Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29

Tor nltcen CONSECUTIVE years thS hsS
burg Exposition has operated with sue
cess that las never been equalled by any
other local Exposition known. Hard
times have been poWerless to affect Its
prosperity, as have been also great ma
tional or state Expositions held in various
parts of the United States. Attendance
during this decade and a halt has been
simply prodigious, total of persons pass
ing the tn nstiles coming close to the one
billion mark; and net profit for the , ntlre
period aggregating more than $5OO,OOO,
every dollar of which has been applied
to improvements AMI reconstruction.
Year for year exhibits have been more
costly and artistic the musical scheme
has become more extraordinary in its
scopa and the spl cial attractions OF con-
stantly rising callbIe; yet the price OF
admission has remained unchanged
through it all, and today it is still the
nominal sum of twenty five cents.
The Pittsburg Exposition has been in
every sense of the word "The Peoples
sincel not an official connected with
the institution never received one penny
compensation barring the general man
ager whose entire time is in demand,
and who is only moderately salaried.
The coming season, which will be the
sixteenth, gives every promise OF eclips
ing all previous ones. 1t will open on
the night Of Wednesday, 81 and continue
for As days, until Saturday October q,
inclusive. The musical organizations al.
ready contracted with are those OF
Creatore, the fiery Italian conductor;
Sousa, who las just been decorated by
the French Government; Victor Herbert,
who has no equal as builder of brilliantly
popular orchestral programs and the
perennially favorite leader, Walter Dam
: rosch, whose recent "Parsifar' tour has
been the wonter OF musical managers
throughout the country. One other or
ganization of international reputation is
being negotiated with, and likelihood
is that the famous GrenadierS Band Of
London will be selected.
In addition to the bands and orchestras
above mentioned, which in truth are the
best to be found anywhere, there will be
number of brilliant soloists, among them
little Helen Scholder of New York, who
is but eight years of age and plays the
great, difficult unwieldly voloncello with
the finish Of matured artist.
OF the exhibits, which number con-
siderably over one hundred, it may fairly
be said that they will represent largely
increased expenditure Of money, brains
and artistic ingenuity. The opening
night OF the Exposition is still nearly six
weeks away, yet exhibitors are eager in
their applications for space even thus
early and late-comers will find it difficult
to be favorably considered.
Special attention is being given by the
management to that portion of the Expo
sition which aims to amuse and entertain,
and only those extra attractions have been
given recognition which are clean and
thoroughly wholesome. The list this year
will include "a Trip to the North Pole, "
constructed at an expense OF $4,000 by
]. L. Carey, chief architect of the million
dollar Luna Park at Coney Island; the
"Smake Slide" positively the funniest,
side-splitting diversion yet seen at the
Expo; replica of the Worlds Fair al
St Louis-otherwise an exact reproduc-
ton Of grounds and buildings there the
beautiful Theatorium, in which will be
seen moving pictures and high-class
vaudeville acts" The Temnle of Mirth, 4"
one Of the features of the Worlds Fair,
St Louis; the giant Ferris Wheel, and
those two lasting favorites-the Tobog-
gan and Merry-Go-Round.
The temptation of course will be to
make visit TO the Worlds Fair at ST.
Louis, which admittedly is the most
colossal Exposition yet conceived by
man, but the distance to that city is
enormous, the expense is burdensame
and the Inconvenience are many. For
that reason it is assured that more per-
sons than ever before will this year visit
the great EXPOSITION at Pittsburg, from
all neighboring cities. Special excursions
will be arranged for each week during
the season Of 46 days at the usual one
fare rate.