The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-02
MILLERS' EXHIBITION.
The Appearance of the Display
and the Meeting of the Grain
Congress.

Congress.
II was the intention to start all the machinery n
that was ready for running at 10 O'Clock tnis
morning, but the HarrisCorliss engine WINS the
only one of the Ave that let steam at that hour
This engine set in operation the machinery inthe
north part of the hail. both upstairs and down. n
In the course OF an hour, however the Brown +
engine of Fitehburs Mass, and the kaynoios-
Corliss of Milwaukee, were set in operation, anu ;
nearly every wheel and pulley in that, vast mai
which is completely filed with machinery, was IN
notion The two remaining engines were uot III
running order, but probably will be before the
doors close for the night
The engines are an interesting parto the exhl-
bition They are each two hundred morse power
and run The shaftng with belt from their ny
wheels, which are sixteen ieet IN uiaihe.ei ol'
some OF the engines and on others ~ Is even
larger. The cylinders will average about 10 Dy 40
ncnes and the engines run at the late OF apou. eo
| revolutions per minute, but run so quietly as 10
| be scarcely audible. The shafts and puiieys WIN
which they connect extend the enure ieh 'n ; ol
the building aud through the galleries. ahu 70 uiis
| shafting the different machines are attacheu py
| belts and cog-Wheels, as at the Exposition:
When the engineers turned on steam TINS morn
! ing the greater portion of the machines III the
hall were attached to the snaiung anu euh i1
menced running, and the remaining portion VIII
probably all be ready by evening, so tha,, py
another day, Power Hall will be in complete OF.
der and present an appearance that mas selooih
been witnessed. The ulsplavs in the other po.-
lions OF the building are also nearly arranged
and begin TO present Il fine ap earanee.
GRAIN CONGRESS.
The Grain Congress. which is composed OF Gel.
egates appointed by the various Chambers OF
! Commerce. ards OF Trade, Merchants . EA
changes and other commercial organizations met
in Dexter HAL this forenoon, with about thlfty-
| Ave persons present. The meeting was called 20
| order by James H. Snodgrass, Chairman OF the
Grain Committee of the Exposition VINO rea9 'ne
call for the meeting, and nominated Mr.. 5. T.
Thomson for Temporary Chairman. Mr.. Thomp-
| son was elected by acciamatio1 and escorted 70
d the char. He then SPOKE as follows
''Gentlemen of the Grain Congress;
"a "For YOUR very cordial Endorsement OF the
friendly partiality of the COMMITTEES OF Arranee-
Il lmeuts IN presenting my name as your temporary
Chairman, beg to tender TO them and 10 You my
grateful thanks. 1t is an honor l fully appre-
: cia,e. and pt s ton feel proud to occupy.
- "The fact that the Millers National Conven-
e ton was to hold its annual meeting Ill IN city
z COMPOSED OF delegates not only IRON nearly every
State III the Union, but from various parts OF the
D. Old World, suggested the idea OF assembling al
e. the same time Representatives of the grain inter
"a est. the two being so closely identified; accord
i, ingly invitations were sent TO inc various boaia
VI. of Trade and Grain ASSOCIATIONS 10 send ueeSa'e
and forward samples OF their various grades o
a. grain and 1t Is in response to this invitation Una
|e we meet to-day ,.r.,. y,
49, II am sure the deliberations OF so Intelligent az
81" assemblage as this will be most instructive an,
'.' anv conclusions you may reach Will result IN III
-, innate good to the industry concerned. ltls, oe
Iieye the first time that an opportunity'has pee
,, offered for all actual comparison OF the varl9u
15 grades and standards OF inspections OF the olne
'Is e It grain centers ot this country
a.. .Such blages as these tend to break COW
"a the business of sectional prejudice, ana make
~ lealiz our dependence on each other inr tne m
5 terial prosperity of the whole and II TINS resu
n,.Y,1iC hpH n
az vain." - m,
~ ave and the liberality to construct THIS gran
NJ building dedicated to the encouragelhent al
,:.."' nromoton of music art and the mechanical Il
"a dustries A community, that when railrot
o o4 combination threatened to divert its trade buiiI
&c ra;lroad Of its own and but few weeks az Gel
s brated its completion ana welcomed 70 el nosi ,i
;sls talIe homes the representatives OF the emu
III Snuth one OF which we may all leel lust
9yA ,uond and am sure you will 10 with me i'll
ssk hone that they reap the iull irniton Una. ~
SS gigantic undertak entities .he hong ao anu th
bi5 with me tie very great pleasure Va ooNo VT
aezs Mr. Chas. B. Murray of Cine nnat wa appoi
'0is eo temnorary secretary and the following roll
o1IL deleYates present made up .u , ,y y,
-T1 Ral1imore-Geo. H. Bear, J. B. Hail. +. II. III
'""' ciiI r q Norris and =. p Th hpmps0n.
''" ',1i ,G1ih,Icsgo-Reuben Warren, s. H. Larmine q
hG% h"asvilee.M. s. satterwAite, A. Braudeis
~ M,lwa,,kee-J. NJ A. Brown, VIM. T. Hooker
E. Solomon
st. Joseph, Mo.-A. /. Kerr, =,
St. Louis Alex. II. Smith, J. W. Kaufman
r. NJ 81 4 panI ImJ' II Hanson, W. g. Zimmerman
ther NJ Dean. ,,.p,,,,
iVA-' G ncinnsti Chamber Ct Commerce-Ado
Wood, A. E. Smith, NJ E. ingalls, ). +. cow
liver son; sH;;nc;nnati wi m Board of Trades F. Covingt
ther Robert simpson, J. R. Stewart, 3. F. Bradford
N; c0lmmbus-M. G. Whitehurst. Charles Ma
Kan penny, c. P, Chaney. John Rodenfels.
ton Upon mo.on nnda,to,s .ae ana PptmnnaGt o-g
7O'. Eation: J. b. Hall, George H. Barr, " WIN
Wunter L. A. Gathr to. A. ~ Kerr j.. w.
..sg man ] III. Hanson, M. Mclaughlin W. N.
,er har, G n Coylngton and Mr.. Laramie.
.+har C"nmittee retired, and after few minutes
''"e' sence returned with the fol owing report:
s iarhat the Temporary 6ffcets be mare the
mai,ent otfieers, and that the delegates h
oudy were were made" .......s, ..,L-.
VII Tie replrt was adopted and the meeting me- Ing
io,Itned intll Tomorrow at III O'CLOCK, wiz
,wly. ;mnch larger attendance is expected
1ola rhe Millers' National Association met IN De
Oh Hha, rlaai 'aS and abnat 100 members present.
and 8. H. seamans presented e his report as secre; &c
giving a BRIEF review 0' 'n' 'o"0''''D q '''
H., Alex, H. Smith, of st. Louis. read tn
nort II the Committee on Patents II was 5
ment OF the method adopted TO prevent iniri
ments on patents and several recommended
y a. to Congress on the subject. .,.....a ..
Tha Secretary was instructed to telegraph Il
,ding Hon Carey Young o. Memp s m rafe
will he withdraw ms nl,, unou foresn inventions
which there IS no patent in any foreign coll
living whr" Nr Howard lockwood read paper upo
;. s,,tie.t nj wheat and -four exports from THE U
.iysbt States during the past ninety years.
ening NOTES.
way Thos. H. Foulds is officer Of the day to-day
fable T1,e attendance yesterday was ,76o.
uubbell d Fisher. OIL Fourth street, ha
the their snow window representation OF pc
last Of the machinery of a mill, with two earrt
Y -four and sack of grain standing near. fssnl
It and OF lace ana oannns, :, .,,,or r,s, =