The New York herald., 1872-09-07
NEWARK INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
Interesting Facts and Figures About thu
Enterprise-A Gratifying Success In

Interesting Facts and Figures About the
Enterprise-A Gratifying Success I'm
Every Respect.
The Industrial Exhibition In Newark, N. J., has
now been open over two weeks, the inaugural night
being that of September 20, and still the work of
improving it goes on under the creditable man
aging committee, Messrs. A. M. Holbrook, william
Johnson, Walter r. Conger and David M. Meeker.
Since the opening each day and hour has suggested
improvements and brought additions, until now
the show Is about perfect it will be this
year. As show, considering 1t in the light Of an
experiment for the Newarkers, together with the
disgraceful lack of spirit that pervades most
Of the leading men OF the town, the
affair was justly pronounced q success
from the first. 1t may now be called
In this respect decided success for such 1t cer-
tanly Is; and not only is 1t so as show, but as
paying institution and magnificent advertisement
for the town and its industries. The total cost OF
the enterprise II about sixteen thousand dollars,
with daily y,d running expenditure Of about two
reached total Of about six thousand dollars, the
average number Of visitors per diem being about
being thrown In with the exhibition, the buildings
were packed with about sixty-hve hundred per-
sonsNa = really ca uncomfortable crowd for the place
are about five hundred different exhibitors now
on the list, and these, It is believed, number
Newark. The goods on exhibition are estimated
now to be worth about half million dollars 1t is
matter OF complaint among visitors that exhibit
ors leave no persons on hand to explain their
wares or give Information such as the public or
dealers might desire. AS a means OF attracting
business to the town the exhibition has already
brought forth fruit man all the way from Mil
waukee gave an order yesterday for large guam
splendid display at the Rink. Likewise In the ma
chine department dealer gave five orders for
machines OF a certain kind. This Is the natural re-
suit OF an enterprise like this, and incidents like
those noted form
wITHERTNG REBUKE
to those manufacturers who threw cold water on
the movement at Its Inception and told one OF the
that the enterprise w0ud amount to nothing but
bosh. The list Of visitors includes the following,
some Of whom left large orders with manufactur-
ers:-George W. Pew, Atlanta, Ga; Nicolas
Colombia; ID. II. Dovale also Of Colombia; A. J.
Dovale New York; A. =. Mount, Indianapolis; John
NJ. Clark, Lima, PERU; p. Cahill, Lima, Peru. Some
arrangements ought to be made whereby the
could spend few hours or half day at the Rink.
Probably this and o great many other things would
be done to improve and help the az
fair II those managers who get credit
appearance and lend hand, as well as their names,
to the three or four who have accomplished all the
work so far..-A letter was received recently from
the dlrectorsM the American Institute. through
Vice-Presido9t Nathan Q. Ely regretting their In
ability to visit TIE show in body, but promising
that they W01l1s visit Newark as they could. A
number 0fn1gD and canary-brdcages arrived yes
terday, ana M1n be arranged with the other embe-
Colon4t 00urtOis' collection of gems, by leading
arti4c& In the main building splendid collection
OF m4ne ana another lot Of fine jewelry Of ex-
port. s exhibition will viii Continue through i ail Of
September fine brass band discOurses good
music day and night.