The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-24
FAIRS LESSONS.
he Great Exposition
ehes Of Mans Progress.
30 TIVE TYPICAL CITY.
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4. Ess,t. f., yesterday morn
diisI6a = fks Ss'st OF . series Of three
- ~ Worlds fair ct the Uni
1n1uuk. Ia apening, he snnooncsd
SSs1fnn e. preach. not 20 lecture.
'Ss1iS6ua tks Worlds fair . worthy
- eu1feasae:
- lDnRpirsng messaGe. -. m In
Il 5.s1S1ne for the race The preacher
sSsS Ssr11se, tie interpreter of that
q Ia h 49, - dead primarily with great
- are there illustrated and
||S nos 5rsmarily with its exter-
& ~ :. h. detailed ex,yuisitsness. it,
n noSem .ns, its construction, or
n u !s:S'ssi7 eek.bi,s. These have their
SS tsxarher who would make
n SS 81 HE text must search out
e]enents that are here In
u spiritual truths that are
~ oternai prophecy thss 10 ut
= Ifvsded the series under three
Sss uIhe Worlds fair - . record Of
- ! hi,.,rsan; !" .The Worlds fair
= slucaasor, teacher" What the
~ isir rrse,ises 70 the world. or the
80 fair :. prophst--a recorder Of
-. : teacher In the present. .
- log tbs frtun." He preached on
Soye topic - foiIows:
1lnemd Vita ~ toT . moment at the
- end a re gTeat bogan. A hundred
: from ron 50 pedestal that ffses rom
vsfer = she eoldsu statue Of the ~.
Stlse % psse - 70 obscure the prospect
nevhst. n,s ess ron stand . little TO one
- Then ron look dosn the full length
o. basi,, r. iis wssssFn extremity,
- the crest sounssins are, behind and
~ which rises the stately dome Of the
n1njstratisa guiding. To the left Of
MANIFESTATION dome, - you stand
- NJ and leok across the stretch Of
-. = she Machinery hall; 20 the
~ - building of Mines and the
- - Essciricity. and nearer this
~ ka5irg up almost to where
= 80. u che south end Of the
$50 e Manufactures and Libersa
X515 = tbs right and the Agri.
nd building on the left.
E1Soou.ehite fasrb!e city IL seems to 10.
- q ADms 10 ie. for soon Il will al b.
~ this makes Is seems like Q won
y, seoW-shsts marble dream. We
oGoiy - tsrn about. IL We can take
eves for : moment from the lovely
- I'D Ne ahnll behold . scene, shall
fXlH ~ ss BEAUTIFUL, even IL not 90
-. tee through the chsste columns
u pefistyse and through its noble
Ufor and lseauty, the water Of the In.
- and tho deep blue Of the sky,
y boot or sail here and there miSi-
y ~ expsnHe.
- archwsy through which We look
- entewnv between the go and the
81 upOn IT. face We Rad Q simple
Wish I could b sure that am
M i accurately. -Four hundred years
- discogary OF America by Colum-
- nations Of the earth have met in
10y emustion to show the progress Of
~ vos1d In literature. in science and in
~ states the purpose OF the fair hon.
~ Each oEtien 10 show ITS own &C
lament IN friendly emulation, and
QoeAow the grnwth OF the world. This
{t0etnpulsa watch has been 1t work all
k9oe world for the last few months to
~ the parts Of this great display to-
~. Its greatest service to civilization
beeometnSng more than this, some
E4looper. nni its most intelligent adj
have had this in mind: but the
mating impulse and influence !
ote b simply to show the progress
- esrid. The Worlds fair 10 not
-. Dor a,srket. nor gigantic ad-
SENT. r,r have any OF the inter-
0g1od expeditions been this. They have
8}oea primarily money-mAking enter.
No-not that there IL anything wrong
hmoaksss, bssaars or advertisements. or
11o1pFists which are primarily money
Ge-only shr Worlds fair 10 not pri-
1ay any OF these. Few Of the inter-
foaA e1posltions have mado m0ney.
- the geesrsi characteristic Of tho
niooal exhibits has been not 20 much to
MoeA The eye Of the purchaser - to dis
lsy the art aad science Of the people and
- glory OF the nation. / do not, Of
oe1ee. refer nov to private exhibitors,
sAo 70 . greater extent. though not al
ar. are working for commercial snda
Now let us look at some Of the ways In
vhteh the Worlds fair marks progress,
Nanitssta evolution: Coda method an the
civilization III the race.
"First an. must speak OF this a. of all
NE other POINTS, too briefly, the Worlds
M masks tas highest point Of progress
= international exposisions. There has
sesn nothing ~ great before. Need re-
lsat what YEA aiready know to prove this
1you9 The recent exposition in Paris,
vaiie II NAV have exceiied our ex position
2 some Of It's details. vas far behind. The
lxs expostssotg occupied ninety-six acres
ground; slss Columbian exposition GA
eSty-two nc - were under roof in Paris;
the Wer6si's fair i03 under the main
saiIangs siefss- The largest building 1t
worlds air IL l.sSo feet long and $50
- ofoad, ens covers thirtv-two acres
bas iorss-our acres OF floor. This.
~ ~. In eae auilding. 10 nearly A m any
- = wess utider root at Paris. / cite
- nxures simply TO indicate what is
nong as:nest any line in comparing
words fhe with any previous expo
~ W thss Country or in foreign lands.
eondsy. tie Worlds fair displays tho
ENfesa OF typical American city. I saw
yIefs. and yet Is there any city IN this
sasfy or sny other country ike Chi
A city whose every census out
the largest estimates of Its own
s,sspers rare thing in American
at8y u q million and half peo-
sascn Us The lifetime OF some Of YOU
S.-ss sfsas ~as no larger than Port
Sasend pr Port Angeles, il as large.
- vas not then even named Chicago.
~ ne nssr bore the name. The word
supsa, sac nations and the cities of
asa hsse contributed. but the great
sshs osid's tair is due In greater
H-.~.e VIA We think 20 the iacsrnate
5, - pas OF Chicago. What indus
-, VI grnee. what haste, what fore
meaa: ssnsent. skill. To me il il i'm
MA sas egeert that there il in, I
slAss W De granted BY all. unless pos
fHss.g t5s cities " ao were rivals with
M .sM Tie honor. think even they
ma - VA no other city but Chicago
ssW aone what Chicago has done.
= an Impressive spectacle;
- 9'ag record OF the reaii-
sna Possibilities OF mun,cina,
- Ahd the progress Of Chicago.
6sss.S eissieF and more remarkable il
sssn ha growth of al. our cities.
tie Western cities. Tho
4 -. 'ef' therefore. marks the progress
kyrs 4. gar entire country. James
t4.n.A work upon the American
- sAhh saws that the uniformity
|t1n $500 ssa cities Is remarkable: with
a. ties 10 be mentioned presently
-, rsh f3sses differ from one ano,her
NNs terrsa ,us. xn,oz - - n,