88 New Yoek at the "World's Columbian Exposition. 



fine cut glass with silver mounts, enamels on silver and on bronze, 

 bronzes, medals, decorated pottery with carved silver covering, chests 

 and cases for silver of woods, leathers and fabrics. Forty-seven awards 

 for superiority and excellence were granted to the Gorham Manufactur- 

 ing Company for this exhibit, which was probably the most extensive 

 and valuable of its class ever made by one exhibitor at any exposition, 

 and represents the development of their business, which was started in 

 Providence, E. I., in 1795. 



C. G-. Gunther's Sons' fur exhibit was striking and exceedingly artistic ; 

 remarkable as well for its unequalled appointments and general arrange- 

 ment as for the imposing array of furs. One thousand six hundred 

 square feet were occupied, mainly in the form of a raised platform 

 approached at each of the four comers by handsome mahogany steps, 

 guarded by superbly-mounted wolves and bears posing as attendants, 

 with silver salvers containing the firm's cards, etc., extended toward the 

 visitor. From the center of the platform and from the four corners 

 rose tall, artistically-carved pillars nineteen feet in height, the center 

 one being woimd with bands of rich fur trimmings in the national colors 

 and surmounted by a superior specimen of the black bear standing on 

 a large terrestrial glass globe electrically illuminated, the animal hold- 

 ing an electric torch. The other four pillars supported a large collec- 

 tion of beautifully-mounted heads of deer, bufEalo, moose and caribou, 

 and were each crowned by a mounted American eagle. 



The cases containing the manufactured fui-s were marvels in them- 

 selves. Two of these (horse shoe shaped) surrounded the central 

 pillar, and around each side of the platform were arranged four other 

 cases with handsome domes, the glass sashes of which were remarkable 

 for their length of sixteen feet. All around were arranged superb 

 specimens of mounted animals, and the exhibit was indescribably rich 

 in satles, sea otters and other costly furs in creations of every descrip- 

 tion known to the trade, besides many unique and beautiful novelties. 

 The firm received in all seventeen awards. 



The exhibit made by the General Electric Company, whose immense 

 factory at Schenectady is such a striking feature on the line of the New 

 York Central railroad, was the largest and most comprehensive elec- 

 trical exhibit at the exposition. It emjahasized the pre-eminence of this 

 great New York concern in the different electrical branches of railways, 

 lighting, motors, mining, transmission of power over long distances, 

 etc. In railways, it exhibited a complete and comprehensive line of 



