The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-05
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Local Applications fol
Space.
PARIS EXPOSITION
Has Interested But Few
Worcester Men.

According to Miss Frances NJ. Lin
coin, one of the Massachusetts com
mlssioners to the Paris exhibition
Worcester manufacturers nave mani
rested a decided apathy regarding tn
Paris exhibition. Only two Worceste
| concerns have yet sent in application,
for space. Miss Lincoln leaves fol
Paris Wednesday to look into the sit
uation there and gain needful inform
alton. On her return, an earnest eff
fort will be, made to interest Worces
ter manufacturers in the exposition.
| The Massachusetts commission has
thus far accomplished little" said Miss
Lincoln yesterday. THE reason is that
we have no basis to work upon until
We are given our allotment of space
The French authorities have not yet
informed Commissioner Peck in Chi
cago, the precise amount of space he
VIII De granted in each department
anG building. And he in turn is as yet
helpless to give us any idea of what
we are to expect in that line.
AS far as Worcester industries are
concerned, we hope TO have Il credita-
Die exhibit. The fact that few have
applied for space, is not to be taken
too seriously. There is lots of time
left for that. We shall soon institute
an active campaign Cor that purpose.
Committees have been appointed to
walt upon and interest all the best
manufacturers in the exhibition. Mr..
Walter B. Allen of Boston has in his
Keeping the lists of men appointed on
these committees and will supervise
the work. We shall certainly not rest
content until we are assured that all
the leading industries Of Massachusetts
are represented.
Personally, it is my duty to see that
the public institutions of Massachu-
| sets are well represented. 1t is safe
to promise that all the schools, hos
pitfalls, insane asylums, prisons and
! PUBLIC institutions generally in the Old
Bay state will be suitably represent
ed
At the last meeting of the Board
| or Trade the committee on manufac-
lures was appointed to see the manu-
tacturers of the city TO interest them
| in exhibiting at the Paris exhibition
Nothing has been done by the COM
mlttee yet, as they have not held a
meeting since being appointed on this
work.
Papers and printed matter explaining
the plans of the commission on the
Paris exhibition are on file at the
Board OF Trade rooms and are of in.
terest to any one DESTROYS of exhibit.
ing.
Washburn & Moen will positively no
exhibit at the Paris exhibition. TIL
Ionly chance for Worcester's great wiz
Industry to be represented at Paris il
1900 is that the American Steel an
Wire Company may decide otherwis
and call upon its Worcester branch t
furnish an important part of the ex
hibit
No, I do not think we shall TAX
part in the Paris exhibition In fact
we have almost decided not to offe
any of our goods in exhibit" sal
President w. E. Rice of Washbur1
Moen, yesterday. why don
, we take more interest? For no reason
In particular, except that we hardl
think 1t pays as an advertisement t
exhibit in a foreign exhibition w
have applied for no space. Our failur
TO do SO was not on account of GU
contemplated entrance into any com
bination, but for the reason stated
What the American Steel and Wir
Company may decide to do in the mat
. ter of exhibiting, I have no means o
knowing"
Henry H. Merriam, secretary of tn
Crompton Knowles looms works, sal
that the Worcester establishment vii
take no part in the Paris exposition
II there is any display of the loom, i
will be made by the English builders
Hutchins & Hollingsworth of Dobcross
Eng, who manufacture under a royal
ty. Whether the English builders viii
exhibit or not, Mr. Merriam could no
tell, as the company has received n
information from across in relation t
that proposition. He said:
I'VE have received circulars in regar
to the matter, but we will do nothinj
ourselves. l think the circulars com