New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05
THE CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.

HOW THIS EXHIBITION COMPARES WITH ITS
PREDECESSORS - IT'S IRREGULARITIES AND
SPECIAL FEATURES - DEPARTMENTS THAT
ARE REMARKABLY FULL.
IyHoH AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNBl
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-The third Industrial
Exposition in this city opens to-day OF The growth
OF this enterprise It's influence and its success, have
bean remarkable In 1859 the WooGrowers Association
of the Northwest the means, by its cooperation
with local committees in this city. OF securing hne
exposition Of textile fabrics here in August OF that year.
The contributions to IL numerous and varied
and is success in drawing visitors proved great that
il stimulated the exposition spirit which had lain dor
maut in our people for years To help the matter along
the city had obtained possession Of the large wooden
hall in which the Liberal Republican Convention of last
May was held The lot on which it stood was city prop
erty and the building came TO tho city by virtue of
few thousand dollars contributed by her to its erection
FOR the use OF the North American sanserbund for
musical festival
TIE GROWTH OF THE ENTERPRISE.
In this building which is feet wide by $50 long,
with Power Hail. a rough frame l72 feet square, extern
porized for the OCCASION served for the Exposition
which proved very successful The Exposition Commits
sion were surprised at what they had DONE and the
patrons of the show delighted with what they
In 1911 the space Of the preceding year doubled by
the erection OF additional buildings; the demand for
space by exhibitors largely increased and in every
respect that constitutes the OF such enter
prise this vast improvement upon Its prede-
cessor People to see it in greater numbers and
from greater distance than before. The railroads,
which we're shy of the show of 1870 extended more lib
era favors to this one It's display larger better
more varied and was better classified than that of the
former year. 1t offered to exhibitors five acres Of space
One thousand two hundred persons paronized it, with
LOO entries The expenses (ss7OoO were nearly bal
anced by the receipts. Tickets were sold at 20
cents SINGLE or with five coupons for ST. These expos
ad In no int Of nv
company or Institution. committee Of five members
each from the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of
Trade and the Mechanics Institute constitute com
mission. fully empowered TO manage the entire Affair."
This combination represents the merchants the mana
facturers, and the mechanics OF the city The bodies
which appoint the members OF this commission endoY
them with full power Their action Is final in all mat
tiers pertaining preparing for the exposition Money
for the erection of buildings, for advertising the enter
prise and for tho necessary preliminary expenses has
been raised by loan secured by guarantee fund.- which
consists OF subscriptions by business men OF the city
Fyeight thousand dollars subscribed to this fund
for the second exposition that Of 1871 Every cent OF 1t
paid back TO subscribers.
IMPROVEMENTS AND sPECIALTIEs THIS YEAR.
The features OF difference between the Exposition OF
this year and the two that preceded it many and i'm
portant In the first place. additional buildings have
been erected for It, The old Orphan Asylum has been
torn down. and the whole Of the block bounded by Elm
Fourteenth, and Pum-sts and row OF houses on the
south which front Grandst, ia under roof except
small surrounding little pond east OF the main
hall and next Elm.st In addition to these buildings,
an art hall reasonably freproof has been put up III
Washington Park, which lies the east sldo OF Elmst
and oppose the Exposition lot bridge Em-st.
connects this hail with the Of buildings the Ex
position lot Here have nearly four OF ground
under roof with acres of exhibiting space
The exhibitors this year already number sOO with 1000
entries The articles entered varied aud novel,
aud have been selected more with reference 10 quality