St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-09
SOMETHING ABOUT AWARDS
EXCELLENCE rs SPECIFIED By THE
WORDING.
THE KIMBALL AWARDS
As an Exampie-A Marked Illus
tration.

Notwithstanding the MANY explana.
lions regarding awards at the fair, 1t is
found that agents throughout the coun-
| try do not seem to comprehend the in
I tbnt of the authorities. Parent houses
/ are in constant receipt of letters asking
for information, or of advertisements
that show the need Of information. A
|, few words on the subject may be of
value and interest. even though they
repeat what has often been told in the
columns of the trade press.
We have seen i'll several provincial
papers advertisements announcing
First Prize" The Gold Medal" ETC.,
etc. 1nasmuch as we all understand
that III advertising certain eXagger-
atoms are deemed allowable. we find no
special fault with this method of calling
attention to a high award.
But as Il strict matter Of fact there
was no such thing as a plainly an
nounced first prize" at the exposition
nor was there a gold medal. Each
successful exhibitor was awarded a
bronze medal Tor his particular display
and a diploma setting forth why the
medal was SO awarded. The degrees of
excellence are specified by the wording
OF these diplomas. The gist, the nub of
the whole matter lies in the plIraseoi-
Ogy OF these written opinions of the eX-
perts selected to ami the various
displays. 1t follows, as a matter of
course, that careful analysis gives GER
tain manufacturers the right to claim
distinguished, marked and highest
honorS.
For example,: The w. W. Kimball
company, of this city, made three spe-
nrn - ~ 4, n. rh01 @.f
portable pipe organs. For each display
they received a remarkable diploma
and. indeed. in regard to the portable
pipe organ the judge specifically stated
III plaineSt English that it was certified
tothe highest award" For the Kimball
pianos the highest praise was given for
tone (the word remarkable" being used
the only instance in all of the dipIo-
mas), action, design and skilled work.
manship: and the Kimball reed organs
were given highest commentator for
the same points of excellence.
With these superlative words, in black
and white, signed by the judges, the
w. w. Kimball company announce
highest hOnors." and in proof of their
claim publish in detail the diploma
awarded each display. We haven't the
space to here reproduce them, but the
trade is already familiar with the en-
phatlc, terse and comprehensive terms
of enthusiastic admiration that the
beautiful display drew from the expert
Judges.
And the display was as wonderful as
beautiful-for it must be remembered
that these magnificent specimens of the
yart OF instrument making were all from
tile factories of one company. Never
before, i'll the history of expositions,
were pianos, reed organs and pipe or
5.gans exhibited in one booth, the product
cot one c%ompany's factorieS-the whole
to receive individually sweeping honors
az the hands of the Judges.
Small wonder that the w. w. Kim
ball company herald the proud distinc-
tipn TO the confines of the country;
small wonder that Chicagoans warmly
congratulate the manufacturers. for the
h0nors are honors indeed, and Chicago
itself receives, wen though indirectly,
a share of the lavish praise bestowed.
The w. w. Kimball company went into
The ex posiiion with their regular ware
room stock. having faith in their ability.
pride in their products and entire con-
fidence in the result of fair judgment
but we doubt if even their widest
dreams of hope equaled the actual
sweeping, overwhelming honors so
freely bestowed upon them by the Off
Gals of the great Columbian exposition.