The billboard (Jan-June 1900)

I; o AN IMPORTANT DECISION cndered in ttae U. S. Court, in favor of The Donaldson Lithographing Co., oi Newport. Ky. On June 10th- last, the Courier Lithograph o., of Buffalo, N. Y-, instituted a suit agaiuot » Donaldson Lithograph Co.. of Newport, y.- for infringment of certain copyrighteu ircus posters- The case reached a hearing i the United States Circuit Court at Co»- rgton. Ky.. December 12th, and resulted in pronounced- and sweeping victory for tne onaldsons. Poster printers in general will be Interested t the details, .which: were as follows, vi*..; T n 1898. The Courier Co. executed 1 certain osters for B. E. Wallace, proprietor of tne real Wallace Shows. The posters in quc*>- on were what is technically known as special work," that is to say. they were dc- gned to advertise certain acts and featui«t t the Wallace Shows, and were made at re order and after Ideas furnished; by Mr. '. B. Wallace After the sketches were approved, the ourier: Co. undertook to copyright them in Mer to secure an undue advantage oit future rders of reproductions During ehe summer of 1898, Mr. Wallace haa liuature reproductions in electrotypes maue ■om the copyrighted designs for use In newa- iper advertising, and used said cuts without tndrance from the Courier Co. during tne 'mainder of the season, despite the fact thnc "edit for the designing was withheld from ie Courier Co., and no notice of copyrigut ipeared on the electrotypes The enterprising Donaldson Co., howevei, :cured the Wallace Show contract for 189a, id all of the copyrighted posters were re- signed, but the electrotypes used during tne revious year for newspapers were furnishcu ie Donaldsons for use in the programmes. be cuts were scrutinized', and no notice oi >pyright appearing on them, they were Uoco. *» ordered by the Donaldsons. •The Courier Co. seized some 23,000 copies these programmes', and sued for J23.000.uu. - one dollar per copy, the penalty prescribe y statute Without bearin? any testimony of the d<=- tUdant or even allowing defendant's counsel i present argument. Judge Evans, who .«_- ipied the bench, instructed the jury to fluu "~ the defendant- The verdict carries wiin damages. which the Donaldson's will , c - >ver from- the Courier Co The charge was too lengthy to be given m ill in these columns, but its main featuies ere about as follows. viz.r A poster is u n rvertisenient.- and bence a utensil and inn work of art" within the meaning of lue atute other words, the copyright law, in the linion of the court, was passed to encourage rtfcts and designers in the production oi -iginal -works of art." A poster, therefore. raid 1 no* be an original work of art, because was designed to advertise something tin lis case, an actl which had been previously mceived and originated in the mind's e»e r the showman *n artist working under the orders and at ie direction' of some one else, can not be said > be originating within tire meaning of me :atute 'n this connection it was observed but not eld that the act itself might be copyrigbtea if the person that conceived it, but not tne ijvertisement of the act There was much rejoicing among showman ■ Cincinnati over the triumph of the Donaiu- ms. The Arm is deservedly popular, and- the -ecederot established is regarded as possesa- g much value to snowmen. The action was' lite eenerally considered a malicious sun id the outcome as a well deserved booiii- ■ang Mr. Wallace himself was ready and) willing testify that the ideas were his, and that me ist of designing sketches, etc.. were figuieu to the Drice that he paid for the first eai- Mi of the posters. Ergo, he considered the ■signs his. and bis right to order reproduc- ing from whom he chose, unquestionable. Other snowmen- held that the govermneni. rase the plaintiff bad been sustained, woura lending itself to the restriction of compc- tlon in trade THE BILLBOARD. V JVC About Ourselves—By Others. A few of the bouiuets we have received tely: JEnelcscd please find necessary amount to ■sure your most valued paper reaching me ■gularly during 1900. "Tbe Billboard' is a - fost weicome caller each month, and I am (ways atixicus to look it over, as I find a ■eat many interesting communications from y friends among the bill potters and dis- ;ibutors>, as well as much valuable informa- pn that I could not possibly get from any ;her source. When speaking of a paper .iblished in the interests of bill poster, dis- ibutcr and advertiser, I know of none that jvets the field as thoroughly as "The Bill- iard" or one that is more fair and honor- j_. He. statements to the contrary by jealous || Ivuis notwithstanding, and I am sure your *» -estige or circulation will not suffer to any peat extert through any malicious or un- prranted assertions from a source where ilfisbness and unfairness predominates. jYour Christmas number was truly a work - art and you have no doubt received many implimentary letters from advertisers and p. ibscribers. commending you on your enter- El j.-ise. Wishing you continued success and (3 ,'ie compliments of the season, I am. yours |j ory truly, D. =R. TALBERT. ■• -Chicago, lit. .'I "would not be without "The Billboard" •r five times the amount of tbe regular sub- •riptiom price, Tor in addition to its being ir official organ, it is a stalwart champion ,r the tbe right. I am well aware that jus- i^e and right do not always conquer, neither does truth—almighty though it may be—al- ways prevail, but with the Mttle foresight vouchsafed me, I am confident that corrup- tion will not prevail this time. Wishing you the success that you most certainly deserve. I beg to sign myself your admirer and up- holder. J. T. McMANAMA. Pittsburg, Pa. We have found your paper all you claimed for it. and more. Kindly ccratrnue our sub- scription for another year. FRED. D. GRAY. Paicesvffle, Ohio. Your paper has been very useful in the past year, and I heartily endorse it for the future, . wishing you and your paper a merry Christ- mas and prosperous New Year. I am, etc., R. L. HUTCHISON, Glass Engraver. Enclosed please find $1.00 for the continua- tion of my subscription to "The Billboard." I would* be lest w-rthout your valuable paper and only wish that you could issue twice a month-, instead, of once.. F. A. KOPPB. Logan-, Ohio. Enclosed find post-office order for $1.00 to pay my subscription to "The Billboard." Could net do business without it, and don't want to miss one copy. Wishing you success for 1900. we are, yours truly. LECKIB BILL POSTING CO.. Dowagiac, Mich. W. L. Leckie. Mgr. Continue my name in the directory and my subscription for tbe ensuing year. The Christ- mas number received, and it is a dandy in every particular. Business has been first- class this season, and I attribute it to "The Billboard" and my membership in the I. a. of D. CHAS. W. ORRIS. Des Moines, Iowa. The Magazines for 1900. THE CENTURY. The Certury Magazine will, with the com- ing year, -celebrate the thirtieth anniversary" of its existence. One of the mwt promising features announced is a life of Cromwell by John Moreiy. It is to be accompanied by portmits, many of which have never before been in print. Mark Twain is to contribute autobiographical articles and Mr. Richard Whiting will send a number of papers from the Paris Exposition, under the caption of "The Paris of To-day." SCRIBNER'S. Scrtbner's Magazine will contain articles of great interest, contributed by well-known literary stars, such as the War in the Trans- vaal, the Paris Exposition, Ooliege Life, Om- durmare and tbe Soudan. Greenlaind, and many others of wide and cosmopolitan interests. HARPERS. 'Harper's will produce two great novels in the coming year, one by Mrs. Humphrey Ward and ose by I. Zangwill. Humorous stories by Mark Twain. Frank Stockton and others will appear. Among other contribu- tors are Frederic Pennington. Stephen Crane, Rudyard Kipling and Marie Van Vorst. THE COSMOPOLITAN. The Cosmopolitan is a delightfully pictorial magazine, and occupies a field peculiarly its own. It win. as usual, appeal to the readers of bright literature; and will publish portraits of celebrities and pictures of the events of the stage. PEARSON'S. Pearson's Magazine was originally an En- DAN R. ROBINSON, Agent for Gentry Bros.' Cos and Pony Show. "The Eillboard" Christmas number is fine in evtry sense of the world, and is bristling with geed things for the advertisers, bill posters and distributors. They should all start the New Year by subscribing for "The Billboard." They will find it money well spent. WM. MELOY &. CO. Carlisle. Pa. I have just received your Xmus number. It is a fine production in both cover and reading matter, but for* that matter every number is good, and I could not do without it. GEO. PROTZMAN. Roscburg, Oregon. A novel poster was seen by a recent so- journer in Nova Scotia. It was printed on rough paper with red paint, in a childish hand, and was tacked to a telegraph pole in a conspicuous position: - "There will be a con-cert and fair in Mrs. Parson's sitting room to-day, July twenty, at two o'clock sharp. Admission—Adults, five rents; children two cents; babies, two for a cent.—Youth's Companion. Tbe Manufacturing Club of Cincinnati, of which Mr. Wiborg, of the Ault & Wiborg Ink Company is president, is-agitating the question of holding an exposition in this city next year. The hotel men and the prominent merchants have declared themselves as in favor of the plan, and are witling to support the movement, but as yet nothing definite has been accomplished. elisb publication, but has become thoroughly Americanized, tbe promoters being American born and bred. It premises to be exceedingly attractive acd excellently illustrated. McCLURES. McCiure's, the magazine so populaT through its biglr-ciass fiction features, will be found to contain in the Issues for 1900 many articles on- practical topics and scientific EUbjects. The leading brilliant literateurs who will con- tribute to tbe field of fiction are Mark Twain. Bret Harte. Robert Barr. Hamlin Garland and Anthony Hope. THE CRITIC. A series of essays on the literature of the nineteenth century, written by Prof. LewlH E. Gates,- of Harvard, will appear in tbe forthcoming issue of The Critic, and other articles by John Jay Ch-pinan and J<vhn Bur- roughs. Clara MoTrls will contribute auto- biographical papers. YOUTH'S COMPANION. The Youth's' Companion will be found to contain most interesting articles by political celebrities, as well as composers and singers, heroes of both the army and navy, leading educators, celebrated scientists and naturai- iiix, travelers and explorers, and a choEen group of most famous story tellers. In travel, the reader will be taken from Palestine to the Philippines, from one distant pole to the ether. The most retent scientific diwoveries are to be described by the greatest authori- ties. The home life, and characteristics- of preat European rulers is to be graphically described. The problems that attend am- bitious youth are to be discussed on the moral side by eminent diVInes and on the practical Bide by eminent financiers. Theodore Stanton will write on the Paris Exposition as It com- pares with the Chicago World's Fair. "The Domestic Life of the Boers," by Olive Schrei- ner, the author of "The Story of an African Farm," wilt be published Immediately, and other African stories will follow by Sir Henry M. Stanley. Rider Haggard and Sir H. H. Johnstone, formerly British High Commis- sioner in Central Africa. ST. NICHOLAS. St. -Nicholas will publish a number of long stories, each complete in a single number, as an' attraction for 1900. Among them will be "Happy Pickaninnies," by Ruth McEnery Stuart; "The Kid." by Elizabeth Custer, widow of General Custer; "From Pier to Pyramid." by Mary Mapes Dodge, the editor of St. Nicholas: "A Boy of GaluHa." by Samuel C. Scoville, Jr.; a story of an auhletic contest of ancient times by the author of "The Making of a Mascot;" "Christmas in the Home Station," by Anna E. Rogers, author of many stories of United States naval life abroad: "The Doubful Member," by the late Mary E. Bradley. TRUTH. The prospectus for Truth is most promis- ing, as it Is to be full of interesting contri- butions, and the illustrations up to the stand- ard, and it is an acknowledged fact that Truth is pictorially and typographically a work of art. FRANK LESLIE'S. The list of contributors to Frank Leslie's for the New Year is a very extensive one, and ensures its readers many interesting and edi- fying articles. AINSLEE'S. Ainslee's Magazine is to contain sketches of Kentucky life by Opie Read. This is to be one of the treats that this popular maga- zine has in store for its readers, besides arti- cles that cover international interests. CASPER WHITNEY'S NEW MAGAZINE. 'Mr. Casper Whitney, whose work as a gen- eral correspondent'and as a brilliant support- er of all that is best in American sport in Harper's Weekly have been widely appreciat- ed, is to retire from that journal on January 1. Mr. Whitney is to have a magazine of his own, or, rather, to use bis own words, will round a home for the literature of tbe "free people:" as Kipling happily calls them, which will include net only the publication of books on sport, travel and adventure, but a monthly magazine devoted to the same subjects, and when tbe season advances, a weekly paper to cover current comuiect. news, criticism, etc. Mr. Whitney's magazine will undoubt- edly be one of the most interesting creations of the new season. LADIES' HOME JOURNAL. The Ladies* Home Journal has arranged a programme for the fortbcomin'S year that promises to eclipse anything that that popular monthly has ever attempted and patrons of magazines know what that means. Among the leading contributions will be a series on the theater, in which Franklin Fyles will give de- scriptions of the play, tbe players and tbe theater, their means and management, their trials and tribulations. A pictorial feature will be one hundred illustrations of the most interesting and picturesque places in America by Luther L. Holden. A. B. Frost has been secured to give a series of pictures of country folk that wKI be among the best that this popular artist has ever produced. DAN R. ROBINSON. Dan. K. Robinson, whose portrait appears in this i*-suc. though a man of long and wide rx- perien-e in the fcbow business, i* comparatively a new c imer in the firmament of star agent*. It is only within the last few years that he has devoted himself to advance work, but his success has been so marked and the work has proved so congenial that it is safe to say that he will de- vote himself to it entirely in the future. His ability in his new field first attracted gen- eral attention when he was ahead of the Sine & Blake show. He demonstrated then that he not only possessed sound judgment, but remarkable executive ability as well. Last year, with the Gentrys, he strengthened bis claims of managerial favor by many brilliant advertisements. He proved himself an excel- lent judge of country, a splendid railroad con- tractor and an indefatigable worker. His work has shoved him up into very fast company, but no one doubts his ability to hold his own in tbe new class. W. E. FRANKLIN. William Kmory Franklin, well mid favorably known from ocean to ocean as the genial agent of the great Wallace Shows, is the subject of our frontispiece this month. He enjoys the reputation of brine one of the most aggressive and thorough billets in the show business. His work last season ahead of the Wallace Shows demonstrated conclusively the advantages of heavy billing l>oth in and out of opDOsition. Colonel Franklin ban a wonderful knowledge of country and railroads; in fact, he is the ideal {-enerat agent, a fact which is further attested ■y the salary he draws—the largest, it is said, ever paid to a circus ogent Although a very exacting matt, he is a prime favorite with hi« lieutenants in the advance force, and in held in high est-cm by all of his friends and associates without exception. In private life he is known as Watsckn Bill. The Illinois Press Association will hold Its annual meeting at the Lexington Hotel, Chi- cago, during the first week of February. Chas. Pattveoii', of "Newspapcrdom," New York, has been Invited to deliver an address on "display ndvertit'lng," illustrated by a stere- opticou. The Iowa Press A-ssoclutlon elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year at Its meeting, held III lies Moines, la. THE BILLBOARD i About The Big Expositions. Extracts from President McKluley's Message to Congress. Philadelphia Export Exposition. In accordance with an act of Congress ap- proved Dec. 21. 1898, and under tbe auspices df the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, a moe-t interesting and valuable exposition of products and manufactures especially adapted lo export trade was held in Philadelphia from the HMi of September to the 1st of December. ISbi*. 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 iu 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. In- 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 10 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 aneptance. and the congress, which began its sessions at (he 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 aci-cmmodation with reference to the gradual removal of existing impediments to recip- rocal relatione 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- publics 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 States at the world's xeposition, to be held in 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- «-i.tatlve display of ail that most character- ivticully marks American achievement id the inventive arts and most adequately snow 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 nttest must be as Inexorable in their opera- tion as they arc positive in the results they ••ring about. The place won in "the struggle "y an industrial people can only be held by unrelaxed endeavor and constant advance In •K-iuevement. The present extraordinary impetus in every line of exportation, and tho astounding increase! In the volume and value or our shore in the world's markets, may not "■;-attributed to accidental conditions. 1 he reasons are not far to seek. They He '•«!> in our national character and find ex- pression, year by year, in every branch of imiKiicrart, In every new device whereby the materials we so abundantly produce are sub- oucd to the artisan's will and made to yield in.- largest, mwst practical and most bene- "; ml return. The American exhibit at Paris Mmuld, and I am confident will, be an open Miiume. whose lessons of skillfully directed • nuavor. unfaltering energy and coneum- ii.atc performance may be read by all on ev- •ry ijaKc. thus spreading abroad a clearer Knowledge, of the worth of our productions "mi the justice of our claims to an Important ' ■ 7' '"''ho marts of the world. To accom- .'!]'<h this by judicious selection, by recog- nition of paramount merit In whatever walk i. Ira 1 u, '.°<' manufacture it may appear, and '.v orderly classification and attractive Instal- r„l."'■. . Mre ta8k of our commission. The , ,LVi. st * tes Government Building is ap- proaching completion, and no effort will bo ei'ttri'ti to make It worthy to represent our nation. It has been suggested that a perma- nfnt 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 1S73. six times as many as those in Paris in 1878. and four times as many as thcee who exhibited in Paris in 1889. This statement dees not include the exhibits from either Cuba. Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which ariangemvnts 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 tbe 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 1S01, 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 & 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 the 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 e-ountries 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 au 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 charged 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 tbe 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- be-rs. 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. W. 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. Lovejoy, of the Illinois State Pair: "The Special Rela- tion of the Fair to the City In Which Held." by It. S. Grimes, of the Ohio State Pair; "The Fair and the Speed Horse.'" by J. H. Steiner. Secretary of the American Trotting Associa- tion. , . . In the selection of dates for the State, fairs in 1!HK>, the result was as follows: Eastern Circuit—New York. Aug. 2" to Sept. 1: Ohio, Sept. 3 to R: Indiana. Sept .17 to 22; Illinois. Sept. 21 to 29: St. Louis, Oct. 1 to «. Western Circuit—Iowa, Aug. 21 to Sept. 1; Mlnn«?sota and Nebraska. Sept. S to 8: Wis- consin. Sept. 10 to 15; thence to Indiana and Illinois. Toronto. Out.. Sept. 3 to 15. Officers were elected as follows: President. A J. Lovejoy. Kosroe, 111.; Vice President. W F. Harrlman. Hampton. la.: Treasurer. Wm. M. Liggett. St. Anthony Park. Minn.; Secretary, James W. Fleming, Columbus, O. Live Stock Show. As a result of recent action in Chicago by the breeders' organization's, 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 Smith-field &hows of l£i.gland, in which the royalty and aristCAirae-y of that country take such pride as exhibitors v and- interested visitors. 8. A fine display of draft horses and horses for geneial use, not as a society show, but as a utility show. 4. An exhibition of dressed meats and meat food products of all kinds, and refrigerator ■ appliances for preserving the same. 5. Animal by-products, showing the 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 ot 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 foremest 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 the 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 fiaehing jewels, who one morning found his path-way 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, ethe walking rain-bow 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 wilt 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 an-nual 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 beats 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 with 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 manner—a fixed price is set for so much room: every- body is given the same rate; then when nearly all 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 i» the same manner: and so on down to the last. Jan. IS to 23 are the dates set for the first annual exhibition of tbe Ohio State Poultry Association. It will be one of the greatest shows of the middle west. Charles McClare. 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, wbicfi was'held under the auspices of the Birmingjln bam Press Club. The Committee of Awarefj-i gave the first prize to the Opeleika Industrialk News, and the second to the Pratt City Hera" . ■« Cloverdale. Cal., the Orange City, will holt: J its annual citrus fair in February.- Tbe pros- :i pects thus far for the fair coin be said to befcv; brighter and more promising than ever. Af-^ big crop of fruit is expected, and the Orangf City will more than, sustain the reputation she has gained by .reason ot tbe citrus fairs held within her gates. . The Phoenix (Ariz.) Cowboy and Indian t|f fl Carnival.opened Dec. 4 and continued for five 1 days. $6,500 had been subscribed by the nier- ii chants of the city. Add to this tbe money -j resulting from privileges, etc., and y.ou wilF see that the coin supply was ample. The crowds were tremendous, and the entertain-j^ ments superb. The officers who worked st I- faithfully tor the success of the carnival musf' be congratulated. They were: S. M. Mc- Gowan, Director General: S. J. Hichelsoo Secretary; L. E. Hoffman, Corresponding Sec retary, and S. Oberfelder, Treasurer. . The trustees of tbe Chamber of Commerce of Portland, Ore., are contemplating the es- ', tablishment of a permanent exhibit of the \ products of the State. The amount required I to carry out the idea is about $2,500. which I is very little when compared with the amounts contributed annually for the same purpose by San Francisco and Los Angeles, J Oal. California has profited immensely | through the permanent exhibits at these two I cities, and Oregon argues, what is.to keep ** her from enjoying the some benefits, through an exhibition at Portland? In the effort teff maintain the exhibit, the trustees have re- ceived offers of support from railroads, bust ness men and State institutions. In the building all the industries of Ore-J gon will be represented—agriculture, horticul- | ture. forestry, lumber, fisheries, mining, etc. i The different State hoards. Agriculture. Hor- jj ticulture. Food and Dairy Commissioner, etc., i? 1 and the Chamber of Commerce will maintain ' their offices in tbe institution, and all mem- ; bers will be expected to give some attention!, I and volunteer information regarding these in-i : dustries, to all visitors. This plan of tbe trustees of the 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, "It-is reported that George Pangalo's com-rt' pany. backed by Buffalo capitalists, has suby ' .'scribed $75,000 for the Midway privilege a the Pan-American Exposition. Ben Yakar who is also supposed to be backed by cap! talists of Buffalo, is also a bidder. Pangali will, in all probability, get the concession. The International Motor Carriage Expos! tion ht'Id at Berlin last fall Included foiti S. different'models and types of motor carriage! for cue passenger or more; thirteen exhibit „ , ors- showed motor wagons for freight: twenty f, ■ six numbers covered exhibits of motor cycle (3 and trail carts belonging thereto: six fir mi ,*i] exhibited motors and paits of the same: twi '." showed only springs and wheeis tor moto l t carriages;" fifty-one firms exhibited vaiiou ,*, mUe*ellar.eous parts, fixtures and materials fo >-. motor carriages not included in tbe precedinj % classes, and five exhibitors displayed the lit | erature, drawings, maps and meidels whicl *' the new science of automobilisol has thus fa *r developed. The exhibition proper was made by 120 firm §Ji ! and companies, of whom 81 were German. \\j\ were Belgian, 12 French and 2 from Switzer 'jjS- land Net a single American or Englis .'.. maker was represented in his own name, at f~ though there were tires, driving chains an<,, other machine parts of English origin ex ■! hibiied under the names of their Germai ■?, agents, and three of the most noticeable am 1 admired electrical motor carriages on exhi f bition were from the works of the Pope Man if- ufacturlng Company, of Hartford, and ex 1*. hibited by the Motorfafarzeug und Motoren X Fabrik, of Marienfelde, a suburb of Berlintft which firm has acquired certain patents ohV the American company. fr|S Tbe Sportsmen's Sbow for 1900 will be holfir in Boston, Mass., Feb, 22 to March 10, inft elusive, under the auspices of the Massachull' setts Sportsmen's Association. The successf r- ful exhibit of this exhibition in 1898 market^ a new era in sporting interests, and lover of all kinds of exercise, and to the great gen eral public which seeks to be entertained, a: well as instructed. In addition to the mani^ varieties of live game, strange and rare specie* mens of live fish, which only the large£|* aquariums afford, Indian customs exemplijr* fled, etc., the management has arranged foi a full program of water and gymnastic sports directed by leading exponents, which will with many ether notable features, form ai exhibition long to be remembered. The ad- vertising for this exhibition tforougbout New} England will be under the able supervision)' of Mr. K. D. Leonard, proprietor of the R 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 bc^ held at Grand Central Palace. New York f from May 2 to June 2. 1900. The expositioi § was announced but a short time ago by Typo graphical Union No. C. and a wonderful tradi interest has already developed. The purposi ' of the show is to give a broader knowledge o the trades, to create new interest and t< advertise the exhibitors. Mr. M. Nathan who had charge of the electrical exposition* f : in New York, has been engaged as director -i He has already commenced to advertise, an< I neither money nor pains will be snared ic f getting good crowds an* attractive displays. The dates of the "Western Manitoba bidv> fair, at Brandon. Manitoba, have been set foi 5 July 31 to Aug. 3. 1900.