Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-03

The Empires Splendid showing Mt
Her Grand Exposition


ana Txade Industries - some
Features of the Great
EnserprtssA
The pan-Russian exposition NJ Npni
Noygorod. nominaily opened by the
minister of finance on june 9. Is now in
full progress. and the multitude visiting
il Is swollen by the crowds OF mer-
chants and traders that annually at
tend the famous fair at the same place
The exposition is government under
taking, upon which great deal OF
money has been lavished, with the OBJ
iect of promoting trade within the EN-
pire. IL is the 10th industrial exposi-
tion of all the Russias since 1879, three
having been held in Warsaw, and the
Others in Moscow and ST. Petersburg.
The last was in Moscow in 1852. Since
that date there has been remarkable
development of Russia's manufactures.
1t is evidenced by the present exposi-
ton in a most convincing way that
Russia has ceased 10 be an exclusively
agricultural country. and mnst be
ranked with manufacturing countries
of the first-class- There are samples
and specimens OF everything, showing
the wide range of Russian industry.
There is not much, perhaps, that is new
and original in the purely European ex-
hibits, but in respect to things which
the west does not produce there is ex-
traordinary diversity and abundance.
The peculiarities of Russia's various
races and the products Of her provinces
from the Arctic circle to central Asia
are admirably displayed
The exposition covers an area of 200
acres, near the confluence of the rivers
Okla and volga, beyond the fair. The
which city il was expested there would
be many visitors at the conclusion OF
the coronation festivities. With a view
to this. numerous immense hotels were
erected along the new avenue extending
from the railway terminus 10 the main
entrance of the exposition. These
palaces, with the floating hotels on the
Okla, have failed tilt very recently to OBJ.
tain many guests, though the govern
ment has made great effort to render
the place attractive to foreigners. The
exposition buildings consist of a large
number of separate pavilions, inter
spersed with restaurants, refresh
I1ent kiosks and flower gardens
grouped around circular gallery
which forms the center. One of ths
most interesting sections is that o.
central Asia The people. their indus
tries, their residences and mode of lif'
are fully reproduced. The varied pro
ductions of Siberia are well displayed
Among the rest, the 1917 tons of gold
worth S140.0Oo.000 obtained in the las
o. years from the mines Of the car. ar
represented by two large globes. Tn
exhibit of minerals. furs. etc, is yer,
rich. Photographs of Siberian con
xiets disclose the queer circumstanc
that most of them are punished TO
fcencealing their avocation and famil
origin"
Agriculture makes a poor showing
rejecting, it is supposed. the conditio
of this industry, which is depressed
Russia as in other parts of the worlt
The rural and domestic industrie
apart from farming. make. however.
fdERc hiSpidy. w uOlc fllldRtSy II seem
are turning to the manufacture of US
tul articles to the neglect Of agricu
tural pursuits. Spinning and bask,
work occupy great numbers. tt
largest progress in the past 20 years h:
been in mining and metallurgy, b,
much has been done in textile fabric
cotton goods, silks, etc. Electrical COZ
triyances obtain, of course, markt
prominence, The machinery hall HI
$4,000 square feet of space and is Fl,
affair. The art display is poor.
The exposition was brought to Sij
this year, it is said, to revive the pro
perity of this trade center, which b
been declining. 1t is hoped that Il
great Siberian railway, when complete
will produce the same result. Expe
opinion is, however, adverse to til
view. The increased railway commur
cation must, IL is held, tend 10 deyel,
other distributing centers.-Baltimo
Sun.