The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-25
MR.. JlLLSON WAS POSTMASTER
A feTCItuuS Address Made BY His Excel
Iency Governor Elisha Dyer.
Mr.. TIEPKE GIVES SOME STATISTICS.
Interesting Figures Rs'alng 10 The lsSalv Industry.
Census Of Inc IsxelY Business 10 Be un1er-
taken Entertainment BY Ialsiaif Club

one of the largest and jolliest parties
of diners that ever gathered in this
city assembled about the mahogany In
the gymnasium at the Providence Ath-
letic association last evening II being
the event of the midwinter reunion and
banquet of the New England Manufac-
turing jewelers. association Twice
each year the men of that association
are brought together for social inter-
course. and they make of the occasion
an evening of the pleasantest kind. Al
the banquet last evening were some
125 members and their friends Al
O'Clock the executive committee-tranK
T. Pearce = T.. Fisher. and william
Smith presented the guests 10 thelr
president John w. Buhinton ana AZ
exactly Z o'clock the entire party re-
paired 10 the gym led by the presi-
dent. who escorted His EXcellency
Governor Dyer At the head taDle
were seated beside President Bufiinton
and Governor Dyer, Hon. Henry ~
Tiepke. Warren Locke OF the Rhode is-
land School of Design, Hon. Franclllo
G. Jilson. w. A. Walton, :. A. Bald
win. secretary OF the association; Col.
J. Edward Studley. Dutee wilcox. II. r.
Carperter Edwin Lowe Hon. George
W. Littledeld and j n Tanning. Judge
stephen A. Cook was To have been
guest, but was obliged 20 send ms re-
grets.
Rev. !. J Wooley OF Pawtucket asked
the blessing and for the next two hours
the guests enjoyed the table delicacles
OF the season. About midway or tne
dining period. fash light photos ot the
party were made. The Glenham orches-
ira played all the latest airs whiie the
company was banqueting.
At exactly 9.35 President Butilnton
rapped for order and made an address
Of welcome. He spoke of the large num-
ber of members present and OF the I'M
portant branch of the Manufacturing
business they represent. From pusl-
ness standpoint, he declared. the de-
pressed conditions have steadlly in-
proved and the movement Is toward
prosperity by the close OF the year ne
hopes to see even further improvements
With n few more happy remarks he IN
troduced ms toastmaster for the evening
Hon. Francillo q. Jillson.
The speaker stated that new llrfh
had been formed this evening including
i'm scope the lowest grade to the highest
standard of jewelry--the firm or Bur
finton, Pearce. Fisher and Smith-a very
graceful reference To the president, VINO
sat at the head of the table ana the
members of the committee VINO maue
the occasion of the reunion SO delightiul
10 all present. Mr. Jillson then intro
duced his exceHency the governor, while
tho orchestra played Hail To the
Chief" Governor Dyer was III the hap-
piest of moods and spoke interestingly
and encouragingly Of the condition oi
the great jewelry manufacturing lndus-
try as A stands today. lie paid the
Af
friend. Roger Wolcott. the governor OF
Massachusetts, which delighted the del
egation from Attleboro immensely. lie
touched upon the jewelers. procession
OF some years ago, and said that wheh
he saw those men marching down the
street twirling japanese parasols' anu
saw what fine looking body OF men
they were. Il was q source ot great
/ regret TO him that he had not been
born a jewoler,
! Toastmaster Jilson. with q timely
remark upon "our neighboring city
| pawtucket. with it's diversity Of indus
| try next introduced Hon. Henry r..
! Tiepke. who favored the company with
some important statistics concerning
| the iewelry industry. He illustrated
! the scope OF one of the most important
branches of industry peculiar TO TINS
country. The industry in Rhode Island
i'm 1890 represented capital OF Sf5'o'-'
! 744. employing 26,9f0 persons, who were
! paid I'm wages 81. 1.loS.349. Materials
! used in manufacturing were valued at
! s21. .499 600 10 and furnished product nl
| S55.495.3i7 In 1890 - per cent. or the
| total capital represented I'm this indus
try OF the United States was furnished
! by Rhode Island.
In 1880 Rhode Island represented IN
! GOLD refining, not from the ore, over
| Sg 600 600; value OF the product was
100000. In 1895 the value OF the pro-
duct OF the rCnnegies was Sl,lbO l35. III
1895 the product OF jeWeiry manufacture
in the state was valued at SS'6il,i 40
The capital invested ln the enameiinl
business in 1920 aggregated S@lOOO
which I'm the year 1895 had increased q
S23 $50.
Providence r. the centre of the jewel
ry industry. II Is not only the centre
i'm this state but i'm the United states
The capital invested IN the industry "
1895 was Sll. .sS7, ,64ii value OF produc
was $lS.5i5,S02 From ~ TO TO 1922 tn,
| capital invested was Sa.9li.251. for The
decade. MIR. Tiepkc thanked the jewel
ers OF Rhode Island for the kindness
they had shown I'm aiding him I'm col
lecting his statistics. For purposes %
comparison the speaker gave some stat
istics concerning the industry OF Massa
chusetts. According 10 the Ftdcla
. census OF 1890 he found capital I'm
vested In the manufacture of jeWelr!
I'm the Bay state OF over SL00Oo00 an
the product was valued at over S5,5lo.
, 600. The same year the capital investc'
i'm the manufacture Of silNerWar'
plated ware and britannia ware wa
| over s.. 200 COO For the year endln
, | with December 81. 1855. the value Of cX
ports az jewelry and other manufac
lures OF gold and silver were valued a
SSEg120.