[Newspaper]
Publication: The Globe
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
vol. 22, no. 125, p. 1,2, col. 8-9,1-3
The Provincial Exhibition.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FAIR
THE GROUNDS AND THE
BUILDING.
FULL LIST OF ENTRIES
Articles Exhibited.
LOWER PROVINCE GUESTS.
From our own Reporters.
LONDON, Monday Evening, Sept. 18.
The trains coming into London to-day were crowded, some of them excessively. One train from the west must have brought vary nearly one thousand persons. People seem to have got the idea that it would be a fine thing to come a day in advance, in order to avoid the crowding in the cars, and to secure hotel accommodation. The consequence is, of course, nearly as much crowding as exhibition trains can inflict people with, and “two in a bed’’ at the hotels to-night. There was, they say, some rain here this morning, but this afternoon the weather has been all that could be desired. The exhibition ground is a sandy piece of soil, and the morning's rain has not injured it in the least.
Though London is all astir and is likely to acquit herself very well in taking care of the people attending the exhibition, and in doing the civil to the delegates from the Lower Province, a great many things to-day had a half-finished appearance. As you go along Richmond street towards the fair ground you notice the refreshment booths nearly unoccupied, and and several of them marked "to let." One learned proprietor marks his to let for the "fare." The famous "Harry Leslie" is here with a big enclosure called an amphitheatre, in which he proposes to astonish the natives by his feats in tops-walking. Hardly any other showmen seem so early on the ground. The office of of the Association in is situated at the south-west corner of the exhibition grounds as you enter. Here the officers of the Society or their assistants may be found during the day, dealing out tickets to exhibitors and answering all sorts of questions to all sorts of questioners. The Secretary of the Board of Arts and Manufactures, Mr. Edwards, has an office in the exhibition building. The officers of the Association have nearly all been on hand to-day, busily engaged in getting matters arranged. Mr. J. C. Bykert, of Lincoln, President; Mr. H. C. Thompson, of Toronto, Secretary; Mr. R. L. Denison, of Toronto, Treasurer; Mr. Neil J. McGillivray, of Glengarry, 1st Vice President; Mr. James Fleming, Toronto, seedsman; Hon. D. Christie, Brantford, Dr. Beatty, Coburg; Dr. Richmond, Gananoque, Mr. F. W. Stone, Guelph, members of the Board of Agriculture, are here, with, of course, ever so many other well-known agriculturists. The local committee, too, consisting of the Mayor, the member for the city, end ever so many aldermen, reeves, &c., is very well represented. The general superintendent of the exhibition is Mr. W. A. Orcley, of Ancaster. The arts and manufactures department is under charge of Mr. J. E. Pell, formerly of Toronto: while Mr. Fleming, of Toronto, has charge of the grain, roots, and horticultural department.
The following is the list of superintendents of the various divisions of the show: —
HORSES — Mr. Smith, Hamilton.
CATTLE — Mr. Parsons, Guelph
PIGS — Mr. Geo. Stock, Waterdown.
SHEEP — Mr. A. Ely, Glanford.
POULTRY — Mr. Geo. Shaw, Toronto.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS — Alpheus Solder, Ancaster.
The Exhibition ground and building presented a scene of confusion yesterday. The exhibitors were bringing in and arranging their articles in the proper places, under the direction of the various superintendents. Occasionally, when the exhibitors in a particular class had got their stuff together, they found that they had vastly more of it than the space allotted to it would hold. An appeal to the managing men of the Exhibition, however, usually put the difficulty pretty near right. The railway drays were busily engaged in bringing to the grounds the "stud" designed for exhibition. The operations of unpacking, putting up, and polishing the articles brought added to the variety of the scene. The impression seemed to be that exhibitors were a little tardy in getting their articles upon the ground, and the day closed in with a great deal of fixing yet to do. The Exhibition ground is a large enclosure, with plenty of room for the sheds, stalls, and refreshment booths necessary. The north end of the enclosure is occupied by little "Lake Horn" as it is called — a very great convenience so far as a bountiful supply of water is concerned. The exhibition building itself is octagonal in shape, and has two storys, with a dome in the bargain. The second story is more especially devoted to works of art. The first story it taken up with various kinds of manufactures, though the agricultural implements are as usual outside. The grain, roots, dairy produce, &c., are not in the exhibition building, but in a frame building near at hand. A similar edifice has been appropriated for the carriages, which used to be shown in an open shed.
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AFFAIRS ON TUESDAY.
LONDON, Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Again we are favoured with as fine weather as could be desired. The exhibitors, or some of them, have been very tardy. All the morning has been consumed in work that should have been done yesterday. Articles of all kinds have been coming, and have had to be arranged. In some cases new platforms have been built to accommodate the additional stuff brought into the exhibition building this morning. Even now — some time past mid-day — the work at unpacking and putting up is incomplete. This sort of tardiness is a serious inconvenience both to judges and to reporters for the press, and in future it ought to be avoided it possible. Those inevitable attendants of the exhibition, the showmen and the vendor at refreshments, have got fairly under way, and the upper part of Richmond street is crowded with them.
McKechnie & Bertram, of Dundas, show an iron turning lathe and a planing machine; heavy substantial articles, that ought to be strong enough to do the heaviest work well.
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The Canada Glass Company, of Montreal exhibit a large lot of bottles, & c.
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