Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
DAZZLES THE WORLD.
Pittsburg Can Astonish All the Na-
tiOns of the Earth at the
CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
If Her Citizens Get In Applications for
Space in Time.
THOUSANDS TO COME TO THIS CITY

plain that PlttSDurg Will neeQ 10 Rustle IN
| order to creditablv maintain her reputation
as the leading manufacturing city Of this
| continent.
A local hotel man said yesterday that the
officers of the Polytechnic Institute of Lon
don, England, was making arrangements to
bring over several thousand young me-
chanics, artisans, shop girls, milliners and
others who follow similar occupations, who
will be given chance to see the Worlds
Fair, and incidentally to gain some infor-
nation about the industries Of the United
States by visiting the manufacturing cities.
They will be shown New York first, then
Boston and Philadelphia, and the various
industries in and about them. They will
come to Pittsburg next, remaining here
for at least one day. and negotiations
for rates are now in progress with
some of the hotels in this city. The
young folks are to be brought over in
groups of so and will be accompanied by
guides who will escort them to every place
of interest in localities visited. paying their
way at every point from fund furnished
by the institute.
France Wants Half the Show.
The Government of France has already
asked for halt the space allotted to manu-
facturers a, the Worlds Fair, and little
Holland wants $4,000 square feet. or one
fourth the whole space. Other European
countries have asked for large spaces
in which to exhibit their manufactures,
and if these were allowed half they
ask for there would be little left for home
manufacturers. As far as could be learned
yesterday the only Pittsburg manufacturers
who have made any sign of making an ex-
hibit worthy ofthis city are the Carnegies,
who have asked for 90 600 square feet and
they declare their intention TO fully occupy
every available foot of it. Edison, "the
wizard of Menlo Park" makes similar re-
quest
Worlds Fair Commissioner Reilley, ofthis
city. has taken cognizance OF many indica-
tions Of interest being manifested by people
from other countries IN the great exhibition
and he is growing uneasy because Pittsburg
is not active in her preparations. He is
afraid that unless manufacturers here make
their applications for space very soon they
will be too late to get any.
Will Soon Reach the Limit.
The space for manufactures Is limited to
only $4,000 square feet, and Mr.. Reilly
thinks that in the allotment of space the
commissioners may go OIL the "first come,
first served" principle. Mr.. Reilley called
on the Mayor Yesterday and asked him to
urge on the business people tho necessity
for immediate action, as veil as to ascertain
what had been done about the appointment
of Councilmanic Worlds Fair committee.
The Mayor few weeks ago addressed
communication to Councils requesting the
appointment of such a committee, but while
a resolution to that effect was passed, the
committee was not named. The Mayor
thinks no appointments were made because
it was so near the end of the Council year,
but he will make another effort in the mat
The Mayor, like the Commissioners, is
anxious that Pittsburg shall be we'll repre-
sented and is willing to lend every assist
ance in his power TO that end.
A. G. Roenigk is one of the State
Worlds Fair Commissioners who is looking
after the art display. He said an auxiliary
composed of Messrs. Beatty and
Woodwell had been appointed. At present
the committee is waiting for instructions
from Chicago. They do not care to dupli-
cate anything, and have no desire to do
work that may have to be undone. Said
Mr.. Roenigk:
P1ttSDurS Should he at tho Front.
There is no reason why Pittsburg should |
not have an art display that will be charac- !
teristic and do credit to the city. We have |
a number of good artists in Pittsburg. There |
is Mr.. Beatty's picture, Labor Going Home |
to Rest" that sold recently for large |
sum. The trouble is that the big in |
lustr1es like iron and glass overshadow |
art in PittsDurg. 1t would be we'll to call at
sention to this feature of our display. 1t
should not be overlooked in the shuttle. I /
think we can get up credttable art exhibit
sion that Pfttsburgers will be proud of.
we receive lots OF suggestions from people
'hat are unique, but they are hardly prac-
'ical, and would not represent the city For
example, a lady not long ago wanted to
reproduce the Crystal Palace, of England,
N wax; 1t would have been very pretty, no
loubt, bat it was not what we wanted.
Controller Morrow thinks Pittsburp's ex-
libit should not be merely a display like
hat given yearly at the home exposition.
We want something big, grand, worthy
,ur city and her grand achievements in iron,
teel and glass manufacturing and. her pro-
luction of coal and petroleum. There
mould be no room for the display OF ordi
lary productions, such as are manufa ctured
PittsDurg Could Dazzle tho World.
We have our reputation for pur out
,ut of the articles OF commerce. I have
famed, and on those we should make it a |
'oint to dazzle the world il possible. At
east, we should allow city in .he world
o exceed us in those lines. would
avor the erection OF small plants for
ron, steel and glass manufacture on the
but presume the requisite space
ould not be secured. One man I have
card of is having taken from his mine a
ump of bitunlinous coal % feet h igh which
e wants to send to the Fair That would be
n interesting sight to millions of people
nd an excellent advertisement for our city.
IN exhibition of our armor plhte, plate
lass, cold rolled iron and many otner equal
Y important manufactures would be in
If properly arranged would adj |
ertise US all over the world.
Our people, it appears to me, don't nav
nough attention to advertising I noticed |
n Cleveland the other day the Mate giess
,indows in large building lust bdine com.
leted, were labeled "Pittsbutg Plate
lass" But underneath was the advertise
lent OF Cleveland dealer who was adver-
Sing his business, the manufacturers of the
lass not being mentioned. learned while !
t Clevelan dthat manufacturers there are
laking great preparations to show off their
ity as manufacturing city. II our people
-ould only stir themselves similarly they
hight rive us proper represen tfon. We
ertainly could not afford to let Cleveland
keel us in that respect.
Whoever may be negligent in preparing
" the Worlds Fair, the railroad people
re not. Assistant General Passenger Agent
uce of the Pennsylvania Company, arrived J
this city from Chicago yesterdayand said: !
1.-THE general agents of ali the roads which
.pect to get Worlds Fair traffic, which G
cans nearly every one in the country are I
nstling hard. If every other branch of
lsiness would make the same effort the
air would far surpass all expectations, but
e are afraid you folks in Pennsylvania are
1t keeping up with the procession"