsyillr, ONO lHoma,
c. SmIh, OI GrcOupOnl, was tue Ir'lilnE pir-uoh' {"
association. som IniUrmdiou regarding TIE ""i"
accomplished 10y tlo an Il.'n =, y i,"" vi h, u
ina report Of q committee on Statistics, frtu 10y D. H.
brewer. uf Trenton. IL st.trd that the avcra-e
yearly Nauo % mpoIihtI"uS o. tii,h 'm re anu =" ga
uu. AZ tur cars was -, 4b,-OO, am g. 20
10 An increase in inc imuort,.io us II rIt,uwuIc
popuTiOua,c that IN tot, COTE" ana "iLcr ARTICLES
would Doubtless Lake place were % no ina int g'riH
are manufactured Ia l. U.H,a NI"Ir' ana sol. W", VI,
rrclly to Iur people. II would appear. therefore, Tat
the American Manufacture of rtItncnWATr uI- NOT ohh
reduced the value Of Imuu.tauuH~ during the
GLASSES ot cdiIhru""i' Ha"u'',."''' III. ''', n,
country durmg the last yrHs ".s estimated u
tue report at s2g75.OOO. ms estimate do not ln.
cluuc the Vdluc oil Drown ,HU'h""I' a." '"'.'""'
stoueWarr Taking these latter class OF ware mt" ac
count a. was stated 1Da1 ttcfr r m che u"'d II 'r'
~ lolIcI'S win '"' -. 60 '',' 'o.."' ,'N 10 So
-9i3g~. ,ayIu- on. 80 'I,l.j Sc 90, u WA-co, HA'
p.oIu,mg wares valued a. opo ','5O etcH year
lion d Was inserted that tHr QuJuui. uf wares manu-
.rauG.ng tu- 10 was -au ma the year ht4 nor been
good one Tor The poley business iu c'mm''''" p"t
in tho selling price OF GOO, HAD been made,
wml- the cost ol Iaoor and materials uad not
declined The reduction wa made ais" i' .hr lac 81
man, improvements ia the qutlIy aud nu.-h oi tho
ware. I"c Lout.hna IA"lnH"h' "Al' l' gave -I' l'
impetus Co tnr uoic'' u'Ir' % u"'h d" 7li '' Cruz
c.-u AID maLc uHtr is more oDrrt'ln-. Am.' can
ear, ucu,aIc could py md. ro ,uuiur ityor,Dy vain
that % foreign mahuihc.uIr nht ]" constant improve
ulruls sly aud husI In lur CHuet o l.c iuu un-
Iug competition With i" ~ uanuii iulrT0 the potter.
o. tuI, couuts must soon u WAC -'la aI,pt rihrI
.educIOu ID tr prices %! Labor aud Ia" material OF au
c0nzldrrcd tuIs qucsu0n without taking any dcuuiJc
action. The prcNlulnE b.u'l seemed 10 uc tHii iIr
IN tLc selling puc,s. Ii tno cost OF producing wares
was diminished Il VS. sh'd Tue GAY 81 t"'
Nac- would naturally -uH g. The tuIu OF l~0 Wac
Il,OTIbic lu many RESPECTS 10 American r"rI'. lAc
convention de cruIu,d to oPuosr any IuIin'r changes
ty O.. cdrI was To be lrJ alone. Eurlpr D." and acquired
sG would soon place 1t on level "''u tnat Oh Tor Isn
Inc anus of the Association were expressed bv Mr
Brewer o. IIonon' "nO Ma ado p'tSi.rm Tor thc ell
.ui. yr IN the course Of biz uulIu-- Doc said: "Nult
So ~, I- Igm---umrIhnr 10 raise tn" stan ,urd Of
".o.,,r,I, VIM. Lookup over ANA beyond the zma
ana mean details Du,iuesa, 40 bring lutO view tnc
vh1tU realm Uf arr. let uH htrNt u apply II IN
every possible way. THO manufacture oi aru-uc
reuic, VIII undoubtedly bCsomr one OF the important
industrial lcatuI,s u thS country IH' youth uud NIgur
81, ',' Intrv favor tDr trvr,p,lncnt OF the manu- nc
ture aud tBe Inuu-tiy Haa increased wonderfully umdor
crItAlu temporary duSdu. ages ""lth favored H. II,
,,y.rer i. JtIpiy aiprunulI.g point ere Do her
elements than those hcIcyuiurc hv!d will Db necessary 10
retain Ito posi- on, or place % 100" tFrt 81" 90 indus
tucs OF OthrT countries. why may II NOT advance To-
surn degree al rNCclrucr uH 10 demand prcicIuuC.
in. markets Of Europe, Lao other American Euuuiac
tur'- I"
Yora ana DIds far 10 bcrom" dn impuraH, element IN
advancement OF the po'ro ar Ic collections OF
ornament uud VASES IN III MrtrUpu lI
of Ar-CspeClly Ihusr specimens brought from Cyprus
w., Gr,ra In Ir,pU.-nrYr iis .irnr a dr..r, ~, n-
ttic them Ordcr- are gwen 10 Iot,ors FOR Guys HLd
Xxx Xxx, ,rnani,Icd co. snI igrI,i OF ic clr NAM
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