Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
SURPRISES IN STORE.
Pittsburg's Second Annual Exposi-
tion Will be Something to See.
EVERYTHING ON A LARGER SCALE.
Practical Glass-Making Will be Specially
Attractive Feature.
THE ART DISPLAY WELL WORTH SEEING

Pittsburg's second annual Exposition will
open at the time appointed, and on Wednes-
day evening next, the Sd of September,
Innes' band will herald the fact in a burst
of music to what is expected to be big at
tendance.
Everything this year is on a more extern
sive and more lavish style than last year;
exhibits are more numerous. and displayed
in better taste; the mechanical
features of the Exposition are more
varied and contain new features,
and, generally speaking. nothing has
been left undone to make the undertaking
attractive, as well ssinstructive. The man
agement has several surprises in store for
its patrons, and not the least will be the
really creditable showing which this city
will make in its second attempt OF the
kind.
1t would be invidious at this writing to
attempt any description of the wealth of in
dustriai enterprise which will be spread be-
fore the unsuspecting sightseer, but mention
may be made of the exhibit of practical
glass making, device for illustrating the
management of dams on rivers, and other
mechanical appliances which are new
feature in the show.
WILL INTEREST ALL.
Mr.. D. G. Ripley was busy yesterday
seeing to the setting of the seven pots in the
glass furnaces, and the illustration of flint
glass making here to be shown in complete
operation will be a great source of attrac-
ton to the uninitiated.
This year visitors can take a pleasant
saunter through the grounds; gaze down
upon the-droppiug poetry-the muddy
depths of the Allegheny, from boarded
veranda on the banks, or travel over its
bosom on the private steamer of the Ex-
position company. An illuminated fountain
will play in opposition to Mr.. lines
merry men, and there will be no lack
of light from the electric displays
in the grounds. Mr.. A. s. Wall has done
some arduous and commendable work in
arranging the loan collection of pictures in
the Art Gallery. Local talent is not par
ticularly we'll represented. The Hazeltine
collection will form the 'piece de resist
ance," and the entire display will we'll re-
pay all the time visitors will find to devote
to it.
WILL BE READY ON TIME.
The finishing touches are being pushed
with all rapidity. A corps of men were at
work late last night, and the building will
be lighted up tomorrow and succeeding
nights to admit of exhibitors
having everything in trim for the
opening. The temporary withdrawal
of some of the workers will not initiate
against the completion. for on tomorrow as
many men as are desired will be on hand to
make a rapid finish. Manager johnson
looked 20 years younger last evening when
he glanced around the building at leaving
Everything is in grand shape" he ex-
claimed, "and We shall treat the public toIa
display they will be unprepared for. The
Exposition will contrast tavorably with any
similar enterprise ever attempted, and I
think the public will agree so when they see
it. I am anxious that the names of e1-
hibitors and employees entitled to admission
tickets be sent in at once over firm sigma
lures, sothat the tickets may be given out
on Monday morning, and thus avoid any
confusion when the doors open."