The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-22
Lehigh Valley at the Centennial.

The Bethlehem Times gives the fol-
lowing news In regard to the display
0f the Lehlgh Valley at the Centen-
Illal;
The committee that had been ap-
pointed to see that the Lphigh Valley
would be properly represented at the
Centennial, and who have had mum
her " conferences and consultations,
had hoped TO SECURE sufficient space IN
one portion OF the building to make
collective display NJ our uatura and
mechanical products. This space could
not be obtained, ~ the products of the
various manufacturers would have TO
be placed In the classified departments
to which their products naturally be-
longed When tnis was learned, these
gentlemen made indiyIduaI application
for the SPACE each desired aud in all
cases this has been granted, we under.
stand, and the necessary permits fer
warded to such applicants Space has
been given for the eghhition of the
Natural Products of the Lehigh Val.
ley" This space Is ON passag" way
on the east side of the Main Building,
extending 80 feet south from South ave
nue. to a 10 feet wide avenue, including
both sides Of passage way. The west
side Is devoted exclusively to the iron
interest, and is divided into spaces Of
lS INCHES square, each. The space be
ginning at South avenue, has been as
signed a. follows Catasauqua Manu-
featuring Company, Is inches square ;
Durham Iron Company, do. ; GlendOn
Iron Company, do Peter Uhlcr, do. !;
Keystone Iron Company, do, w. u.
Garter u Co., do. Northampton Iron
Company, do. Bethlehem Iron Com.
rany, spaces, each lS inches square (;
Lehigh Iron Company, Allentown, 10
INCHES square Emaps Iron Company,
do. MillerstOWn Iron Company, do. /;
Thomas Iron Company, do Allen
town Rolling Mill Company, Q spaces
of 1S inches square each and the Al
lentown, the Crane, the Tehigh Valley,
the Carbon and the Saucon Iron Com
panies each one space of 1S inches
square, thus filling the space of 33 feet.
On the other side ST the passageway,
again beginning at South avenue, is
the Champion II Slate Company with a
front of Ia feet on tine passage and q
feet on the avenue, extending back to
another passage way Then comes the
Lehigh Zinc Company with a space of
5 feet front and feet deep 20 the rear
passage way. The Lehigh Slate Com
pany (Mr. McDowelD of Slatlngton
takes all of the balance of the block, 13
feet Ivy 6, excepting about feet square
In the southeast corner, which has been
assigned to Stewart q Co., of South
Easton, for q display of their wires.
Back of the space allotted to the iron
interest from the space given to the I.e-
high Iron Company to the 10 feet wide
avenue, an area of 100 square feet, is
the space allotted to the anthracite coal
OF the lIehIgh Valley, which depart
ment is in charge of DR.. Linderman Of
this place. This space has two fronts,
one of 15 and the other of 10 feet.
The space allotted to the nat ural pro-
ducts of the I.ehigh Valley is all that
could be desired, and is in such pu-
sition as will do OR products full JUS
tice.
The iron men will make fine dis
play. They will exhibit as follows
The ore, the fuel, the tlux, the differ
ent grades Of pig iron, the Stag and an
assay of Stag, &c. Each company will
show how many furnaces rolling mills,
NC, it owns, and the maximum capaci-
ty of each, thus showing the world
what the Valley is capable of produc
ing.
The Bethlehem Iron Company has
secured four spaces for its exhibitions,
which will be filed as follows l, pig
iron; ?, Bessemer iron 3, spiegeIe-
isen 4, steel. The Allentown Rolling
Mill Company has two spaces, one fol
pig and the other for manufactured iron
The Champion Company will exhibit
Q hugh block of slate, slabs, curbng
posts, steps, &c.
The Zine Company will send speci-
mems of its ore, blends, bars, plate
&c. &c.
Stewart & Co. will show their wire
and the display of anthracite coal viii
be novel and complete.
1t will THUS be shown that the natura
products of our Valley will be fully
represented at the Centennial Exhibi-
tion.
Individual manufacturers. as has al
ready been said, will exhibit in the va
rious classes to which their products be
long.