The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15

the rsays G. lsiicsre articles II geld,
silver ard ivorys \ few items relating Ia
the ccmmonest things may. however.
give some idea Of their value. A leg cain
is net accounted great possession, sas
Dr. Price of Philsdeiphia has Offered
q, 600 for the Idsto state building OK loss,
and the offer has been declined rs the
states agents expect To realize more by
selling it 10 the highest bidder at n pubic
sale. Toe structure is colonial IN style.
and the owners cf the Mcconnell mica
mine. IN I.atah county, donated S&"o
worth Of mica 20 decorate the main hail.
There are sheets OF 1sx20 iuckes almost -
clear as glass. Gold, silver, ssphires.
onyx and other minerals are displayed IN
lavish abundance.
have not even mentioned the many
thousands OF valuable articles In the Fer
estry, Transportation and others, nor the
truly understandable Electricity building.
nor the ponderous giants in Machinery
hall. They say a specially constructed
head IS necessary to understand and ap-
preciate machinery, and that head hsys
net. can only stand and lock with q
sort of awe on the great shears which ous
iron as the tailor cuts cloth, on the great
Hoe press, ON the contriyanees TO bore
square, or round o. oval holes in wood,
and on the monsters which pare steel into
ribbons and spreads out gold and iron 20
the thinness of tissue paper. OF the way
they dc ii | know very little. and Of taeic
value, less. Suffice it that some 10000
square feet are thiehly set with such
marvels Of inventions.
As this IL sort Of summary it may b
we'll to condense few statements hither-
to published. Of the 630 acres N the park
200 are under roef. 10 being covered by
exposition and fifty by concession build
ings Counting rooted space only. and
not floor space as increased by galleries,
the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
building covers .22s eco square feet,
Machinery Hall 1so,oo0. Transportation
and annex e0e, 010, Agricultural 81, eco.
and then there is great drop TO tAo
horticultural, 80 ,eeD, aad nearly all the
other buildings are much smaller. Aaa
niicent as 1t locks the Art Palace covert
but 100, 600 square feet and !, therefore eos
quite one-eight as large as the larSeso
building, aich is indeed the wonder OF
the world. The reader viii see that the
largest number present on any one day
yet could easily DC lost in such structures
and that it would take 40, 90 visitors 70
really crowd the Pair.
OF the races represented here " Is not
possible to make satisfactory estimate, az
there Is no accepted system OF elassiifca-
ton. Thus the Egyptians are usually
counted as one, though there are certainly
four sorts Of people among them. Wo
often speak OF the Iiudoos rs one people,
though India contains a vast variety CT
races. OF TIE people who are certainly
not represented here | may mention tks
Eeddabs or wild aborigine5 of Ceyion. tbs
uneivilized races Of Siberia, tie Patsgopi-
ans and others OF Ear South America, tbs
Ainios of Japan, the hill people OF India,
the romadic Tartsrs, and the Wild
Australians and New Zsalanders. sor
have been able 70 find "A single 6ypssy,
though am confident there are some
about here 1t would be very strange In
deed IL there were not Save the forego-
ing, every race under heaven is here. And
of all these races the japanese have ~
common consent carried of the hoEors.
They did E0t compete in many lines, bus
their prornpfce-s in getting ready ~ss
comrnendabls. Their skill IN their own
lines l. wonderful. their gu;ekness ia See
ing the best POINTS ia other peoples work
is almost an inspiration. their dainty
touch seems 20 be the result of thousands
of years Of hereditary culture. and Their
politsness Ia irexhaustibfe. Long may
sh0y wave j. H. BxADkA