Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-20
a BIG INDUSTRIAL SHOW.
hany Novel and Entertaining Features
at the Ptttsburg Exposition This
Tear-Fine Musical Program.

With summer on the wane the people
OF Western Pennsylvania are turning
Their Thoughts to the Pittsburg Elk
posi- ion, when will open it's ge.es on
the tenth annual season BIS that
time everybody will have returned
! frosn sea~is.e and mountain resorts and
| tae oTrning OF the big industrial show in
fits arg will be heartily welcomed by
al. wl9 can spare the time to take a trip
to -uosy City No exposition in the
cisUuiry cnt0gs a wider range OF patron
axe aga that of PittSburg and the inter
est anG IN. lsiasm displayed over the ap
pronehiRg sg1son indicates that the ut
tenaaace Us fall will be larger than
ever EtiS = due in no small measure to
the p!endid musical features, which will
surp ISIS those Of any season OF that popu-
lar Institution in years
Manager Thomas j. Fitzpatrick an
nounces a strong list of musical attrac
tions. including such well-known organi-
cations as Sousa's band, the New York
Symphony orchestra and Victor Herbert's
| Twenty second Regiment land of New
/ YORK. John Philip Sousa the great march
kins. ana composer, with his superb band
of I.sasicians. VIII give two concerts daily
during the opening week of the big show
Next IN order will come Prof. William
Gueather and the Greater Pittsbuf, band
for period of ten days, to be followed by
a week OF concerts by the celebrated New
Yor symphony orchestra, with Walter
DaiHr0Sch 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 90 1t is 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 giviry:
concerts all summer
There will be many novelties among
the displays in the big Exposition build
ings this season The Latin Rand Powder
company will have novel show. 1t will
consist OF a working model of their i'm
mense establishment, which turns out
the smokeless powder used by the govern
meiit. The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing company will present
new and varied inventions in the shape
OF electrical! motors and machinery, and
the electrical display in the big mechani
cal tall Will atttact widespread attention
There will be wErring 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 deepSe diving, showing
the manner of conducting submarine
operations, the use of torpedoboats and
how the government mines are operated
Another interesting exhibit will be box
making machine to be furnished by w.
5 boig of New York. 1t will not only
mane The boxes, but win print and stamp
them, shtS, ng how they are prepared for
commercial 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 he u 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 acknowledgement
with views of the late Spanish American
war.
Another attractive feature In the
amusement line will be Hagenbeck' s
animal show, a 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 go-round, 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 cen
terlng in Pittshurg, and no doubt every
body IN Western Pennsylvania Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia, who can do so,
will avail themselves of the opportunity
to viait one Of the finest industrial exposi
tions in the United States