The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-05
GOV. BROWN AT BOSTON
He Assists to Open the Big Massa-
chusetts Mechanics Fair.
AND MAKES A GRACEFUL SPEECH
The Opening Ceremonies Of the Great
Charitable Mechanics Association Fair
which Has Become One of the Fa-
nous Institutions OF New England.
ESPECIAL TO TIE Nrwsl


Boston, Oct Sat 10 o'clock this morn
ing the doors of the great exhibition
building of the Massachusetts, Charitable
Mechanics Association were thrown open
for the Eighteenth Triennial exhibit of
that organization.
The regular year for the exhibit would
be 1898, but in order not to conflict with
the Worlds Fair at Chicago next year IL
was decided to exhibit this fall The ex-
hibits are not all In place, but there Is
enough at present in the building to in
terest anyone for whole day and the
floor space and galleries are rapidly fill
ing up with machinery, exhibit Of foods
and the art exhibit.
At | O'Clock the officers and members
of the association aud the board or mana
gers OF the fair together with the guests,
advanced into Grand Hall while Bald
wins Cadet Band rendered a grand
march. The opening address was made
by President o. u. Wentworth aud he
was followed by Gov. William Il. Rus
sell, who made very appropriate ad-
dress. commanding the association for
their industry and enterprise in the past.
Gov. ID. Russell Brown of RHODE ISL
AND was the next speaker, aud his ad-
dress was as follows:
Mr. President and Members o. ne Massaehusetts
Charitable Mechanic Association. Ladies and Cen
1ernen.
thank you for your cordial greeting. de-
sire to acknowledge the distinguished honor
that this association has conferred upon
RHODE ISLAND in selecting her representa-
tive 10 join with you In the opening exercises
of this eighteenth triennial exhibition. Ii is
a pleasure TO bring To one OF Massachusetts,
oldest and most honored charitable institu-
tions RHODE ISLANDS hearty greeting and
her earnest wish for your continued success.
From the inception of your project you have
received cooperation from our state. The
report Of your first exhibition refers in terms
complimentary 10 the presence of delegates
from PROVIDENCE. Our mechanics have been
prompt 10 display their products here, and
have profited thereby, for friendly compet,-
ton and rivalry To who best can work Is
stimulating and beneficial.
am reminded by your splendid exhibition
OF what we hope to do in RHODE ISLAND.
About two years ago several prominent man
ufacturers of our State met TO discuss the ad-
Visibility of establishing n permanent ex-
hibition Of our industries. had the honor 10
be n member of a committee appointed TO ex-
anime into the workings of your venerable
association. 1 well remember that during
our pleasant call upon your genial secretary,
Mr.. Bicknell, who showed US every courtesy
and gave us all the information we desired
He said, RHODE ISLAND is the head center
of an enormous industry. You would not be
Obliged to 20 away from home to get all you
want"
! am happy to tell you to-day. that the
prospects are very promising for a permanent
Industrial exhibition In our city OF PROVE
DEScE. But we hope to go somewhat further
in the work: IL Is our design To establish
school of technology. Our manufacturers,
who for many years have been compelled 10
obtain the greater number of their skilled
artisans from abroad. look for relief in this
direction, ] am confident that polytechnic
school in our state will be welcomed by all,
and will be of great benefit to both labor ana
capital. / feel somewhat justified in referring
to this movement because the association OF
which have the honor TO be a guest to-day,
was TO n large extent our Inspiration, and Is
our example. We are greatly In need in
RHODE ISLAND of an organization that will
stimulate our industries as this institution
does those of Massachusetts Yet, in all
branches of our mechanic arts we are pro-
crossing, and why not? To-day to a greater
degree than ever before, the arts and sciences
are studied. Owing to the inventions and i'm
provements already made every citizen has
greater opportunities for physical and mental
ment of human skill
We are glad TO come here and witness. as
we do, more quickly than in any other way,
the genius OF our mechanics and the progress
of mans invention. An exhibition like this
readily tells us what has been gained and
inspires and suggests further improvements.
As look upon this display, l congratulate
you, Mr.. President, and your associates upon
a mott auspicious opening of this great enter
prise, feeling confident that tins ,s exhibition
we bow in acknowledgment of her claim TO
lead in the higher classics, and In this hall we
pay tribute TO the high position that Massa-
chusctts holds among the manufacturing
states. Boston Is the birthplace of resistance
To British oppression which led to our Inde-
pendence. and in which your first president
played so noble part. The same zeal, spirit
OF self reliance and love for advancement that
inspired him have come down through long
and honored line TO your present worthy
president. You may rightly be grati6ed with
the presents your future we know will be
glorious.
Gov. Brown was followed in order by
Mayor Matthews of Boston, the Rev.
Gle orge c. LorrImer and Postmaster Hart
of Boston.