The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-14
The Pittsburg Exposition 1895.

The Pittsburg Exposition, open
ing this year, Wednesday, Sept. A,
and closing Saturday, Oct. 10, forty
days and nights will unquestiona-
bly, excel by far the attractions of
all preceding years. A "grand
change" as they say in the dance,
is being made in the main and ma
chinery buildings, and even the reg
ulars, those who have been aecus
toned to view the exhibits many
times in a season, will open their
eyes in surprise.
The artistic improvements in de
signs Of dress fabrics, in headwear,
that delight OF the fair sex, in foot
wear, in countless kinds of wear,
will be seen in profuse array at the
stands Of the leading Pittsburg mer-
chants The wonderful designs
wrought in wood and glass, in iron,
steel and aluminium, evincing the re-
markable ingenuity Of the age in in
ventions and manufacture, will en-.
terrain the many thousands who
wander through the vast enclosures,
not to mention the thousands of
other products too numerous to sin
gle out in a brief article. Then the
children, those little darlings, who
50 like to be whirled around through
space, as well as look at pretty
things, what is again in store for
them? The dear old merry go round
is still there, and will be moving
there when the Exposition opens to
give them delight The grand new
switchback railway, 500 feet in
length, with enough exhilarating
ups and downs in it to charm bird,
SIX splendid backs with six hand
some cars accommodating ten pas.
sengers each, or sixty in all This
brand new out of door attraction
will be immensely popular and will
be distinct novelty of the great
Exposition.
Then the art gallery for the lovers
of art. The features this year, it is
promised, will eclipse any yet dis
played in the history Of the Exposi-
ton, and it is well known the quail
ty of the paintings displayed in past
years were of the highest merit.
Paintings by the world famed artists
of Europe will be on exhibition for
the first time in this country. These
alone will be worth many times the
admission.
But music, that great attraction
of all attractions, what treat there
is in store One great band would
suffice to bring the thousands, but
when such a grand organization as
Gilmore's band, under the direction
of the great Gilmore's successor, Vie
tor Herbert, opens the great affair,
and after playing several weeks, is
followed by Conterno's 9th Regiment
Band Of Brooklyn and the only lines,
it would seem that enough has been
said to predict that the Pittsburg
Exposition Of '95 will be a grand
and glowing success.
For months large number of men
have been employed in repairing and
cleaning the buildings, identifying
the grounds and getting everything
in readiness for the opening, which
will be an event in the history of
Pittsburg
The interior of the buildings will
be beautifully decorated at an enor-
nous expense. In fact, the manage
ment has spent money lavishly for
the entertainment of visitors, and
unless all signs fail, this years Elk
position will be the greatest in point
of merit attendance and entertain
ment since the foundation of the en-
terprise
Special features each day, such as
Flower Shows, Billiard Contests be-
tween World Famed Billiardists,
Ives, Shaffer, etc, Bicycle Contests,
Examinations, etc, etc, will be a
pleasing departure.
The railroads will do everything
in their power to give persons with
in $50 miles of Pittsburg an oppor-
tunity to visit this biggest of big
shows, and will make liberal reduc-
tions in their rates.
A failure to visit the Plttsburg
this year will be an ever
lasting regret.