The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21

ton, Leroy Fales, Robert D. Mason. G. l..
Paine. G. II. French. +. ID. Heffron, +. +.
Bonnet. j. p. Bennett, w. II. Riley, r..
ID. Sturtevant, 5: +. Fisher, James
Campbell. .. G. DevereuX aud Edwin
Lowe.
At the business meeting reports OF the
secretary and treasurer were read. The
following were admitted to membership
+. B. Reynolds, REYNOLDS Jewelry Com
pany. Providence; Fred Cooper of Nj: &.
pan of ID. +. Briggs Company, Attieboro;
s. Lederer OF Providence Stock Com
pany f. L. Kent of Kent 81 Stanley OF
Providence.
The secretary. John A. McCloy, pre-
sented the following report on the pro-
posed united exhibit OF manufacturing
jewelers. at the Worlds Fair:
by resolution of the association,
passed at its June meeting, your secretary
was delegated to wait upon the manu-
featuring jewelers. Of this city, the Attic
boros aud vicinity, and solicit their sub
scriptions for such number of feet, In
continuous show case, AS they might wish
TO subscribe.
Estimates were made as to the neces-
sary expense per running foot, and 1T was
found that Sl5 per running foot would be
sufficient TO bear the expenses of the ex-
hibit. These expenses were The snow
case: a superint, ndent of the display
who would pe at the exhibition during
it's continuance, aud sufficient number
OF employees to properly take charge OF
and impart all necessary information In
regard to the manufacture OF the goods.
The price quoted by local hrm Tor
the show cases was S1.62l3, net, per foot,
which did not include the standard for
the same. Estimates were obtained from
Chicago parties IN relation to the stand
ards for the cases. and they could not
make and deliver them upon the ground
for less than sl per running feet. Inc
show cases, without standard, were 10 De
made in New York and delivered free on
board the cars at the price above stated
The freight from New York to Chicago
is So 25 per hundred pounds, and the cases
shipped at owners risk. The average
weight of ten-foot show case Is ZIG
Mounds. This made the freight of the
case Irrespective of the stauiard), deliv-
cred In Chicago, the shipment taken at
the associations risk, about $40 per
case.
"The several manufacturers of this city
and vicinity were waited upon, and the
following firms, whose individual appil-
cations have been received are TO partici-
pate in the exhibit: j. IA. Fanuing q
| Co, Foster g. Bailey. Il. III. Dunham q
Co, Arnold e. Steere, Hancock, Becker
a. Co., Charles +. Irons, w. Il. Webster
a Co., q. @. Deveraux 81 Co. i. L. Pea &C
& Co.. Flint, Blood a. Co. +: l.. Spencer
~ To-, IL. IL. l<oktt N W. iseeN ~
Co., Is. A. Bsllou 81 Co., q. III. Fuller q
| Son, George III. Cahoone d Co., X. Il. Grit
fifth tS Son. Payton d Kelley. Seery Manu-
featuring Co, r. l.. Moorehea ~ Co.. j.
/ w. Grant a. Co., :. * B. Lederer, Provi'
dence Stock Co., Samuel Moore a. Co.,
| Clark q Coombs, &. h. Child, L. w. Lind,
| w. III. Luther a. Son, w. & ;. Blackin-
| ton aud Albro, Eaton a Co. Besides
| these there are others whose individual
applications are being signed as fast as
| your Secretary has n chance to wait upon
| aud get their signatures.
"The acknow Judgement OF the applica-
| ton for the combined exhibit was made
by George r. Davis, director general
| who stated that tue number OF the sam q
was 8. 100, aud that it had been received
and relerred TO the department of manu-
factures. All further correspondence In
relation to tue proposed exhibit has been
| done with the deDartment Of manufac.
| lures and industrial art. In October IL
| was deemed advisable that your secre-
4 tary go TO Chicago, which was readily
| asseuJed TO aud requested by Col. j. G..
| Woman the executive commissioners oi
| Rhode Island. aud James Il. Allison,
| chief OF the department OF manufactures
| aud there were many questions and point,
which it WAS necessary To settle In regarC
TO the exhibit.
"Daily conferences were held will
Mr.. Allison, and matters were latterll