New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
PREPARATTONS At PARIS.
PLANS FOR THE GREAT WORLDS FAIR
THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS = AMERICAS
PART IN THE EXPOSITION.

THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS - AMERICAS
PART IN THE EXPOSITION.
The attention of the Aemrlcan people will now
be turned toward the Paris Exposition, which
opens on May 8 and closes on octo-
Der 81. More good Americans than ever Do
fore Will probably visit Paris this year Reports run
the French capital say that the Exposition promises
to the greatest worlds fair yet held, and the iho
nation comes from the American Commissioners IN
thu Washington Buldipg that America has responded
nobly to Frances invitation 10 participate IN he h&
position and that American exhibits will take hgh
place among those of all the countries OF the world
general conception Of the colossal scale oil tho
great fair may DO obtained from few STATISTICS anu
facts. Tho grounds will include all of the Champs dc
Mars and the rocadero Palace and Park, an area es
tmated at IL 900 900 square feet France win nave
about tenths Of tho exhibiting space and the ex
hibits of the United States VIII I'LL space Oh ABOUT
100000 square feet. The buildings arc mahe OF run
and glass and fitted up with many bnvenienoes' Inc
Efel Tower, built entirely of iron which IS now wv
feet high, and VIII be 1000 feet when competeu'
stands at the entrance OF the park On Its right Is
,h palace of Liberal Arts and on It's left the Palace
~ Fine Arts Large gardens will adorn the centre
of the square, and beyond them IS the main building
fin which machinery viii be exhibited. A mammoth
corn palace, constructed by American produce eA'
changes will have place in the grounds ana Ameri
can railway manufactures Will BIO placed IN some vi
cbInery Hail. will be illuminated at night by eectro
lights and the display OF lights Will resemble that AZ
the Glasgow Exposition. There will be lighted fouh-
tains Of entirely new designs, which VIII harmonic
with the park decorations, and tho principal fountain
will glow like tho one which ornaments st. Clouo
Park
Pierre Legrand, Minister Of Commerce and Industry
saws I'm HIS report IN the number OF Le Bnlietlh
oniciels last received here that on February inc
number Of applicants for exhibiting wasso5Co while
on February II had reached $4,000. It Is fair to
estimate now that the total number Of exhibitors VIII
be $4,000 with 1,4oo American exhibits. Ce
bulletin oGlceIs enumerates the following countries
which VIII DO represented az the Exposition: Inc
limited states, Greece, Norway, Servia, Switzerland
Morooco japan. Persia Slam. Victoria Ncw-zcaland
The Central and South American Republics, Hsyt,
Mexico and Monaco. The countries which VIII be
represented unociay by private enterprises throngh
committees which have asked the French Government
for recognition. Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Great
britain Denmark Russia, tho Netherlands. SPAIN
pnmania. Portugal Luxembourg, Egypt and Brazil.
some of the committees have received subsidies from
,hoI, governments, notably the Belgian Committee,
which received 100000 francs the Spanish, 100000;
the RumanIan, 100000; tho Danish, 10000; the
brazilian. 10000; and the Portuguese, $4,000
Congress. 1t will DO remembered, appropriated IN
NAV $3.50 900 to DO expended under the direction OF
the secretary Of State. General william b. Franklin
was aupointed Commissioner-Genefal and somervllle
py Tuck Assistant CommisEoner-General' inc eA-
merits and their departments arc: C. V. Riley, OF the
crtcpItural Departments at Washington, agriculture;
General Rush C. Hawkins, Of this city, art; Arthur
stare Of Notre Dame University, Indiana, cduca-
lion. David Urouhart, Of New-orleans, furniture;
professor William D. Chandler, Of Lehigh University,
xtus fabrics; Professor Spencer f. Newberry, OF
Cornell University, mining and forestry Professor u
n Richards Yale College, mechanical INDUSTRIES Pro-
tcssor A. Howard Clark, Of tho National Museum at
washington food products, and David King OF Rhode
Is,a,d Horticulture American agricultural exhibits
,viTI ~ course make a fine showing, but American
machinery and inventions expected to attract much
attention -
| plenty of money will be made from this fair.
Tbere will be no "dead-h tickets An exhibitor
and HE AGENT are entitled to ticket each. Both
mon. however, and also the general Subscribers
must have their photographs taken, and
fhe photograph is to DO pasted on the ticket. Tho
admission fee will be one franc from 10 A. nj. to o
D. m. two francs In the evening and also during tho
| students hours from 8 a. until 10 a. m.
Tho latest news from tho Iron Tower is that scien
hic experiments VIII DO made on TOP oil H. anu mat
the tower viii become the property OF Paris after the
twenty years ground lease has expred rms is INC
Centennial wear of many events IN fIhuo mat sa.s
an impetus 10 the establishment ., ~ viii he gisd
tutions throughout tho world. Americans VIII De Han
to learn th9t there will DO an American eeVauor IN ue
EfeI Tower and that from the top OF tne lo"er lhoy
can ret a finer view OF republican franSe INA" DA0i
| Hll Monument affords OF Boston.
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