Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-10-15
OPENING OF THE PITTSBURGH IN
DUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.

that has better facilities for the success
of an Industrial Exposition than the city
OF Pittsburgh. Its enterprising citizens,
its numerous railroad and steamboat
lines and the millions of dollars invested
in manufactures, go far towards making
the first Exposition of the Pittsburgh In
dusiriaI Institute one of the leading in
stitutions of the country.
1t was planned 10 open the exposition
on Thursday, Oct. 7th, but owing to the
delay of the exhibitors in arranging their
articles. the grand opening was delayed
until the following Saturday, when the
doors were thrown open and no less than
5000 persons visited the exposition that
day.
The grand military and civic parade
took place on Thursday, the 9TH. as pre-
viously arranged. The procession was
four miles in lenngth, and was headed by
the Great Western Band, followed by the
military, the press committee in carriages,
and hundreds of wagons and carriages
from the various industrial establish
ments of the city all of which were beau
tifully trimmed and decorated AS the
PROCESSION mached through the crowded
streets it was greeted with frequent
cheers, showing the sympathy of the peo-
pie in the great objec; ofthe parade. AT
ter marching through some of the prln-
cipal streets the procession crossed over
the river TO Allegheny City to the expo
silion building, where the de.licatOry ex-
ercises took place, after which the audi
ence gradually dispersed.
THE PRESS EXCURSION.
Through the kindness of the Commit
tee Of the Chamber of Commerce, grand
excursion to some of the principal manu-
factories for the visiting press, was ar
ranged TO take place on Friday. Accord
ing TO programme, the party met at the
Union depot and left at 8: 10 a. m. by a |
special train on the Allegheny Valley R.
R. The party numbered about 70 or 100 |
persons. among whom were several mem |
bers of the city press, ]. c. Lewis, engi- |
neer In charge of the Edgar Thompson |
Steel Co.'S Works, E. D. Nettleton, gen.
eral freight agent OF the Allegheny Val
ley R. R., and members of firms of the
works visited.
The first stop was made at the steel |
works of Hussey, Wells & Co. The par
ty were-met by Mr.. Wells, who escorted
them about the extensive works anil ex-
planned the manner of manufacturing |
steel. This is the largest steel manufac-
turing works in the United States. and is
the first mill where the American process
of steel making was successfully put in /
operation.
GRAFT, BENNETT, s cos.
After spending half an hour at Hussey,
Wells & Co.'S. the excursionists board ed
the train and started for Forty-third ST.,
where all alighted and crossed on foot
over the Ewalt-street bridge to Graf,
Bennett 6 Co.'S rolling mill at Girty's
Run. Here the party was met by Mr..
Milligan of the firm, and halfan hour was
spent under his guidance in witne ssing
the process of iron making as carried on
here. The working of Dank's pudding
furnaces seemed to be the attractive fea
ture, inasmuch as by this process, as
compared with the ordinary way of pud-
ding, much manual and skilled labor is
saved.
KEYSTONE BRIDGE WORKS.
Five minutes more brought the excur-
sionists TO the works of the Keystone
Bridge company. Here Mr.. Carnegie did
the honoTs of showing around his guests.
The various operations ofmaking articles
necessary for the construction of a bridge
proved very interesting, for everything is
made here for the equipment of bridges,
from the smallest bolt to slabs OF ION go
and 20 feet long.
LUCY FURNACE.
The visitors arrived at the furnace Just
IN time 10 witness blast This is one
of the largest and most complete fur
naces in the country, and the party was
highly interested in looking about this
extensive establishment.
wATER-woRKs FOUNDATIONS.
A ride of eight minutes brought the
party to those much discussed foun da-
tions of the water-w orks at Negley-run.
II was first estim ated that the W ater-
works could be built for $4,000, 600, but
$5,0O0O00 have already been expended
and The foundations are only up, and it
is now estimated that it will require $4,-
100000 more to complete them. Pitts
burgh is not behind the times IN these
gigantic enterprises.
vEsTA OIL WORKS.
The last point on the Valley road Wis
tied was the Vesta Oil Works of Warlng
& Co. About twenty minutes was spent
here in the examination of the workings
Of the refinery, and receiving tanks and
the stills. A gentleman in connection with
the works showing the process of sepa-
araiing water from oil and the benzlne
from the oil.
At twelve o'clock the train left the YES
ia works on the return to the city. ar.
irving at 12 :25. After a stop of five
minutes at the Union depot for the trans
ferring of the train to the Pennsylvania
railroad track, the excursionists started
out on the latter road, lunch being
served on the train after lesYing the
Union depot.
THE EDGAR THOMPSON STEEL WORKS.
The first and only stop made on the
Pennsylvania road was at the Edgar
Thompson Steel Works, situated about
Ten miles from the city. This is one of
the largest and most complete steel works
of the kind in the country, and we are
under many obligations to Mr.. ]. O. Lew
is, engineer In charge, for his kindness in
showing US through the works. A de-
scripHon of this establishment and the
manner of making the Bessemer steel
rails will no doubt be of interest to all !
and we therefore copy from Pittsburgh
paper an article which will give the reai-
er very clear idea of the process.