Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-03

victs or bushmen and aheep rangee. and b
find that Australia is . second America q
regards ''goAheadedncss." I" and that IKE
this country it hAs the most wonderful
mineral and agricultural resources end
only needs few million more people % b
great manufacturing country, 10 like 60
ing into desert and dndinS . blooming
garden.
The Australians know how to advertise;
they have svideasly tAhsR 4 lsason out oi
our book u that respect fAsV ars nos
content with merely placing then1alves
on exhibition. but they do Il In such . way
that even the most Indifferent visitor Aaa
his attention arrested u only for . mo-
ment. For instance. IN the Mining build
ing in the section devoted TO the tsland
esnsinent 10 . great arch Of coal On tAe
friere Of the arch In large lettsEs arc ths
words: 'sTetal value Of minerals RAISED IN
New South Wales from 1851 TO the end al
1891, $ss3, ,SSs, ,S.s," and on the pillars sup
porting the arch are given the items In de-
tail. In the same building Is another very
striking object, . pillar Of silver. on the
top Of which is fgurc Of Atlas support
ing the world. and on the base OF the col
umn are figures telling Of the fabulous
OUT Of the mines of the colony.
For years Australia has been the great
wool producing country Of the world and
because of its peculiar quality we have has
TO import it in large quantities TO mi,
with our own product. Australia has
taken this pportunity to show our farm
ers just what she can do in the way Of
raising wool In her section Of the Agri-
mn raj hniI d. mi sSf .-tl
and on il an inscription to the effect that
"the value of the wool clip of New South
Wales for the year 1891 was eS, Isl, go
Number Of bales, SIS, ,Sss: number Of
pounds. ssl sd. 10" figures which are Of
decided interest to farmers from Ohio and
Michigan and other states who keep only
lucky il they Sc, few hundred dollars for
their wool clip,
Canada Is so close to US that We regard
it rs quite like our own country. and yet
there are few people who are not surprised
when they see how well the Dominion has
acquitted herself aud what . great coun-
try it is which stretches along our north
ern border. The Canadian exhibit is no
inconsilerahie portion Of the British col
lection. and the Dominion authorities
auee Of the exposition by making . very
liberal appropriation which WAS still fur
ther increased by the various provinces.
The Canadians while proud OF their own
country know that they are not Of much
Importance as compared with the United
States and they were resolved TO make -
good II show as possible. They have sue
ceeded in their efforts And when the
hu. hat st.,1 hat A,ts Ia
and Canada have to offer him, there are
still other portions Of the British empire
which await his attention. India with her
curious customs aud articles is there. and
the Indian exhibit well repays visit.
Other and more remote British possessions
contribute their share.
To return To Germany, whose exhibits
are not so scattered as those Of Great Brit
ain, one sees much to admire and which Ia
very characteristic of the substantial ma
ture of the Fatherland. OF course the
great krupp gun is one Of the features Of
the fair, and it is perhaps not an exaggera-
tion TO say that there have been as many
inquiries for ii AS any single article in the
fair. All day long people go 10 the krupp
pavilion and gaze at the ponderous engine
0fdestruction and involuntarily tremble ~
they think of the frightful havoc such
monster could do were it ever to be iired.
In iron work Of all kinds the Germans
show their skill. and in machinery Of
every description they take very promi-
hent place. IL is noticeable that in cleo
,rical science America easily leads the
world, in fact all the rest Of the world put
together. For long time the French
were the most scientific electricians. but
now we have left them far behind, and
while they as well as the English and
Germans contribute something to the
Electricity building the bulk Of the space
is occupied by our own people. II is now
conceded that for the very latest improve
ments in electrical devices Europe must
come To us.
Within the limits Of this article 1t Is i'm.
possible TO go into the foreign exhibits
more at length, hut IT may be said in gen
eral that while the British sections will
please the visitor. he will doubtless be-
come more impressed by the display made
by Germany than that Of any other foreign
nation. '"