The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-09
Hon. Carroll D. Wright. U.S.. Commissioned
of Labor, Makes Interesting ddreSs to-
COngreg ga.i0naI Club

Hon. Carroll d. Wright OF Washington,
DC, Us. commissioner OF labor, president
of Clark college and president OF the
American Statistical association, delivered
an interesting address on THE Value OF
Art and Skill i'm Industry at the Feb
ruary meeting OF the Congregational
club i'm the Trocadero last night. and
about 200 members were gathered around
the tables for the excellent dinner which
preceded the feast OF reason
Rev. Mr. Greer of the Academy avenue
church asked divine blessing on the food.
after which the good things served by
Caterer Lyman were served President
Nathaniel r. Davis of the club then cali
ed the meeting 20 order and introduced
Rev r. h. Pulan OF the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church. who led the assembly
I'm prayer. The records OF the preceding
meetings were then read by Royal IL.
Gladding the club secretary. and the
members then proceeded to elect several
new members They were as follows:
Samuel w. Burnside. Haywood \. Butter
George A. Curtis. EDWARD G. Dunning,
James G. Kimball, Horatio y. Knox and
James s. Moore.
HON. CARROLL -. WRIGHT.
President Davis then introduced Hon.
Carroll d. Wright as man who held
the confidence Of both the employer and
employe.
Mr. Wright said in part: "ro create
is the province OF the Omnpotent COD
begins things, but leaves IL to the hand
of maa TO finish them. Nature and man
create the art side OF the world. IL ~
we'll for MS to consider this attribute OF
the man which allies him to his Creator
sastfi Ia a.
power. the highest development of human
abilities The speaker then referred to
the need OF science and Hrains that were
required to do many things that were
needfuI and referred to great feat the
construction OF the Mont Ceurs tunnel,
which he described in glowing terms.
1--WE see the results, but we often ran
TO see the years OF labor. study ana head
work that have gone before 10 bring inns
finished whole into being
THE government expends thousands OF
dollars yearly TO develop sail and knowl-
edge I'm scientific branches. he stated ana
that IL il wac not spent, would III no
rav Interfere with the process or con-
duct OF the government 1t supplements
nature however. and we see instances OF
a. I'm the work OF discovering what I'M
sects and enemies. are dangerous To the
cotton crops. the means OF improving
the tobacco crop;\ the way TO raise
smvrna figs I'm California It also MAKES
IL possible to preserve our forests ana
provides an almost inexhaustiblo supply
Of material Of tho right sort for the
hungry paper mills"
HELPS IN FARMING.
The speaker then told how the scieuuhc
knowledge increased the possibilities OF
farming. enabled the husbandmen 10 sup
oil. fo a
will permit them 90 raise nearly every
sort Of crop.
Manual training does some good ana
little or no harm. but technical training
is something different. Where the far
mer Is without definite purpose the latter
Is quite different as IL teaches man how
to apply his strength and knowledge to
best advantage.
The need Of definite purpose in labor
was also shown by several little
anecdotes. which the speaker related to
show the men doing the same sort OF
work who could see a result from IL were
able to do better than others who could
see nothing 10 look forward TO. but the
same routine. day after uay.
The application of the United States To
skill and art I'm industry has brought the
machinery and tools made here TO such
a degree OF perfection that they can take
prizes I'm Europe when ex...ylted with
similar articles made expressly for show
purposes I'm those countries.
COTTON rs REGENT
"Of our great exports he named iron
as king. but cotton as regent. though"
he said Mr. sully might think II was
the whole outit"
To show the reason for his giving this