The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-28

healthy atmosphere of Newark. No
less were the Newarkers joyous with
the visit and every one o. the street, as
well as those gazing through their win
dows, a warm expression of welcome
was displayed. Tine commissioners
visit to the City Hall will nc doubt be
long remembered, both by the commits
%sioners. who were the recipient of every
courtesy and honor by the officials and
people of Newark, who ave good rea-
son to be proud over their executive
mansion. Newarkers seem to have ac-
quired a thorough training to entertain
the Japanese, as evidenced by their dec
Grafton Of the room with the chrysan-
themum, which is the emblem of the
Mikado. Every member of the party
has had this blossom pinned on his
coat button hole. After the entertain
ment by the mayor at the City Hall the
party has beer split into several groups,
each visiting the factories n the places
of particular interest to it. Meantime,
the ladies IN the party AVE been enter
tanned by the leading ladies of Newark,
who have given them a luncheon and
presented souvenirs. While the other
parties have been visiting different fac
tories, q group in which the writer had
honor to be under the leadership of
Consul-General X. Midzuno, of New
York, visited Bauister shoe factory,
wiss G. Sons cutlery factory. 4. p.
Howell & Co.'S leather factory and the
Aluminium Goods Manufacturing Com
pany, each Of whichw was generous enough
to show from the nook T. the corner of
factory, despite the existence of
Soma faap that tho nartv NAV ufaat
their inventions on the part of some
narrow-minded manufacturers. In fact
there Is no expert struggled into the
party with the express purpose of steal
ing American inventions. as some ones
seem to believe. The, party, consisting
of only the merchants. not scientist or
expert, can derive nothing more than
the general impression of the greatness
of the works, contrary to h misappre-
hension. At the Banister shoe factory
the consul-general. Midzuno, expressed
his opinion to the effect that the Amer
lean ready-made shoes may be profit
ably introduced into Japan, and he has
even ventured to say that he will begin
the shoe import business IL he should
ever resign his diplomatic career. Mr..
Takatsuji, the managing director of the
largest cotton mill of Japan, was
amazed at the rapidity and efficiency OF
the workmen. whose labor he believes
to be much cheaper than the Japanese,
If based upon the efficiency Of a laborer.
At the leather factory the party first
learned the fact that the Japanese buy
their enameled leather for the front
shade of the soldiers hats. Some one
suggested the possibility of selling the
Japanese cod and whale oils for the
tanning purposes.
The wonderful process of shear and
scissor making at the Wiss & Sons
suggested the advantage of the syste-
matte division of the work. The cut
lery manufactured in Newark Is like
Iy to be taken favorably by the Jap
anese, who are importing them now
from Germany and England. The
aluminium work seemed to interest the
visitors immensely, especially at the
spinning or turning department, where
a plain aluminium sheet could be span
turned into a vessel of any shape
without injuring the sheet a bit.
A very cordial and lengthy visit has
been paid by the whole party. includ-
ing ladies, to the Edison & Co., where
they have first been received by the
great inventor and his wife in their
beautiful library. Baron Shibusawa
was first greeted by the scientist, with
whom the former had a brief chat, in
which the inventor has received a most
fascinating sort Of praise and respect
for what he has accomplished. The
corresponding praise and compliments
have been said to the Japanese finan-
cier. Mr.. S. Satake, the president of
the Tokyo Electric Light Company, a
been most interested in the work ac-
complished by the inventor and the
equipment Of the factory. A model Of
the cement building in the middle of
the library, which Mr.. Edison claims to
be able to build up within six hours,
was a centre of attraction and sur
prise for some time until a moving pic
ture has been began. The scenes of the
picture were "A Child in Forest" &C,
an Indian legend story which touched
the bottom of the visitors hearts so