The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-27

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M.ToWENAS

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q oMETHING happened in Newark in 1872 which deserves and, OF a right
y ought to have considerable space. 1t was a great deal more than a hap
rening at that, as it had been veryc carefully planned It va a industrial e-
hbfion, confined to Newark products. n said at the time to De the most re-
markabe in the worlds history Of mechanical arts This exhibition had a lot
Of "hrsts' nd "onlys' and nothing likes AM best ves' tackled to it before
it vas done It opened August 90 1872 and remained opn hftytwo days Wis.,
its hocked to it from III over the world and marveed. 1t is probable hat
there was more marvenng m in Newark in those nytwo days than there
had been in n earlier group of six OIL seven years, and this wonder wa JUS
tdable. Even Newark citizens were amazed at the extent n variety of the
products of their W city President Ulysses s Grant "a ne of the distn-
suished visitors n a speech delivered by Horace Greeley, then a candidate for
the Presidency, he declared that when Re visited Newark forty years before
that time it a a Smart rather struggling, but BUSY village IN week days Of
about 10000 inhabitants" He vas filled with wonder, as is hi o o lPresi-
Dental candidates 1T its amazing growth.
General Benjamin F. Butler declared that he did not believe any other city
in the country could shaveg given such a exhibition. nd it is altogether likely
that he under-stated the truth. Undoubtedly, the success Of he exhibition
paved the way for others of its kind. which began to become popular An n
thusiastc summary of the industrial show, by the Right Rev. William Henry
odenheimer gives a suggestion of it's extent. He wrote: I'll an me impression
beyond all others al left oil my mind, after a short but deeply interesting
visit to te exhibition. it ws ths-the perfection of Newark work. Wherever
turned this element o. perfection met m eye The brazen padpcks gttered
like gold, TIN huge shears were ornamenteda as if for simple beauty, the car
riages a harness seemed Is though they might have been made for a perpetual
showcase, the thread and silks we're attractive in the variety of their conrs and
in their artistic arrangement the cutlery and iron and steel work. Of every
description were perfect in their departments ven to the arrangement of the
objects in lines and forms of beauty wen thu trunk department. had its beauty,
and the perfection of Workmanship vas seen n a trunk thatc could be converted
by a very simple process htoa babys cradle and a bathtub"
When it is remembered that such al exhibition was hen a decided novelty,
marvellous workshops they lived in he frantic euoges which we're heaped upon
the town we're nt surprising The enterprise helped in a great many ways It
served to introduce Newark products whee they had not beenk known before.
Unquestionably, material returns would have been noted, had moi Newark been
struck by he general panic which swept he country in 49, the following yea
Pamcs are always unwelcone guests, but tdsg reat one,w which paralyzed New
ark Industries when they had reached a hghwater mark Of development. had
many peculiarly disagreeabe features