Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
ECHOES OF THE EXPO.
Its Success Due to Lavish Use OF
Money by the Exhibitors.
OVER $4,000 SPENT BY ONE FIRM.
The Show Great Advertisement for Pitts
burg and Her Interests.
A LARGE FIRM MAY MOVE To THIS CITY

The Expo halls are still; the mad carnival
of 40 days is over. For 40 days thousands
have surged through the halls and all has
been life and activity. But now tits Ger and
the reaction and reckoning time comes to
the exhibitors. To the visitors is only left
to read the echoes OF the big show and rum
mate on memories of the Expo of 1890.
The success of the present Exposition is
said to be due largely to the lavish hand
with which exhibitors have spent money.
A number of the exhibitors have spent as
high as $1,000 and up to $4,000 since the
EXPO opened, but the firm making the He
No Tea exhibit have capped the climax by
an expenditure of trife over S25, 900 and
say they do not regret it.
SOME INTERESTING DATA.
Yesterday member of the firm was bal
ancing his accounts, and gave reporter
some interesting data regarding the number
of cups of tea given away and other novel
things about the stand. Since the Expo
opened little over 300, 900 cups of tea have
been given away, about an average OF 1900
each day, or 100, 900 less than the whole at
tendance in numbers. All of the exhibitors
and employees of the two buildings have
The expense for cream each week has been
over $40, and the incidental ex-
penses outside of salaries foot up
5000 per day or So, 900 for the whole time.
The japanese garden and summer house
have been thronged daily and large pro-
portion of the visitors had an idea that it
was put their as an advertisement.
This firm of Martin Gillet & Co. is one Of
the oldest and most reliable in Baltimore.
Mr.. Gill, member OF the firm, said yester-
day: 'I am very we'll pleased with Pitts
burg. You have such nice people here, and
it is wideawake and pushing city. There
is nothing like making things move when
you put your hand to the lever, and Pitts
burgers have evidently learned this fact
This Exposition is one of the most success
full ever attended, and has been great
benefit to the city as a municipal advertise
ment, and also for the exhibitors.
PITTsBURG NEEDS BOOMING.
"I believe that it pays to advertise, and if
you make anything go you must boom 1t.
Pittsburg must not be afraid to spend
money. Nothing venture, nothing have,
you know. At least that is the principle
our firm goes on, and then if you are honest
in your dealings the public will appreciate
your endeavors."
1t has been stated that this firm are so
we'll pleased with Pittsburg that they are
contemplating moving their large import
ing establishment from Baltimore to this
city. It's central location would, it is
thought, make it more desirable, and the
freight would not be so very expensive.
The firms capital is up in the millions of
dollars. A member of the firm was seen
just as be was leaving the Expo last night.
He said, jokingly: II haven't heard Of it
yet if such is the fact. But would like to
live in your city. The story may nave
started by my saying one day that we pro-
pose introducing He-No Tea in this section
if we had to move here-that's true"