New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
LIE CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL Elk
POSITION.

FLORAL, AND FINE ART NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or LARGE ATTENDANCE AND PROFITABLE RE-
SUITS.
IFRoM AN occ AsroNAL CORRESPONDENT OF rRmUsg.i
CINCINNATI, Sept 2O.-The exhibition of arts
Industry to the public In this city Is
confidently claimed by the managers TO be the greatest
ever shown the United States. However that may
be- unquestonably the most complete and varied OF
of exposons held here and seems TO occupy
larger share Of public interest than any Of its prede
cessOrs
The exposition IS under the immediate control OF
board OF fifteen COMMISSIONER who are prominent busl
and chosen annually from the three organiza-
lions already named It is secured against loss by
guarantee fund made UP among the merchants and
manufacturers OF the city, The subscribed for this
purpose IN 37G5 in 1873 it was s226OoO and
this year is still greater No guarantor has
called upon for the smallest share OF his subscrp
ton. The various details OF management are dstrib-
uted among subcommittee each OF which Is composed
Of three commissioners. There are thus committees
upon rules privileges fine arts, machinery horticulture
space building, transportation &C. None of the officers
except the Assistant Secretary receive any compensa
ton for their services.
1t would be difficult to give anything like adequate
description OF the exposition, a whole. The build.
ings which contain it huge temporary structures,
whose period OF usefulness is about over They have
been built at different periods the necessities OF the
enterprise required and together form an irregular
mass with little pretension to architectural beauty
Seven Of exhibiting space are said TO be under
roof and this whole amount is always taken long In adj
OF the opening Indeed the demand for space is
great exhibitors sometimes buy each other out az
a round price. Premiums are distributed with great
berality but with such discrimination that they are
deemed great prize by the lucky contestants There
offered for competition the present year, % grand
gold medals 40 silver medals and IT'S bronze medals
Besides this there will be distributed $4,000 In cash. as
premiums in the Horticultural Department and some
other cash premiums.
THE EXHIBITION OF MACHINERY.
description of the five main halls would embrace
that the exposition contains though considerable
amount Of exhibiting is furnished by the various
galleries, all Of which filed with goods. As might be
expected the principal manufactured products OF the
city and Ohio Valley prominent features in the
erai display The collection of machinery perhaps the
most extensive and varied made in this country.
There % steamengines. all In active operation, or
ready to be fred up at moments notice. There are
condensng engines, compound engines, hgh-pressure
and ow-pressure engines, beam engines, horizontal
gines rotary engines, osciatng engines, and hotair
engine Then there are steam boilers and steam pumps
of every size and style Of construction. and various i'm
provements for saving fuel. One Is an apparatus by
which all Of the hot air, which is usually wasted Is
brought back under the boilers and made
TO do service over and over again.
single display OF turninglathes, drills &C., from firm
in Hamilton, Ohio includes 4s tons of machinery One
Of these machines, improved revolving lathe.
weighs IA tons, and cost $4,000 1t built for the
United States Government. TO be used in the Rock
Island Arsenal. or woodworking machinery there 10
also large collection, embracing planning and matching
machines, moding, beading shaping and freeing
chimes, and a variety OF bandsaws The scrollsawing
Of the sensational features Of the display OF
machinery and Is always popular at exhibitions of this
sort number OF elevators driven by different modf
cations Of steam aud hydraulic power. advertise them
selves and substantial service to the exposition at
the time, by keeping up communication between
the upper aud lower portions OF the building one OF
the novelties OF the machinery department Is diamond
stone-saWlng machine, weighing HeO pounds. The aP
paratus is mounted with a circular saw 10 inches In
diameter and carrying 4s diamonds and steel points.
The machine Is intended TO execute in stone exactly
what the ordinary circular saw does in wood
FLORAL AND FINE ART EXHIBITIONS.
But the attractive portions OF the whole EXPOSE
ton TO the general public the Floral and Fine Art
Departments. horticultural Hall laid out in
mental pats In the center OF which cascade and
miniature lake. Masses Of rocks covered with ant
vines and scattered about in picturesque confusion and
the barkcovered beams and rafters give to the large
room pleasant rustic appearance Inc collection Oh
tropical plants is the largest made in the West
IL embraces bananas, pneappes aud other fruits IN all
dums tree ferns ndiarubber trees cactuses and large
quantities of choice tub plants. The amount of space
fed with this class OF plants is 1920 square feet.
Twice week are made elaborate shows OF cut flowers
and floral work, and such the hall turned
into o promenade for the fashion and beauty OF the
city.
and household is exhibited in fire proof building
across the street from the main Exposition, and con-
nected with IL by bridge spanning the street Tho
paintings number about 400 aud among them
OF high rank Tuere are landscapes by Achen0ach'
leasing, and Others OF the Dusseldorf SCHOOL, charac-
terstic hazy by Turner, Magdaen attrb-
uted to Muro, "Chrst healing the Sick by Benjamin
West masterpiece OF Cuyp, known as The Cavalier;
ST. Margaret by Guereino; valuable painting, known
" Old Age aud Childhood" by kuaus or Dusseldorf;
"The Smoker" by Meissonier, aud numerous Other
French pictures, some or which have brought immense
prices, and an Ecce Homo by Carlo Dolce. The Gag
horn Collection OF Engravings numbers 29 IL covers
wide field ana includes my % rare interest ana great
value The gallery Is constantly thronged Win VISITORS
aud Is open on Sundays
NEW BUILDINGS NEEDED.
The gathering together Of many people, great
proportion OF whom come from The country ana sur
rounding cities cannot fail to be Of advantage
TO business interests OF Cincinnati Our merchants
and manufacturers realize this. and have accordingly
determined that the Exposition shall be maintained asa
permanent annual Institution lt Is advertised IN every
part OF the United states by the following means: -,
100000 postal dispatched with hthog sph Of Exposition oa-
the 100000 envelopes disposed Of 10 merchants
similar 10000 postal distributed m ha
oho Kntuek and indiana 10000 postal cards s
posters hre. form posters l2OOS posters OF
nc-s 10000 Autographs to soekcepeB 1000 upon sun e
5000 posters referring 20 cotton premiin 500 posters referring
tobacco a,
IL has come now 70 be understood. however, thai IL
the Exposition TO become permanent ana cpouhoS
thing, It must be supplied Win new buildings wn VIII
shall DO worthy OF IT, There are propositions 10 c"so
from the city at nominal sum the ground on Hurst.
which the present buildings are situated issue 0onus
secured on the real estate anu erect building 70 %
claim that annual profits Of the Exposition wouu
nay tho bonds and IN hiteen years Duy
done and no doubt, In the Of time will be done
but they have way In Cincinnati OF mol doing tnlbss
IN hurry. aud Is not improbable that tho old haiiu>
ings VII have 70 % sarvias ,t'r another year,