Wichita eagle., 1888-10-24
AN AMERICAN EXHIBIT
To be Made at the Paris Worlds Fair
Next Year-Details OF the Project
Which has Been Endorsed
by Congress,
\. Y. Nail and Express.

y. Y. Nail and Express.
The Universal exposition OF 1899, at
Paris, promises to be one OF the largest
and most successful OF the worlds fairs
| held in recent years. Elaborate arrange.
ments for the reception and display OF
the exhibits are well under way, and
usual facilities both for the transporta-
ton of goods from this country and their
care are assured. The French govern
ment extended formal invitation to the
| United States to take part in the exposi-
| ton. The invitation was accepted by a
| joint resolution Of the senate and house
representatives, AID the governors of the
| several states and territories were re-
quested to invite the people TO assist IN
the proper representation OF the products
American industry and of the natural
resources of the country. The president
was directed to appoint commissioner
| general and an assistant commissioner
| general, to make all the arrangements
for exhibits and represent the govern
ment at the exposition. He was also
directed TO appoint nine scientific experts
as assistants to the commission, each TO be
assigned to one Of the nine groups into
which the exhibits viii be divided. Pro-
vision was made for the salaries of the
commissioners and the necessary assist
ants, and the sum of $4,000 was appro-
priated to be used under the direction of
the secretary OF state TO defray all eX-
penses. The action of congress was ap-
proved May 10. and the president has
appointed General William B. Franklin,
commissIoner-general and Mr.. Somer-
vile z. Tuck, assistant commissioner
general.
The commissioners have established
their headquarters in the Mills building.
in this city. and are busily engaged re-
celvlng applications and pertectlng the
details for a complete representation,
The exposition will open May D and
close October 81, 1889, and there will be,
no charge for space occupied by exhibit
ors. The commission Will forward and
return all articles received free of freight
charges.
Goods of exhibitors who are unable to
go 10 Paris or send representatives, will
be cared for free of all expenses, except
that of unpacking and repacking There
will be no duties to pay except on goods
that are sold or consumed. The French
regulations state that all objects exhib-
tied will be protected against piracy of
inventions or designs
The exhibition is to be divided into
nine groups or departments, as follows:
/. Works of art.
3 Education and processes used
therein.
3. Plain and decorative house furni-
ture.
T. Textile fabrics.
5. The raw and manufactured pro-
!, Of
etc.
6. Apparatus and methods of me-
chanical industries.
Z. Food products.
s. Agriculture, vine culture and fish
culture.
8. Horticulture.
The French government has appro-
priated az, 600 toward the expenses
of the exposition. An advisory com
mission consisting of 800 members and
styled the Grand Council OF the
Worlds Exhibition of 1899" has been
appointed. The minister of commerce
and manufactures acts as president of
this council and also as commissioner
general of the exhibition. The grand
council is divided into twenty-five ad-
visory committees, who have charge of
the different departments and the man
agement of the exposition.
The buildings for the exposition are
now nearly completed. They occupy the
Champ-de-1 Mars and the Trocadero
palace and park on the banks of the
Seine. In the park at the entrance to
the exposition on the Champ-de-M Mars
the wonderful Eiffel tower is now in
course of erection. 1t is to be entirely
of iron and 1000 feet in height. Its
object is to show the triumph of mod
ern engineering skill. IL will be
furnished with an elevator of Ameri-
can manufacture. On the right of the
tower is the Palace of Liberal Arts. and
on the left the fine Palace of Fine Arts.
Large gardens occupy the center of the
square. and at the back is the main
building, or the gallery of machines as
it is called. The esplanade of invalides
is reserved for the products of the
French colonies. The buildings are
magnificent structures OF glass and iron,
lighted by electricity and fitted with
every modern convenience.
1t is expected that the total number of
exhibitors from all countries will reach
80, 600; it is estimated that 1900, 900
persons will enter the grounds and
buildings. Some idea Of the magnitude
of the exhibition may be gained from
the fact that the total area of buildings
and enclosed grounds which is to be
lighted by electricity, is 5000, 900 square
feet The space allotted to the United
States is about 5000 square feet. An
exhibit from this country fully equal to
that of 1878 is expacted, and it is hoped
that it Will be much larger. There are
numerous lines Of industry that need
new markets for their goods, and this
exposition will afford them an opportu-
nifty for foreign display.
All Of the European countries except |
Germany take an interest in the exposi- /
ton, and VIII make displays. The South /.
American republics and Mexico viii also |
take a particular active part, as well as
Japan.
The usual awards Of medals and Iii !
plomas VIII be made. but the details as
TO this have not yet been determined.
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