Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-25
The Worlds Fair of 1883 at New York.

The Worlds Fair of tSS3 at New York.
That the hundrcdth anniversary Of
the acknowledgment of the lndepend-
cnco OF the American colonies by
the mother country in l7SS, will
hc signalixed Ivy grand worlds
fair IN this city, may he accepted rs
morally certain.
The occasion will he ono demanding
especial recognition; and i'll this in.
iustral aye there is no way by which
the great events Of nations history
may he celebrated so appropriately or
50 protitahly M Nv national or intor-
national exhibition Of the arts and
sciences. From idle pageantry and
noise and mock engagements at arms,
national celebrations have risen to tho
higher walls OF civilization, national re-
sources, and the thousand inducements
which commerce offers for tho closer
Interviewing of nations in tho arts Of
peace and mutual helpluness.
Neither the educational nor tho in
dustral nor the commercial benefits
which flow from such exhibitions need
he argued now. That lesson was suf.
iioicutly learned three years ago, and
the coming census will show that Phila-
delphia alone has roaped sufficient
harvest from the centennial exhibition
To more than repay tho cost of il, had
tho burden fallen upon that city alone.
Aud not only Philadelphia, but the
whole country, even to the smallest
hamlet OF farmhouse or wavsido work
~ h.Xu.,.sf,,.
ccntcrs of trade or manufacture, in to-
day enjoying n real and growing pros
pcrity. IN which may bo traced tho in
iluenee of that exhibition, either in Gre
ating new industries and finding now
markets, or IN improving, stimulating,
and widening the old. And whatever
good was accomplished in 1876 will be
easily confirmed and surpassed by the
exhibition OF 1888 Tho former DEM
onstratod not merely the proftableness,
but the possibility et n successful worlds
lair ON this continent; and not only will
our own people take more lively in
terest III tho next one, but millions OF
our American noighbors, who were but
feehly represented, or not represented
ut NIL, ut Philadelphia, will have tho
INiIiIkNEI IlipHlblt IIltNIlNlNN w NOIIlt
| forward in 1883. Tho ono took place
during u period of profound industrial
and commercial depression; tho other
will rrnp the advantage of tho rising
tide Of what promises TO be period of
national prosperity such ~ the world
has never yet seen. The projectors of
the Philadelphia Exhibition wero met
with almost universal doubt and incro-
dnlity; and IL was not until the show
was open that tho majority of our peo-
Pile became convinced of it's probable
success. The vast mnjority of our West
Indian and South American neighbors
were not reached by or represented in
il Mt all. Mexico WIS mcngerly repre-
scented; Central America not Mt all.
With the exception Of tho British
Islands Of Jamaica and Nassau, the
West Indies were unreprosonted. Bra
I'll was well represented, and Chill
slightly; NIL the other rising States Of
South America, 80 rich in raw material,
80 promising ms markets for our manu-
featured goodt, took no part ut tho Cen
tennal. In organizing tho exhibition
Of 1888, no such obstacles and deiicien-
Cies will he encountered. Our product
i've industries and those OF MI the rest
Of tho world, now know for certainty
that representation will pay, and that IA
failure to be represented viii bo tho re-
verse Of profitable. This will make il
possible to secure Mt once wider range
and n higher grade Of exhibits. And
tho experience gained ~ Philadelphia
should secure also more critical and
judicious selection and arrangement OF
materials.
II may be said thd Il is to repeat
what was, despite ip shortening, 80
admirably done III Philadelphia. True,
but not too soon to hold another oxhi-
biiion which, without repeating what
WIS done in 1875 shall supplement.
extend, and crown the work begun
there for securing the supremacy Of
our country in tic development Of the
peaceful arts ard sciences. TO repre-
sent simply tho progress Of the world
between 1876 and 1883, excluding
everything exhibited ut Philadelphia
which eannot show an Improvement
upon what WIS shown there, will suffice
TO make thccoming exhibition as wide
in scope, ~ rich in material, and even
more valuable and instructive as an ex-
hibition tlan the centennial exhibition
was. Ard the success Of Amer
lean exhibitors, there and since, at
Paris, vii compel our foreign rivals TO
send To best they have.
Womay be sure that whatever New
York undertakes will not be second
ratein magnitude nor deficient In thor
onnness OF execution. The assured
cbiracter Of the gentlemen engaged
upon the new project gives good reason
20 anticipate successful exhibition.
II certainly will not fail through any
lack OF broad views, practical ability,
or administrative capacity.
american.