The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-23
It's Machinery Found
In All Prominent
Cities.
SWEDISH AGENT IN THE CITY.
He Thinks Americans
Should Choose a King
Like King Oscar.

Nils Winkler, partner Of the firm of
With, Sonesson & Co, engineers and
merchants in Maine, Sweden and
Copenhagen, Denmark, arrived in this
city last evening, and will be quar-
tered at the Bay State house until to-
morrow evening. Mr.. Winkler is the
agent of the Blaisdell Machine COM
pany and the Powell Planer company
of this city in Sweden and Denmark.
He is a student of novel mechanical
appliances, a close observer of i'm
proved methods in machine making,
but his impression of the United States
isn't soul-inspiring to native listeners
Mr.. Winkler visited the Philadelphia
industrial congress and to The Spy
man gave this opinion of it: THE
Philadelphia exposition was much
smaller than l had believed it would
be- The variety of exhibits was no
larger than I have seen in cities of
10000 inhabitants. The educational
part of. the exposition consisted Of the
reading of papers on various subjects.
The information contained in the pa
pers wasn't interesting to any one
familiar with machine products Any
one of the papers read at the eXposi-
ton could be bought in pamphlet form
for 10 cents and read at leisure with
more pleasure than could be derived
from the exposition readings. the
Chinese minister was the most sensi-
BILE of any of the speakers l heard at
Philadelphia
Il like this republican idea of politics.
Manufacturers control the votes. The
workingmen are coerced into voting
the same ticket as their employer. l
believe the United States would find
it far better for the country's welfare
and its citizens happiness, to find the
best man in the country and make him
king. King Oscar of Sweden is an ideal
ruler, and the people have as many
rights as citizens in this country.
Railroad trains in Sweden are bet
ter than in this country. Travelling is
not so rapid, but there is more comfort
in 100 mile ride in a train in Sweden
than in journey of equal length in a
train in this country. First class pas
sage in train here means, that you've
got to buy the whole outfit
Il have been in New York Chicago,
Omaha, and Philadelphia, and have not
seen clean streets in any of these cities.
They told me in New York that a force
of men was employed to clean the
streets every night They might do it
at Fourth of July, as a sort of celebra-
ton, but the general appearance of
the streets does not indicate great
care
This country produces the best ma
chinery in the world Worcester made
machinery is to be found in nearly
every city of prominence in either
Sweden or Denmark. Nearly every
grade and pattern of machinery is made
in our shops, but we cannot compete
with American product. Machinery
can be made in this country and ship
ped to Sweden at less cost than we can
produce goods of equal grade Ameri-
can made machinery is in greater de-
mand each month in Sweden. Through
my companys Copenhagen offices we
have received numberless orders for
American machinery. Worcester pro-
duces some of the most valuable ma
chinery in the world
Mr.. Winkler employs unique methods
in touring the United States. In every
city where he has visited Mr.. Winkler
has attracted attention. Under one
arm is a book of maps and a compass
is frequently consulted. Mr.. Winkler
showed his guide. the compass, to The
Spy man last evening at the Bay State
House, but as he finished commencing
his Invaluable path finder, there was a
cloud on his brow, and he muttered:
Boston fooled the maps, the compass
and myself. That's the nearest thing
to maze l have got into"
Mr.. Winkler will sail for home We'd
nesday, and after leaving this city will
visit New York and some of the larger
Pennsylvania manufacturing cities.