Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-13
HITLER AND THITHER.
Movements of PIttsburgers md Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

Wide Acquaintance.
Major George F. Morgan, of Chicago,
is visiting relatives and friends in Pittsburg
for few days on his way to Washington. He
is member of the Chicago Committee on the
Worlds Fair, and will remain in Washington
laboring with members of Congress until after
the Worlds Fair bill is acted upon. The Chi
cago committee has already opened head
quarters at Wizards Hotel in Washington.
Colonel Taylor and Attorney Walker are in
charge of the work at present w. A. s. Ora
ham, recently connected with the Chicago
Tribune, has been appointed Secretary Of the
Chicago committee. and will be in Washington
in few days. MAJOR Morgan is sanguine that
Chicago will be selected as the site for the fair.
The bill to locate it in that city has been drawn
by Congressman Lewis F. Payson. of Illinois,
and will be introduced by him during the first
week Of the session. Major Morgan saws that
at least 100 Congressmen have already pledged
their support to Chicago St Louis has about
40 votes, including the Missouri and Arkansas
delegations and some of the Texas members.
These gentlemen are expected to vote for Chi
cago after their obligations to St. Louis are
discharged. The Major says that members of
Congress from New England are pledged to
vote for Chicago. The names of these gentle
men, of course, will not be told at present A
goodly part of the Pennsylvania delegation is
counted on to vote for the Western city.
Among the influential men who will be in
Washington at the opening of Congress to
great car builder. Major Morgan says that the
misrepresentation of the New York papers
that Chicago has not raised S., 900 are
entirely unfOunded. All that the city asks is
that it be designated as the site. and the rest
will be done by the Western boomers.
Rufus J. Foster, well-known mining
engineer. for the past Is years connected with
the Reading Coal and Iron Company, at Scran-
ton, and William s. Grossly, also an engineer
from England, were in the city yesterday
They are interested in the uses of electricity
for mining purposes and were here looking at
some electrical machinery. In an interview
with Mr.. Gressley yesterday, that gentleman
said: "In England electric motors are extern
sively used in the mines where they have been
found to be of great advantage. They sur
pass steam in many ways. The pipes conduct
ing the steam into the mines become corroded
and the joints always leak. When the steam
is turned on the pipes become too hot and
when turned off again they become cold.
This causes the joints to break and the sys-
TEN gives dissatisfaction. With electricity
safety is assured, and it is more economical.
The only danger SO far. has been the fact that
the motors will generate and throw off occa-
sional sparks of electricity. If this action
takes place in chamber where there is a
large quantity of gas collected, there is danger
of an explosion. have been down to your
Exposition and observed with interest the
workings of the Tesla motor made by the
Westinghouse company. 1t does not throw o. Il
any sparks, sEd l think it will be generally
adopted. InfEngland they use the motor for
hauling, hoiSting, drilling and pumping"
-"Unj lie" Benjamin Schmidt was given
a send-of9 last night by number of his friends.
on his departure for Hamburg. Mr. Schmidt
has m Gde the trip many times before, and finus
pleasure in the excursion. On this occasion he
bears credentials to Prince Bismarck, and con-
templates having word with Herr Krupp of
gun fame as to the advantageousness of Pitts
burg for the location of his gun plant Among
those to see him on were w. ]. Friday Dr.
Fred Mason, d. q. Young and many others.
Mr.. Schmidt was accompanied by his Young
son, w. A. Schmidt. He returns in March.
The Rev. Mr.. Bousell and some dozen
members Of the Club held pleasant meeting
yesterday at o'clock in the Seventh Avenue
Hotel.
w. G. Reilly, Of the Gifitt Furniture
Company, Chicago, is in the city.