The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-13
PROFITS OF SCIENCE.
American Industrial schools Necessary to
Americas Progress.

Americas Progress.
II the worlds products in art and in
ventions could be gathered under Crys-
tai Palace like the one erected by Prince
Albert in London, we should find, with
all the natural wonders of America. that
we are lacking in schools of science.
Gradually We are approaching perfec-
ton in spinning and weaving cotton and
wooden, i'm steel and metal works. and
vet We remain backward in the finer
arts of coloring cloths and finish of car
pets and laces, that afford millions Of
revenue Ia their makers in England.
France and Brussels. In this country
of brilliant genius, of endless water
power and countless resources. we seem
rather TO linger on little problems, than
TO solve the great problem of National
prosperity.
England, on the other hand. has seen
the development of science as applied To
silks and bruadcloths, calf-skins and
fancy goods of Paris. and, seeing the
former superior make. has entered in
earnest competition and set up large
Government night-schoOls at Sheffield,
Kensington. London and Birmingham.
where young men and women are
trained in the arts of chemistry, mechan-
ism, coloring and finishing fabrics for
wholesale merchants, and where arts OF
rare workmanship are in process of per-
fiction. and where, in the short space of
dozen years. west of England broad
cloths have been outreaching the French
rivals and outselling them in the world o
markets.
American silks have been creeping up
nearer and nearer 10 the French pat
terms. and with the same care that We
lavish on fast yachts and fine horses. We
might ere long attain To our share Of
perfection in this race of choice fabrics.
But we will never do il on any other
than liberal policy.
IL our country expects To keep step to
The music of England in cloths. or with
Brussels in carpets. or Germany in lsces.
or France i'm silk or velvets, she will
need To be liberal in her school system
and encourage technical and mecha III
cal education by the support of indus
trial schools.
In the markets of sheep. horses and
cattle. the quality of breeding is an ele-
ment of value. In poultry and grain
trade something i always counted on
the kind of product. In butter and beef,
cutlery and watches. the highest perfec-
ton is in the distant future, when schools
and instructors could be furnished ut
such convenient cost that they would
soon be splendid investment. furnish
ing means of circulating silver. en-
ploving labor and eleyating the masses
by safe and economical method. The
outlay of few millions yearly for the
encouragement of such enterprises in
our cities and villages would call back
our outflow of money into Eastern mar
kets, for the Yankee is proud enough 10
buy of his own country what can be had
- cheaply, provided It's quality is equal
TO the foreign standard, and only too
glad 10 welcome an era when the high
est perfection in everything is found in
his nearest markets.
The time must come when American
watches and silks, carpets and broad
cloths, leather and laces. will be found
equal in every sense with the rival Eu-
ropcsn products; when American fire
arms and ocean steamers shall be crowd
ing their present competitors in the mar
kets a. do our rife teams and race horses
in the contests of amusements.-J W.
DeaocaR iH ChIcaqo CD rent.