Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10
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The Proposition Made TO schools by the
phiIadrIphia Bonrse and tho fhiladsl-
phin Commercial Museuins.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
rhiadelphia, Pa, Feb. o. Tho
nrnposition maia to schools by the
PHILADELPHIA ilourEe and the Philadel.
phia Commercial Museums is meeting
with much favor 10 educational circles.
Parties viii lie conducted through the
two institutions by special officers,
who will explain the purposes and
duties Of the different departments and
the various displays. Teachers, students
and business men desiring information
regarding manufactures. commerce and
finance will find here what they want
and what they cannot get elsewhere in
tho world.
At the Buurse the exhibition depart
ment will prove an object lesson to all
Interested in the crude product or
manufactured article Of whatever
nature. Its magnificent display rooms
are filled with moving machinery,
showing at Il glance the method OF
weaving, knitting, printing, NC, to.
gether with the different types OF
electric generators, gas, oil, and steam
engines in motion.
In the machinery division will be
fouud the refrigprating plant. with its
cnndensor5, brine pumps, freezing
chambers. &C., showing the whole
process of e.making; tho machinery
for liltering and purifying the water
supply OF the Bourse, With capacity
Of over 500, 600 gallons per day; a carpet
loan operated by electricity, machinery
for the manufacture Of hosiery, bottle.
washing machine, with capacity oil
| 30, 600 bottles per day; printing presses
for thu finest hnlf-tone work, the plant
for generating electricity used in light.
ing the entire building, with a capacity
OF 1900 lights; graphite in its manu-
featured and crude form, ami hundred!
OF mechanical appliances and machinei
for every purpose.
On the neventh floor there ia fint
exhibit OF cryolite, one of the mos
prolific OF minerals, showing no lsai
than 10 different products, not in
Guiding gold and aluminum; native
grasses and fibre, for tho manufnc
turing OF rope and c0rddgo; asbestol
and the many ses to which it is up
pliod, the realms and gumn used il
making vaTnishes and japan.
The Buurse, or general exchange OF
the main floor, is without it's equal ii
the world. Topographic service il
maintained with every important cit,
North, South, East and West. ant
costs the Bourse many Thousands o
dollars year. The newspapers OF thu
world are to be found on its files in th,
commercial library. The very lAtes
quotations on stocks mud Commernia
prod ucts will hn found on its bulletin
boards. A visit to the Oommcrcia
Museums is M lesa interesting. TIT
students could spend weeks here ans
not exhaust its resources. 1t contains
tho largest collection Of raw products
such Us gums, resins, rubbers, wakes,
spices, fruits. grains, iihres, woods
ores and minerals, building stones
woods, ulku, dye stutIs, tan bark, anC
woven fabrics, together with many
ainds of natural history objects, whirt
are exhibited in this country.
DIR. william l.. Wilson, who hEl
worked iuds(atigably in tho intorss
of the museums, has maue arrange
ments with the leading railroad COM
panies by which 10 or moro person.
coming together to visit tho Bours
and Commercial Museums can SECURE
lower rate than usual, that is one far,
for the round trip.
A day spent in these two great iusti
tutions will more than compensate 10
tho Tins lost during the school session
and those in charge OF educational in
situations should be impressed by th
Importance of these excursions, MS the,
will largely supplement their work o
teaching by giving object lessons O
such great value that they cannot HI
ignored,