Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-28
SEVENTH ANNUAL.

The Great st. Louis Exposition will In
augurate Its Seventh Season Wednes-
day, September 5. on a Scale of Unsur-
passed Magnifcence The Work OF
Preparation Rapidly Approaching Conn.,
pletion-Gilmore and His Band will be
There. as Usual.
ST. Louis, Aug. 20.-Two weeks from
to-day (September 81 the gong will
sound. in response to which the doors
of the great Exposition building will
swing open and the seventh annual ex-
Music Hall Association will be inaugu-
rated. At present the building is in
the hands of the various classes of
artisans b'tsily engaged in preparing
for the exhibits, and so far and rapidly
has the work of preparation advanced
that MIR. Frank Gaiennie, the general
manager. gives assurance that when
the doors are opened every exhibit will
be in place and in order for inspection.
The demand for space in the EXPOSE
ton has increased with each year of its
existence. and the present season will
find every available foot occupied by
exhibits in the main surprising in ex-
celence and interest those of former
years.
The machinery department on the
lower floor will be more than ever in
teresting, the number and variety of
exhibits being largely increased, while
the aquarium, supplied with the various
kinds of fish to be found in Missouri
waters by the State Fish Commission,
and the varied electrical displays, will
be source of interest to all visitors.
The art department will be particular
ly attractive, the efforts in that direc.
ton having been rewarded With a
variety of exhibits that warrants the
managers in saying it will present an
ensemble such as has never teen
equaled in the West. The department
of natural history, science and educa-
ton will occupy prominent position
on the main floor, many noted public
and private collections having been
drawn upon to make it complete.
The Southeast Missouri immigration
Society will be on hand with grand
display of minerals. building stone,
GRANTEES, marbles, woods of Southeast
Missouri, fruits. and also a variety of
vegetable productions. The exhibit
will be located on the main floor of the
Exposition building, in the vicinity of
the Colorado exhibit, which latter con-
sists of fifteen carloads of the choicest
of the Centennial States choicest agri-
cultural and mineral productions
Another very interesting exhibit be-
ing prepared, which promises to be one
of the most novel features of the dGx
position, is the curiosity shop. Old
relics and antiques of every description
are being received daily, and a very en-
tertaining collection is assured.
The local displays are being arranged
on scale of magnificence not before
attempted, and will in themselves fur
nish grand eritome of st. Louis ."isi-
ness enterprise
AS in former years feature Will be
made of music and the season will aoen
with Prof. Bauffunos Band of forty Ave
performers, who will be replace., on
September 10 by Gilmore's famous iiend,
which will remain for the rest OF the
season and furnish such music as 1nly
Gilmore's Band can. Aitog the. the
outlook for the Exposition of 1san is
very fiattering and promises to sus.ain
St Louis reputation of being the saly
city in the country that has MS &c
continuous success of such an e:ter-
prise.