The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-17
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS
EXPOSITION A CERTAINTY.

upper mart of the walls of the building.
above height OF 10 feet from the ground
will be of glass, affordng an abundance
OF light and air, as the huge sashes Will
all be swiveled; and shades and awnings
will be employed in connection there
with as may be necessary.
Secretary George N. kingsbury of the
Association OF Arts and Crafts, who was
the executive superintendent or the
Rhode Island exhibit at Buffalo. was very
enthusiastic over the results of todays $
meeting Now" said he. things will
move with rush. Not second Will be
wasted in getting the construction OF the
big building under way and at the rate
that contracts for space are coming I'm
from all directions, IL will be but a short
time before our entire space has been
taken. L am really surprised. too, To see
how quickly We have pushed the enter
prise to its present position, Tor IL Is
something entirely new here. you know,
and this Is a very conservative commu-
nifty, TOO conservative sometimes, when
II comes to standing together and max
ing an united effort along new lines for
the common good.
81 wish | could give you the full list
OF exhibitors so far enrolled" continued
Mr. Kingsbury. "for their representative
character would surprise you. l am sure.
There are some OF them. however, who,
from n business point of view. don't care
TO have their names announced until a
little later
"f can say this much. however: the eX-
position will I'm the variety OF its exhibits.
the unusually interesting character OF
many of them. the number OF really nov
e features and the entire absence OF any
| thing not strictly in harmony with the
purposes OF the association, be one OF the
! most creditable and most successful ever
I organized I'm this part OF the country. II
Is bound TO be OF immense advantage "a
local business interests certain to make
| Providence more than ever shopping
centre, and cannot fail 10 give the indus.
tries of this industrial state a big boom.
| In fact boom Providence. boom Rhode
| Island is a pretty good slogan TO use In
connection with our exposition"
A partial list OF exhibitors who have
already contracted for space is az follows
! Nicholson File company. Colt Revolver
| company. Exeter Machine company
| Standard Seamless Wire company; Dexter
Yarn company. G.. l.. a. ~. j. Gross
| Smith & Holden, Narragansett Electri,
Lighting company. the Shepard company
Samuel Fitch Manufacturing com.
pany. Providence Betting company
f. Il. crocker. Norcross Brothers
| u. $. Marking company, the Cromp
/ ton company. Joslyn Manufacturing com
| pany. 1ngersoll Watch company. Lane 4
Bodley Engine company. Hibbard. Rod
mar, Ely Safe company, Colonial Pain
| works. @. G. Hines e. company. c. $
Bush e. company. Thomas @. Hunt a
| company, r. a B. Paint company. r. y
Baliru & company. William Loeb & com
pany. c. ". Hazard q company. Powell
| Candy company. ". Wildwood & Sons. NJ
| ~. Cartier A Sons.
In addition 90 the foregoing. almost ar
1 equal number have taken spaces. anS
| quite az many more have the mattel
under favorable consideration and are ex
pected 10 sign contracts within the com
ing week.