New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-07
NEW-EyGL1yD MECH4NICS F4LR.
Az ADDRESS By EDWARD ATKINSON.

AN ADDRESS By EDWARD ATKINSON.
THE PURPOSES OF HE EXHIBITIONS SET FORTH
CLEARLY AND FOaCiBLY.
BOsTON, Sept. 6.-Ihe second annual eXhl-
bition fair Of tn NewEncland Manufacturers and Me-
canics institute was formally opened this forenoon at
the Exhibition building, in Huntngtonaye, IN the
presence Of large audience The opening exercises be-
gan upon the arrival OF Governor Long and GUESTS The
Rev Brooks Hereford offered pra and President Lit
tie introduced Governor Long, who formally opened the
exhibition. Edward Atkinson, the speaker Of the day,
delivered ar address the purposes OF The exhibition
He spoke IN part as follows
The OBJECT Of this Fair TO bring into prominent no
ce every new application oI science h Wnch dound-
aucr NAV increased and also 10 bring 10 the KNOW
edee Of those no seen new place ia which science
resources wulch are yet undeVeoped- IL l. great o.
iectr-sou IN human welfare bnt 81 What Ne VIZ tl-
great lesson II uoys and girls and men and women are
thus spread before them IL may uHp'rh ,ld y. Vn,
application OF intelligence aud OF science on thc part Oh
ne few the quantity of things produced mas been great
IS Increased ana YET, DID me lh"-t "i PIE" -
thousands, a4 e. hundreds OF Thousands o. men ami
have lived ia Tor len lands uuii lhey nave COME 70
adult wears under Obstructive laws oI ~ Stems ana VINO
nave not learned hou to do any service by which they
may part ot TINS abundance except IN tne eoGl-
mone- of lauui, Will be vtry poor F mere III
lac Iuids plenty But u the grand purpose OF those
who have fouuie this association can DE- carried INTO
action. a. The children Of these immigrants gro" Lp
r. IN q 49, tb,r ,e.llore Al f. hv such fusfrnc-
s1,.-. tai tie very causes Of want may be almost
Lei me Illustrate this Every observation-disclosures,
every ma mechanic every capitalist VINO desires 20
I,roy ot1,r sell fo hire tine man or who
make the largest product al the lowest cost Ana nov
9s To- p.csent 10 YOU proposition which il very far
reAcuing very subtle ami Il very wide application but
which h. sell ION cons dcred unlrs. Afternoon almost
forced n u this; 80 long ~ freedom OF contract u
not restricted obstructed by stauc-law 20 long IS
Ivs are acted only the cnforc ment Of justice anu
order the prevention OF crime aud punishment ol ldu'
the accompl. -hmrnt OF PGrpo7's wien c'i.uo. ~
worked pv Inay iduAl, 10 VIII be- found that Ign wages
OF earning almos the NECESSARY coireihYe OF I'D"
cost o. pro-uclon an not a. I7 80 co'liily %
that loW CO.'S can only bee comIas-el Dos way oi .oW
This seems paradox yet II i7 e'ene',Iy ana
n l- WITHIN me "b-'Ifhl4'' q" cf 1.J .ii, va 49,
eut: from our experience You can prove or DIS
i,ut ina lie annual pron Of capital aud The annual
wages OF labor DOtu derived alike from the annual
PRODUCT The more effective tine capital ID the FORM OF
,culuery the less tle number u persons required,
the lne the wages The more skill Oh the part OF the
ie.- he number required and the higher the "ager
IheIuore effective the capital ne less me pro
un.IInl which TIE capitalist VIII secure Ill
oraer 20 make good interest upon his in.e-,ment,
The more adequate me ski me .Il-,l PPoltn "a.
~ s.,r ~ Inc aDorer And WAcu tni- prOdnc, IS
tv,rted into tom. OF money or what money Will buy,
the CHER toe price Of wages and the lower tue cost ol
And aa n Is with persons it Il with classes. with
Stae. with countries Where the conditions are Oesl,
,r the natural rr-OurcDs the greatest, II no OBJ
struc-on is iuterposed by -iatuTeaw,-tnere Will be-
found Ski ful pen sons, ne rest mac merry ana
Tie largest proluct H., under free condition. yol
would seek to the place III wnch the very lowest Ia
n- o-t of any given thing cOnpa-,d, you may take
a. your guide the measure Of the heheat wages eaeu
bv NOSE VINO do TIE WORK. Where earnings are tue
yTeatest-earuu- being but share OF large pr"duct
ensuing from favorable conditions, ample capital ana
superior --y VII most surely ma the lowest cos-'
at,av provided in that place justice aud equal
ryhf. are assured. the government Is hOnni ana
stable that the taxes are lot diverted RON puDc
10 private ents .., $500 ..... -
frd 20 carry on IN country long a we can pro
cur the product other way, because the amount
al labor h 20 great, the necessary con- ohs are sun
go bad We continent yet TO suodue III llch we
cu cnno.c orr work Glance your eve over TINS vast
collection Of the potentially 81 our southern anu
Wifuess the prOIsOu Of every thing needed 10 sustain
er ut,ou the very of the ealth--uot 7epd-
r ed a. cy are further north, 10y great IuierFc hg
mountains oil sandstone, but the coal, IRON ana hhe
one living one against the other at the hth-"acIa o.
,ra avIgabe rivers. where they can lie converted 20
Inc sC nf man VITA least expenditure ol human d-
bnr Glance this great eXhiDlpn OF umpeI "nch
beeu 70 wasted IN our Northern oiatc- WI
nes~ tue variety Of the products OF AgIicutIe WHc"
, e brought service OF man anna scenes OF Ut
u-t beau, and, tar very Large section OF lhe
-t-baru country concerned, unuer coma uonh uhe-
ousfed ON rms cont ient for health and saubrlty
X have developed : because ihooT W
no houored. and lac Vbo exerted II como hoI tJo5 @
" III CAUSE tile to-day II even Ia advance OF ne
Nrtb IN tine effort which sine making TO promote Tue ID
structlOn Of the nand aud he htad III " I'm
eue NAV avail herself uf hcf great adFausei aH' oF
the effects OF Ger Jury u slavery aN
f i-gverumeut ana Ia OF education OF almost every
Lfud Ne " her competition. We VIII tHuutc
80 I, her trorr.-. Eacn needs what the other can
ne duce. and In the exchange o. service between the
tes tree and unre-tr IL s and ~ II must b.
main under tie Ornencent pro'l'ouh Vi olI ~. -
ton. each section vii gam ulueI INC W Al- -
law which pre-en ed az The beginning OF ms hduIeSs'
that IA. true co 4Incrcc among men, whether DelNceh
states OF nations, n hut the exchange ~ -
- hotn are made more pros porous, ana 0On are rem
I'D i1fe capaDle II sustaining their own population
IN comfort and WeI-bting.