New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-30
GREAT BRITAIN AT THE FAIR.
TALK WITH SIR HENRY WOOD. IHh
BRITISH COMMISSIONER.
WARM WORDS OF PRAISE FOR THE GREAT Es'
poSITlCN-ONLY ONE THING I'd CRiilOiSr'
AND THAT WAS THE AWARD SYSTEM
TIE KILLING OF MIR. HARRISON.

TIE KILLING OF MR.. HARRISON.
Sir Henry Wood secretary and chief executive
Officer Of the British Worlds Fair Commission
arrived m New-York last evening on his way back
10 England A, the Holland House. where ne
registered. H. talked freely WITH reporter %
m. Tribune on the Exposition. It's outcome anu i''
general effect on foreign trade with this country
ard on the foreigners ideas of the United states
Sir Henry Wood is about sixty years ola. n's
hair and beard are gray though his eye Is bright
and his manner vigorous. and ne is not "ha' %
known as "a typical Englishman. nave o'e
in Chicago for the last eight months NJ s'''
pleasantly. las the executive OF the oritis"
htbit and have mad ample opportunity 10 s.uus
the Fair from various points OF view WIZ" ''ia'
Knowledge 70 speak from. cannot Say
FOO earnestly that it has been sp'e"-
did success. have OILY worus Vi pa
for IT, The satisfaction Of British eNhip''o'S -
general and from what know from pe'So'a'
intercourse with the exhibitors OF ot'er vo", conn.,,
their feelings are the same. We have d" saii1 gam.
r,uch The Fair has opened an entireN
now country to our manufacturers d
country they did not Know eN''.eu
an unexplored field for their works hau nv
known what this Fair was to BE- the eN"'o'' VI
Great Britain would have been many t'"ies Ia o.
than il was But to know then what the fa'r wac
10 he would have been knowledge peyohu '''
homo, of its most enthusiastic supporters In an
douartnents OF our exhibit the wares have not Only
been shown to the world, but they nave louiu p"'
cha sers: to such extent Is this true '
could not buy a simple little wedding present W.
7 nm, IN make a purchase last lriuay'
we have sold everything they said we s"ou'N
hove brought more Sales were fair at 'he oP'"'
inc I'm, during the summer there were lew pui
oh.gars ,rhe financial depression had its eh"0''
No one had any money to spend wealthy -
;leman Who early in the season aSkeu ine ~ .an
him I'm Mis- purchases of some art WORKS Sa'"'
| smoke to him later: Il should IKE l" 'p'"'
million but ! am afraid Considering no" So
oraI was me depression here it Is It'le iiio'e ''
,,,r,.llous to me that so few articles shouiu re-
main to be taken back. -, tho
NO | have nothing put praise 10 say :.
Fair or of those who made II sucoe''
bo In regard to the system OF awards 4" NO
haya a tfault to find. ! can speak irdhhi! '"
/ about tnat. too. because l have maze MY -
AGAINST il known The method of SELECTION " a"
,n',i,.,,,al rather than by jury was all wrong
:, ,v,s inst as Ike as not that man "ho's liza Ie
norant of the merits OF an aTtcie ' "v Ionan-
upon to judge that article for mr. that he
csc was sent 10 judge rope. az, ~ commodity
had no knowledge whatever OF that I'm, IA ,,a ,6e
\ manufacturer of microscopes nappshe,h The british
Judge telescope mirrors. A'ii ~ 81, hind ever
exhibits was the largest mirror oil tnat MI. ~, ~ no
manufactured and "nen lne J ,his don't know
anything about it, Had there been a JURY On Ia re'e
scopes among the judges there wouiu ndse rrors
leas; man familiar with ,, .e,esovp - many ike
Kut that is only instance There are MANY m
n The French exhibit was "ltiui avn - 81,
from the awards because oil the az, Lib
as 10 the system Of judging. Germany aiso Msn
drcw but later decided TO aplle py ~ vi ,he
Rritain protested but ana not wi.h t m,teS
arts such a system would not have been toi.
ni IN inc arts only. | believe. has general salts
rartion over the awards been manifest me Jur!
system worked well in Paris ana no Iauit "as
founi AZ the other fairs on the Continent where
"Si ali this is only very small fault when ,s
compared with the countless iea,uies o, ci an in,
stitution 81 such immensely was mai,asei ~ 81,
nrsIng All our dealings with the directors anu
ierfain only memories which are agreeable me
chicago people found as h9spayle as me- 80
onthusiostc and among them l leave many
"0n the cars. Saturday night. we learned OF the
murder OF Mr.. Harrison II was terrible S s
ore that Is hard 10 understand knew Mayo
lIarrison very well | met him when nrsl ar
rived in Chicago and were often togetner d,
/ dinners and other official occasions lie IVES J
4 ,onnIa ar course he had bitter political enemies
but that only natural lie was l1iid VI vbem
and used II often In ms taoie sice Sd something
=" s,y in a ioking way of England At tne dinner
given on Canada night he made n ra'h h, u" ho
Fortunate remark concerning annexation, pu, ~,
cav his mistake and retrieved himself OF e 1870
h Eritoin night by saying that the hi.eu ,,,ns
might annex Canada only as s'eP ~ oe'"e
Ne was thoroughly American. lie said TO III,
D ono evening: sir Henry. don't YOU get ,r.h ~, ~ y
being called MIR Wood over here? SHOUT i mn, hS
hro,yhi me into something he was saying a.
dinner He speaking OF the elua",S h 10 Cat
in this country. Looking dowh 'ne Now here Is
nv friend Sir Henry Wood; now 90 you S V!nppJ o
ne feels here. always 10 be called called s' ,onT Of
! Sir Henry Wood sails for England VI, nsu''eS'"'
on the American Line steamship NV NV ,atav were
/ Paid admissions at the WORM ra'' 'oN' "