Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
1T IS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
Great Necessity Of Magnificent Display of
Manufacturing Industries
in 1898.
NEED SOMETHING TO SHOW TRAVELLERS.
There viii Still Re Thousands Left at Home to Attend
the Big Show.

OF closing the Exposition In 1898, as stated
in THE DISPATCH yesterday, on the
ground that, as this wears exhibition was
not as successful as usual, it will not be a
pa.-Sfy policy to conduct another when the
Worlds Fair is in progress, because the
people will go to Chicago and the
exhibition will be poorly attended
While this view is held by some
people, interested and otherwise, it was
found Yesterday that the proposition has
raised quite storm of indignation among
the people and they are not slow in ex-
pressing it. Among number of promi-
nent men interviewed by THE DISPATCH
on the subie- t was Mayor Gourlev, who,
on the matter being broached, exclaimed:
"Whv, the suggestion is preposterous!
Do they wish to ignore the best opportu
nity for advertising our city we have ever
had? Do thew think that of the vast num-
Der of neorie from the East and from for
eign countries who will pass through here,
going and coming from Chicago, that a
large number will not stop off to examine
our industries and to see our city, 1 can't
understand why anyone would ignore this
important consideration in looking at the
matter
The Char.o of the Century.
Gwen if the society should fail to secure
as much patronage and make as much money
as they did last wear, which doubt, it
would be a golden opportunity TO display,
IN a compact and comprehensive form, all
the industries which have made Pittsburg
famous, and TO increase our reputation as
agreat manufacturing center 1t is not nat
ural to assume that large preparation of the
people of this community, which has sup
ported thu Exposition IN the past, will at
tend the Worlds Fair. I doubt very muca
if 10 pc: cent of them will go, and, besides
the Pittsburg exhibition is only open for
90 days, whereas the Worlds Fair will
open in May. '93. and continue long after
ours is closed. Those of our people who
attend the Chicag, show will go either be-
fore or after the one here.
4 certainly think our Exposition should
be made particularly fine in 1898. The di-
rectors and exhibitors should spare neither
pains nor money to make it eclipse all
former efforts, so that visitors to the city
viii find there, in a small space, what t.
would require hours to see by going to the
various manufactures If the exhibition is
open these visitors will go to see it and
they will measure Pittsburg largely by its
eZtensiveness."
Demand for Industrial Exhibits.
Police Magistrate Leslie said: 81 con-
slider the proposition very unwise. The
year 1898 will ] believe, be the best imag-
Unable time to give this city big advertise
ment and spread her fame. People all over
the world will attend the Chicago Exposi-
tion, and how many will stop off to look at
Pittsburg? A large number will stop here
beyond a doubt. for in what little CONT
mental travel / have exp .rienced have
found that Pittsburg is considered famous
manufacturing city by Europeans. 1 would
suggest that in 1898 the Exposition society
exclude all clothing, drygoods, grocery and
candy exhibits from the buildings and allow
only those exhibitors who can illustrate
our home manufactures to have space By
this means it would be possible to show
nearly every class of manufact nv in the
city under ore roof, and strangers could see
what has made us famous. The drygoods
and millinery displays can be seen on the
streets in any large city, and it has been a
common remark here that s'the Exposition
does not amount to much, you can see it ali |
by walking dawn Fifth avenue" Show |
strangers what we make and how me make |
il, and our Exposition will be great sue
cess" |
Mistake to Close the Doors.
at would be the greatest mistake the |
business men of Pittsburg ever made to |
close the doors of its Exposition during the |
Worlds Fair" said Samuel Hamilton, the |
Fifth avenue piano dealer. yesterday. 'Tf |
there was to be a great exhibition Of pianos
and organs IN Pittsburg would not close nv
store, but, on the other hand, would take the |
opportunity of showing nv goods. There are
hundreds of good reasons why Pittsburg
should have an Exposition at that time
Pitteburg is the halfway town between
N9- York and Chicago, and all the trains
are so regulated that people going either
way can stop OFF and not be delayed any
in their journey These people would all
stop, not only to see thex Epositior, but
10 visit Pittsburg, for it has reputation
the world owe" as manufacturing center. |
Many of these people will be dis
foreigners and Americans of
note, and it viii be the one chance in the
life Of the Pittsburg manufacturers and !
business me- 10 give their city a standing |
second to none in the world This can easily |
be done by the business men giving aid and
helping to build ND mammoth exhibit.
Need a show Tor Western People.
'It will be an easy matter to get extra |
as the besS in the land will be
at the Worlds Fair for short engagements, |
Bn@ We can easily gev them 10 come TO
People from the Pacific
coast will go to Chicago and when they are
that far East they will come on to Pittsburg. |
Many OF these Western people buy all
their iron, steel, glass, etc, from Pittsburg,
l.1f,a hn
factories SO that whea these peop,e come
here Pittsburgers could make great hit by |
going to little extra expense and show her
visitors the sights. Excursions could be
made TO the mills and up to Davis Island
Dam and the many points of interest and
beauty which abound about Pittsburg.
CHOSE who are opposed to opening the
Exposition advance the argument that no
one would be left to attend 1t. That is not
the case as can easily be seen. In the dis
trict rom which the Pittsburg Exposition
draws its crowd there is a population of
about 75G. 900 people. OF this number about
balance, with large majority of the 80, 200,
y IL come to Pittsburg.
Cannot All Go to Chicago.
81 account for that in this manner
eng before the Worlds Fair opens the
country Will be flooded with its advertising
master, and every person will be eager to
,ftrrd some fair. They canno5 ali go to
Chicago. however, but the number 1 men.
toned car and will come to the Pittsburg
Exposition if we have good attractions.
Thos, who go to Chicago, on their
-eturn will visit the Exposition to
,ompare the two shows. So with
he 100000 we are sure. of and the~im-
nense crowds which will pass through the
L. H. oho Co.