Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-19
A BIG INDUSTRIAL SHOW.
hany Novel and Entertaining Features
at the Pittsburg Exposition This
Fear-Fins Musical Program.


With summer on the wane the people
OF Western Pennsylvania are turning
their Thoughts to the Pittsburg FIX
position. which will open its gaSes on
Wednesday evening. September Z, for
the tenth annual season. By that
time everybody will have returned
IRON seaside and mountain resorts and
tie opening OF the big industrial show in
Fit7srurg Will be heartily welcomed by
ah w.lo can spare the time to take trip
70 the smoky City. No exposition in the
country enjoys a wider range of patron
axe testn that OF Pittsburg, and the inter
est and enthusiasm displayed over the APP
preaching season indicates that the at
ten@anee this fall will be larger than
ever FMS IS due In no small measure to
the splendid musical features, which will
surp;tss those of any season of that popu-
lar Institution in years.
Manager Thomas j. Fitzpatrick an
uounces strong list of musical attrac-
.ien5, including such well-knoRn organi-
cations as Seusa's band the New York
symphony orchestra aud Victor Herberts
Twenty second Regiment land OF New
York. John Philip s5ousa, the great march
king and composer, with his superb band
Of musicians, will give two concerns daily
during the opening week of the big show.
Next in order will come Prof. William
GaentheT and the Greater Pittsbur.s band
Ter :. period of tie N days, to be followed by
"a weee of concerts by the celebrated New
Iora Symphony orchestra, with Walter
Damrosch Of German opera fame as con-
ductor Then will come the renowned
composer OF light opera, Victor Herbert,
and the Twenty second Regiment band OF
New York which will remain for period
Of three weeks, closing the Exposition on
Saturday evening, Oct. %. 1t is a fitting
tribute TO Mr.. Herbert that he is to give
the closing series of concerts, as he is to
be the conductor of the Pittsburg orches
ira during the coming season. Mr.. Her
bert and his players are now at Manhat
tan Beach, where they have been gvirs,
concerts all summer.
There will be many novelties among
the displays in the big Exposition build
ings tais season The Latin Rand Powder
company will have a novel show. 1t will
consist OF "a working model of their i'm
nlense establishment, which turns out
the smokeless powder used by the govern
ment The Westinghouse Electric and
notwithstanding company will present
new and varied inventions in the shape
OF electrical motors and machinery, and
the electrical display in the big mechani
Cal Hall will attract widespread attention.
There will be whirring machinery on all
sides and the lover of mechanical pur-
suits Will have plenty to interest and in
struct him. Another feature of machin-
cry hall will be a large tank filled with
water, in which Captain Adams will give
exhibitions of deep-sea diving, showing
the manner of conducting submarine
operations, the use of torpedoboats, and
now the government mines are operated
Another interesting exhibit will be box
making machine to be furnished by w.
5. i}0ig of New York. 1t will not only
make the boxes, but will print and stamp
them, shos, ng how they are prepared for
&C y. 81 use.
AT the entrance to the main building
will be the exhibit of the Southern rail
way, which will occupy the main foyer
There will be miniature cotton field,
with workmen picking cotton, various
woods and products of the soil along the
line OF that picturesque railway, and u
large collection of minerals The in
terror of the main building will be taste
fully decorated in national colors Many
new designs in the arrangement of the
booths Will be noticed and there will be a
general Encouragement that will prove
pleasing to everybody. Up in the art
gallery will be located the cinematograph
with views of the late Spanish-America
war
Another attractive feature in the
amusement line will be Hagenbeck's
animal show, collection of trained lions,
bears and leopards, which aroused so
much interest among the visitors to the
Worlds fair in Chicago. Other amuse-
ments, located at the lower end of the Elk
position grounds, are the gravity railway
and the merry goround, each of which
always has its full quota of patrons
among the younger set.
Extremely low excursion rates will be
arranged on the various railway lines GEN.
tering in Pittsburg, and no doubt every
body in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia. who can do SO,
will avail themselves of the opportunity
to visit one of the finest industrial exposi.
tions in the United States