New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-30
TIE BOSTON FAIR.


~ pvr1prrION OF NATIONAL INTEREST
ORIGIN AND PLAN OF THE MANUFACTURERS Az
>,rcu.N1cs' INSTITUTE AND FAlR-INTEREsI-
,>,o ,~n SUGGESTIVE DISPLAYS FROM THE
WEST AND SOUTH. ,,,,
trRoM AN oCCA soNAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE iii"'
RosToN. Oct. 23.-The Manufacturers al"
uecl nj les Fair which opened here SEVERN "..Ae
and will remain open until about the miuoe "a 80,
her Is probably the finest and most INSTRUCTIVE
tion ever held in New England. It's not hho 'uo
bibitions given by its older rival, Dazaar' p" . -
truest sense an exhibit OF the natural ana mecnai0
resources OF the country 1t more nearly approaches
national expositon than anything ever before give" "
The metropois of New-Engand To speak OF 'he S''Iy
of this institute II is necessary 10 a"uo " ~ -.
Mechanics Association, whose histor! dates p"0A ~
one hundred years, and which orlglh"Ieu /" P'F9o
10 prcvent master mechanics from employing runaway
o,ronticcs This venerable association Will ADMIT 10
membership none but master mechanics who carry on
business and employ workmen. Inc ponc9 Puisu0uD -
At in 1873 when Il large exhibition was gwen III 'o.
orarv buldipg offended several wealthy and enterpS-
,nr business men OF Boston, and resulted In the organ
szatlon of the New England Manufacturers ana
Mechanics Institute which erected ia leoo-oI an eo
cant perlnanent building. with a total area OF noor
space of 2O7 65 square feet or more than eight acres
IT contains in the second story concert nan Vi
acoustic qualities and with seating capacity VI '
thousand To accommodate eXlDltois aspUl INV" VI
+bo Boston and Providence Railway runs into the build
ing Thus far about $350,0OO have been expended On
She building and grounds The building Is lHuihina'cu
by four different systems OF electric nghts'
The Institute has taken position IN REGARD 10 INC
nop-distribution of awards TO exhibitors WHICH Icq
considerable courage TO introduce Inc executive lua
myers assume that the true province OF an eAposoh
Ia bring buyers and sellers together leaving 10 lhe
CORNER an unbiased exercise of Judgment ana TO the
latter the full power Of presenting the merits OF the
articles they exhibit The Institute assumes that the
latter are competent TO present their eNhps III inc pest
rossibe light and that the intending purchaser KNOWS
what he wants and why an article which womb suit
another man would fit his case The exhibits are
in short submitted with extraneous aids TO the
criminal of rublic opinion. This year the managers
made new departure and opened two fine galleries 10
the competition of artists 1t required courage TO Apply
the rule Of awards to artists for all the plecedehs
of the profession against it, but the success Vi MI
Wood aud his associates in establishing their luca among
the most sensitive Of people proves that they are right
This the second fair, is proving even more succeSsiu
tnap that Of ISL Nearly If not ALL the floor space was
rapdlv taken up by of the most important lhduS
tries of the country the arts and sciences Dchg most
happily Illustrated The people OF the West have gf7du
oy and to the Of the people almost mcOnscIousy'
taken from New-England several branches of industry
which have hitherto been almost exclusively idenilhed
with New England. For instance, wooden yankee
notions ore almost nstnctivey associated with the
vo1kmen of NewEngland. To-day almost al are made
In the West and sent East for market Ihe mahuiac-
tur of school Office and church furniture Is largely sup
,Iea NY Western concerns The cases OF sewing
machines very largely from the West as are many
oiIcr oticcs One reason for this Is that the West Hes
nearer than NewEneland to the great wooded belts OF
the SoiItb where are both hard and soft woods Tor
,'r,es 1T ornanentation. for interior finishing, for
prIoo fr shuttle blocks Tor factories; in fact for a
iIousaud and one objects familiar IN every. day uie
ant i'm practical value to Ncw-England, 1t must he
conceded that the exhibits from the south eclipse all
others The managers of this fair deserve the gratitude
cf the reope of NewEncand for having furnished the
first entirely dnterested eXmDtion OF inc natural re
ourcc of another section OF the Union ever given here
The Richmond and Danyile RaiIro3d Company has
established q Bureau of Mines ana ManuiactuTes, ana
place. at its head Captain G. G.. McFhmL who had
charge the Atlanta exhibit Ihs ann o. 'He COMPANY
an establishing this bureau Is To furnish responsive
Official fountain OF Information IRON Whlch an VINO may
desire ia settle in that country may draw freely lis
exhibit comprises, besides large collection OF hard ana
soft woods fine display OF precious stones ana VAIN,
Snd silver bullion has attracted great deal of attcn
Tion Here is displayed among other gems me Ild-
depite" species OF emerald. The history OF the dis
cover of his unique gem is interesting. Edison, the
electrician wished 10 procure supply OF platinum 10
IIiddcn TO Noith Carolina for that purpose. While
making Investigations the Professor discovered vai-
oblo aud hitherto unknown gem, belonging to the
emerald family, and Immediately purchased the piece
i o After Inc received about 10000 for his land and
~ H. now owned by a Boston and New York company,
holding the stock at 500 600 The Georgia diamond,
exhibited at Atlanta is not on exhibition in Boston.
There are sapphlrcs. rubics, Onyx aGatcs garuets
emeralds topazes and many other precious stones here
however. and they give one an exalted idea OF the
natural wealth OF the South
There are large exhibits OF asbestos, which has OF late
wears become familiar Icy its frequent use as non con
ductnr of heat The varieties here amhus, common
asbestos mountain cork Egniform asbestos, mountain
leather and mountain paper. There IS also an exhibit Of
corundum. Il rare and very valuable mineral, used for
DOlishng steel and hard iron and other purposes.
ihere are specimens of materials used In the
manufacture OF pOTCelans including porcelain clay,
harytes manganese, kaOliD and fcdspar; chrome
fnsed for the manufacture OF bi-chrOmate Of pOash
nickel ores sOapstOnes OF several varieties pure tale
plumbago, homes. whetstones. marbles, mica etc.
The display of bright clean tobacco from North Caro-
lima and Virginia Is remarkably fine and IS valued at
from twenty hundred dollars per hundred pounds.
CsDtain McPhail also displays several varieties of
corn onts wheat and other cereals OF very fine grade
Tho Chcsapcakc and Ohio and the Virginia. Tennessee
mud Gporga Air Line Railways are also represented by
magnificent exhibits of coal. iron and wood The coal
coke and iron particularly noticeable. The display
of coal and the geological maps exhibited give one
very good idea OF the immense deposits OF those inyau
abc commodities underlying Northern Georgia, North
ern and Central Alabama. Virginia and West Virginia.
There good showing of copper ore and mgOts,
brown henatitcs and manganese. IRON and zinc ores
There space within the limits OF single letter TO
give outline OF the remarkable display OF the
natural products the fields and forests and mines OF
the South. They offer to the thoughtful man suggestions
OF the valuable character they suggest the posi-
biitic OF section OF the country which To the
mind has been only known place adapted TO the
growth OF cotton tobacco, aud bacon and to the
oppression OF the black This exhibit will tend TO
elevate the in the estimation Englandcrs
aud may tend to establish familiar and friendly
relations between the Yankee and the SOuthrOn.
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