Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
THE CITY is THEIRS.
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and novel to them, especially the exhibit o
farming implements which are constructed
differently from the English make.
The machinery was ably described by
Messrs. W. K. Given and Emil Swerisser
assisted by corps OF guides.
The party, which numbered about 300
then sought the main building. The LADY
visitors were most interested in the display
in this department, and the art exhibit wa,
commended highly by large number of the
party. After this the party went sightsee.
ing in the building by themselves in parties
of twos and threes. At o'clock they con-
gregated in the yard separating Machinery
Hall and the main building. While here
the visitors discussed the big exhibit and
passed their opinions on it. They compli-
mented the promoters of the society for hay
ing such creditable exhibit with only two
years. experience. The local committee ex-
planned that the industrial exhibit was not
to be taken as sample of what the city
manufactured, it being on too small a scale
to ever begin to show what the city pro-
duces.
Kidnapping Some of the Visitors.
Mr.. A. S. Morris summoned the guides of
the Penn avenue excursion, and requested
them to show the visitors as much of the
mills out Penn avenue as the time would
allow. One enterprising manufacturer of
steel castings who was determined that his
works would not be missed, shouted, "All
aboard for - works" and q number of
the visitors followed him to the carriages,
where the manufacturer gave orders to the
hackmen to drive to his works, thus secur-
ing visit from the visitors that he might
have otherwise missed.
The different excursion parties were
formed. The visitors had their choice of a
trip down the Ohio to Davis Island dam, or
to the Penn avenue mills. The latter route
was taken by the manufacturers OF the
party, while the trip to the Ohio connecting
bridge was taken in by the engineers, on the
excursion steamer Nellie Hudson.
After the delay OF half hour the party
numbering about 100 visitors and 30 of the
local reception committee, left on the boat,
the trip down being made lively by the
stirring strains of brass band. which
played all the national airs, just to make all
aboard feel perfectly at home.
No End to the Mills.
As the steamer sped on down the broad
stream, skirted on both sides by rolling
refneries, steel works, and every eonceiv-
stood on the deck awed by the magnitude of
this small section of PIttsourg and ALLIE
gheny. Mile after mile was passed, and as
the smoke from blast furnace would loom
up lar ahead the visitors would ask: GLOW
far down do these mills reach?" AS the
boat rounded a curve and the Riverside
Penitentiary presented itself, one English
gentleman asked, "Whose cnstle is that yon-
der7" Mr.. Zug, OF Zug & Co., informed
the visitor that il was the penitentiary.> The
Englishman looked at Mr.. Zug as if he dis
believed him. He was convinced, how
ever. when the boat drew nearer and he saw
the Gothic window barred.
Passing Oliver Brothers lower mills at
Werner, the long line of mills was passed
and from here down the visitors admired the
sceaery.
A short stop was made at Davis Island,
the visitors being prevented from seeing how
the great dam was operated on account of
the high stage of water. The return to the
was without incident.