New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
SPEAKING FOR TUE JEWELLERS.
Mr.. King was followed By Mr. NsSeH' VII


smoke in behalf of the jcwelry trade. lie h'i"
In the absence of my colleagues Mr., Joseph T;aiA
the largest waichcase manufacture III inc Dd,,cn
Slate and Mr. Charles L. Tiffany VINO IS by common I
c"ns@I,t tLe greatest jcweer in the world nave INC
honor present 70 You copy Of d Tdroi -d.s 81
he city of New York. The original OF Wien WI" Ii
d,nbedy reach YOU through Official ehallo ,Ic, tGo
rc ennnelte a few remarks why me yeMClIels "n0
an nieT,st In the Columbian Fair ana thoeloe an i
terest in the bill TO be passed which NtIl eve an in
centivc to New-York manulacime's 10 "'FV cA'"o''
worthy of their state and Nation. 49, A.,
The annual consumption of gold and silver IN ne ne
ines Than so 600 600 and in silver little more thn
100000 making an agegate OF d. over ta,n noIt 0
thn mines of the United states. OF TINS amount ol
Ssc,rc of icwery and slvcrwsre, it IS safe 70 say
that about seven cighth>, or hearE TT7''oot, ~
distributed to manufacturers DONG Ousi'''s !" WV
1cTk c value Of the mporatons of diamonds and other
80 900 900 annually. exclusive Of uncut stones "i t
after having been cut INTO teI TncfonthS Of thrse
mporta;ons are handled by New ORR hrll>, Si,H ~
nn tentieths of The uncut stones are converted
h , ne Hv New York workingmen who would prob
ohlv Welcome an opportunity to show the Wo'h VIA
they can accomplish in this new Industry of our te.
iIorc is anotbcr reason. 1t may be an insiGnhcant
ona but If is worth mentioning. The nveS'ment Oh
S y1r civ alone TO $3.50 100000 and n the Sa,e
at large TO perhaps rs much more. We llIn .atsa
likely that with the proper support from T"[ Iba IS
back Of IT, might assert Itself and make STOW a,
nos"ritv as an everlasting glory 20 our states com
mandine resource, and intelligence. $1,000. tbo occ,n
for a few facts | tell You that the actual VilUG o.
exhibits by jewellers and silver,mini IN nyrarf
TO be S2OOOOOOO and the French E2ni,
missioners thought 50 much oil rna' fo vA',i
space in the main building Of the EXpo>iiii9n sup sup
pose that the vaine 81 eNhGn1 COL hou;d APPROACH
that Of the Exposition IL PaFiS-whcn 1t Sn2n' a n
no doubt T vi sSE1 do cx E2q on uP'sG WEALTH.
Industry and brains would come from Why ny d
Will como right ont 81 the hear' oi Snch exhibition
would BE- credit 10 our state ana citWt - ,,oi.o
Wo rex yn for AN aypropiiaion Of = 100000
in order 10 represent New or at that Fair II q Wao
10 no ,be s.crood Of state and to retain for her
the right to her proud title Of " Empire STATE
WHAT MR. REACH SAID.
John y. Beach, representing the jobblng dry
goods trade, said: .,,u,o
will only occupy Your valuable time for single single
moment cordially indorse all that my friend. MI;
King, has presented in favor ct a. y thoronry
100000 for The Columbian EXponon' ", I'VE uo the
treasury of this stale. We are here today as Loyal
onS an he limo. Get we arc more than ths-we are
oval Americans. and such. we have Vtal intvS'
Tian Exposifirn We confess deeply reret tAai we
arc not Just now in position 80 accept rom or '
e eXte1d ' 10 G heF but Without trick or device he fairly
won the prize, and We bid her GodSpeed Snd we ar1
operation and support. We regard this question as
one nys .; net es GHT fHf eu5 Sn cnpvS as
do The very foremost position in the 'l>terhood Of
eommcrcaI Interests. we caHro afford take sec
ondary place In tie Columbian Exposition, Wlch nv
means If the occasion which inspired IL. ana us I'D
e iGSis P' %Pcrli VIII ~
Josiah Shull ex-prcsilent of the State Dairy
mems Association, said that the dairy proiucts of
the State should he properly represented AT the
Columbian Exhibition. There was S35000o,000
lo;i would
S25 600 to give the dairy interests of the state
adequate exhibition at Chicago.
OTHER PLEAS FOR LIBERAL ACTION.
T. 3. Thurber made a clear and earnest speech.
As TO how much money could be proiitably eX-
pended. lie said:
That depends upon the great manufacturing pI9dnc'
We should spend money in hiring orsanizer> Of the
exhibition IL Ncw-IoIA. do rot want 70 see the
New York Commissioners crippled FOR larh Of money.
think our dairy pIOducts should b. properly exhibited.
Oar butter i, good as that Of Eisin but the Esin
butter gets higher price. Why simply because II
f. better advertised. II butter should receive
prize medal at Chicago il would add greatly 70 Is
value.
How much money would you give" asked
Senator Parker.
The minimum would be $500 600" replied Mr..
Thurlcr.
e How do you got at that fgure?7 Senator
Parker inquired.
- CO. at it. in this way" answered Mr.. Tlurber.
Il say that If Pennsylvania gives 100000, We
Abt,lkl, give 100000. because We have larger
amount OF manufactured products 10 exhibit than
that State docs But this i matter that the
Worlds Fair Commissioners should consider, and
4 fear they do not appreciate how big State we
6eve. When the fair is opened Uncle
Yam will bc there and he will
say to Ncw-Yolk: 'NewYOrk, what
have YOU done To sustain this fair And VIZ
shall feel very shamefaccd if we have given only
a small amount to its support
7. D. Worrall, of New-Nork, said that at the last
general meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce the
sum of 81 100000 asked. lie had been n
commissioner at the Paris Exhibition, and he must
say he was ashamed of the American exhibit 1t
was paltry and meagrc. Those things could not
lie done without money \ great many people
would buy New-Yorks products if they were well
exhibited.
Mr.. White, Of the Cotton Exchange. sold that
the Exhibition heartily sustained by that
body The trade generally will be disappointed
he said, unless there is a sufficient support for
the exhibition
Mr. Van Sanford, of Albany, representing the
lumber interests, said that this interest unani-