Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-15
GOING TO PARIS.
Manager Johnston Chats About the Pros
peers of the Exposition for Next Year
After Valuable Pointers.

After Valuable Pointers.
As the sending of Manager Johnston, of
the Exposition, to Paris augured something
more than ordinary prosperity, an effort was
made yesterday to learn something specific
from that gentleman. He was found in the
Exposition Office. and the first direct ques-
ton received positive answer.
Eyes, am going to Paris. 1 will leave
Pittsburg on the evening of the 18th. This
will enable me to look up a few things in
New York and board the French line for
Havre early Saturday morning. This, L
think, will land me about the 26th. am
going to the Paris Exposition. hope to
reach there five DAYS before the close. This
will give me very limited time in which
to do what l wish, but it was impossible to
leave sooner. dislike very much to leave
here before the close, for L would take pride
in seeing the last week, as it will be the
greatest.
"The Exposition Society is sending me.
Pittsburg is being keenly watched by every
Exposition manager IN the country, and
your newspaper reports are not read by any
one any more keenly than by our rival Ex-
position management. 1 will say am sent
over there in order to learn whatever VIII
be of interest or of value to the institution
here and to myself, or successor. The board
realize that the only way to successfully
handle an Exposition is to aim high, and
make the standard broad gauge and liberal,
and above all keep pace with the times.
The board knows all this, and that is why L
am sent, merely for future reference and for
the best interests of the Exposition.
"will you be here as manager next
year,
''No pledges have been made.
''I NAV remain here as manager and l may
not. There is lots of time for that question
after while Personally, my relations with
the board are happy, and believe mutual
lv agreeable, and l am not worrying over
the question of next years management
'I expect to sail for home on the 18th of
November, and will at once report to the
board, when probably the results of my trip
will be made public, as the public owns the
Exposition. / have some very valuable let
tiers to take with me, and besides that
know some of the management OF the Paris
show in addition to many of the American
exhibitors.
81 will have very pleasant recollections
with me of your Pittsburg business men,
and am, in tact, greatly attached to them,
seeing them as do every day. They have
been very kind, and everyone did nobly.
We would like to see them here next year,
and if am here in 1890 1 expect to see the
majority. 1t i am not here, 1 hope they
will continue this movement toward success,
as success depends entirely upon the ex-
hibitors, the management and the press.
Why, even now this Exposition has no rival
in the country but St. Louis, and next year
it will tower head and shoulders above them
all. More room must be gained somehow.
T. IL Il L. l., -,
order to even attempt to give space to Pitts
burg's great interests. Many valuable ex-
hibits were refused simply on account of
lack of space.
"The Pittsburg Exposition is bound to
take place among the most prosperous in
the country. The management has more
than fulfilled its contract"
Music for to-day at the Exposition:
AFTERNOON.
PART L-2 O'CLOCK.
J. Overture Bohemian Girl" ,Balfe
2 Concert waltz, Artist Life, ,"........ Strauss
8. Duet for clarinets, THE Brothers"
Messrs. n and ]. Norrito.
l. Grand operatic selection, Faust"
S. QGadfiIie scotch Airs. ..............Faust
PART IA O'CLOCK.
First time in this city by any military band.
:. Trombone SOLO, The First Palm Sun,
Gay hymn Mr F. n innes. azure
s. Grand popular charivari, 'offenbachi-
ana, ..-.-...................Co .Conradi
a number of the most popular
songs, duos ch oruses, etc, from the
works of Offenbach.
8. Duet for piccolos, THE Golden Rob.
Messrs. wadsworth and Timmons.
TO- March, "Actina" Reeves
EVENING.
PART Ii O'CLOCK.
j. Overture, "Idomeneo," Mozart
2 Concert waltz, Invitation to the
g. Grand fantasia descriptive, "a Sum-
mer's Day in Norway" Willmers
4. Saxaphone solo, The Heart Bowed
Mr.. II. A. Hall.
5. Fantasia caprice, "The British Patrol"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Ascher
PART is O'CLOCK.
G. Overture "Rosamunde" Schubert
Z. Solo for cornet, Concert Polka, -. Chambers
Mr.. W. Paris Chambers.
s Grand fantasia. "reminiscences of Verdi
Introducing a number of the most popular
Scenas, Arlas, including the famous
Anvil Chorus" ETC., etc. from the
multitudinous work of this
great COMPOSER.
8. Trombone solo, Sea Shells Waltz"
Mr.. F. n. Innes.
10. March, 'Prinz Methusalem," STRAUSS