The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-28
OUR PARIS LETTER.

THE CANADIAN TROPHY. IRON AND
STEEL AT CHAMP DE MARS. HxHIB-
ITS FROM ENGLAND. AMERICA. GER
MANY, RUSSIA, SWEDEN AND FRANCE.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING MA
CHIMES. How JOLLY WASHINGTON
las GETS FREE RIDE IN PARIS.
From our regular correspondent
PARIS, Sept. 6. 1878.
Ed INTELLIGENCER The Cana.
dian trophy. towering up hundred
feet under the northwestern dome, il
an immense structure, composed Of the
timber of the country, and IS surround
ed by specimens Of work done in it and
by . grand collection of ornamental
woods, and l may state, once for all.
that nearly all of the English colonies
have sent specimens of their timber and
ornamental woods, which have been
prepared and set up with much care.
And the lsame remark will apply to
many Of the geological and natural his
tory collections especially. and gener-
ally they are we'll set up in the usual
manner But in the Canadian depart
ment novel and remarkable plan has
been adopted-ths carcasses of deer and
other animals and birds are suspended
by the feet, as in market or shop and
present admirable tableaux of "deai
gsme." while the fish lie on something
resembling heruage and look IS natural
as if they had come out Of the sea or
river an hour or two since only. The
trophy contains examples of nearly
every class in the collection. and visi-
tors wind up and down ita staircase
continually. neither deferred BY the
black bear that stands sentinel at one
door. nor by the white one which per-
forms the same duty at the other.
People who take in hand an inspec-
ton Of the Paris exhibition in the ex.
pectation that it will turnish then. with
q faithful reflex of the present aspect of
the manufacture Of iron and steel are
not only liable to be largely disap-
pointed but are certain, il influenced in
their Judgment only by what they see
in the Champ de Mars. to be led to
altogether incorrect conclusions. Eng
land, the leading country in all that re-
lates to mstslurgy Of iron is very mad
equately represented. America, the
next in Importance. comes as far short
of putting.forth its real strength that it
had much better have left itself alto
gcther out of the reckoning Germany.
the third greatest representative of
iron and steel, is in the same position as
America, aud Belgium has been content
to leave itself very largely in the hands
Of one firm, which. however, has worth
lily discharged the trust. On tue other
hand it viii be found that such com.
tries 40 Russia. Austria aud Sweden
with natural resources and degrees Of
development that only entitls them to
| . place in the third rank Of the Euro
pean family. have done more in the
way OF asserting their claims to recog-
milton rs industrial powers than might
have been expected from them even il
IL sy had been much moro literally en-
dowed BY nature. and geographically
within easier reach Of the Champ de
Mars. But after these considerations
have been duly discounted, the collec-
tive exhibits of iron and steel present
educational facilities and scientific mem.
orabili0 quite Is notable and probably,
on the whole. much more complete than
any antecedent exhibition. England
and America have had numerous OPP
portunities Of which they have taken
full advantage, Of showing to the world
their capabilities and resources in this
sphere Of industrial effort, and hereto.
fore thelrace haabeen 20 far to the swift
that the right Of England to pre-emi.
nencc has hardly been challenged. II
is fact much too notorious to be gain
said that the pride of place enjoyed BY
Great Britain has made her disregard
the threats Of foreign Competition. and
it Is, perhaps. due more to their insulaz
prejudice and contempt of danger than
to augh. else that English firm,
have come % far short Of theil
best efforts in the present exhibi.
ton. But the extent and character oI
foreign competition have been brought
very near and made uncomfcrtably ap.
parent to the English Industrisls. who
have never until now ceased to believe
in their mani d tiny - 1.-The work.
shop Of The world" and must, unlss.
they axe - far froa wisdom - a
ostrich. persuads them that their ener.
giss 0ass more than ever Be taxsd h
breast the rising tide Of foreign oompe.
titioa.
A moro cc0plste q more slabor.
ats ssries Of irca and steal was prohab.
y never brought together than that
contributed By rrance 70 her own Ex
| positioa Of 1873. This ~. indeed, b
regardsd ~ the very 6rse opportunity
France has enjoyed Of showing 20 the
rest Of the world her relative positior
in the racs Of industrial preferment
Neither in her owI exhibitions OF lS5.
and 1861. nor in the English exhibit
lions OF 1851 and 1859. did she come
lergely - the frontin matters metallur
| gical. and tee enormous drain made up
On her rssoarccs By The var. left her il
the background q the exhibitions Of
Vienna and Philadelphia. Bat to-dA,
che proves to the rest Of the world that
in spite u the general demoralizatios
and disturbance OF industry, caused b,
the nisfortanes that eliminated Il