The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-01
The AMERICAN EXHIBIT AT
PARIS.
Euolsons Wonderful Inventions
Machinery Hall.

Machinery Hall.
The American department of the ex
position, although incomplete, is called
the most interesting, the most curious
section in this great fair.
1t is hardly necessary to say that Con
gress passed bill accepting the invita-
ton of France to take part in the exposi
ton, and making provision for defrayinQ
the expenses incurred, etc. General
William b. Franklin of Hartford. Conn,
was appointed Commissioned General
ana Mr.. Somerville Pinkney Tuck OF
New York Assistant Commissioner.
Immediately after receiving their COM
missions, June q, 1888, thew opened an
Office IN New York and nine specific ex-
| perts were appointed to act as assistants.
Congress appropriated $3.50 900. but
Americans were not enthusiastic. and
until after the Presidential election there
i1au peen few requests for space in the
department devoted to the United States
The United States is among the few
nations that provides space gratis for ex-
hlbltors, and, in addition, paws freioht
from New York to Paris. We have now
IN spite OF the apathy displayed, 1900 ex,
hIblts, and We occupy in all about
lOO,OOO square feet of space. The United
states government has every reason to
be proud OF the work, as far as if goes
IN machinery and agriculture, America
Is IN advance OF other nations; in cleo
trlcal inventions, jewels, gold and silver
smiths' work, cut glass, pottery, etc., no
nation can surpass ours. 1t is said also
That America has, next to France, the
best display of fine art.
1t is very difficult to write in detail of
the American section at the present
Tune, because the catalogues are not
ready, and the objects exhibited are not
classified.
Thirty marines, under the command
OF two officers, Captain Cochrane and
Lieutenant Paul st. Clair Murphy, in
uniform, patrol the American depart
ment
NOT THE LEAST INTERESTING DEPARTMENT
of the exposition is that devoted to
Edison. Eight thousand square feet of
space in the Machinery Hall are occu-
pied by his wonderful inventions, and
the arrangement of the Edisonian de-
partment cost $4,000. Above window
is bust of the great inventor, and on
each side French and American flags,
composed of colored incandescent globes.
Perhaps the most wonderful feature is
an enormous inCandescent lamp forty
feet high, with d globe composed of
10000 incandescent lamp bulbs. One
sees the illustrated history of Edison's
Geographic and telephone inventions, a
huge dynamo, an incandescent bulb
Illuminating a series of designs, showing
the principal building of the world
lighted by the Edison system, phono-
graphs, electrical underground wires,
graphophones, etc.
The other electrical sections are very
interesting-the Bell telephones, the
Western Electrical Company's exhibit,
Gray's Photographic; Abdank's collec-
ton, containing complete publication
of what has been written on electricity,
etc. Professor Thomson, among other
curiosities, exhibits a ring of massive
copper seven inches in diameter, sup
ported in the air by the 1epulsion of in
visible magnets.
The American industrial section is
very simple in aspect, decorated only
with the arms OF each State. In the
center, around pavilion containing
valuable ores, are ranged the four great
est exhibits-the show Of plated ware,
the display of crystal and porcelain of
most exquisite design, the exhibit of
jewelry, with the 100000 diamond neck
lace, which is the observed of all OBJ
servers, and the display of firm which
exhibits a solid silver centenary vase
forty-fve inches high, weighing 12O
pounds and valued at $25 900. The ena-
mels and wonderfully worked articles in
silver that surround this vase are greatly
admired.