Evening journal., 1899-08-31
INTEREST INCREASING
AS the Time for the Elect: ical
Convention Draws Nearer.
DECORATIONS BEING PUT Up.


HOLIDAY APPEARANCE WORK
AT THE CYCLE ACADEMY-Ho-
Tells WILL BE CROwDEp-LIsT
OF EXHIBITORS.
AS the time draws near for the Elec-
trical Convention the interest in the
event increases and all indications
point to a glorious time next week.
To-day the work of decorating houses
began and a number of residences
] in various parts of the city are taking
on holiday appearance. Workman
are engaged in covering the front of
the City Hall with bunting, and fags,
from the tower to the main entrance
on Market street. Above the door is
an emblem bearing the inscription,
"E Pluribus Unum," and festooned
from each window are the national coll
ors. Owing to its age the hall will
be the centre OF attraction for the
many visitors who will be here next
week
The Delmarvia Telephone Company
building is also handsomely decorated
At Pyle's Cycle Academy at Tenth
and Orange streets workmen are bus
lily engaged in erecting booths for the
exhibitors. There viii be twenty
seven spaces, all Of which have been
engaged. Many exhibits have already
arrived, but so far only one concern
has begun the work of setting up
their display. This company is che
Montauk Multiphase Cable Company,
and owing to the extent of that ex-
hibit much time is required to put it
in place,
At the hotels not a room that has
already been engaged is available for
next week Letters requesting accom-
modations are pouring into the hotels
daily, but the proprietors are obliged
to refuse all such applications, as there
houses are full up. In many instances
boarding houses are being called upon
for additional rooms to accommodate
guests who will take meals at the no
tells. Even this class of rooms is scarce
as the boarding houses will also be
crowded.
On Wednesday, September 6, the
largest number Of visitors is expected
owing to the firemen and police parade
and all are now hoping for fair wealth.
or, during that day especially.
The following is the correct list OF
Exhibitors and the spaces allotted tc
them at the Cycle Academy;
No. l. Days Kerite wires; No. 2
F. NJ. Ferrin; J. S. Wilson; No. 3
Montauk Multiphase Cable Company
No. 4, the Harlan and Hollingswortt
i, Company; No. 5, Gamewell fire tele-
graph; No. 6, National India Rubber
Company; No. Z, William LawtoR
No. 8, Safety wires and cable; No. 9
Garrett Miller & Co.; No. 10. Bainei
primary battery; No II, Fredericl
Pearce; No. 12, Morris & Co.. No. 1S
Monarch Fire Appliance Company
No. IA, Pyle's Bicycle Company; No
Is, soda water stand; No. 10. vii
mington, Electric Light and Powe
Company; II. Robeling & Co.; IS, In
ternational Correspondence Company
No 10, ]. A. Robeling Sons & Co.; No
n I2O. Bundy Lamp Company; No. q
n Standard Underground Company; Nc
n %, NJ. and T. Electric Company; Nc
%. Gordon Battery Company; No. q
d Okonite Company; No. 25, Williar
Roche; No. 2s. C. A. Rolfe; No p
g Machado & Roller.
s The exhibitors spaces are located o
s all four sides of the Academy an
through the cellar. There are thre
= spaces on the west end. three in tn
east end. six on the north side Of th
e building, four on the south side an
eleven down the centre.
"a A passageway will be left betwee
n the spaces in the centre and visitor
v will be enabled to move about mol
IS freely than in previous exhibition
y. held in the academy.
n The electrical decorations Of the o.
era House, where the meetings of Il
" convention are to be held will be ella
y. crate. A particularly pretty and a
4 propriate one will be across the stal
,e and will be composed of the word
Of What Has God WRought?" the wor'
D. Morse first sent over his electric tel
* graph.
A The committee in charge of the co
T. vention met at the Clayton House Ia
elevening and discussed ways al
is means, General regret was express
r that the citizens we're rather slow
r seeing the advantage which this co
IN vention will be to Wilmington, al
ee are not contributing toward the 81
ce cess of the affair as expected.
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