The evening times., 1900-06-09
EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Americans Invited to Participate in
the Berlin Affair.
Thomas Ewing Moore, Consul mt
Weimar, i'm Report to the State
Interest tea Artists OF the Camera.
New Steamships of Gigantic Size.

Thomas Ewing Moore, United States
Consul at Weimar, IN a report 10 the State
| Department. calls attention of American
photographers to the twenty-ninth meet
ing and exhibition Of the German Photog-
raphers' Association, which is TO be held
in Berlin from July 80 to August 4. Mr.
Moore writes:
Members Of the Photographers AS
ISOLATION Of America are invited to be
present and exhibit American photogra-
piers are the only foreigners who have
received special invitations.
THE programme to be carried out is
interesting and instructive, including Wis
its to the optical institute OF c. p. Goerz,
at Friedenau; to the observatory at Trep-
tow; TO Steglitz; to Wannsee, and thence
by boat to Po,sdam; etc.
THE exhibition is to be divided into
two groups of thirty-four numbers, each
number to receive a medal. diploma, or
'Ehrenpreis.' All kinds Of photographs
are allowed to be exhibited, as well as
everything appertaining to the art Of pho
Biography. such as chemicals, apparatus,
backgrounds, and implements. An histori-
cal division is also planned and viii be
made as complete as possible; IN this
group will be found articles that have not
been in use for over five years-photo-
graphs made by the cd processes, daguer-
reotypes. panOtypes. etc. Exhibits for this
section viii have carriage paid by the as
sociation. Diplomas will be given for best
exhibits in this line. and Intending exhi-
bitors are requested TO communicate as
soon as possible with the president of the
association at Weimar.
Exhibits are TO be delivered between
July 16 and 20 10 the firm OF Bartz & Co,
Potsdamer Strasse 112 b, Berlin, at ex-
pense and risk of sender. This firm is re-
sponsible for the return Of the exhibits
in good condition.
Exhibits for the prize competition and
as donations may be sent 20 Herr Schwier.
Berlin, Bellevue Strasse. Kunstlerhaus,
without previous formal entry. These do
mated exhibits should reach Berlin on July
70 at latest No charge viii be made for
space. Exhibits must be accompanied By
full descriptive information for the prize
jury In time TO permit the writing of the
critical review OF the exhibits before the
opening Of the exhibition.
Each exhibit should be marked Fur
die Austellung des ID. Phot.-Vereins'
Printed labels WIl be furnished with the
announcement forms IN quantities as re-
quested
The exhibits Will be insured against
fire by the association. az the valuation
placed upon them by the exhibitors. No
further responsibility viii be assumed by
the association
Frank D. Hill. Consul at Amsterdam.
furnishes some interesting Information in
regard 70 new steamships. He writes in
part as follows:
The Grosse- Kurfuerst. built by F.
Schiban, Of Danzig. for the North German
L.cYd. has a length OF 5S5 feet
b. dth Of GO feet, and a registered ton
mage Of 1920 feet. Her TWO quadrupIe
engines develop 10000 horsepower. and her
speed is i miles an hour. Special atten-
tion has been devoted 10 the quarters for
other than first-claSs passengers.
The steamships Minneapolis and Mime
haha, Of the American Transpor- Company,
have been built. and two more steamers
of precisely the same dimensions-SOO feet
between perpendiculars. $50 feet over all.
65.5 feet beam, and 597 feet depth-are
being built especially for the transporta-
tion Of hrst-class passengers between Lon
don and New York, carrying no second
class OF steerage passengers They are said
to be the largest vessels. with the exception
OF the Great Eastern, ever seen in tho
Thames.
The new ships Of the Cunard Line
the Ivernia, which was built at Wallsend-
on-Tyne by Messrs. Swan & Hunter. and
the Saxonia. which has just bee nturned
over 10 the owners at Liverpool by Messrs
John Brown & Co., Of Clydebank Works,
among the largest afloat.
The length of the Saxonia is $50 feet
between perpendiculars. or 600 feet over
all, her greatest width ca feet ( inches.
and her depth to the shelter deck 40 feet
I inches The gross register Of the Saxonia
is 1883 tons. her cargo capacity is S0O,-
0OO cubic feet. or 20 0C0 tons measurement.
and her weight fully loaded is about o. 600
tons. As troopship she can carry 200
oflcers, $500 troops. and 10000 tons OF
stores; as cavalry ship, she can convey
goo officers. 1000 horses. and 1000 men: |
and as horse transport she has accom- /
for 1900 horses and 400 troops. |
Her bunkers and reserve bunkers are OF |
sufficient capacity for a supply Of coal for |
orty days steaming at fifteen knots. She /
VIII carry as a regular liner $50 to zoe !
irst-class passengers, the same number of /
second class, and from !, 200 TO 1000 third /
lass