Exhibition—Superintendents' He ports. 
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MANUFACTURER’S DEPARTMENT. 
BY VICE PRESIDENT CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT. 
The undersigned respectfully begs leave to make the following 
report on the manufacturer’s exhibition at the annual fair of the 
society in 1873: 
While the exhibition was certainly the best ever collected at 
any fair held in the state, it is much to be regretted that there are 
so many manufacturers in the state, who have not “ state pride ” 
sufficient to induce them to compete for the prizes offered by the 
society; not that the prizes would intrinsically compensate them 
in many instances for the trouble, but it would materially assist 
the society to compete with that of other states for the best dis- 
play. 
There are quite a number of enterprising citizens of Milwaukee 
who always make extraordinary exertions (and at considerable ex¬ 
pense), to make our exhibitions successful, and to all those the so¬ 
ciety should feel much indebted. We hope many more will en¬ 
deavor to emulate them in the future. 
There were some articles on exhibition, entitled to more than a 
passing notice, and I propose to enumerate some of them that seem 
the least common, at the same time I hope not to disparage those 
that shall not be specifically mentioned. 
I desire to say in regard to stoves of all kinds, that the very 
best extant, were on exhibition, and that the difference (if any) be¬ 
tween them was so slight that it seems impossible to decide which 
was the best. The best evidence that all are good, is the fact that 
every person who has one in use, claims for it the preference. 
The thanks of the society are especially due to Jno. Smith & 
Co., Toledo, Ohio, for a splendid display of brass furnishing 
W. E. Goodman, Milwaukee, presented one of the most attract¬ 
ive features of the fair, in his display of gas fixtures, gas apparatus 
and plumber’s work. We hope he will call again. 
We have seldom seen on exhibition a more elegant assortment 
of fire and burglar-proof safes, than were exhibited by Arnold, 
Yale & Co., Milwaukee. 
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