The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-06
Something About the Buildings
of Foreign Countries.
THE EXHIBITS THEREIN.
England's Building Closed Unless
Visitors Present Card.
iamond Mines of Africa Represented in
Miniature-vi Visitors Have the Pleas
ure of Seeing the Process of
Mining Them.
Correspondence of TIE HERALD.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Uncle Sam has been
foreign nations of the earth to take part
in his great fair. No other government
ever succeeded so well as the United
States in this particular. They have come
from every country on the globe and have
brought with them their best wares and
merchandise, and have made exhibits
such as the world has never seem. Time
nor money has not been spared by even
the most insignificant nation. Countries
are represented here with whom the aver
age visitor is entirely unacquainted.
Representatives of nations are seen here
whose existence, if known at all, has
only been known to few people who have
made the governments OF the earth a
special study.
The foreign exhibits OF the Columbian
exposition is one OF the most interesting
features of tine great fair. OF course the
great nations OF the earth were expected
to participate in this exposition, but the
Invitation has not only been accepted by
the leading nations of the earth, but all
the smaller ones are here in great force.
1t IS now question often discussed as to
which of the foreign nations makes the
greatest show. 1t is pretty well settled
now that Germany. excels all others in the
magnitude and magnifcence OF her ex-
hibits. France comes next, although if
England and her dependencies are con-
sidered, possibly the English nation
would excel all others. This is due more
to the interest taken by the dependencies
of England than to the mother country.
The province of New South Wales has
made most wonderful exhibit, but this
is due entirely to the enterprise of the
citizens Of that province. In every de-
partment of the great fair they make
Showing. 1t is carefully classified and is
most interesting and obstructive through
out, and illustrates the resources of the
wonderful island OF Australia in man
ner that has never been shown before.
Few people who have not seen the ex-
hibit of New South Wales and the other
provinces of Australia, can realize the
Importance of the natural resources of
that great country. It is rich in miner
al and agriculture, and certainly gives
promise of becoming one of the greatest
and most wealthy countries of the earth.
1t is a fact most patent and it is clearly
shown by the exhibits made here, that
the day is not far distant when the Island
of Australia will be a government of
itself, rich in every known mineral, rich
in Agriculture, rich in all that goes to
make a people great. That it shall long
remain dependency of England, seems
at the fair. That it is capable of main
tanning people who are able to govern
| themselves and that there is no necessity
Of its being dependency OF England,
was never more clearly illustrated than
by the exhibit OF the province of New
South Wales.
Germany has done herself proud, and
the reason for this may be traced to the
emperor himself. The personal interest
taken by the emperor of Germany in the
Worlds Columbian exposition has re-
suited in inducing every German who
was able to make an exhibit at the fair,
to exert himself to the utmost. In every
department of the exposition the Germans
have an exhibit In the mining build
ing their exhibit is certainly the most in
terestlng and valuable OF any other coun-
TRY except the United States. In the lib
eral arvs department. the Germans do not
make quite as artistic showing as does
France, yet the stability of the German
government and the magnitude of her
manufacturing industries is clearly
shown The exhibit made by Herr Krupp,
the great gun manufacturer of Germany
has attracted thousands of visitors who
have admired the enterprise of this great
est Of gun manufacturers. His toy can
non, which by the way is the largest piece
of ordnance ever manufactured in the
world, and which he intends to present
to the city of Chicago, is wonderful
piece of mechanism. Although it is al
most third larger than any canon that
has ever been made. it's handled with the
utmost ease by one or two men. 1t is ca
} pable of throwing a solid shot twenty
!, one miles. 1t has never been fired and
will not be fired while in position at jack
son park, as it would shatter all the glass
in the buildings for five miles around, and
the shot would be liable to demolish some
: peaceful village across the lake, in the
state of Michigan.
The German building at the fair is the
finest foreign government building in
Jackson park. 1t is built of wood and
) stone brought from the father land. AL
the material was prepared and sent ovel
to this country. 1t is handsomely decor
ated and is typical German house of the
best quality, and it is built in most sub.
stantiai manner. Nothing but stone ane
solid wood was used and, if permitted, il
3 would stand for centuty.
! France has made fine exhibit, but it il
an exhibit peculiar to France. Tit
, artistic brain of the French people il
everywhere apparent. Their building i!
$ highland airy, and everywhere about i
indicates the artistic nature of the French
. people. Sculpture and painting prevails
everywhere, and in an artistic way Francs
: may be accorded the palm as being super
s Arts building the French exhibit attract
: great deal OF attention. Everything i
O exquisitely artistic, and among the ladie
France is accorded the honor of havin;
Z the finest exhibit of any foreign govern
4 ment in that immense building.
e England comes next. Her building j
not so pretentious, yet it is substantial il
character, representing manor house o
the best style of English architecture
Q One thing that has made England rathe
unpopular is the exclusiveness which
prevailed during the early part of the ex
position. The rule was that no person
r should be admitted to the English build
. ing unless they had q special card from
. the secretary. The result was that yer,
i few people were able to visit the Victori
n house, and general feeling was engen
: dered against England and her exhibits
q Recently this rule has been relaxed, AM
visitors are admitted during certain hour
OF the day, but the prejudice which grey
during the early part OF the exposition
still clings to England, and has done
great injury to the English people. TIL
e English commission realized this fact
and most of the members OF the commis
a sion have protested against it, but th
secretary who seems to have suprem
control Of everything connected with tn
. exhibit has had his own way. At th
present time the other members of til
% commission are in England protesting
b the home authorities about the wa
things are being done at the exposition
it and they expect soon to return with au
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