The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-05

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THE GREAT PITTSBURGH Ex.
POSITION.
The eighth annual exhibition Of tho
Western Pennsylvania Exposition OF
Pittsburgh is drawing near. the open
Ing date being September z 9th. al.
ready Us there great activity in the big
buildings O. the Society. Old 2decora.
tons are being torn downto be replaced
by new and novel effects, and every.
effort Is being made by exhibitions 10
furnish attractive displays. Many are.
rebuilding and trepalnlng their booths,
80 that the general result OF the int.
rior OF the Main Building when It Is
opened on September o will fur exceed,
10 brTll1ney any other of the annual
Inauguration nights. The great change
In the interior comes. OF course. from
the addition OF the music wing built
on the north side. directly opposite tho.
main entrance. The large ARIA, with
Its platform fer the band, 24S40 feet,
with seats on three sides accommo-
dating nearly! . SEQ people. will be the
music room OF, the Exposition. All the
concerts will be given there, %insuring
tho musical listener q seat in comfort.
The old music gallery has been zen.
ilarged by tho addition OF about 500
seats, and now accommodates about
100 people. Thus II will be seen that
the Exposition managers can offer seats
at an their concerts to $500 people.
The calendar Of the appearance Of the
several military bands Is as follows.
Chicago harine band of IS performers,
]. p. BROOKE. conductor, opens the Ex.
position oC Wednesday, September 0,
remaining through Saturday. tho 10Th.
On thc 2lss comes ,Innes aud his New
York musicians, so strong. whose en-.
gasauent lists through Saturday, 3Oc-
tober 3. Monday. October B. Gllmore's
band. Of 80 players. with Victor Her
bert, conductor, makes Its second Ex-
position appearance since reorsaniza-
ton. This fine band will remain until
the Exposition closes, on October 81.
No exposition In the United States has
ever offered such splendid band music
as VIII be heard 10 Pittsburgh during
the six weeks. from September o TO Or.
tobcr "a. Four concerts will be given
daily during the SIX weeks Of the Ell.
position: afternoons, 2 10 3 and 4 to q;
evenings. $50 to $40 and e.30rt to 1910.
Tho general character. OF the programs
last season will he maintained, the hest
popular music being at all times pro.
vided.
The art exhibit this year will be dis.
tiuctly superior to that Of any previous
season. Manager Heating. with the MS.
siseance OF Artist Martin B.. Lesser,
having giynn this feature a great deal
OF attention during the pnst SIX months.
While the exhibit will include the hest
examples Of American art, tho sum
total OF the pictures will he thoroughly
cosmopolitan. Sff
All through tho Main Building plans
for tho disposition OF booths are being
brought TO completion that will make
a new and brilliant interior Of 1t.
In, Mechanical Hall there will be more
than EVER apparent a representation of.
those industries which have given Pitts.
blrgh her business supremacy and
commanding position. There will no
found steel, Iron. glass and oil, crude
and manufactured ores. coal and coke,
the trinmphs Of electrical Invention, and
machinery OF NIL kinds. In short, a no.
table exhibit Is now being installed In
The great machinery hall which will
not only mirror the industrial activity
OF Pittsburgh. but will include the new
est Inventions that the world mas beep
talking about the past twelve months.
In tho line of agricultural implements
an unusual variety will Nn displayed.
Electricity and electrical appliances
will be given the seat OF honor at the
comm EExpositlon. The feature OF the
electrical exhibit will be a RGcntgen
Rny machine fitted TIP by Thomas Edi.5
son and Luther Stcringcr, one OF his
carly students and the inventor OF the
Electrical fountain.
The Westinghouse Electric and Man.
ufactnring company is preparing an
exhibit Of Its most modern electrical
appliances Of Mechanical Hall. It has
made wonderful advances In the last
year and the most improved work Of It's
experts will he shown for the FIRST
time.
The making OF shoes by machinery,
from the llontce used by the smallest
footed infant to the jackboots OF the
cavalrymnn will be shown. This K
hihlt Inns been bronGl. from Berlin and
london. sTweniy:fonr workmcn will
he employed Atfihc stand, and itsis ~.
peeled toEinake between | 5000 and 90.
900 shoes during the season OF Tile TX.
position. Tho booth In which the ma.
chinery will he placed Is one which was
used !atSthof Worlds Fair.
The Cocoa firm. Van Hon,en & Zoon,
will have: this season a,Dntch cocoa mill;
In opera ton. aud the house fromswhlclI
the cocoa samples are served Will In
covered with colored i~ncandescent
lights.
Amusements for tho multitude Will
he found on nj; sides.the! gravity rail-.
road, which Gives one ride In air o
thousand feet for FIVE cents. the merry.
Go.ronnd, the river trip down 10 Davis
Island dam and return. are some OF; The
special features, Out Of town visitors
to tile Exposition will be favored by the
railroads this year more than ever he.i
fore. More, frequent OK ursions win he
run from n larger; number OF places and
ut . lower cost than before has been
possible. Those who plan 10 spend. only
one day at the Exposition can nnil
something interesting and INSTRUCTIVE