New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
MAKING PROGRESS.
THE DGEs-IRRIGATION-A CARGO oF WORKS OF
ART-THE ELEVATOR

THE JUDGES -IRRIGATION-A CARGO oP WORKS OF
ART-THE ELEVATOR.
lFEoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE IRrBUNgl
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-Another fair and
cool day pushed up tho number Of visitors above that Of
any day since the opening and the grounds and build
ings alive with lookers-on. The Judges have by
this time fairly broken up from their general concaye
condition into the groups OF committees special sub
jects and were busy to-day in organizing and arranging
preliminary work Group l. minerals, mining, and
machinery. chose for its chairman ]. Lowthian Bell,
NJ. P and the Group Education, Sir Charles Reed,
head OF the Board Of Education OF London.
The Executive Committee, which rcigns during
the recess of the Commission, considered at their
meeting the project OF Commissioner Meekcr the
veteran Greeley cOlOnist from Colorado, for Civ
ing q practical exhibit TO farmers and others inter
ested in the irrigation OF land Mr. Sandro b, chief OF
the Agricultural Bureau, has arranged to give him half
planted with strawberries, in which Mr. Meeker
will show the system Of irrigation practiccd IN the
heart OF the American Desert the Greeley colony and
which have made the village OF 5000 inhabitants with
its 100000 worth of irrgainG works, TO bl the
He wants TO show also how water be MADE to
"run up hill by taking it from the streams in the valleys
to the high ground of the farm. Irrigation is one thing
he says and getting water to the lana is another.
In the Art Department. M sartan, the chief and Mr.
Baird OF the Terminal Service, busy i'll getting out Of
the boxes which have just arrived by the Government
vessel Supply the paintings and marbles by American
Brewster
fine collection OF paintings and saualy, which she has
had consigned to her This ship it viii he remembered.
touched several Italian French and English ports and
picked up the collections which had been made at these
points 1t appears that the head Of the Austrian Art
Exhibit here little hasy in closing w his depart
ment for day only for the alleged reason that the
critical and the explanatory umbrella Of On hui
sastc visitors had been punched through his
pictures There is strong evidence going show that
the picture injured, hurt inside the packinghoX
and the rupture noticed before single visitor had
it. assured by those in authority that in all
the wealth Of pictures and marbles In this building and
its annexes only single French picture has been hur
from this This injured, however, notwlth-
standing the very polite request which is profusey APP
pended TO the walls every where: "Ne Touches pas
Des Varaplnies Oa DeS Cannes, 81 rous plant" Tho
little finger OF IAN Italian Boy" kno kcd off by
eathcrduser finishes up the record Of damage from this
source.
An interesting feature for visitors who would ike to
take birdseye view Of the exterior Of the whole E1h-
bton was TO be noticed to-day in the southeast central
tower OF the Main Building, at the Bcmontaye. gate,
where mammoth elevator has been started by Stokes
Parrish the Philadelphia machinstS. who have put up
the majority OF the machines In the Exhibition, under
the auspices OF the Commission The charge for each
visitor for the ascent OF 1876 feet is 10 cents Tho Gle
yator is itself an exhibit" this firm making speciality
OF such things Another exhibit Is working section OF
an elevated railway, constructed across the deep valley
separating Horticultural from Agricultural Hall The
framework OF the road is Of triangular shape, the
car being la anced upon single rail at the apex,
and steadcd by small horizontal wheels running rails
at the side Of the triangle Gen Stone Of New York ls
the inventor. There very evident merit in the
novel method Of cOnstructiOn would DO impossible for
the car 10 be thrown from the track In the Naval Sec
ton of the Government Building there is now model
10 feet lon. Of the steam sloOpofwar Anteiam. II j.
complete miniature snip down 10 Tue SMALLEST uelHs OF
rigging and equipment