Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01
THE ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION. q

The Board of Trade committees ap-
pointed to arrange for the convention
of electricians and exhibition in this
city next September, have SO far COM
pleted the plans as to he in a position
to furnish much interesting data. Ac-
cordingly, letters containing the follow
ing information have been sent to all
parts of the United States and Canada
Tho National Association OF NUM-
cipal Electricians will hold its annual
convention in this city, September 9th
and 9th, next. 1t Is expected that
delegates will be present from 100 to-
$50 cities nj the United States and
Canada. From Ottawa, Canada, 81
aldermen are expected in q body. Dur
ing the convention valuable papers
will be read by able and experienced
men in the profession, including the
following: Thomas Flood, commissioner
Of Wire Department, Boston; NJ. W.
Mead, city electrician, Pittsburg;
George f. Macdonald, superintendent
of Fire Telegraph, Ottawa, Canada !;
s. D. Wheeler, superintendent Fire
Telegraph, Springfield; w. II. Thomp-.
son, superintendent of Fire Telegraph,
Richmond; Capt, William Trophy,
chief electrician, Boston John Weigel,
superintendent of Police Telegraph,
Boston,
Jonathan w.,Aydon Of this city, who
is president CT tho association, has
secured Pyle's Cycle Academy. where
an electrical exhibition of large pro-
portions will be held during the entire
week, September 4th to 9th, inclusive.
Tho exhibition will be opened at 7.30
Monday evening", September 18th. The
manufacturing and commercial in.
terests of the city will be properly dis {.
played for the information of the visi-
tors. 1t is expected that special rates
of fare will be secured on railroads
entering the city from the north, south,
east and west in territory tributary to
the city. The governor of Delaware
and the Mayor and City Council Of
Wilmington will be invited to be
present. H. 80. H
The following wel-known companies
have taken space and will exhibit their
goods: Frederick Pearce, electrical
supplies, 70 John street, New York I;
the Okonite Co.. insulated wires and
cables, 253 Broadway, New York M.
& |. Electric Co., electrical supplies,
and cables, 2O3 Broadway, New York /;
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., 10 Barclay
street, New York; Standard Under
ground Gable Co., Cortlandt street.
New York; Habershow Wire Co., wires
and cables, Is Cortandt street, New
York; F. M. 3Ferrin, municipal cable,
Boston; j. S. Wilson, interior con-
duit. Boston; Shelby Electric Co.,
incandescent lamps, New York; Mon
tauk Multiphase Gable Co., 100 Broad
way New York; Wilmington City
Electric Co., electrical novelties; Col
umbia Phonograph 90. !; Edison's pro-
jectoscope of animated pictures of the
Cuban war !; Edison Phonograph Co. I;
the Electrcic Carriage Automobile
Co., Philadelphia; Kings County Eleo-
trio Equipment Co., $40 Fulton street,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
M. F. Satterthwaite,o one of the men,
bers Of the committee, when spoken to
about the convention and exhibition,
was sanguine of the success of both.
As chairman of the finance committee,
he is receiving subscriptions to the
fund necessary for entertaining the
delegates and their wives and daughters.
He has already received several sub
scriptions and reports the people gem
orally, particularly the manufacturers
and merchants, as taking an active
interest in the affair, which will UNI
doubtedly bring Wilmington more
prominently before the commercial and
industrial world. There are 10 high
class electrical journals in the United
States and Canada and they are as
sisting the committees in bringing the
matter to the attention of people all
over the continent.