The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-14
WORLDS FAIR AT LYONS
The Exhibition Recently Opened
in Frances Finest Park
Men Who Are Identified with the Plan
ming and Building of the Beautiful
Structures-A Magnificent
Affair.

In the most beautiful park in all
France-Parc de la Tete d-Or-the Lv-
Ons worlds fair was formally opened
April %. For over year preparations
had been in progress and the ex-
position presented all its buildings
fully furnished on the opening. The
plan. says a writer in the Philadelphia
Telegraph, represents a polygOnal Gu
pola, covering $4,000 square meters. for
a general exhibit of all products. and
special pavilions for exhibits of the
French colonies, the liberal arts. agri-
culture, the fine arts and various socie-
ties. The exhibition buildings cover
100000 square meters of the 1.O5O. 900
square meters that form the area of the
Pare de la Tete dor.
NJ. J. Claret. a citizen of Lyons and
member of the legion of honor, is the
originator of the fair. NJ. Claret be
came famous through his work on the
locks of the River Suresnes. He guar
anteed alone the expense of the fair to
the sum of 7.OOO.OOO francs As the
work was progressing the city of Ly-
Ons expressed its interest by offering
its own guarantee to foreign exhibit
ors. by Offering to Superintend the con-
troll of the fair, by making several APP
preparations aggregating 100000
francs for exhibits in the departments
of health, fine arts, public instruction
and assistance, and. finally. by enroll
ing in its board of patrons of the fair
the leading citizens of Lyons. NJ. J.
Claret was made director of the enter
prise and responsible to the municipal
ity, and the municipality made itself
responsible to all the exhibitors. APP
plicatiOns for space in the exhibition
buildings We're referred to NJ. j. Claret.
conceSSionaire general de deposition.
Palais Saint-Pierre. The last date at
which exhibits might be received was
made April l. 1894; the minutest details
We're settled in July last year.
The beautiful Pare de la Tete dor.
where the fair grounds are situated is
reached by four lines of street cars
from the center of the city in fifteen
minutes. All the railway stations
there are six of them-have been placed
in direct communication with the park.
The main entrance is by the finely
sculptured monument erected to the
regiments of the RhOne which fought
in the FrancO-PruSsian war by the peO-
pie of Lyons. Pagny was its sculptor.
The building and lawns of the general
exhibition are at the right, the colonial
exhibition at the left. as one enters.
The Palais de IAlgeria. made on the
plan and in the style of the Mustapha
palace; the Palais de la Tunisie in
spired by the Mosque of SOuk-elBey,
which Is at Tunis; the Palais de la
Tunisie, inspired by the skillful An
namites; the Palais des Beaux-ArtS and
the Hall Central de agriculture are
on both sides of the general exhibition
building. The pOlygonal form of the
latter facilitates a methOdicaI claSSifi-
cation of the exhibits The visitor fol-
lows scientifically, in his way from the
center to the periphery of the building.
the gradual transformation of raw ma
terials into manufactured goods. The
central dome Is the reflector of an in
tensive electric lamp placed at a height
of one hundred and fifty feet Electri-
clans intend that the latest applica-
tiOns of electricity shall be exhibited
in every variety. The exhibition is to
be closed November l.