The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-31

eo.sue u dsvsiopmens. Ouiv 49,
shte ~sry carefully. when - -
snas tks1 world ha9 boen undereusne or,n.
eeans evolution N 10 civiiixssion- - ~
nos naasn that the rscs has progressed
ssvsaiy SI slone the hne. nor that il has
Hothiax could b farthsr fron the fset
1soiusfon 10 according 70 principle vhirh
0eeefrssne and necessstste retrnsree.in.s =
Well Is proGfess: forces and facts IN difRev-
~ Hhss OF svodusson NEST oometimes.
ma saay mean dsstsucticn for one or
tns otter, - u may mean 3 lean on vard
Tor the race. 20 ~ md nation fhss hsvs
ceased 70 b: bat vs ind climaxes Of
national or individual gsntus 70 which the
psooen. world 8Uoo back q 70 the dsvine.v
ioeparssi authority, the fountain head. and
believe that Ne view the fair . : Whole
M ~ N aesan IN 10 historic relations best
We save already considered In our SER
. mon ia-t Sunday the relation OF the fair -
wnoss 20 the progress Of the race. We
oave not stme 70 cousider the historic Seia-
lions ~ each exhibit or Of each object.
even y We could. Bat We may With profit
considss briefly certain parts and phases.
s Ina y iiisy suggest to n how the Cosum-
shox into universsty.
~ = pat toiiows b roughly undivided
n sotr heads: I. Commerce: 2 Art: q
science. and Z. Anshropotogy.
Cofnmercs-l use the word commerce
IN oraAd sense here. TO include produc-
uon. aaanufacturs and exchange II We
~ es.as stag OF Development commercs
~ attained. Ne must reply. the very
ns9hsss Never before in oil the history Of
tse .esid have the achievements Of com.
merciAs activity been 20 great. The ACRE
kspoh sn capital. the innumeYable inven-
ION pi taooy-saying machinery. the in.
creaes8 means Of transportation and the
oevs.crment Of the clearance house sys-
sem nave been both causes and effects of
the vast movement Of commescs in modern
oays-~sn the last 100 years. Commsecs 10
tns Rrsat missionary OF civilization. IL 10
tns o3st Foundation for missionary work on
the edncssivs and spiritual planes, except
wnerr. IN the name Of commerce, IL en-
eaess in the slave trade or the rum busi-
gun rnen u begins to change it, nomadic
CIVILIZATION for an industrial civilization
With al that this involves.
Ihe commercial system Of the world II
not ptstect-fax from Il: but believe the
nsstsr systsm Will gradually work out
The world y big. Its commercial system
&c; nanss sossshsn = one xrea: system build
the Laws Of supply and demand. some
more elastic, like the avs Of competitions
and in:erest and profit. In such : great
eystesss we cannot expect sudden changes.
Theirs 10 something almost sophomore in
the h1pe TO make any fundamental or rad
change In some one part Of the world
systsas. The true method II to fad the
etasics q the commercial system. separats
them clearly from every other ele-
ment, then determine the lines and laws
o. ia evolution and progress and then.
where practical. encourage such methods
o. action and apply such laws - shall con-
form to the stage Of development already
attained and 20 the ideal in view. This
feel 10 b the truly radical. the truly con-
servsssve position relative TO oil panaccas
and tnany Of the moro drastic remedies
proposed for commercial ills. Let me re-
peat that never before has the commercial
systesu Of the world shown such . high
stage 81 development - Il shows today.
Hsse!n lie the hope OF the future. Let
rs keep balanced, Let ~ appreciate the
bene:ice effects Of modern commerce,
compared 70 commerce In the past, - we'll
- its wronga Lat ~ b patient. but not
indifferent
2 art-What does the srt At the fair
teach Ut its own history and present state
Of Development Let AZ use the word
now in . sense ct once narrow and
broad Q. E., ars ~ relative TO the making
or competition Of what Il beautiful TO the
eye c. ear. Tho sculptor's art seems 70
show itself at . high stage Of develop
ment. both in techniqus and idea.but
the climax OF this art 10 In the past. Here
the gnoderu does not excel the ancient.
His ;,sst inspiration aud ideal speaks from
the c.Assic chastity and bssuty Of ancient
Greece and Rome. The painters art does
not today look to the past ~ much ~ Il
shouid. Never before in the history of the
tine arts was technique 30 perfectly de-
al I'M N
fancy. idsalism. romance. history. poetry
and ssiigion. While hundred painters
arc psinting the human figure with tech
nicas perfection in and for itself. only one
gives us Jean DArc seeing visions or
yesu- and John the Baptist BY. the
csrnsag the art Of Landscape gardening.
whic., at the fair finds such . pre-emin~nt
sxhissit. This 10 nov . recognized pro-
fess..sn BY itself. and distinguished for the
first time In the comforting of high
hon ,rary degree by Harvard university
upoa Mr.. Otmstssd. the designer Of the
excited by the past think, and is now At
the highest stage Of its development
TIE drama seems TO b. omitted from the
Columbian exposition except In iss curl
Gus form an Witnessed in the foreign the
ntrical performance But modern music
II given almost tho best rendition in daily
attained the climax OF ITS glory both in
con. :.ositIon and rendition. lt 10 the dis
tine, feature Of tho aesthetic life Of this
ccnt,sry, and It's exhibition at the Worlds
fair ~ Of necessity only partial, being con-
fine.i to orchestral. solo and choral work.
y: she architecture at the fair what need
I-what can ! sayf | will not stop to
praise it now. The splendor OF the SCENE.
tho heauty Of single buildings, even the
classic nobility OF the Art BUILDING. the
magaitcence of the Administration build
ing the grandeur Of the Manufactures
huiii.ng or the exauisitness OF the Ms
chibsry halt shall not de,ain me. Such
chs=ts simplicity, such noble pageantry,
such wonderful harmony were never
fouai together before in all the history Of
the world. But the greatness OF tie
arc: sitcctural display viewed historically
lies in these points, rather than In any
originality Of creation. We can never excel
the s.ast IN this art. The architect who 10
something more than wood butcher.
wha aas got beyond wooden keystones.
cau4y ornamentation, zine corniees,
knows where his master 10. tie - IN the
past, unknown personally. but incsrnaied
in tie works Of Greece and Rome and the
WORK Of the renaissance and the
work OF the building and architec-
tura! guilds Of the middle ages The
Art building at The fair. for instance, Is
the i.rccian- ionic OF pure type.
Use Administration, BY the president OF
the American Institute D! Architecture,
prov ounced by the majority the most beau
;ifsl Of the buildings, is French renaissance
The Manufactures Sonisd!ag - oFee.an'