New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
NJ. CARNOT IN THE SHOPS
HE FINDS THE WORKERS OF PARIS BUSH
AND COMMENTED

Paris. December %.
The other day President Carnot resolved to maks
an unannounccd and private visit TO the worimen
Of Paris, in the Quarter Saint Antoine. corner OF thu
city almost wholly occupied by the toing masses.
The street selected for inspection was the Rue des
Observation-Disclosures, which called In ancient
times La Ruc do LIndusrle- Saint Antoine' Though
Only q small street. 1000 laborcrs have their shops
here. company has recently acquired all tho
property and established a powersupply for tho dis
trbution of motive force accommodate every ARTISAN
In the street. be his needs great or lttle 50 that eacn
man, II he likes. work for and By himself
To what extent the visit was extemporized may bd
Judged from the fact that i've minutes before tho
Presidents carriage arrived nobody knew which shop
he would visit first But the Chief Of the State nevoc
ventures out without Informing the Pefect of Poice
and NJ. Loze had posted few extra patromen In thu
quarter though It appeared to be an entirely uD-
necessary precaution. Except for the presence Of
the reporters. nobody in the quarter would have antca
pated the Presidential VISIT. NJ Gail, chief engineer
of the company, received the President in HIS blua
blouse. and NJ Carnot was accompanied only by q
military attache Of the Elysec, General Brngere.
sht rtly after his arrival The President descended to
the basement to examine the great engines Being
himself engineer, he took lively interest In the
formidable machines. and entered into details with
the workmen The latter seemed perfectly at homo
In conversIng with the Chief Magistrate Of the Naonl
Wishing TO how the power was distributed. NJ.
Calnot was shown through factory where many girls
were at work upon plush goods. In each room were
twelve little machines. at each OF which was young
Girl working away with unheard-of srdor They all
pa, tcipate in the profits of the establishment Ond
of them asked how much she made In addition
to her daily wages, and she replied:
"The profits are divided every SIX months and r
ges from 800 to 400 francs according to how muck
have DONE"
They had Just finished . superb carpet. which tha
tot ho dAnt
at thank you' said NJ carnot, "but
I do not desire to take anything away; havs
OILY come here Give me the address Of your
retail store sill certainly 60 there and buy soma
| of your goods"
Tho second workshop visited whore thA
same motive power is used to dress bogus dIamondss
| Here NJ. Carnot greatly embarrassed The foros
man presented TO him two soltaires and asked him
to tell the false from the true diamond, which he
was unable to do Then marble working shops werd
| inspected. Here the hardest marble is sawed into
slabs with perfect ease, and the with everlasting
| teeth was a novelty which greatly interested the
President
To make the next call the party had to cross thu
street. BY this time the news Of the Presidents
visit had been circulated throughout the quarteri
The street filed with people, and especially With
women, who cried "Vlve Carnot" The factory
reached one which works almost entirely for the
State making articles for the artillery and the nayys
ana the TOOLS USED in the Oh IfDci
gun. As the President went out, young girl, with
| beautiful hair hanging down TO her waist, broke
through the crowd, and presented to him bouquet
! on behalf Of the working girls OF the district
| Passing thence into a saw-mn he saw walnut log
| cut into thin sheets for veneerng.
| Thus far during the tour not a single workman
| had been mentioned TO the President worthy of
| desiring his special notice-in other words,
| as wanting a favor This astonshed him, and hd
said to NJ Jain, pollcecap tain'of the quarter:
| Let me know of such workmen as are deserving
| presents
He was then told OF an old man called Father Francis
who a door keeper in one OF the factories, and
Instructed General BruSere, who had his pocket filed
with bank notes. TO give tho old man 100 francs
The money in General Brugee's possession had been
brought by NJ. Carnot for distribution. But he dis
covered who wanted IT, Having visited few other
factories where exquisite goods of various KINDS were
being produced from the materials, tho President
drove away toward the Vincennes railway STALLION
amid the friendly plaudts OF the people. In each
visit he had shown Q genuine sympathy with and
interest In his entertainers and their callinss and
his gracousncss seemed to ill their hearts WIN gra
tudc His visit among the railroad men when iot
lowed was more formal, but equally pleasant 10 EN-
and them, and the good impression he has nad
among the people will not be eiaced for many Gay
II is understood that he contemplates similar stten
tons to other districts OF the capital