The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-10-24
6oOd Words for the United States ut
the Paris Exhibition.

In costly products of art and skill
probably no previous show here has
been SO rich and attractive; although
in the arrangement of grounds and
buildings, and in the administration,
many defects have been noticeable.
The attendance will, l think, exceed
that at Philadelphia, but the charge for
admission being only twenty cents, the
aggregate receipts will be considerably
less. The need of a railway, like that
in use ut Philadelphia, for the convey
ance of passengers around the grounds,
has been keenly felt, at least by Ameri-
can visitors, particularly as many of
the footpaths are covered with disa-
greeable, coarse gravel.
The authorities have been very liber-
al in the matter of awards, and the
United States exhibitors have Jared
even better than ut Paris in 1867, when
they were very successful. Six or sew
en- of the grand prizes have been given
to our cOuntrymen, and, if unofficial
reports may be trusted, gold, silver and
bronze medals have been won by hum
dreds. You are 50 familiar with the
circumstances attending the appear
ance of the United States that I will
say no more than that, despite a late
beginning, small appropriation and a
hurried preparation, our department
has made a good display. Though the
art gallery has not satisfied American
pride, the best French and English crit
les have found much in it to praise.
The industrial section is not as snowy
rs that of some other countries, but it
is literally crowded with useful objects.
At first sight one might say that there
are few novelties; but upon examine
ton the European visitor finds much
that Is new. The French authorities
are especially pleased with our ingeni-
GUS inventions. After an official in
spection, made by CommissiOner-Gen.
Krantz and his deputies, they sent their
wives and many friends to see the sight.
Our machinery hall is not large, but a
correspondent of the London Times re-
Gently occupied two columns and a half
of that journal In describing q part of
its contents, and it is safe to say that
no other machinery hall has attracted
SO much attention. The "Annex,"
usually called the Agricultural Build
ing. furnishes as much space as we had
in our main building, and every foot is
occupied. Our agricultural machiney
is shown in motion, and is manifestly
better than any other in the Exhibition.
The French journals cannot find Ian
guage strong enough (so. they say) to
express their admiration for it, and
ately one of them made q severe attack
upon the authorities for forcing the
American Commissioner to put it in
an "Annex."
Altogether we occupy much more
space than we did at Paris in 1867, OF
Vienna in 1873, and our exhibitors
number more than 1000. While we
have no such display as we might and
should have had, under more favorable
circumstances, we yet have produced
an excellent impression. The cases
that contain goods compare favorably
even with those Of France and England.
The management has carefully avoided
the rocks upon which things went to
pieces at Vienna, and nothing has been
done to discredit the National flag
Paris Cor. N. 7. Evening Post.