Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-30

next Wednesday. He said: "That is the
best and quickest job ever done in this city.
The building Is q splendid one. No, have
not heard that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company desired to buy 1t for a depot.
They might like to have it, just as 1 would
like to have it for a cracker factory. The
Exposition Society. however, has no more
idea of ever disposing of this property for
any other than exposition purposes than
THE DISPATCH has of dropping its daily
edition and running only a weekly. The
work of putting in the exhibits will begin
this week. They are all from Pittsburg
manufacturers. and are only waiting for
permission to enter"
Postal cards were sent out by the City
Clerk yesterday calling special meeting OF
Select Council for this afternoon to act upon
a petition from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for permission to lay tracks from
the Duquesns freight depot, along Third
street to the Exposition building. This,
Pennsylvania Railroad officials say, is to
permit the hauling of freight directly to the
building. The calling of this meeting re-
vived the rather stale talk that the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company hoped to
secure the Exposition buildings eventually
for depot purposes President Marvin said:
''The site is unsuitable for a depot. Our
charter does not permit us to make any
profit out of the affair. We dare not sell.
Our lease of the ground from the city pro-
vides that an exposition shall be held at
least once in every two years. There Is no
possibility of such an event."
The story was that the Pennsylvania
Railroad expecting that the Exposition
might not succeed financially, would lead
to its abandonment in a few years. Then
if the property and buildings revert to the
city the great corporation would try to buy
it from the city If not from the Exposition
Society. The visit of inspection of Superin-
tendent Pitcairn and the railroad engineers
to the building alluded to above, gave color
to such report, especially as Mr.. Herbst
admits that after this inspection railroad
officials asked TO be notified if sale was
ever contemplated.
A high official of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad said yesterday evening that the
application of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company meant an attempt on the part of
that company to monopolize the approaches
to the Exposition. He was satisfied that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company would
not devote its line exclusively to the trans
portation of freight, but intended to use its
line for the conveyance of passengers to the
Exposition. He thought that if Councils
granted such a privilege, it would prevent
other railroad lines from competing with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
would tend to ihj jure the Exposition.
PUTTING EXHIBITS IN ORDER.
Immediately opposite the main entrance
to Exposition Hall, and about the center of
the floor is the splendid large structure of
Joseph Horne & Co. 1t is nearly finished.
and usky s, both costly and unique in design.
Fine exhibits will be ready by Kleber &
Bros, S. Hamilton, Joseph Eichbaum &
Co.. Hopper Bros, Collins Cigar Company,
Hugus & Hacke, Boggs & Buhl, Danziger
& Shoenberg, Rosenbaum & Co., Graf,
Hugus & Co., E. Groetzinger. Mellor &
Hoene, Bellies & Co., Wattles, Sheafer &
Co., w. w. Wattles, W. G. Johnston,
Singer Sewing Machine Company, White
Sewing Machine Company, De Haven &
Co., P. c. Schoeneck, Meyer. Arnold & Co.,
w. II. Keech, Mile End Cotton Spool Co.,
Western Pennsylvania Phonograph Co.,
William h. Allen, E. West & Sons, L.
Glesenkamp, Taylor & Dean, Charles
Reizensteln, o. McClintock & Co., Bovard,
Rose & Co., Thomas Pickering, S. S. Mar
vim & Co., Dauler, Close g. Johns, Roenigk
Bros, j. C. Grogan, Fleishman & Co., and
others.
One of the most attractive displays will
be that of Heinz, the pickle man. He oc-
cupies the entire east gallery. The eastern
wall is covered by an immense oil painting
of Heinz's farm, up the Allegheny river,
opposite the water works. The painting has
been we'll executed by Mr.. John johnson,
the well-known scenic artist Another
unique exhibit is that of the Collins Cigar
Company. Their booth in the gallery has
been built of cigar boxes in Moorish style.
Tobacco plants, big and little, will be shown
growing in soil. 49,
In the art department about 700 pictures
will be displayed, in oil, water and etching.
A number have been sent from Europe.
Nearly all have been already hung and will
form the finest art display ever presented in
Pittsburg. Superintendent Johns saws that
he will be ready by Wednesday evening if
the electric lights are inserted by that time
Sheriff McCandless yesterday delegated
one of his deputies to swear in a number of
special officers about the Exposition. Some
thing must be done by either the Exposi-
tion managers or the city authorities to re-
move the accumulation of dust on Duquesne
way. It is at least three inches thick, and
is great nuisance. Some OF the exhibitors
express reluctance to put in their fine goods,
fearing that they may be injured by the
dust before the show fairly opens. If the
dust is wet down by sprinklers it will be-
come mud.
There is still considerable growing
among some of the merchants of this city
because they have been unable to obtain
space. Manager Johnston says: 1--WE have
only half enough room. If we had twice
as much We could fill it. Those who ap-
piled in time were assigned space Some
were necessarily left, and 1 am very sorry
for it."