New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

~At that time. eenerslizing rs mueh one :.
American industry, from The standpoint Of Il
cheney and Of progressive factory practices, n.
In l.mentable condition. The reasons N
plainly evident;
9TH. existence Of o high tariff, whether N,
or al for the people a. q whole, certainly injus
the efficiency Of the American manufacture h /
shutting out the competition of the efficiency
foreign manufacture working through the spyS
cation of modern scienes
.Tbe creation Of combination for the smn
ton of competition and the consequent susstiA
tin, of business intrigue for manufacturing q
cheney.
~The existence Of large stores Of raw mssaiA
everywhere available.
"The needs Of a rapidly expanding populsHa
"The evolution Of an era Of eItrsvaganss
purchasing.
IAN enormous development Of the business al
lying advertisement.
at wa. obvious then that the American mos
facturer. resting upon such factors for sueen
wa, in a preearious position, and that viti -
inevitable passing Of such factors be could q,
pect to survive only on basis Of efficiency.
"JJnder the circumstances, then, there sssnsl
tn be desirable some form of eo-opsrstteu y
tween industry and learning so arranged tAaa
might stand as a permanent relation
BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC FROM DEvHn.
MENT OF INDUSTRIAL PRoCEsSEA
As TO the scope in which the public vii bsasn
bv the development Of industrial processes, d
Duncan wrote;
"The public Is largely sdvantassd through o.
system. No discovery can 60 TO the public -
useful actually OF achievement except hrssc
some company. or, 70 use what in these days h
an invidious term, some corporation. Corporstsu
may be good or bad, or both, and the people
this country may be depended upon ultimately
take care that they are made subseryient 10 II
public good; but every useful and signineant 10
is permanent good TO the human race.
Even to-day, II manufacturing waste vm
eliminated and full advantage were taken OF o.
nifcant contemporary discovery, shorter houn u
labor would obtain and human need would vsnislI
in fact, it may be said chat never until such
condition does obtain shall we pass out OF or
materialistic, neurasthenic civilization"
The education Of industry In this principle
the ultimate object OF the Mellon institute
Already the problem OF making bread ehsaps
and at the same time improving It's taste and
ties has been partially worked out. This inquiJ
touches the cost Of living, goes right into the
home
More than 900 has been devoted 10 studynf
the abatement Of the smoke nuisance at Mslloi
Institute. The results will be given freely %
every community in the world where smoke Is I
problem. Problems relating to the manufsetSi'
of food constitute the basis Of fellowship OF as
interest that reaches into every household. Glss
glue, cement, soap, crude petroleum, natural sas
bleaching Of fats and oils; effect of high potens
electricity on chemical reaction; discovery q
methods of coating steel or other metals via
copper or other metals; aluminium; yeast; hard
ening of fats; leather scrap; fertilizer; radiator
and turbine engines, are subjects along via
others of highly technical nature that already su
filing the days of an earnest corps OF enthus'
a.tic researchers at this unique institute