Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-18
IN fHE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

James Dredse. editor Of the London Eugi-
nsering, and Walter Il. Harris. also Of London,
royal commissioners for Great Britain to the
worlds fair, are in Washington to pay their re-
spects to the British ambassador before pro-
eeedirg to Chicago. and are at the Arlington.
Dir. Harris sheriff OF the city Of London in
1889 and the present lord mayor was his col
league
Our exhibits" said Mr.. Dredse to THE
STAR representative this morning, "are to
large extent delivered upon the grounds. Our
government IN the first instance only appro-
priated SIS, 900, which was aftervard increased
to $50 coo.
There are be. $50 industrial exhibitors At
the centennial there were 500, and there should
have beer more at the Chicago fair. for Amer
lea is our largest customer commercially. The
Mckinley bill, however. threw a cold blanket
upo1 our merchants. and they have not be-
stirred themselves. / do not consider that,
however valid excuse. Germany has the
same excuse. but she did not to fall back
upon it, and Is making n magnificent display,
her grant being Gl5o ,00O-
In nv opinion it is - deplorabls mistake
which England has made and for which the
country will surer for wears to come for Eng
land ought 10 nave taken her proper place
among nations IN this IS other exhibitions.
rsap the beued. OF it, There eighty ex-
hibitors in the agricultural department. sixty
in the machinery. nine in electricity. one hun
bred and eighty in general manufacturing and
a number OF others. The exhibition in cerani-
les goldsmith work and AIT furniture viii be
particularly beautiful
I'm the fne arts department, however, the
British exhibition will be particularly excellent.
for there are l,130 entries, the greater part OF
which consists Of the loan collection Of works
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cesses at the last academy. Sir Frederick
Leighton president of the Royal Academy. IS
chairman OF the fne arts committee OF the
commission. Mr.. Harris. too. has IN his per-
so,al charge some magnificent specimens OF
tapestry that were manufactured at old Windsor
before the mandatory closed, which possess
great historic value. and which loaned by
the royal family to the city Of Chicago. ~
There are tiiirty-.wo members OF the ROYAL
commission. but We are the hrst to arrive.
Others will come from time to time. so that
there will always he a representation OF the
commission On the grounds. While our ex-
hibit Is large. Z: Is not, however, repre-
sentative exhibit Of England, and we could have
done much better IL we had tried.
Mr.. pre9ge has q letter from II. o. Eamunds,
secretary of the world $ fair directory, extend
ing him the thanks OF that body for the work
he has done toward making the exhibit sue
cess and attracting the attention OF English ex-
hi5itc-s-
George Bleistein, proprietor OF the Buffalo
Courier, is at the Arlington Mr.. BeisteIn.
ike ali Bufalonians. has abiding faith in his
pretty city by the lake.
I'VE have more miles OF asphalt pavemsnts
in Buffalo than you have in Washington, he
said to The STAR representative. FOR We have
over hundred miles. Then We give the same
attention to or trees which shade streets
as do the authorities OF Washington, in fact.
think we give them more attention, and in these
two facts there is a resemblance between Bat
faio and Washington, though, Of course, our
streets are much narrower.
I'VE have recently erected over a dozen fine
school houses and expect to expend S3O0, 0co
more in this direction. We are building large
number OF big business buildings and many
factories. We have thirty-seven grain eieyat-
ors and the handling of grain has more than
doubled in the past few years.
But IL Is the utilization OF the electricity
generated at Niagara Falls upon which Buffalo
pins her hopes. Along the line OF the electri,
power land which cold seven wears ago for S130
an acre is selling now for $1,000 an acre. The
largest single mil in the word has just been
constructed and many others have been con-
tracted for. This would appear TO indicate
that our people have faith in the scheme and
am informed by engineers and experts that
there Is no doub. OF its success
speaking about tas utilization Of cleo
tricity," said II. X. Woodward Of Aspen, Col,
ut the Ebbist to The STAR representative this
morning, "no better illustration can be given
than from nv little city among the clouds.
Aspen Is lighted from top to bottom by electric
lights. Every house in the place, even If it is
only three-room cottage, is lighted by iucan-
descent lights at . cost Of only 80 cents a
month each. The stores are, OF course, thus
lighted, while the streets are brilliant. We
have not, however, utilized 1t for cooking YET.
I'VE get thu power by damning mountain
streams below the town. obtaining fall OF $50
feet. which runs a 1000 horse power engine,
and one man manages the whole affair. But il
II In mining that the revolutionary action of
electricity Is most visible. Aspen was the first
place to avail itself OF the improvement and it
Is carried there on greater scale than IN
any other mining camp IN the world. The cur
rent il transmitted from the power house
up to the city aud mines by wire. II Is used
to light the mines, 10 hoist the ore and to
drill. Electric fans in the mines blow out the
smoke caused by the discharge OF powder in
rending tine rock. while electric fans In front OF
tubes al the mouth Of the mine force fresh air
down TO the miners.
Under the old steam system the air in the
mines was vitiated by the steam pipes, which is
now obvisted. Electric pumps are in Use a
small scale, but they have not been perfected on
q large and possible scale. The cost o. getting
the water out Of a mine is enormous. At one
mine at Aspen there are two pumps Of 1900
gallons capacity per minute. the engines for
which burn up $4,000 worth OF coal q
month, while the pay roll for the men is but
o. 1000 per month When we can get electric
pumps Of this capacity they will be run at
practically no cost, IL the entire electric
plant q. Aspc2. for after the fumes are built
and the piping and machinery In place the cost
u merely nominal"
Sir William Brooks and Lady Brooks OF Scot
land are At the Arlington. Sir William is q
baronet and owns the Forest OF Glen lana. a
magnificent estate. He in parliament for
over twenty years and was formerly a banker.
He Is visiting In this country for pleasure.
Prince Sckachorsrof OF Russia is also at the
Arlington.
A SPLENDID wOEK.
Properly COMMUNICATED in the Report of
Mr.. james L. Norris VI sde Last Evening.
The work performed by the citizens inaugu-
raj committee was the Rain feature in the bril-
liant success of the late inaugural ceremonies
Citizens generally. as well as the throng OF WIS.,