The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-25

e Paris Worlds Fair Next Year-Details
II the PruJect Which Has Been Endorse
a by Congress.
The Universal Exposition of 1889 q
Paris promises to be one of the larges
!. and most successful of the worlds fair
t held in recent years. Elaborate ar
u rangements for the reception and dis
: play of the exhibits are well under way
= and unusual facilities both for transpor
taliOn of goods from this country ant
t their care are assured. The Frencl
D government extended a formal invita-.
tatOn to the United States to take par
in the exposition. The invitation wal
8 accepted by joint resolution of thu
| Senate and House of Representatives
and the Governors Of the several State,
and Territories were requested to invite
the people to assist in the proper repre-
sentatiDn of the products of American
industry and of the natural resources OF
the country. The President was direct
ed to appoint a conmisioner-generala and
an assistant ommissioner-general to
make all of the arrangemt nts for eX-
hlbits and represent the government at
the exposition, He was also dir, cted to
appoint nine sci niific experts as assist
ants to the commission, each to be as
signed to one of the nine groups into
which the exhibits will be divided
Provision was made for the salaries of
the commissioners aud the necessary
assislants, and the sun of $3.50, 600 was
approp lated 10 be used under the di-
rectiOn OF the Secretary of State to de-
fray all expenses. The action of Con-
gress was approved May 10, and the
President has appointed General Will
liam B. Franklin Commissioner General
and Mr.. SomervIlle P. Tuck Assistant
Commits iDner-Gc
WHO THE COMMISSIONERS ARE,
The Commissioners have established
their headquarters in the Mills Building
in this city, aud are busily engaged in
receiving applications and perfecting
the details for a complete representa-
tation. The exposi n will open May
5 and close October 81, 1889, and there
will be no charge for space occupied
by exhibitors. The commission will
forward and return all articles received
free of freight charges.
Goods of exhibitors who are unahle to
t. go tn Paris or send representative
wll be cared for free of all expense, ex-
cept that of unpacking and repacking.
There will be no duties to pay except on
goods that are sold or consumei. The |
French regulations state that all objects |
exhibited will be pl detected against pira-
cy of inventions or designs.
DIVISION OF EXHIBITS,
The exhibition is t. be divided into |
nine groups or departments as fol- |
lows
|. Works of art.
.. Education and processes used |
therein.
3, Plain and decorative house furni-
ture,
4. Tex lie fabrics.
5. Tie raw and manufactured pro- |
due of mining, forestry, chemistry, |
etc.
Apparatus and methods of me-
chanical industries,
7, Food products.
&. Agriculture, vine cul ure and fish |
culture.
o. Horticulture.
The French government has appropri-
ated $4,000, 900 francs toward the ex
penses of the exposition. An advisory |
commission consisting Of 300 members |
aud styled the Grand Council of the |
Worlds Exhibition OF 1882 has been |
appointed. The Minister of Commerce |
and Manufactures acts as president OF |
this council and also as Commi 'siDner- |
general of the exhibition. The grand |
council is divided into twenty-five ad |
visory commit ees who have charge OF
the different departments and tho man
Agement of the exposition.
The buildings for the exposition are
now nearly completed. They occupy
the Champ de-mars and the TrocaderO |
Palace aud park on the banks Of the
Seine. In the park at the entrance to |
the exposition on the Champ-de- Mars
the wonderful + IT,, Tower ia now in |
course of erection. IL is to be entire'y |
of iron and 1000 feet in height. Its Oh |
iect is to show the triumph OF modern |
engineering skill. 1t will be furnished |
with an elevate of American manufac-
ture On the right Of the tower is the
Palace of Liberal Arts, and on the left
the fine Palace of Fine Arts. Large gar
dens occupy the center of the square,
and at the back is the main building or
the gallery of machines as il is called.
The Esplanade of Invalides is reserved |
for the products Of the French colonies. !
The buildings are magnificent struc-
lures of glass and iron, lighted by cleo
tricity and fitted with every modern |
convenience,
THE FAIRS MAGNITUDE.
1t is expected that the total number of |
exhibitors from all countries will reach |
80 900; it is estimated that $4,000, 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 $4,000 square feet. An
exhibit from this country fully equal to
that Of 1878 is expected, 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
exhibition will afford them an oppor
tunity for foreign display.
All of the European countries ex-
cept Germany take an interest in the
exposition. and will make displays.
The South American republics and
Mexico will also take a particularly
active part, as we'll as Japan.
The usual awards of medals and di.
plomas will be made, but the details as
al: SO. koo,,