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VOL. XII. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1833. 



NO. 18. 



Fromtht Massachusetts (Worcester) Spy. 



REPORT 



OP THE COMMITTEE ON LEATHER AND 



MANUFACTURES OP WOOL, 

 Miulc at the CnUle Slioiv, Worcester, Oct. 9, 1833. 



Emory Washburn of Worcester, Chairman ; 

 Levi A. Dowly of Worcester, William M. Ben- 

 edict of Millbury, Eli Warren of Upton, aud 

 Charles Parkman of Westborough — Committee. 



The Committee upon Leather and Manufactures 

 of Wool having attended to their duty, direct me 

 to Report — 



Although the number of articles which have 

 come under their observation lias been less nume- 

 rous than have sometimes been offered, the exhi- 

 bition in this department has been one of much 

 interest. 



Their attention was first directed to the samples 

 of Leather. 



There are few things less inviting than the raw 

 materials which the tanner and currier undertake 

 to work into one of the most essential articles of 

 comfort and luxury of man. 



But that the arts of tanning and currying can 

 convert very unsightly materials into objects of 

 beauty, the specimens of Leather offered this day 

 have most conclusively shown. 



There were no specimens of Sole Leather or 

 Morocco, and only three lots of Calf Skins; one 

 offered by Messrs. E. H. & G. Bowen of Leicester, 

 one by M\uermau G. Warren of Ward, and one by 

 Charles Goulding of Grafton. 



The lot offered by Mr. Warren was highly fin- 

 ished, but the lot offered by Messrs. Bowen was 

 better tanned, and were thought on the whole, de- 

 serving the premium of $7, offered by the Society. 

 As there was no Sole Leather offered the Com- 

 mittee hope and recommend that the Society should 

 give a gratuity of .$3 to Mr. Warren, for the lot 

 offered by him. 



The skins offered by Mr. Goulding were con- 

 sidered a fair lot, and he deserves credit for his 

 endeavor to give interest to the show. 



Mr. Samuel B. Scott of Worcester, who has 

 heretofore exhibited specimens of great skill and 

 neatness as a worker of Leather, presented two 

 pairs of Boots for exhibition, one of which, on ac- 

 count of their workmanship, excited admiration, 

 and were thought by your Committee deserving a 

 gratuity of $1. 



From these products of the shop your Commit- 

 tee turned with great pleasure to the specimens of 

 Household and Domestic Manufactures, which 

 decorated a goodly portion of the hall of exhibi- 

 tion. If your Committee possessed one spark of 

 romance, they might be suspected of extravagance 

 in the encomiums which they would be glad to 

 confer upon this part of the exhibition. For, veri- 

 ly, if the proverb-making king of Israel could 

 have seen a Worcester County Cattle Show, he 

 could not more accurately have described, than he 

 has done, her wives and daughters whose "price is 

 above rubies," "who seek wool and flax and work 

 willingly with their hands," who " lay their hands 

 on the spindle," and " whose hands hold the dis- 



As 



taff." 



If the Committee had had the power, not one 

 competitor should have gone away without a prize , no premium is offered for cloths of this kind!' If, 



it was, they gave to all they could, and now 

 publicly give their tbanks to all upon whom they 

 could not bestow any more tangible marks of their 

 commendation. 



There were seven pieces of Carpeting offered : 

 one by Miss Hannah Brown of Rutland, of 31 

 yards ; one by Mrs. Thomas J. Davis of Holden ; 

 one by Mrs. Mary Flagg of West Boylston, of 28 

 yards; one by Harriet P. Dana of Oxford, of 26 

 yards; one by Mrs. Susan Johnson of Rutland, ol 

 27 yards ; one by Annis Davis of Paxto'h, and one 

 by Miss Mary Bartlett of Northborough, of 351 

 yards. All except that of Harriet 1'. Dana were 

 striped and woven in imitation of' what are called 

 Venetian Carpets. That of Harriet P. Dana was 

 of cotton, and woven in imitation of what are call- 

 ed Kidderminster Carpets. The colors were Gen- 

 erally bright and permanent, and the materials 

 well wrought. 



There was some diversity of opinion in the Com- 

 mittee as to the first premium of $12, but it'was 

 at last awarded to Mrs. Mary Flagg. The second 

 premium of $8, was awarded to Mrs. Davis of 

 Holden ; and the third premium of $5, to Miss 

 Johnson. 



Mrs. Jeremiah Robinson of Worcester offered a 

 Carpet woven from "listings," which, from its 

 neatness and beauty, would have been recommend- 

 ed as deserving a gratuity if, from its being enter- 

 tained for exhibition only, it had not been thought 

 by the Committee more consistent with the wishes 

 of that lady to pass it with the commendations 

 which it deserved. 



There were only two pieces of Flannel offered, 

 and your Committee do not hesitate in awarding 

 the first premium of $6, to Mrs. Tirza Nichols of 

 Charlton, for the very beautiful piece which she 

 offered ; and the second premium of $5, for the 

 piece offered by Mrs. Lucy Marsh of Sutton, for 

 the Committee think it would have been difficult 

 to have surpassed these had other competitors of- 

 fered. The Flannels offered were so soft, so fine, 

 and withal bespoke so much comfort in their very 

 touch, that one would almost wish for cold weather 

 all the year round for the mere pleasure of wear- 

 ing them. 



The Committee were of opinion that a gratuity 

 of $1, should be given to Mr. Thomas Nichols of 

 Charlton, for a piece of striped woollen Frockmg 

 exhibited by him, both on account of the quality 

 of the cloth and the respect which they entertain 

 for a neat, comfortable, genuine Frock in these 

 degenerate days, when a Frock-coat is thought so 

 much more of as a mark of a gentleman, than the 

 good old habits of our fathers. 



The Committee also awarded a like gratuity of 

 $1, to Mrs. Abigail Pratt of Oxford, for a hand- 

 some specimen of green domestic Moreen, which 

 it was understood was designed for very useful, 

 though not showy, because not outside garments. 



The Committee would be doing great injustice 

 to their own feelings if they were to pass unnoticed 

 two pieces of black and one of slate colored Cas- 

 simere, and a piece of invisible green Broadcloth, 

 which were offered for exhibition by John Brown, 

 Esq. of the Dudley Woollen Manufacturing Com- 

 pany. It is perhaps known by all the Society that 



therefore, there had been nothing m the quality of 

 these cloths deserving notice, the spirit manifested 

 by those who presented them is deserving of great 

 [iruise. The cloths, however, were of such a 

 character as to do justice to the County whose 

 prosperity is so much identified with the success 

 of American Manufactures. The Committee would 

 have regretted in common with all who were pres- 

 ent, if on this occasion there had been no such 

 manufactures exhibited. Experience has taught 

 us all that the farmer and manufacturer must stand 

 by each other or they cannot stand at all. And 

 while a portion of our Union looks with jealousy 

 upon our industry and prosperity, the agriculturist 

 and manufacturer should, on every suitable occa- 

 sion, cheer and encourage each other to the strug- 

 gle that seems to be approaching in which public 

 sentiment should be the only engine of conflict. 



Under these impressions, your Committee are 

 unanimously of opinion that, as a slight token of 

 the interest which this Society feel in the success 

 of the manufacturing system, they should appro- 

 priate as a gratuity the sum of $10, to be paid to 

 the Dudley Manufacturing Company. 



There was a fine show of Coverlets and Blan- 

 kets on this occasion. Warmth, comfort and re- 

 pose seemed to constitute the very ingredients of 

 this part of the exhibition, and wrapped in articles 

 like these one could never, while in health, need 

 the aid of soporific draughts, nor sigh to be fanned 

 to repose ,'iy a West Indian slave. 



There were six woven Coverlets offered for 

 premium ; one of woollen patchwork, of great du- 

 rability and excellent workmanship, was offered by 

 Mrs. Sylvia Adams of Worcester. 



The woven Coverlets were of cotton and wool, 

 and were presented by the following persons : 

 Serephina Chaffiii of Holden, Mrs. H. Howard of 

 Worcester, Miss Rebecca L. Sweetser of Worces- 

 ter, Mary Chaffin of Holden, Nancy Converse of 

 Spencer. Of these, all excellent of their kind, the 

 Committee were of opinion that Miss Sweetser was 

 entitled to the first premium of $4 — Mary Con- 

 verse the second premium of $3 — and that a gra- 

 tuity of $1, should be given to Mrs. Howard. 



No specific premium was appropriated by the 

 Society for Blankets. But your Committee were 

 of opinion that a pair of Rose Blankets exhibited 

 by Mrs. Pickard of Worcester, richly deserved a 

 gratuity of §2, for their softness, fineness and 

 beauty. Miss Sweetser offered a checked woollen 

 Blanket, of which the Committee need only say 

 that it deserved to be laid next to the Coverlet for 

 which she has been awarded the first premium. 



There were two lots of Men's Half Stockings or 

 Hose offered for premium, and, by their quality, 

 were thought fully deserving the premiums of the 

 Society. To Miss Adeline Marsh of Sutton, for 

 two pairs Half Hose, the Committee award the 

 first premium of S3 ; and to Miss Brooksey Marsh 

 of Sutton, for two pairs, the premium of $2. In 

 such Hose as these no man need be ashamed to 

 put his feet wherever his head shall have wit to 

 introduce him. 



There was a lot of fifty pairs of cotton and 

 woollen Stockings and Half Stockings, presented 

 for exhibition by Mr. Hitchcock, the Steward of 

 he Insane Hospital in this town, which had been 



