The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-23
Worcester Business
Men Return After
Nine Weeks.
LOOK OVER EXPOSITION GROUNDS
Arrange For Local Ex-
hibits---Pa Far Ahead
of Chicago.

Albert NJ Powell, president of the
Powell Planer Company, arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon from New
York, where he was a passenger on the
North German Lloyd line steamer
Barbarossa. from Berlin TO the metrop-
oils of this country Albert F. Prem
tiee, vice president Of Prentice Bros
Company, who accompanied Mr., Pow
ell, returned last evening
London. Paris and Berlin were the
principal cities visited, and although.
the trip was distinctly a business one,
there was much time.in the nine weeks
passed on the continent and in Eng
land for observation. The part Wor-
cester will play in the Paris exposition
depends largely upon these represent
atiVes of the tool machine companies,
whose chief aim of the trip was to ar-
range fer an exhibition of the machine
products of this city
In speaking of his trip to The Spy
man, Mr.. Powell said; "Of course, the
interest of local citizens is conferred in,
our exhibit arrangements at Paris. We
have consigned our exposition agency
to Adolph ,Janrseur, who has been in
this city during. our journey abroad,
and partially arranged for tool ma
chinery he will exhibit for us. Z.
Many of the exposition buildings are
under way, and from all appearances
| must confess that the Chicago fair
buildings cannot be compared to those
being erected at Paris. All the struct-
ures are built for permanency They
are substantial, handsome and adrnira-
Oily laid out for exposition purposes.
The one great drawback that intending
American exhibitors are experiencirg
is lack of exhibition space.
/ was told that many of the Aneri
cans had become disgusMd because Of
the cramped allowance and withdrawn.
put such action is not warranted. For
eign exhibitors commended with the
same conditions at the worlds fair
and we should make allowance FOR the
vast area of the world the Paris exhib
us VIII represent. The year 1900 seems
but short time away, after a visit to
farls, The arrangements, are more
complete in detail thar at the worlds
talr. Visitors should not be forced 10
sleep out of doors because of lack of ac-
Communications. In the suburbs of the
City handsome structures are being
erected especially for exposition guests
Inc trade conditions on the CONT
nent and in England are such as I'd at
once convince a traveller of increased
activity. When | visited Europe. a wear
and a half ago business was dull
everything is thriving now, and ma
chlnery orders are much in excess of
tne output. Americans have all the
work In the machine product line that
can be handled, and orders from Euro.
pean customers are hard to fills
In Germany, the native tool machine
manufacturers are beginning to realize
the need of energy, and many of them
nave obtained bright young Americans
to conduct their business. Gernnanv's
machine shops have made great strides
IN attaining prominence as mantJfae
tufers OF high grade goods The slug
glsh nature of the people prevents fine
country from ever being a dangerous
competitor and machine manufao tI1I,Z
efs' cannot turn out work of the same
grade as our work, without great cost
rms same sluggishness is noticeable Ia
foreigner at once. had business that
couid De transacted In week if was
aeallng with Americans, but il took
three weeks to get through with +ha
German machine shop proprietors with
wnom | arranged business matters
IN england ! visited the Yarrov
Ship Building Co. yards where the
shamrock was launched L conferred
with officials of the company and may
aurnlsn tool machinery for the yards
although the deal was not closed Tbe
shamrock is heralded as a world beater
and Englishmen are prepared to stake
shelr last cent on her. She is accredited
IN England of possessing more sneed
than any of her predecessors, and Britt
lshers 90 not always claim everything
FOR their productions. | have heard SO
to study the newspapers for several
days before | will begin to realize thai
America will be defended by a boat
Brltishers think the Columbia a tub.
nut they have thought so before, and
may get lost
Mr. Powell was met at the station bv
members of his family. with whom he
drove to his summer home on the
Shrewsbury side of tha lol,a IT.