New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-24
THE CINCINNATI EXPOSITION

THE CINCINNATI EAPO5iIION
A LARGE ArrENDANcE-THE CIrY's LEADING fNDus'
TRIEs-EyIDENCEs or RAID PROGRESS IN MAN
UFACTUREs OF ALL KINDS.
[FRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUNEl
CINCINNATI, Sept. 19.-The Exposition has now
been open more than two week, and Is daily visited BY
an average of CCO persons The fact that Louisville also
has an Exposition does 10 inurc the attend
ance at this one, although very many OF the visitors are
country people. The various departments are no"
well filed and the display is certainly the largest ano
finest made by any Western city II Is not gene
rally known that Cincinnati in point OF manufactures
the third city the Union, and is rapidly advancing
New-York and Philadelphia alone exceed Gin.
cinnat in the number and value Of their manufactured
goods Cincinnatans point with pride To the large ana
varied display in the machinery department. the product
I'm good part Of their manufacturers Or the steam
engines on exhibition nearly onehalf come rom TIC
works within the city. and compare iayOrapIy VIII
those exhibited by Eastern builders both as regards
power and beauty OF finish. In agricultural implements,
consisting principally OF mowers, reapers edltiyators'
&C. there is an infinite variety In addition to the older
varieties there number OF new candidates Tor the
favor OF the agricultural portion of the popnlauon
There specimens from the manufacturers OF Clneh-
natl DAYTON Mansfield, and other cies and towns IN
Ohio. in addition 20 the Mccormick. Buckeye, ahd
other old and welLknown machines. Louisville Is
also represented by labor-savng agricultural machines
The various kinds OF sewingmachne, are fully repre-
sented Singer, Wheeler & wilson, Grover Baker the
Domestic and several others represented Some OF
the older companies have branch manufactures here'
and other concerns are manufacturing largely "
the coarser kinds Of castings there Is large variety
One firm by n curious arrangement OF nails, b0ts ETC.
OF various Sizes has outlined OF the walls fair
representation Of a horse. wagon and driver. In the
manufacture of stoves Cincinnati j. fast rivang Troy
and Pittsburgh and dispudng with them the trade OF
the West and SOUTH In carriage trimmings, too, there
has been a noticeable increase within a few years.
The increase in the consumption OF coal and IRON for
manufacturing purposes principally in this city is
shown by the report OF the Board Of Trade Tor the year
1872 The consumption Of coal during the year 1872 was
4OOOO0O bushels, aud there seasons when the
quantity required meet the demand is 20OH bushels
per day. Blast furnaces in and around the city are
doing large business and their numbers are increasing
rapidly I'm 1871, there were received 5653 tons OF pig
IRON In 1872 this had increased to ll253 tons Ihere
were also received in 1871 $3.50 tons Of iron and $3.50
pieces In 1872 there were received 79,96l tons ana
1850 pieces. The shipments were on the same ex-
tensye scale In 1871 included 5000 tons, 255S
peces bundles and 2555s tons of pig iron In ls2
there were shipped 1892 tons, 1881 pieces, $3.50
bundles and A., lll tons Of pig iron.
The display OF furniture is exceedingly good There
are chamber and parOr sets OF mahogany black walnut
maple aud other woods which in work nanshp and de-
Eastern manufacturers Several of the mahogany and
walnut sets are really marvels o. intricate workman
ship No branch of industry in Cincinnati has grown
more steadily and rapidly than this One firm alone
Mitchell & Co., employ $50 men In their mandatory
and there are several others employing from
300 10 800 men EACH II is claimed by the manufacturers
that they have not alone successfully disputed the
Western field with Eastern manufacturers, but that they
have begun to compete the Eastern cities with thei
manufacturing rivals those localues For the year
ending Aug 81 1872 there were shipped from Cincnna
6 5s pieces aud packages OF furniture and 2'63 doz
chairs The total production IN this class OF maniac
lures for the year ending Jan. l. 1872, Amounted 20
s71s3e73 employing 397s hands. For the year ending
Aug 81 1879 estimated the total value OF furniture
manufactured viii exceed 8 OOO,O0.
The specimens OF boots and shoes offered for inspection
ly no means indicate the growth @ manufactures 10
this particular line. although those shown ar5 very far
in workmanship. For the Western and SoathCrn
trade the majority OF the goods mannf ictured
are of coarse kind The capital cnpoyec in the
ufacturing business amounts 10 ABOUT 100000. The
manufacturers use the most approved machinery. EN-.
poy 1900 1890 hands and turn out dali $500 pairs or
shoes and boots. The aggregate sales 81 the home made
goods foot up about s. OO There Is ROOM, however
for this branch OF trade 10 extend itself mncl
further considering that the total sales OF boots and
shoes obbers and others in this city in the year 1871
reached an aggregate OF ss525,O00.
display OF various brands OF whisky None but chose
conversant with the matter would suppose from this dis
play that this OF the greatest manufacturing in
teTests here. There in Hamilton County II distl-
eries and their product for the past year was 6S596
gallons, I2639 barrels. The tax alone on this at 80
cents per gallon, is s3137.9T8 The wholesale liquor
dealers about 200. aud the total sales make up
an aggregate for the year 1872 OF S5i2loo, and the
paid the Government by the manufacturers and
sellers aggregated s,i97,Sp o.
The manufacture or miscellaneous goods, eompris-
ing scores OF articles in daily IN the house
hold and else where engrosses large amount OF capital
here They fully represented in the Exposition, and
TO attract the attention OF the thrOngs fully as
much the more pretentious articles There are
number OF specimens OF leather OF various grades ami
these compare favoraby with samples from tanners In
other sections. The total sales OF leather for the
1872 foot up s,6O000 and Of this city manufac
turers produced s24T3SO0 worth. In class OF manu-
features Is there better display than In that OF
carriages Those exhibited rather heavier than tho
same class in the East There IS or so dii-
ferent styles, including andaus, phaeOns, carences,
dog carts, and buggies IL Is somewhat strange that
not single NewYork firm Is represented In this line.
and only one Eastern hrm There would seem 10 be an
opening for Eastern manufactured carriages here.
or course an exposition OF this kind would be ncom-
pee without specimens OF the material which has for
many made Cincinnati famous and given IL the
cOgnomon OF Pork0pOlis. The specimens exhibition
however confined 10 hams or various brands, and
cured In various ways To those who suppose that the
pork trade IL falling off, the figures the past two years
are instructive During the Winter OF 1901 there were