The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-08-06
The AMERICAN EXHIBIT AT
PARIS
Eaaiseu', wcEttergzl Inventions
Machinery Hall.


Y The American department Of the ex.
+ position. although incomplete, Is called
7 the most interesting. the most curious
section In this great i2ir,
. Ii : hardly necessary 70 say thst Con-
z-esS PASSED bill, accepting the invita-
. ucr Of France to take part in the s1posS-
. tic1. and making provision for dsirayins
the expenses incurred, etc. General
William L, Franklin OF Hartford. Conn,
@aS appointed CommiSSiore--Gsreral
zr& Mr. >CDsrvILls Plrkrsv Tuck q
New y Crk ASSass&n; CorlulsslC rer,
Immediately after receiving their com
missions. June p. l>SS, they opened an
cE-cs in Ssw YORK &-& niue specific ex-
ue-5S were appointed 20 2ct& assistants.
Congress Appropriated $250, 900. but
Americans were not enthusiastic, Sri.
until sitter the Presidential election. there
had been few requests for space IN the
department devoted 70 the United States
The United S-s1eS y among the few
-4-ICcS that provides space gratis for ex-
1Icl1Crs- and, IN addition, pays freight
5ror New York 70 Paris We have now.
In spite cE the zpachv DISPLAYED, 100 ex-
a-ol-S, and we occupy in 2lI shout
10000 square feet Of space. The United
States Government h4S every reason 10
Dc proud Of the work, - t4r H. II goes;
IN machinery 4ri agriculture, America
: IN ztsacce OF other nations; II cleo
-rtcSL Inventions, Jewels, gold 4nd silver
smiths wurS, cur glass pottery. ETC, no
nation can S-rp&Ss OUTS IL i said also
that America nz>. next 10 France, the
best display Of tine art
Ii : very difficult 10 write IN detail Of
the American section 1t the present
time. because the catalogues are not
rssly. and Ehs objects exhibited are not
c-Gss Ted
rErsy marines, under the command
N c=C offers Captain Cochrans and
L55-cez4411 P5ZI s.. Clair Murphy. in
uniform, patrol the American depart
-5Es-
NOT TIE LEAST INTERESTING DEPARTMENT [
Of the exposition i that devoted To
Edison. Eight thousand square feet Of /
space n the Machinery Hall zre uccu-
pied BY his wonderful Inventions, and .
the arrangement Of the EtiSoui4n de- I
14r5ms1t Gust $50 600. Above ; window I
: : C-S1 Of 1a= great inventor. and on I
each side French a1t American flags,
rom posed Of CuLlret Lrc4Eiestent globes Z
l=ru5ps the most wonderful feature Is
IL sCCrECCs LCC4CteSGeuG lamp forty .
eel LlEC. with : globe composed Of .
1000 --e41l5sgsnc lamp bulbs One /
sees the Illustrated history Of Edisoa's
=-5gr4plle 4Ed teLepL01tc inventions, =
l--= tynsuC. IN IrC4nd=scent bulb
Illuminating : series Of designs, showing
1e principal building OF the world \
-s-1et by the Edison system, phOu0-
.rapIS, electrical underground wires.
etc
The other electrical sections are yerv
--5-ss1i1z-cLe Bell telephones. the
Western Electrical Coupa1y's exhibit.
rays Photographic; A1d41k's C0ILae-
Ion ccClaLEL1< : complete publication
{ Fu4I mss been written On electricity.
tc- Professor Thomson, GE01Z other
---CsL--@s, exhibits ring Of massive
Cpper seven inches IN diameter, sup
crrec II the 5r by the IepULsiga Of IN
Lsll-= magnets
The 4UericaG Industrial section i
=ry 4slUp-a Ii aspect. decorated onIy
-i1L the arms Of each State. In the
=1-Er. around : pavilion containing
1-Ez1-s ores 4re ranged the four great
= sZLL1I-s-.hs show Of plated ware.
Il display Of crystal and porcelain Of
--st exquisite design, the exhibit Of
very, with the $40 $40 diamond neck
Ice. which L the observed Of al Cb-
=rT=rs- and the display u : firm which
LLLlIls 3 solid silver centenary vase
lrEy-ETz inches high, weIzhinz 30
-Clls and valued 1t SIS 900. The eus-
-=-= and wonderfully worked articles IN
LIVER that surround this vase are greatly
inbred