The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . he steamer Maine,one of the twin steamers built by this company in 1892, shows themost advanced type of Sound steamers. A series of picturesshowing many more Long Island Sound vessels, both old andnew, are exhibited, while company and steamer flags are used asdecorations. TRANSPORTATION. 285 The north end of the Transportation Building is taken up by thedisplay of wagons, carriages and buggies of every pattern. It isimpossible to name more than a few of the notable ones. Amongthe exhibitors are Brewster, of New York ; Studebaker, of Chicago ;th
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . he steamer Maine,one of the twin steamers built by this company in 1892, shows themost advanced type of Sound steamers. A series of picturesshowing many more Long Island Sound vessels, both old andnew, are exhibited, while company and steamer flags are used asdecorations. TRANSPORTATION. 285 The north end of the Transportation Building is taken up by thedisplay of wagons, carriages and buggies of every pattern. It isimpossible to name more than a few of the notable ones. Amongthe exhibitors are Brewster, of New York ; Studebaker, of Chicago ;the Glens Falls Buckboard Co.; Fish Bros. Wagon Co., of Racine,Wisconsin ; A. Streich & Bro., of Oshkosh, Wis.; the Selle GearCo., of Akron, Ohio; Rattermann & Luth, of Cincinnati; theFavorite Carriage Co., of Storrs, Ohio; the Fulton & Walker Co.,of Philadelphia; and others. Included in these exhibits are thefinest of carriages, sleighs, and other vehicles of every James Cunningham Co., of Rochester, and the Rock Falls. TAivivY-HO. Exhibited by Studebaker Bros.^ Chicago, Manufacturing Co., Sterling, 111., show fine hearses and funeralcars. All the leading bicycle manufacturers of the United States andEngland show their wares, and the display is bewildering to theenthusiastic wheelman. Pleasure boats of small size are shown byvarious Canadian, English, and United States exhibitors. The ^86 TRANSPORTATION. cedar canoe is shown in its perfection by J. H. Rushton, of Canton,New York. The range of exhibits in this building is somethingenormous, and beside all that we have named includes such asstuffed mules, and ox-carts from Mexico, Madeira and Sicily; Red River carts fromWinnipeg, anddug-outs fromthe South SeaIslands. Thereare also sedan-chairs, walrushide boats, andpictures illustra-ting the prog-ress of NewYork Central &Hudson RiverRailway Com-pany has a building and large space just to the south of the annex,which it shares with the Wagne
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