Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
MANUFACTURERS’ DEPARTMENT. 
BY SATTERLEE CLARK. SUPERINTENDENT. 
This society holds its annual fairs open to the competition of the 
world,furnishing opportunity to manufacturers to exhibit their wares, 
and is the best conceivable advertisement to be obtained. During 
these fairs fully seventy-five thousand people visit the grounds, and 
everv article of merit is examined and discussed. 
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It is therefore singular that so few persons engaged in manufac¬ 
turing avail themselves of this opportunity to display their products 
when it can be done at so little trouble and expense. In addition 
to the benefits arising directly to the manufacturer, the more general 
the department the more attractive the exhibition, and this to the 
manufacturers where the fair is held is indirectly of great advan¬ 
tage. 
If these fairs become so attractive that the people who are able to 
do so, shall generally attend, they will carry with them a large 
amount of trade, and will be a source of increase to any place where 
the fair may be located for the time being. 
While nearly every article in this department had more or less 
merit, there were some articles of modern invention especially worthy 
of commendation. 
The Milwaukee Manufacturing Co., exhibited a case of augers and 
bitts, that attracted a great deal of attention, and it seems impossi¬ 
ble to manufacture any tools more perfect. 
Otto Zweitusch, of Milwaukee, is entitled to great credit for his 
exertions in behalf of the exhibition of his soda and mineral water 
fountains, as they not only attracted attention for their beauty, but 
during some of the hot days of the week contributed much to the 
comfort of the crowd that continually thronged his stand. 
The exhibition of carriages and wagons was generally so good, 
and each article possessed so much merit, that it seems hardly fair 
to mention an} r one especially. 
The manufacturers of furniture in Milwaukee have always con- 
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