Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-05
PITTSBURG HONORED.
All the Pan-American Delegates Will
be Here and Maybe Mr.. Blaine.
THE SECRETARY WAS INVITED.
A Proposition to Continue the Mechanical
Display for Week.
ALL PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE

The visit of the delegates to the Pan
American Congress to this city will be dis
tinguishej by the attendance of all tn,
members of that Congress This will be thu
only city in the tour where such will be tn,
case. The reason for this, as explained BY
Mr.. Curtis, in letter written by him few
days ago, is that Pittsburg is considered b.
everybody to be the center of the iron anC
steel ind ustry in this country. This is tht
particular thing which the delegates desire
to investigate, and in that way Pittsburg
will be the most interesting city in theil
rounds to a majority of them.
The delegates from this country and two
or three Of the foreign commissioners who
have been engaged in Independent investi
cations, and have not been with the tour
lists, will join the body of the Congress in
Plttsburg. In view of this fact Mr.. w. E.
Sehmertz, the President of the Chamber Of
Commerce, yesterday sent the following
telegram to Mr.. James G. Blaine, the emf.
nent Secretary of State:
The Chamber of Commerce OF Pittsburg
earnestly desires your presence upon the oc.
American Congress on November 6, and &
As full attendance is expected here, your
visit would be most timely, and would be hailed
with pleasure by your many many fTienGs r sG11,,rn-v
President Of the Chamber of Commerce.
The telegram was sent about 2o'clock yes
terday afternoon, so that no reply is ex-
peeted until this forenoon.
WILL ARRIVE ON TIME.
President Schmertz yesterday received
from William E. Curtis, the representative
of the State Department with the delegates,
a letter saying that the special train will
arrive in this city promptly at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The Reception Com
mittee from this city will depart at 215 P.
NJ by special train for Steubenville, where
the delegates train will be met.
Work on the decorations by Roenigk, and
on the floral ornaments by the Murdochs,
will begin at the Monongahela House
to-day.
A proposition will be made at the meet
ing Of the directors of the Exposition Soci-
ETY. to-day to continue the exhibition of
machinery and appliances which are being
put in place for inspection by the Pan.
American Congress. The suggestion that it
be continued on the Saturday following this
inspection has met with such general COM
mendation, that it is now suggested that the
building be kept open the entire week fol-
lowing. The directors are confident that
the scheme would meet with favor, especi-
ally in this city, where so many are inter-
ested, directly or indirectlysin machinery
of 50 many varieties.
SMALL MAKERS IN LINE.
AS is well known, the space has nearly all
been taken up by manufacturers Of small
goods, such as brushes. brooms, shoes and
the like, which are as important in their
way as commodities requiring larger ma
chinery in their manu- !acture. The latter
can be and will be seen by the delegates in
their tour of the larger mills and factories,
and the only opportunity they will have in
seeing the smaller machinery will be at the
Exposition, where they will be concen-
trated.
The electrical display, however, which is
contemplated, will not be one of the smaller
attractions. On the contrary. it will be
large. and perhaps the biggest display of
electrical appliances ever shown outside of
an exposition Of such appliances alone.
About half the entire hall has been allotted
to the interests centered in the Westinghouse
patents and those controlled by the Thom-
son-Houston Company.
The hall itselEwili be made very attrac-
tive with flags and bunting, special dis
play being prepared of the colors of the ma
lions having a representative in the Con-
gress. The details of the exhibition and the
proposition to continue it for a week will be
discussed at length by the board to-day.