Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THE LAKE VISITORS.
Cleveland Sends Representatives to
Learn From PittSburg.
A CRITICISM ON THE EXPOSITION
Ohio Politics Comes in for Share in Their
Deliberations.
ATICTORY PREsAGED FOB FORAKER

Mayor George W. Gardner, of Cleveland;
John C. Covert, editor of the Cleveland
Leader, and L. E. Holden, banker and pro-
prietor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wis.,
ited Plttsburg yesterday as committee ap-
pointed by the Board of Industry and I'm
provement of the Forest City to inspect
expositions, with a view to the establish
ment of an Exposition in Cleveland. They
both afternoon and evening in the big build
ings on the river bank. They met and
talked with Mr.. William McCreery and
other members of the Board of Directors.
Mayor Gardner was seen at his hotel, and
in the course of long talk, he said: sour
Board of Industry is an organization of
business men. 1t might be called a COM
mittee OF 100. lis aim is to promote the well
fare of Cleveland. We have been ap-
pointed to visit expositions, study plans
and methods, and advise the board on the
proposal to establish an exposition In our
city. think we will recommend the car
rying out of the project. After we deter
mine to hold an exposition. we must then
decide upon location. Another matter to
be considered BY us is whether it would not
be advisable to combine an agricultural ex-
hibit with the exhibition of manufacturing
and mercantile wares. We have not got
that far yet
az like the Pittsburg Exposition very
well, but it is not as fine as the one in De-
troit Your buildings cost more than theirs,
but don't like the shape of your main
building. The Mechanical Hall here is a
splendid structure and worthy of study, but
it seems to me that the exhibits made in it
are not truly representative of the products
for which Pittsburg is noted. have no
doubt that the managers will do better next
year. am sorry that we cannot remain
here longer. ] would like to have time to
call upon some of your Pittsburg people,
whom know as visitors to the fishing re-
sorts on Lake Erie, in regard to project a
few of US have concerning Ballast Island.
For several years about ten of us in Cleve-
land have had a fishing club there. Five of us
own the island, and we have spent many
thousands of dollars in Improvements. We
propose to increase the membership to about
so, and admit the new members at a very
low figure. We want to receive number
of Pittsburg and Cincinnati gentlemen.
Ballast Island is about in the center of the
bass fishing ground in the spring and fall.
1t is always cool there in the summer, and
is beautiful place to take women and
children. The Western Canoe Association
meets there every summer. The island con-
tains about ten acres, there are dozen cot
tages, boat house, ice house, steamer land
ing and other improvements.
1.-The chief political topic before our peo-
pie is municipal reform. Our city depart
ments are managed by boards partly elec-
tive and partly appointive, where there is
little responsibility and continually clash
ing between rival boards. The Mayor is
held responsible for honest and economical
government, but he really has little power.
Every day see where money could besaved
to the city of Cleveland, if could do 1t.
THE MAYOR RESPONSIBLE.
"What we propose is the Federal plan. The
Mayor shall be the responsible head of the