The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-09
THE EXHIBITION PROJECT.
Meeting of the Projectors To Be Held
This Evening-Plans for Its Perfection.

"what has become of the Exhibition projectf'
inquired a Journal reporter of Judge E. B. Mar
tndale yesterday. Before giving the Judges
answer it may be pertinent to explain that at
the close of the recent State fair a meeting OF
representatives of a number of the largest man
ufactories in the Northwest was held at the
Bates House. These gentlemen resolved to or
ganize a company for the purpose of holding an
annual exhibition for the purpose of displaying
manufactured goods and machinery. Judge
Martindale was chosen as the chairman of
committee appointed at that time to devise
plan. The Judge answered: "The committee
will meet at the Bates House tomorrow evening
to perfect the organization of the company. 1t
is the Intention to make this organization broad
enough to embrace all the leading manufac-
turers of the Northwest. In order to get them
all in, it will probably be made condition that
each take at least one share of stock at 800,
upon which space will be given to exhibit at
each annual exhibition"
''What is the matter between the gentlemen
interested in this exhibition and the State
board2"
Nothing This is not intended as antagonist
ic to the State fair, though members of the State
Board of Agriculture, if they have been correctly
reported, say so. Now, the truth is that not one
in hundred of the manufacturers of the North
west have been making displays at the State
fair within the last ten years, The expense of
getting machinery to our fair grounds, the
limited facilities for display ana the fact that
there s only a day or two of exhibition after it
is got there does not make the show Of sufficient
benefit to warrant the manufacturers in coming
here at all"
''What viii become of the State show if the
manufacturers withdraw from it2'
"Oh, it will go on, like the brook, forever 1t
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successful. It could be made more So"
"How2" meekly inquired the reporter.
"By the use of more brains. The threats of
the State Board OF Agriculture to move their
show from indianapolis are silly. They have
trleu hlppodr9mlhg over me state ana IoS5
| money by 1t. Indianapolis is the great railroad
center the only place in which they get
enough people together to pay expenses They
can't take IL away from here. Another thing,
they shouldn't forget that they owe IndianapO-
lis fully as much as she owes them"
"Where is to he the location of this manufac-
turers' eXpositionR"
! at Will take a large amount of ground" said
tue Judge, "and there must be railroad facilities.
IL must be centrally located and easy of
access, so that people can get to it without ex-
pense. The grounds ought not to be less, for the
buildings to be erected upon them, than 400 feet
| square. The matter OF location is hardly TO be
| considered until sufficient amount of stock has
! been taken and the organization perfected, but
north of the Terre Haute depot is large tract
I of ground that can be had, and there are three
| squares of ground where Michigan street inter
| sects the Decline road Then there are other
pldces equally SoOu, ana &uY Oh IneHl can uOuDt-
less be had on a ten-years lease ut low rental"
| "Anything else2"
| "Well, If you're going to say anything about
! this, YOU may say that this is not to be local
! organization, and IL is not certain, even
If the company Is formed, that Indianapt
| oils Will be chosen the place of
! erecting the exhibition building. If this city
does not take sufficient interest in it to make it
a success some other point willard we have
| the great Northwest to choose from. OF course
| l want it to be here. Indianapolis should be
| made prominent as the center of great manu-
featuring system. We are dependent upon man
ufactures for the growth of this city, aud It is
| Important that the interested In this
growth and the prosperity of Indianapolis should
| come to the front. All such are invited to meet
with the committee at the Bates House to-mOr-
| row eYenino.n