Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30

contemplate. We cannot accommo-
date one-fifth of the exhibits-that
| is, counting those which will come with
| those we have already. At Philadelphia
in 1876 they thought they had big thing
in the Corliss engine, with i, 400 horse power.
That engine, with one or two smaller ones,
supplied the power for the whole Centen-
nial Exhibition. In Machinery Hall we
shall have in operation engines aggregating
25. 600 horse power. We shall have one en-
gine Of 2, 500 Horse power, several of 1000
horse power and large number ranging from
400 to 500 horse power. About II 900 horse
power will be required to furnish currents
| for the incandescent lamps which will num-
| Der about 11O, 600; the remainder will be
used to furnish current for arc lamps, which
will number between 10, 900 and II, 900, and
| to run about Is lines of shafting in Machin-
cry Hail."
Mr.. Robinson ratified off these figures
| with the air of a man who felt very enthu-
siastic about his work, and as I
named over number of Pittsburg firms,
manufacturing heavy machinery, he said:
81 do not think that any of them had made
application for space at all.
Mines and Mining Matters.
Mr.. F. ]. N. Skif; of the Department of
Mines and Mining, said that the oil men of
Western Pennsylvania would make a big
display, but ne was really too "tuckered
OUT to talk about it now. The mining
Office is being removed from its present
quarters in the Rand McNally Office
building down town out to the Fair
grounds and other department offices are to
follow. That is the way the management
has taken to economise. The offices oc-
cupy more than an entire floor in this great
structure, and as the annual rental Is about
50 per square foot of space, this saving will
be very considerable ii it is attended with
no loss.
met Mr. F. j. N. Skif, Chief of the De-
partment of Mines and Mining, to-day and
asked him about the iron, oil and coal ex-
hibit. 81 cannot give you the names of in
dividual exhibitors or describe the exhibits
which they propose to make" he said.
is given to us in confidence and it would
not be fair to disclose it. can only say
that Pennsylvania will be well represented
in my department. In the first place there
will be very handsome collection of
minerals put up under the direc-
ton of the State Board of Pennsylvania;
the State will occupy very prominent
place in the exhibition of minerals in cabi-
nets.
Some of the Special Exhibits.
We shall exhibit group showing the
varieties of kaolin, graphite, asbestos, crude
and in process of manufacture, soapstone
and mica Also nickle ores, lead ores, zinc
ores and states of all varieties One
of the interesting features of the exhibit
will be metallurgical display of the man
ufacture of ZINC There will also be a
demonstration in the manufacture of pig
iron, and of collection of iron ores.
There will be an exhibit showing
in oil production there will be very
display. We shall have an ex-
tensive exhibit of the various varieties of
coal and the appliances used in min
ing and handling it. We are going
very extensively into the cartography
of the State and shall exhibit relief maps
showing the location of the coal and oil
fields OF the State. We shall also have a
very fine exhibit of building stone and
of Pennsylvania.
Oil in its Various Forms.
Speaking of the oil exhibit, MI. Skiff also
said: 81 have secured space
l50x25O feet outside of the mining building
In which to exhibit the machinery and |
methods employed in prospecting for oil |
and in producing and conveying it. In ]
the building there will be very |
elaborate exhibit of petroleum and |
its direct end by products. In |
the space outside the building, suppose,
half dozen derricks will be erected to |
illustrate the methods of oil production.
When askedwha form the exhibit of soft |
coal would take he said: "We shall |
exhibit the Goals of America in |
the most complete way, of course. |
is the largest producer of coal |
and will be represented with a most ample |
display. That exhibit will be made by the |
State. In the exhibit of natural products I |
10 not deal with individuals, as I do in the |
Ease of machinery and appliances with |
which they are handled. Mr.. Skiff added
that some of his best exhibits came from |
and vicinity, but said that he did |
not feel at liberty to describe them, even |
without mentioning names, because busi-
ness rivals of the exhibitors might catch on |
md take advantage OF the disclosure.