Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-18


Having disturbed the fair to the
height of their powers the so-called
national commission and congress
turned their backs upon il at the con-
clusion, and the Philadelphians lost all
the money they subscr ibed to the pro-
ject-
At one or two OF the foreign fairs.
and especially in Fra nee, suspicious
have been entertained of the integrity
Of the jury of awards. In the present
age an exaggerated Importance is
given to the medals. honorable men
tions, etc. of such an exhibition
France being a republic. and subject
10 the same temptations and want of
restraints and Of corrections as our
own country, the American exhibitors
did not like the way the Frenchmen
danced around them. al if they would
like to become personally acquainted
before they tested the merits of the
articles displayed Yet, there was no
scandal in the seq.iente. and perhaps
this exhibition will turn out all right
The arbitrary man who undertakes to
impose his views OF oIaferring medals
and favors is generally a nuisance
spoke to one of the national corn
mission the day they came To some so
luton of the methods OF giving awards
aud he said: MIR. Thacher is right
Congress said that this should not lie
competitive fair. People came here
who wanted their history TO be taken
into considerations; that they had made
certain products for a long period of
time. and were not therefore To bt
measured with some special product
which might be very carefully pre-
pared solely for the exhibit here. ."
Probably. in the long run, the people
will care very little about medals OBJ
tanned from expositions. The piano
people have been the principal quar-
refers on the ground. and pianos in
America come under the head of waste
full running expenses.
One cause of the present uneasiness
in business arises from the huge com
missions paid the jobbers and go-be
tweens We have seen an immense sew
ing machine company fail. and prob
ably if we will look into the way it was
conducted We shall find that the cost
Of the sewing machine was hardly ten
dollars, and that by the time the un-
fortunate consumer received ii he was
pairing forty to fifty dollars for it. 1t
is the same way with life insurance all
over this coc-.tr,-. Not content with
writing reasonable amount of obliga-
tions. the particular companies want
to put two hundred million dollars on
as the amount of their risks, and they
put in as their assets costly edifices,
reared in distant states and nations.
which in case of revulsion would bring
but little money. II one looks around
him In this worlds fair he will see that
the American system of paying com
missions has made i: almost impos-
sible for the million of consumers
to obtain that which they want
at moderate profit Part of this Is
due TO our having so much country to
cover All plumbers supplies, includ-
ing batbtubs and closets. are furnished
to the intermediates at from forty
to sixty per cent off, an enormous
amount for the ultimate consumer to
paT The Windmill men who 20 over
this country putting up scaffolds and
pin wheels to pump water from holes
and cisterns, will purchase in the next
town To the consumer their iron pipe
and charge for it at forty per cent
upon what they paid. whereas the con
sumner himself could 20 into the same
town and buy the pipe commission of.
Seeing in Chicago solid oak set OF
interesting appearance, lady entered
and asked its price ave cannot sell
the price. II did not ask that. said
the woman; have you no price upon
it2" "Nou go to somebody IN the
trade. and tell them TO come here anC
buy it, remarked the merchant and
then you can buy If from that per
son at whatever he will sell it TO yog.
for Perhaps you will find some oue
vho viii not charge you the thirty PEI
cent. commission we allow them
In old times furniture was an asset
and now it Is hardly 50. In the multi
plication of furniture and the commits
>ious allowed 10 the intermediates
every now and then a great bank
rllptcv ensues. and then the furniturs
from the fountain source is sold ss
so,v that ones household effects are
relatively eliminated And one effect
Of turning out 80 much h stuff by machine
i IN rIut the market. and these gluts
operate directly against those VIII
have at considerable expense bought
furniture. carpets. etc. said TO MIR
Bradley Smailey, of Vermont, who Is
on the national commission: There
seem to he properties cut here whic,i
3 id a very high figure in the stock ex'
chance and pay liberal percentage.
upon which the banks viii not lend
money iIosv i thats-
oh = said Mr. smaller. lit is. ! sup
pose, like the story Storrs told when
they asked him 10 come and make a
speech when imitation was demanded
of congress. in 1874. Storrs said he
went around to friend who was re-
publican banker and said: Gage,
want ten thousand dollars De
lighted to let you have it, said Gage
we have more money than we know
what to dc With Sit down and write
your note I wrote my note said
>torrs. with NV usual alacrfty. hui
Gage took il up and said: What col
lateral are you going to put up27 On,
said stnrrs, Il have no collateral
Sorry | cannot lend ron money with
/ out collateral said Gage 80 went
over IL my democratic friend, Walsh
aud said wanted ten thousand dol
lars Just the man I want to see.
- Il walsh; we can't lend our money
AMI xiii be glad 10 lend it toyou- -
sat down. said Storrs. TO make M
note. when Walsh said: What col
lateral are you going to put up?'
None" said /. oh said he. that i
4 horse of another color And now.
said storrs, turning 70 the crowd. :
| find that II is not want Of money a
all; but only want of collateral tha
] is the trouble