The billboard (Jan-June 1899)

Mi n p m V ft1 i 10 The Philadelphia Exposition of J899, THE BILLBOARD. FAIR NOTES- For the Development of American Man- ufacturers and the Expansion of Our Export Tradr. Of the numerous National and Internation- al Expositions ptojetted for the next tnree or four years in different parts of the L'nited States, the one to be held in Philadelphia in September, October and November of the present y* ar is in many respects the most important to the trade and commercial in- terests of the country* The Philadelphia Exposition of 1899 is an exposition for the development of American manufactures and the expansion of our ex- port trade, and it will be the first national exposition of that character ever held in this country. It is the purpose to exhibit at next fall's I Exposition every line of manufactured pro- ' ducts .of the United States, especially suit- : able for export. Such exhibits will form the principal department of the Exposition and will comprise everything which is, can or might be exported. There will also be a department of foreign manufactured gcods. but .t will not contain a single exhibit shown by a loreign manu- lactmer. This department will consist of collecticns of samples of goods made in the commercial countries of Europe and suc- cessfully sold in all foreign markets in which American trade has not yet been developed. These samples wilt be exhibited side by side : 'with Aroeiican products of the same class, and will show our manufacturers just what competition they must meet abroad, as well as the peculiarities in the demands of every ioreign market. The samples of goods of foreign manufacture are being selected and purchased abroad by representatives of the Exposition, aided by the entire Consular service of the United States. A third department of the Exposition will show bow American goods must be packed, Tabeled and shipped iu order to meet the re- quirements of foreign trade. In October a Commercial Congress will be held in Philadelphia in connection with the meeting of the International Advisory Board of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. The leading Chambers of Commerce of the entire world have been invited to send dele- gates, and the Commercial Museum has sent out invitations to its agents and representa- tives atroad to send to the Exposition their buyers cr members of their firms. There is every reason to believe that at least 800 rep- resentatives of foreign firms will be present at the sessions of the Commercial Congress. Nearly every commercial organization in the United States affiliated with the Phila- delphia Commercial Museum as members of its Domestic Advisory Board will send dele- gates to the Commercial Congress. They will be able to' discuss with the foreign vis- itors the varying peculiarities of the de- mands of trade in- their particular countries, and if the American manufacturer does not benefit thereby, it will be his own fault. The Exposition will be under the joint aus- pices of the Philadelphia Commercial Mu- seum and the Franklin Institute, two great public institutions of Philadelphia, whose standing is such as to assure the success of the Exposition. The Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Exposition Association, the corporation organized to conduct the Expo- sition, includes a number of the most prom- inent and energetic business men of Phila- delphia. Sanction and support has been given to the Exposition by the National Government, Congress appropriating $350,fl0o to aid it- The city of Philadelphia has given $200,000 and the State of Pennsylvania $j0.ooo. and $l«n.- 000 is- being raised in Philadelphia by indi- vidual subscriptions. A bill now pending in the Legislature of Pennsylvania appropriates $200,000 more, making a total Exposition fund of about $300.00n_ The main buildings, which are now under construction, cover eight acres of ground. and the available exhibition space wilt be at least 200,000 square feet. They will form a grand and imposing structure, embodying all those features of design and construction which: experience of other expositions has proven desirable. Outside of the space occupied by the main bnildings there will be within the Exposi- tion grounds, which comprise a tract of fifty- six acres of land on the bank of the Schuyl- kill River, within fifteen minutes* ride of the City Hall, ample space for the erection of detached structures for special exhibits. There will be a large area for amusement features, which promise to be as unique and interesting as the Exposition is practical. .\The ."Agricultural "and Mechanical Associa- tion of —-—-..but we will suppress their name, not being utterly heartless, recently objected to being advertised in the Fair List of "The Billboard." because, so they said, "It makes our fair known to many fakirs, street men and fair followers, and we do not want our good, honest farmers, who are un- used to this class of individuals, swindled and imposed upon. Bless thier innocent hearts. (We refer to the Fair Managers). What would the fair be without the fakirs and catch-penny fel- lows? These same good, honest farmers de- light in meeting the shrewd and wily indi- vidual; they delight in getting ahead of him, and they rather enjoy being ''taken in" sometimes if the amount is not too great. In either case, they have a good story to tell afterwards, and that is worth more than sil- ver or gold. Arid they get their eyes open- ed, too, which is well. So, admitting that "The Billboard" draws a small quota of this kind of attendance, along with the attention .of the more de- sirable portion of humanity, we must say that we believe our brothers of the ——-Ag- ricultural and Mechanical Association are de- luded and mistaken. We would advise them | to go off somewhere and hold a nice little : fair meeting all by themselves, and not let \ a living soul Know anything about .it. I THE Lexington Horse Show, Fair and i Carnival, which is to be given under the ! auspices of the Lexington Lodge No. 89, B. P. O. Elks, on Aug. 8*. 9. Irt. II and 12. 1S99, ! will undoubtedly be one of the most popular : and up-to-date affairs of the kind ever in- i augurated in the South. \ Mr. Shanklin. Lexington. Ky., is the Sec- ! retary. He wishes to hear from all man- ; the famous Diving Elks, who will give three exhibitions each day. This Carnival promises to bo the greatest event that has ever taken place in Alle- gheny City, and. as the management is in the best of hands, there is no doubt of its success. MR. "W. A. ULERY has brcn granted a patent for an advertising device useful to farmers. It consists of a galvanize;! ruse with a glass front, in which can be insert- ■\ ed a card showing what stork cr grain the V farmer may have for sale, or what he wishes 1 to buy. It can be tacked up iu some eon- i spicuous place, so as to attract the attention \ of the traveling public. Mr. E. M. Wooster, one cf the prime mov- I ers and organizers of the Hois? Show so sue- J cessfully held recently at Madison Square, i New York City, is now in the city of Mex- j ico. where he is getting the natives intvr- i ested in a similar affair, which expects to i come off in December. f r Now that California has been divided into | districts, and the State is making appropri- ,' ations for each, there. is much contesting J over the amounts of the appropriations and i the places for holding the fairs. 'Sacramento I has $15,000, while Los Angeles only has I $4,500 appropriated. This was said to be I done because Los Angeles was such a thriv- | ing little city that it could do more on a small amount than any other place on a large one. Los Angeles is flattered, of course, but would rather have the funds than the "jolly." A Peace Jubilee is to be held in Washing- ton, D. C, this month. The program is as follows: First Day—Salutes from gunboats, ringing of chimes, parade of naval and mil- itary organizations, out-door" band eoneetrs. ' illuminations and brilliant displays of pyro- .'; technics. Second Day—Parade of school * children and May Day Festival, parades of J JOHN G. SCORER. Gen rat Manager Cleveland Tniustrial Expositicn and Carniv ,'cello, la., writes: "Wo arc planning for the / best fair ever held in this part of the WVst / Wo will offer about ?L\ii0u for racing and $l,fi00 in premiums." j John H. Shaffer, Secretary of the Plymouth I Comity Fair <Le Mars, la.), says, speaking j of "The Itlllboard," "In addition to its fine ; typographical hppoiinuice. it contains much 1 iut'oriratioii of value to the Fair Secretary J You ii.ay ecntlnue it for the year." ! The Agricultural Society nt Plymouth, S Mass., has advertised its Fair Grounds for [. sale. .We have heard of all sorts of things being : sent to publishers in payment of subsrrtp- 1 tions, especially in the country. All t!ie .way from _a load of wood cr potatoes, to a i poem on spring or Kipling,- etc. We hiive : something still more odd In this line. A Fair ' Association subscribes, and- says'- it will pay 'us. if we assure them line weather during ; their fair. ■'.. The "-.Western Agricultural and Arts Asso- ciation of Brandcn, Out., Canada, will give .'.'; $7,000' in premiums. The Fair Grounds of the Western New iYork Fair Association, in Rochester, -were [sold recently umkr the foreclosure of a jmortgfcge. /-The German Sccietyof Agriculture will /hold its annual show at Frankfort, June ( S-Kt. It will be an exhibit of horses, other /live stock, machinery and produce; very sim- / ilar in fact to our own country fairs, only there will be no rat-ing. It is netdlcss to say that this will be a splendid place to show American horses and other things of which America is justly proud. Portland. Ore., is considering the advisa- bility of holding another Exposition this fall. The one held last year was eminently satis- factory. The financial part turned out better than it Was expet ted, 7S per cent, of the funds donated being returned to the donors It is thought that now, having had so much <-- : experience,' the affair might be managed so as to be entirely self-supporting. The State Fair to be held at Salt Lake City, Utah, will probably add racing to its attractions, and issue coupon tickets, ad- mitting to Exposition and races both. The State Fair at North Yakima, Wash., hat: arranged to have Indian races and war do noes as one of their attractions. We icarn that Beautiful Jim Key, the Ed- ucated Hers?, has been engaged as the chief attrartion at ■ the Louisiana State Fair for the three weeks it is to run. No less a person than George Washington hiii-self was mu«-h interested in Agricultural raiis. One of h.s-.greatest treaMiics was a iraspive silver cop, nine inches high, ele- cantly■-chased,- and bearing this inscription: "1730. A Premium from the Agricultural So- cieictv of South Carolina to George Washing- ton, fcr Raising the Largest Jackass." The I'irectors of the La Crosse Inter-State Fair Association write us that they intend to make every effort to have the fair held this year, the best one ever planned. They ■ wish to nmko it a success, not only financial- ly; but every other way. The Indians at Rolling River. Manitoba. ■ havo.--. organized an agricultural society, and will hold a show in August. A Filipino Village will be one of the at- tractions of thi? Greater American Exposition at On aha this year. Twenty families of na- tives Will be brought from the islands. President IHaz. of Mexico, in his recent **mcss;;ge" made mention of the fact that their Twenty-third Expos'ticn of Fine Arts ha^ given the most flattering results, and that the■ Government had neccntei .invita- tions to various expositions in foreign coun- tries. The Dubois County Fair, at Huntingburg. Ind. has been reorganized, satisfactory set- tlement having ..been made with its creditors. and a fair will be held in September. Im- provements will be made and special attrac- tions provided. The Grangers* Inter-State Picnic Associa- tion claims tn have the greatest show in the Middle Atlantic States. It was attended by 100,(M*> people last season. / Th? Pan American Exposition * l Applications for space are already beinc r trade at the Exhibition headquarters. Frank r C. Bostock, known the world over as the > man who raises lions by the wholesale, has * made application for space to exhibit fifty ■ or sixty of these beasts. He usually has ? about 2(K> on hand, and has a farm of many t arres. with dens and quarters for the lions. \ In speaking of tbe exhibit that be wishes | to Rive, he says: > "I do not propose to ffive the ordinary kind '• of an animal show—a few cages and a stage ' and platform. I will bring a large number I of lions here, fifty or sixty, of ail ages, cubs \ a few weeks old. as well as old ones. There ; will be no "cages. I will build a jungle, and I the animals will roam about in it at their will. Of courts, there will be an outside * fences but the inngle will be a large affair. \ covering- several acres. It will be full of , trees, cane, grass and plants, and the ani- I rrpls' movements will not be restricted. In addition to this, there will be an exhibition of trained animals." Another prominent exhibitor, who has ap- plied for space at the Exposition, is Rol- . taire. the great "Illusionist." He has been showing in London recently, and is a great success. agers cf high-class attractions, and also de- sires to let privileges fcr all kinds of sports , and amusements. (See adv. in another col- ■ umn.) If it is true that there is something new under the sun in amusements and at- tractions, it is also true that they will be found at Le^irglcn on Aug. S to 12. The estimated attendance is between 15,000 : and 2:,.fl0n daily. This looks like the lucky bidders Tor space ought to have what, in the language of the street, would be called, "a lead pipe cinch." Whatever the Elks take hold of (we know from experionrel, goes through with a whirl, and this will be no exception to the rule. The Pan-American Exposition Co. has is- sued an advertising label, which is receiving a wide circulation by being placed on tbe let- ters sent out out to different parts of the United St.--t-s. The stamps ar' supplied free ■ to all merchants in the United States. Thev ', resemble son-cwhat an oriinary postage * stamp, and are placed alongside of it on the letter. The Executive Commission of Allegheny Lodge .\o. 333. n. P. O. E.. are arranging for a Street Fair. Elks - Carnival and Midway i'latsance July 10 to 22. Over half the space allotted for the Mer- chants' exhibit has been already ti.cn. and the outlook is very encouraging. The City or Allegheny will furnish free electric light- ing, and the residents will decorate and illu- minate. The Itetail Grocers' Association will take a holiday and turn out In the street parade, which promises to eclipse the Mardi Gras of New Orlenas. President McKinley and Oovemor W. A. Stone (a member of Lodge 339) will be pres- ent. It is expected that at least 200,000 peo- ple will attend during the twelve days of the Fair. One of the greatest attractions will be i flowcr-d'eorated equipages, bicycles, floral fraternal, patriotic and tradesmen's floats. J oct-dcer band concerts, and unique illumina- •, tions. Thirl Day—Historical pageant, show- • i? R e •""•tary a nd naval histcry cf the j United States, soldiers and sailors of Revo- ; lutionary days. War of 1812. Mexican War ! civil conflict and-recent struggle with Spain: j patriotic addresses by prominent men from J the cast front of the Capitol, Illuminations, r band concerts and jubilee revelries. i This program sounds fine and attractive, I and it would be a good thing to be in Wash- ; ington about the time it is being carried out. Oakland, Cal., is .to hold a Golden Carnival in May. One oT the most attractive feat- ures is to be a World's Doll Show. The dolls are to be drcEfed by the local dress- makers, or anyone who wishes to enter the contest, and large premiums are offered, to be awar.Ied bv the visitors themselves, who are to vote fcr the favorite. This plan of awarding premiums will do very well f-r a Doll Show, but would harlly be practicable in any other kind of a contest. The Fair Association at Uriscol, Iowa, has gone under. Up to the present date only four Fair As- sociations have reported that they will hold no fairs this year. This is quite encourag- ing, and much ahead of last year's record. The associations are at Killlnsworth, Conn.; Ft. Scott, Kansas; Jackson, Mich., and Pana, 111. The Legislature of Utah has appropriated $9,000 for a State Fair. It has been five years since a fair was held in Utah, and great in- terest Is being taken. Mr. C. E. .-.shop, Sec- retary of the Jones County Fair, at Monti- No w booking f"r I'airs, l'arks and Kim Mccliin-s. Aililross HARRY II. IIIU. 105 Bast 14U1 St., New York City. THE BILLBOARD 11 FAIR NOTES. / [ At an Industrial Exhibition and Agrtcul-j rural Fair, held in Australia, there is a- prize offered for the best cultivated' farm - in> lae district. \ The Hoyal Agricultural Society of New' South Walts has introduced an innovation at \ liicir last Stock Show, that of having single ' judges, instead of three or five, as formerly, i The Shelbyville (Indiana) Fair Association j will build a new grand stand and make other j improvements. \ There is a plan half formulated, and which i lias good reason to be considered as practic- ! iilile. of holding a Tri-County Fair at Tulla- " hoimi, Tcnn. The promoters of this scheme ) would be grateful for any information on the '. subject. They want to know the best meth- ; oils in establishing fairs, how to conduct same, what to do and what not to do, etc. ran not some of our fair managers help tlioni out through the columns of "The Bill- board?" Never befcre in the histcry of the worli liave there been so many expositions of gi- gantic conception being planned for at one time. "Centennial Expositions, with their exhibits of the products of our industries, have their .place in the economics of the ■ country, and teach their lesson of freedom ! and progress." Besides the ones already fully decided up- on, there is being considered a Twentieth ("entury Evposition in New York City, and a World's Fair at Glasgow iu 1901. A North- western International Exposition in 1902 for St. Paul and Minnesota has also been pro- posed. The Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club, at a recent meeting, decided to offer prizes at cer- tain fairs from the club funds. The fairs so favored will he selrcted at the direction of the officers. H. F. Shannon, of Pittsburgh, is Secretary. The Housatonic Agricultural Society (Great Ilarringtcn, Muss) will have a largt r display of agricultural impleiuents this year than formerly. It has "decided to make this de- partment of mere importance, and to: do away with football and baseball contests on the grounds. The Franklin County Agricultural Society (Maine) will give larger premiums this year on cattle and horses, and the grounds will also be remodeled. A new Fair Association has been incorpo- rated at Greenfield. N. 11.. with a capital stock of }:i.00». It is called the Oak Park Fair Association. A plan is. formed to reconstruct the old Full Moon Race Track, at Worcester. Mass. A tract of ittl acres will tie used in the mak- ing of" two race tracks, a half mile track in- cluded in a mile ring. The proposed im- provements will be on the shore of Lake Quinsigaicond, a most delightful place. Mr. H. II. Bigelow is the prime mover in the matter. J. W. Blgley, of the Cleveland (Ohio) Street Fair, wants special attractions. Brainerd, Minn., is having a new half-mile track constructed. At Montreal things have been so prosper- ous that a new grand stand, club house, bet- ting ring and paddocks will be built by the I Belle Air Jockey Club. The Vigo County Agricultural Society, of Terre Haute, Ind.. intends holding a free fair this season, charging no admission at the gates. The usual premiums will be offered, and a sale ring will be established. We have the most profoud respect for the judgment of Mr. E. Dool, cf Aledo, 111. When' he retired from the secretaryship of his Fair \ Association he very thoughtfully recom- j mended "The Billboard" to his successor. I A new fair circuit has been formed in Mis- j souri by the Boone County Agricultural and i Mechanical Scciety, of Columbia: the Mo- ; berly Fair Association, of Moberly, and the ,= Cooper County Agricultural and Mechanical ■Association, of Bccneville. It is called the [ Missouri Central Circuit. ■ The Morgan Breeders' Association (Ver- ! irnu't) will offer special premiums of $250 for 1 Morgan horses, provided the Fair Association j will offer an equal amount. i At a recent English Fat Stock Show, held i at Norfolk, an innovation was made in the -.judging of bogs. Two local butchers were S selected to make the awards. Of course, to * the diegust of the breeders, "they simply V went for the biggest and fattest, irrespective i of quality cr type." I The Worcester Agricultural Society, after J much lively wrangling, has decided to sell < its Fair Grounds for $183,000. This was bit- i terly eppesed by many. * The citizens of Ventura, Cal.. are quite ian^ious to have the fair and the appropria- 1 tion of $1,400. Hueneme and Oxnard are also J working to secure it. Each town knows that i a fair is a good thing to have, anu as soon J as the State Legislature of California revived i the old law of making these appropriations * for district fairs, the towns began clamoring r for them, and much lively interest is felt. : Walla Walla, Wash., is to have an un- 2 usually fine Fruit Fair this season. They 1 .'have salaried their officers, giving the Man- .' ! ager and Superintendent each $300, and the j ; Secretary f200. This is a good idea, for it j ; shows that work is expected, and appreci- • ated. i „.. COL. JAS. A. COCKETT. • "5lr. Cochett is prominent in business and ' newspaper circles of Cleveland. He is Pres- ;. ident of the Times Publishing Company, and ^ editor of the Cleveland Illustrated Times. ■ He Is an old and active member of the Order of Elks, under whose auspices the Cleve- land Exposition and Carnival of 1899 will be given, lie is also a prominent K. of P., and holds a high position in the Uniform Rank. He is also active in politics, and is a mem- ber of the Cleveland Board of Equalization. Paris Exposition Notes. i Ferdinand W. Peck, the United Statss I Commissioner General to tbe Paris Exposi- • tion; sailed for that place April 12. to con- sult the authorities at Paris and complete ar- rangements for our exhibit there. A bill Is being agitated in the Illinois Leg- islature fcr the appropriation of $20,000 for a j Horse Show at Paris. Since Illinois furnish- | es the larger part of the exports in that line, J she may well-desire to bring into prominence j this industry of hers, and never again will j such an opportunity occur. The Paris Exposition will furnish an op- portunity fcr our people to secure a signal advantage in Europe. Our farm exports ought to be larger than they are and would be if Europeans were better informed as to the value of our products. It is proposed j to give a daily exhibition at the exposition of the utility of corn meal as an article of diet. The people of Europe are difficult to con- vince by simple words of the fitness of "maize" meal, as they call it, for human consumption, and nothing will convince them like putting it in their mouths in the various palatable shapes in which a professional cook can prepare it. Once its excellence has been demonstrated to them, it will take the place of the rye flour, which is so exten- sively used by the poorer classes: and thus " while the export trade in corn will be bene- fited, it is not to be expected that the richer classes will turn so strongly to corn meal as to injure our export trade in wheat.— Western American. One of the things to be shown at Paris next year is a model Vesuvius 830 feet high and 495 feet in diameter, built of iron, steel, cement and tnrf. A spiral path, bordered with cafes, will wind np the volcano. Inside is to be represented Dante's heaven nd hell. Commissioner General Peck is much de- lighted with the liberality displayed by Con- press in the matter of an apnronriation for the United States exhibit at Paris. He has been congratulated by the President as be- ing the only man \rho ever got a larger ap- propriation than he had asked for. There will be a large central building among the American buildings, designed as headquarters for Americans. It will not be used for exhibits, but for the comfort and resting place of American visitors and ex- hibitors. This building will have an impos- ing dome, with an American eagle on top, and in the center of the rotunda will be a : statue of Washington. The Agricultural ■ Building will be an annex to this, and will ' cost about $fiO,000. It is estimated that fully 60,000.000 people ■ from every part of the world will attend the • Great Show at Paris. The time fcr making entries for the Inter- . national Exposition closes June 1, 1899. : . The great telescope, which will figure at : Paris next year, will surpass the most pow- : erful instrument of this kind ever before ; constructed. It is to be the longest one ever i n.ade, and to construct a building high ; enough for it would be a very great expense, • so it has been planned by M. Gautier, u. : Frenchman of much distinction in this line. ; to have a large mirror (six and a half feet : in diameter) reflect the rays thrown upon it, ! so that the instrument can be used in a hor- izontal position. The Western New York Horticultural So- ciety is making plans to exhibit a car load t of fruit at the Big Show next year. The Americans are far-seeing people. - Commissioner Peck is not only content with ? planning to get an immense amount of ex- '. hibits for the Paris Expositicn. but is a!- I ready planning what to do with the entries * after the show is over. He proposes to take .' a lot of things, especially in the lines of ma- : chinery and farming implements, to St. Pe- ; tersburg, Russia, for the purpose of introdu- > cing American manufacturers abroad. In considering this move, it h*>s been suggested that tbe United States might with much ; profit to itself defray all expenses and trans- port these exhibits to several countries in tbe eld world. The project has been called "The Floating American Exposition." Thus farUhe French hav£ expended $6,600.- 000. Th*e work on the buildings is progress- In«r ranidly. It is likely that horse traction will disappear altogether in Paris during the Exposition year, and that more than 10.000 horseless vehicles will be in use. The Expo- sition will open April 15. WANTKD—Street attractions for the Great Second Annual Carnival of Spoils. Stonx Fal's. S. D. Sept. 12-15 1S97. inclusive: al<o Mid vay aitrarti-ms. I-mtst auditorium in the Northwest If yon havean> thine th* t is worthy of consideration. w»le me. sending dt tails and give me- some i«lea of what the com win be. We aie ready to close for d ties named wh >n we find the right thing and the right pattv at the right pi ice GfcO. SCHI.OSSKR. Sioux Falls, S. D NFLSON- COUNTY FAIR—The games. 1 h to- craph. caller v. side shows and i-ther lite privilrees of the Nelson County Fair, to be held at Bardstnwii. Ky., ah« 20- five davs—can now be contracted for. ThN is the leadingand most popnlar fair in Kentucky. J. B. BO-.VI.ES, Sec. Biggest Thing LEXINGTON HORSE SHOW UNDER AUSPICES OF fair and Carnival Lexington Lodge No. 89, ... B. P. 0. Elks... PRIVILEGES TO LET Es'Jmated daily attendance 15,000 to 25,000 IMrAII correspondence tor privileges, exhibitions, space, rports and amusements must be addressed to E. W. SfiANKLIN, SECRETARY. LEXINGTON, KX. For Modern LJp-to-ciate Sports iSs "^'^ emd Amusements. A GOOD MINE TO LUCKY BIDDERS FOR SPACE. Wanted Every INe\A/ ett~id Novel E>cHifc»ition k.no\A/« to trie riuman race to toe represented. Must fc>e first- n