The billboard (Jan 1900)

THE BILLBOARD Live Stock Show. About The Big Expositions. Extracts «rom President McKlaley's Message to Congress. Philadelphia Export Exposition. In accordance with an act of Congress ap- proved Dee. 21. 1898, and under the auspices i,l the Philadelphia Ooniraerclai Museum, a inott interesting and valuable exposition of products and manufactures especially adapted lo export trade was held in Philadelphia from the Hth of September to the 1st of December. ISbf. The representative character of the ex- hibits and the widespread interest manifested in the special objects of the undertaking af- ford renewed encouragement to those who look confidently to the steady growth of our enlarged exportation of manufactured goods, which has been the most remarkable fact in the economic development of this United States ill recent years. A feature of this ex- position which is likely to become a perma- nent and increasing utility to our industries is the collection of samples of merchandise produced in various countries with special reference' to particular markets, providing practical object lessons to United States man- ufacturers as to qualities, styles and prices of goods such as meet the special demands of consumers and may be exported with advan- tage. Iii' connection with the exposition an inter- national commercial congress was held, upon invitation of the Philadelphia Commeicial Mu- seum, transmitted by the Department of State to the various foreign governments for an ex- change of information and opinions with the view to the promotion of international trade. This invitation met with general and cordial aiceptance, and tire congress, which began its sessions at the exposition on the 13th of Oc- tober, proved to be of great practical impor- tance from the fact that it developed a gen- eral recognition of the interdependence of na- tions in trade and a most gratifying spirit of a<-<-cmmodation with reference to the gradual removal of existing impediments to recip- rocal relations without injury to the industrial interests of either party. Paris Exposition. The death of President Faure in February last called forth some sincere expressions of sympathy which befit the relations of two re- public? as closely allied by unbroken histo- ries as are the United States and France. Preparations for the representations of the in- dustries, arts and products of the United Slates at the world's xeposrtion, to be held .n Paris next year continues on an elaborate and comprehensive scale, thanks to the gen- erous appropriation provided by Congress and to the friendly interest the French Govern- ment has shown in furthering a typical ex- hibit of American progress. There has been allotted to the United States a considerable addition of space, which, while placing our country In the first rank among exhibitors, does not suffice to meet the in- creasingly urgent demands of our manufac- turers. The efforts of the Commissioner Gen- eral are ably directed toward a strictly repre- w-i.tatlve display of ail that roost character- inicully marks American achievement id the inventive arts and most adequately show it the excellence of our natural productions. In this age of keen rivalry among nations for mastery in commerce, the doctrine of ev- olution and the rule of the survival of the fittest must be as Inexorable in their opera- tion as they arc positive in the results they bring about. The place won in the struggle by an industrial people can only be held by unrclaxed endeavor and constant advance ill a.-lnevemcnt. The present extraordinary impetus in every line of exportation, and tho astounding increase In the volume and value '. " u . r £""* m tnc world's markets, may not h- attributed to accidental conditions. 1 he reasons are not far to seek. They He i.eep in our national character and find cx- 'msion. year by year. In every branch of Handicraft, In every new device whereby the materials we so abundantly produce are sub- lued to the artisan's will and made to yield "■- largest, most practical and most bene- ml return. The American exhibit at Paris t hmild, and I am confident will, be an open volume, whose lessons of skillfully directed •i avor. unfaltering energy and coneum- uuite performance may be read by all on ev- '""je. thus spreading abroad a clearer Knowledge of the worth of our productions *mi the justice of our claims to an important ''.",' In- the marts of the world. To accom- ' i«h this by judicious selection, by recog- n it ion of paramount merit In whatever walk j. i rude or manufacture it may appear, and ■y orderly; classification and attractive lnstal- uViV"; . Mre ta8k of our commission. The J.™.?. ht * tes Government Building Is ap- ■ '!* """Pletlon. and no effort will bo spared to make It worthy to represent our nation. It has been suggested that a perma- nent building of similar or appropriate design lie erected on a convenient site, already given by the municipality, to serve in commemora- tion of the part taken by this country in this great enterprise as an American national in- stitute of our countrymen resorting to Paris for study. I am informed by our Commissioner Gen- eral that we shall have in the American sec- tions at Paris over 7,000 exhibitors, from every State in our country, a number ten times as great as those which were represented at Vienna in 1873. six times as many as those in Paris in 1878. and four times as many as these who exhibited in Paris in 1889. This statement dees not inctude the exhibits from either Cuba. Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which arrangements have been made. - A number of important international con- gresses of special topics affecting public in- terests are proposed to be held in Paris next summer in connection with the exposition. Effort will be made to have the several tech- nical branches of our administration efficient- ly represented at those conferences, each in its special line, particularly at the congresses of public charity and medicine. Pan-American Exposition. The act to encourage the holding of the Pan-American Exposition at the Niagara frontier within the County of Erie or Niagara, in the State of New York, in the year 1901. was approved on March 3, 1899. This exposition, which will be held in the city of Buffalo, in the near vicinity of the great Niagara Cataract, and within a day's journey of which reside 40,000,000 of our peo- ple, will be confined entirely to the Western Hemisphere. Satisfactory assurances have already been.given by tbe diplomatic repre- sentatives "of Great Britain; Mexico, the Cen- tral and South American republics and most of the States of the United States, that these countries and Stages-will make a-unique, in- teresting and instructive exhibit, peculiarly illustrative of their material progress during the century which is about to close. The law provides an appropriation of $500,000 for the purpose of making an exhibition at the expo- sition by the Government of the United States from its Executive Departments and from its Smithsonian Institution and National Mu- seum, the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, tbe Department of Labor and the Bureau of American Republics. To secure a complete and harmonious arrangement of this Government exhibit a Board of Manage- ment has already been created and changed with the selection, purchase, preparation, transportation, arrangement and safe keeping of the articles and materials to be exhibited. The board has been organized and has already entered upon the performance of its duties as- provided for by law. I have every reason to hope and believe that this exposition will tend to cement more firm- ly the cordial relations between the nations on this continent. Fair Managers' Meeting. The annual convention of the American As- sociation of Fairs and Expositions was held in Chicago. Nov. 21 and 22. The purpose of the convention was the discussion of matters pertaining to the management of fairs and expositions and the consideration of new prop- ositions for the betterment and enlargement of the work. The first session was largely given to the usual preliminary business in the way of official reports, admission of mem- bers, etc. The second session was' devoted to the program, which consisted of papers and addresses under the following titles: "The Influence of the Fair and Exposition in Promoting the Horse Industry." by II. Wade, of Toronto Exposition, and Registrar of the Shorthorn Breeders' Association: "Ad- vertising Che Fair." by E. \V. Randall. Ser- retary of the Minnesota State Fair: "The Re- lation of the Fair to the Railways," by J. Irving Pearce. of Chicago: "Tbe Proper Con- dition of Show Animals," by A. J. Liovejoy, of the Illinois State Fair: "The Special Refla- tion of the Fair to the City In Which Held." by H. S. Grimes, of the Ohio State Pair; "The Fair and the Speed Horse." by J. H. Steiner. Secretary of the American Trotting Assoeia- In the selection of dates for the State, fairs in 1900, the result was as follows: Eastern Circuit—New York. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1- Ohio Sept. 3 to 8: Indiana, Sept .17 to 22; Illinois. Sept. 24 to 29: St. Louis, Oct. 1 to «. Western Circuit—Iowa, Aug. 24 to Sept. 1; Minnesota and Nebraska. Sept. 3 to 8: Wis- consin. Sept. 10 to IS; thence to Indiana and Illinois. Toronto. Out.. Sept. 3 to 15. Officers were elected as follows: President, A J. Lbvejoy, Roscoe, 111.: Vice President. W. F. Harrlman. Hampton. Ia.: Treasurer. Wm. M. Liggett. St. Anthony Park. Minn.: Secretary, James W. Fleming. Columbus, O. As a result of recent action In Chicago by the breeders' organizations, an International Live Stock Exposition is assured. Dec. 1 to 8, inclusive, are the dates set for the display, and among the main features will be the fol- lowing: 1. A grand breeders' prize exhibition of cat- tle, hogs and sheep, with daily , sales of all bleeds. ■ -;' 2. A great fat stock show, surpassing even the renowned annual Sttiithflcld shows of Ki.gland, in which the royalty and aristocracy of that country take such pride as exhibitors"' and- interested visitors. X. A fine display of draft horses and horses for general use, not as a society show, hue as a utility show. 4. An exhibition of dressed meats and meat food products of all kinds, and refi igerator appliances for preserving the same. 5. Animal by-products, showing tbe com- • plete utilization of all parts of the slaughtered animals not directly used as meat foods. 6. An exhibition of packing-bouse methods and appliances, and Government inspection or meats. 7. Transportation appliances and methods, public inspection of live animals, sheep dip- ping, etc. 9. Slaughter tests, to determine the results of different methods of preparation for mar- ket, and effects of different foods. 10. Meetings of breeders' and stockmen's associations, with able papers and discussions by the foremost representatives of the live stock interests of the world. In fact, every one interested, from the cattle breeder to the consumer, will be represented. It will be a complete exposition of everything pertinent to tbe live stock world. A Memory of The Centennial. In the December number of "The National Magazine," a writer gives some reminiscences of the Centennial at Philadelphia in 1876, and says: "What tricks memory plays us! How often, as the stored-up films of the brain are un- wound by thought, the reverie Is made strange by a picture long forgotten and seemingly out of all keeping with others on the roll. Recollections of the great exposition of 1876 should be of the national splendor there evinced; the marvelous display of other lands; the wondrous beauty of it all. But I see first a negative showing a swarthy oriental, radi- ant in a purple turban, flowing robes of silk and flashing jewels, who one morning found his pathway in the grounds disputed by some plain Americans. In their haste the visitors pushed the gorgeous vision off the walk. Shaking his fist at the rude disturbers of his dignity. <sthe walking rainbow exclaimed in good Celtic-Saxon: 'Begorra, does ye take me for a real Turk?' " ... ■■:; Fair Notes. During the week following Jan. 20. a cycle and automobile show will be held at Madison Square Garden, New York City. It will be the first opportunity that has been presented to see a full line of motor vehicles under one roof. A large number of makers have ap- plied for space, and there is every indication that the fifth annual exhibition, conducted by the company formerly known as the National Exhibition- Company, will surpass all others. Space has been limited to those products that wiM be of interest to the cycle and motor vehicle trade. All the concerns which are now a part of the American Bicycle Company have contracted for space, which will of course force the independent makers to participate on- a large scale. It is acknolwedged that the automobile part of the show will be the largest of its* kind ever held.- The show is under the management of Frank W. Sanger. We are in receipt of the Rules and Premium List of the seventh annual exhibition of the - Vermont State Poultry and Pet Stock Asso- ciation—the show to be held at Woodstock. Vt.. Jan. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Rule 1 reads: "The premiums of this association are open to the world." and they are worth going after, too. In all probability there" will be no trotting and pacing meetings at Louisville in 1900. The loss to the Louisville Fair and Driving Association on the fall meeting was in the neighborhood of $20,000. The blame for this loss has been laid at the door of the two or three-heat plan which Louisville was per- suaded to try. These kind of races, especially when the heats are not broken, are not nearly as satisfactory as to divide the money at the end of the fifth heat, according to the rank in the summary. A rough estimate shows that the Greater American Exposition Company at Omaha will have to pay about $130,000 to laborers and others to make it square witb the world. It was just another case of an attempt to repeat a good thing. The shew was unpopular with the towns around and consequently failed to draw their patronage. Many merchants and industrial expositions assign their floor space in this rrran-mrr—a fixed price is set for so much room: every- body is given the same rate; then when nearly ail of the space has been taken the choice locations are auctioned off: the merchant or firm desiring first pick will have to bid bis price for it: this charge is added to the regu- lar prices: second choice is disposed of in- the same manner: and so on down to the last. Jan. IS to 23 are the dates set for the first annual exhibition of the Ohio State Poultry Associaticii. It will be one of the greatest shows of the middle west. Charles McCiare. cf New London, O., Is Secretary and Treas- urer. The Alabama State Fair this fall offered prizes tor the two best weeklies In the State. Twenty-two papers entered the contest, which] was'held under the auspices of the Birmiug^n bam Press Club. The Committee of Awardy. gave the first prize to the Opeleika Industrial il News, and the second to the Pratt City Her-ay. • U It is reported that George Pangalo's com-f -paiiy, backed' by Buffalo capitalists, has sub .'scribed $75,000 for the Midway privilege a the Pan-American Exposition. Ben Yakar who is also supposed to be backed by eapi talists of Buffalo, is also a bidder. Pangali Will, in ail probability, get the concession. The International Motor Carriage Expos! tion held at Berlin last fair Included foits 8J different'models and types of motor carriage! for cue passenger or more; thirteen exhibit ors showed motor wagons for freight: twenty f.ix numbers covered exhibits of motor cycle: and trail carts belonging thereto: six firm: exhibited motors and paits of the same; twi showed only springs and wheeis tor motofH.! carriages;" fifty-one firms exhibited vailou -J miscellaneous parts, fixtures and materials fo ,:*\ motor carriages not included in tbe precedini ^ classes, and Ave exhibitors displayed the lit ' erature, drawings, maps and models whicl the new science of automobilism has thus fa developed. y| The exhibition proper was made by 120 firm Q and companies, of whom 81 were German. "' were Belgian, 12 French and 2 from Swltzer land* Net a single American or Englisl .' maker was represented in his own name, at i though there were tires, driving chains an<. other machine parts of English origin ex - hibited under the names of their Genual •/ agents, and three of the most noticeable am y admired' electrical motor carriages on exhi f bition were from the works of the Pope Man ,} ufacturlng Company, of Hartford, and ex i*. hibited by the Motorfahrzeug und Motoren ,L Fabrik, of Marienfelde, a suburb of Berlin"-^ which firm has acquired certain patents ohV the American company. frg The Sportsmen's Show for 1900 will be holfip in Boston, Mass., Feb. 22 to March 10, inff. elusive, under the auspices of the Massachull' setts Sportsmen's Association. The successor' ful exhibit of this exhibition in 1898 marke^C a new era in sporting interests, and lovertt of all kinds of exercise, and to the great genii eral public which seeks to be entertained, ai.f, J well as instructed. In addition to the mailt;, varieties of live game, strange and rare specif*' mens of live fish, which only the largei| aquariums afford, Indian customs exemplify fled, etc., the management has arranged tali:- a full program of water and gymnastic sporty! directed by leading exponents, which Willi'; with many ether notable features, form axf^ exhibition long to be remembered. The ad-iK vertising for this exhibition throughout New)!) England will be under the able supervision)! of Mr. H. D. Leonard, proprietor of the Rt§ D. Leonard Advertising Agency, of Boston Mr. Leonard also has entire charge of thi coming exhibition of the Boston Poultiy As sociation. That both shows will be success ful can not be doubted. A mammoth Printing Exposition is to bd, held at Grand' Central Palace. New York f from May 2 to June 2. 1900. The exposition § was announced but a short time ago by Typo f graphical Union No. C. and a wonderful tradi f Interest has already developed. The purposi •) ' of the show is to give a broader knowledge o 'j the trades, to create new interest and t< ;j advertise the exhibitors. Mr. M. Nathan i who had charge of the electrical exposition* ■'- in New York, has been engaged as director He has already commenced to advertise, ant 1 neither money nor pains will be spared icf getting good crowds and attractive displays. The dates of the "Western Manitoba big] 4 ""I fair, at Brandon. Manitoba, have been set foi July 31 to Aug. 3. 1900. Cloverdale. Cal., the Orange City, will hole: J, its annual citrus fair in February. The pros-J pects thus far for the fair cam be said to bi brighter and more promising than ever, big crop of fruit is expected, and the Orange City will more than, sustain the reputation she has gained by reason of tbe citrus fairs heJd within her gates. The Phoenix (Ariz.) Cowboy and IndianK Carnival, opened Dec. 4 and continued for five | days. $6,500 had been subscribed by the mer- % chants of the city. Add to this the money % resulting from privileges, etc., and you will"* see that the coin supply was ample. Thi crowds were tremendous, and the entertain- ments superb. The officers who worked si faithfully tor the success of the carnival rous be congratulated. They were: S. M. Mc Gowan, Director General: S. J. MieheHsoo Secretary; L. E. Hoffman, Corresponding Sec retary, and S. Oberfelder. Treasurer. The trustees of the Chamber of Commerce ■ of Portland, Ore., are contemplating the es- : cablishment of a permanent exhibit of the products of the State. The amount requirecj to carry out the idea is about $2,500. whlen is very little when compared with the amounts contributed annually for the same purpose by San Francisco and Los Angeles, =■ Cal. California has profited immensely | through the permanent exhibits at these two 4 cities, and Oregon argues, what is . to keep *■ her from enjoying the some benefits, through an exhibition at Portland? In the effort to i maintain the exhibit, the trustees have re- ceived offers of support from railroads, bust nees men and State institutions. In the building all the industries of Ore-J gon will be represented—agriculture. hortlcul-|| ture. forestry, lumber, fisheries, mining, etc, The different State hoards. Agriculture. Hor- \ ticulture. Food and Dairy Commissioner, etc., and the Chamber of Commerce will maintain ' their offices in the institution, and all mem- ! bers will be expected to give some attention^ and volunteer information regarding these in-, dustries. to all visitors. i™ This plan of the trustees of tbe Chamber: of Commerce is considered timely by the ma-:' jorlty of Portland's business men—and Is ex-' pected to do much for the town and- tho 5 State.