The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-04
THE EXPOSITION.
A Palace of Beauty and Thrift-Some
of the More Attractive Exhibits.
WHAT A VISITOR SAW THERE.

iooo al DetrOlI mas come ana gone, Out It's
recollectons remain, and will for many
a long day-at least in the mind of the
writer of this sketch. And he is sure that
the same state of affairs pervades the brain
of every observant visitor. AS the thous-
ands of visitors could not help but be OBJ
servant, the Exposition has left us great
deal to think over Some of its more
striking features are here briefly outlined.
On entering the main building our eye
caught vast crowd around something
impossible to say what. So we inquired.
"Pingree & Smith making Shoes an
swered several. Here were GO operatives
and 28 machines turning out 500 pairs of
shoes days. A pair of shoes for the wife
of Secretary Cottrell were completed in
% minutes. The workmen showed the
entire operation Of constructing the foot
sewed, hand turned. Goodyear sewed and
Mckay sewed They offered reward of
$1,000 for the discovery of anything
but good leather in any shoe. The
money was not claimed at last
accounts. The reputation of this
leading Detroit house, always very good,
was here confirmed in the huge branch
factory its enterprise had established.
Hour after hour saw no lessening of the
throng about this exhibit The lightning
cutting and button-holing machines and
the general air of "get there" about the
whole establishment, were unreservedly
commented upon, and were talked over at
the outside gatherings of visitors. "Have
you seen Pingree g. Smith's?" was on every
lip. The firm certainly deserves high
credit for its magnificent exhibit. Audit
is satisfaction to know that what we saw
of it there only bears out the general reputa-
ton of house that never misrepresents and
has no occasion to.
y From toe to top. Five hundred varieties
are agood many, but this was the number
shown in umbrellas, parasols, gold and sill
yer headed canes and walking sticks in the
exhibit of G. Lingemann &c Co., of 26 Mon.
est and largest in the west, and makes
prices less than any other dealers in the
country over. The trade are invited to
correspond with them for figures and
when in Detroit to look over their factory.
Their 90 Par Excellence land +" Sans Par
iel" silk shown are warranted stronger
than any other sold, and we advise buyers
of good umbrellas to ask for the same.
\ very striking and creditable display
was that of Allen & Giuter, the we'll
known tobacco house Of Richmond, Va.
Their cigars and cigarettes were built up
into almost everything, 1t seemed. The
compauy's factory, employing 1000 hands,
was shown on a scale of half an inch to
the foot. The old mill at Newport stood
out in cigarettes; plum cake of leaf to.
bacco,o the useful editorial shears, and a
large star, were also to be seen among q
variety for which space is lacking. This
exhibit cost the enterprising firm $40 600.
But they made five hundred and fifty mil
lions of cigarettes last year, expect to in
crease that number this year, and have as
one contract the supplying of cigarettes to
the French government. So we presume
they can afford the expense, and good
thing it was for the Exposition. Men will
smoke, and that granted they had better
smoke good tobacco. The name of Allen
& Ginter on your cigar box is "Open Sc
same to the delights of the soothing
weed. Or, if pipe content you, Rich
mond Mixture will fill the bill for cool
smoke. O
Some would rather miss a meal than
smoke But if it wasn't for the bite we
eat we'd be dead. Here we come to the
staff of life. And it is a very pretty staff
q fancy walking-stick indeed. That inn
mense revolving show case exhibits the
many varieties of crackers manufactured
by Vail s. Crane of Detroit. We did not
count the sorts, but our mouth watered
all the same. A model of the cracker
machine was shown, and Vile dc Crack
era house made of crackers. A man
near me was impelled to call it an eating
house, and added that the whole affair took
the cake. And so it did. Have you ever
seen crackers made, gentle reader? No
sight is more interesting. Vail 81 Crane
invite you when in Detroit to call at their
works, 4S to Sc Woodbridge street east,
and view the process. This house, by the
way, does an immense trade in the West,
and why shouldn'tit? Certainly the deal
er who could not be suited by Vail d
Cranes variety ard prices might as we'll
give up the idea of retailing the useful
water cracker, the toothsome sugar biscuit
or the-ah!--the numerous fruit combina'
tons which are too sweet for any use
except to eat.
The display made by the Schilling corset
Co. was highly attractive to the ladies.
Those who wear them say this corset is
not excelled.t The Schilling Co. not only
make DR.. Schilling's Coiled Wire Spring
Health Preserving Corset, but make a full
line of these articles, ranging in price from
30 cents to s. 90 per pair. Their goods
are to be found in every state in the
union. Their factory is located on the
corner of Seventh and Abbott streets, De-
troit, and their salesrooms are at 222 to
228 Market Street, Chicago.
But have we missed our way and ram
bled into the Art Gallery? For before us
are statuary of purest white, showing the
hand of master,-this much can we see
through the throng of admirers eager to
catch better view Here, however, is a
cannon, and it is saluting The Govern
ment exhibit, perhaps. AS nearer APP
proach offers, the mystery resolves itself
This is the department of "Dingman's
Soap The statuary, the fountain-basin,
and the cannon, are all made of soap. The
gun was engaged in the pleasant work-to
the spectators-of firing hand mirrors into
the crowd. Pretty little girls were blow
ing huge bubbles from the saponaceous
compound. This soap is made at Buffalo,
N. Y, but it is used over q wide expansc
of our land, which expanse will be greatly
heightened and widened as result of the
novel display at the Exposition.
ut takes money to pay for all this" ro-
marked an Ohio man at my elbow, and
inst then we came into view of the Bank of