The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-15

II the MISREPRESENTATION OK inc beust0
ccmmittee on internstiOnal SKpositions ID
adopted. congress viii appropriate $a'a"
for the proper representation At this eoun-
try II the PARIS exposition 0f $780, This
Is not too large q sum, and IL there u any
material increase in the revenue within
the nsxt year congress could well anord
at the next term 10 increase H. 1t " no
dispaxsxamens to the Worlds fair held At
Chicago to say that the proposed exposi-
ton vii. form one OF the most notable
achievements Of our times. Coming At
the close OF the century 1t viii form an IL
iustntive epitome OF the worlds progress
during q hundred years remarkably pro-
life IN every form OF energy and progress
The United States. which has contributed
more than any other nation to the accom-
pisshmcnts Of the nineteenth century.
should be Represented with adequate dig
nifty.
The French have always been very sue
cessfui In exhibitions of this character.
The exposition In London In 1851 was the
first OF the great series of international
0.splays Blu. France had already achieved
distinction in Europe by very admirable
efforts In that direction. So early as i7as.
and on larger scale In Isfi. there We're In
austr+al expositions in Paris. They were
little more than national aggrsgations,
with occasional contributions from other
countries, lut France Is entitled to the
place Of pioneer In such exhibitions. The
first one. however, to attract very ex-
tsnstve notice was that In England In ISIS,
which was hcid under royal auspices, and
led TO those grsnder collections of indus
trial works in London In 1851 and 1862.
Small as the earlier French expositions
were. II Is fair TO admit. however. that TO
France belongs the credit of conceiving
the idea OF an international exposition,
and it il quite fitting that In Paris should
be held the last one Of the century.
Nothing could more strikingly illustrate
the wonderful advancement than by piac-
ing side by side the articles In use In 1890.
considered sufficiently meritorious and
novel 10 be exhibited. and those perform
ing q similar part In 1890. The distance
between some Of these would be so great
as TO be almost ludicrous. The needle
made OF steel with the grooyed eye.
punched by machinery. was considered a
remarkable advance over the tediousiy
made needle hammered and shaped by
hand Such an instrument was SO yalu-
able that II was handed down from gener-
alton TO generation. The needle of 1890
would stand by the sewing machine OF
1890 Wide Is the gap. too. between many
other Inventions OF the century. The steel
pen. which distanced the auill pen, cut
with knives specially made for the pur-
pose and which everybody carried when
such knives were fret made must be laid
| along side the typewriter. The much
ianded sperm candle, which was heralded
| IA slch a boon to those who could not
| afford wax and had to put up with tailow,
| would be on exhibition with tho mean
| descent bulb. Locomotives. warships.
| pianos. bicycles, telephones. x-rays sug-
| gest tho many improvements which are
| perceptibis TO everybody, but no less I'M
| portant maryeis have been wrought In
| machinery. whose clevsrness Is known
4
ia;o every household innnmerahla comforts
| unknown at the beginning of this century.
/ In all those wonders the United states,
| which was a mere infant a; the COM
| nieaeement OF the century. has been a
leader. I, is especially appropriate. there
| fore, that our display should overshadow
| all others In splendor. The fact that IT
| Is held at the most popular capital In
| Europe Is further reason why sfts coun-
/ try should take pride In forcing the con-
/ trast and marking our progress. II is Of
! more importance 20 us to have Europe
. know wha, we are accomplishing than 10
have our own country know far greater
| benefit is 20 I've derived from an exhibition
% cur skin to the people Of EaFepe than
! was derived by such display IN one Of
| our own cities. The Worlds fair MAS a
| splendid advertisement ana ala lie much
| coed. but the locstioG OF Paris. as the cen
! ter Of dense foreign populations. naturally
enables many more to attend. The at
tendance there will largely include the
| lower class. which could not a-ora to
make = trip across THE Atlantic 10 see a
fair. bat who form ,pst that population
| which we most desire, We were visited Ia
Chicago by rich people and by wholesale
dealers IN Paris our Display viii be visited
b. tens ~ thousands Of aeslrahle citizens
and ~ desirable customers.
In calling the Atscat'en Of congress 20
nc Paris exposition o. issS. President
Hayes said that weli-salacted exposition
of IKE proswctS cf American Industry on
tl.9s ocea&scn woaA sena 70 stimulate ua-
gsoual commerce ana emigration. as we'll
aS 10 promote shs traditional friendship
between she swo countries. Wat was
srge thgn + even more trae now. Congress
delayed astton uasil the latest moment.
sstmg caiy Fhyec months Tor the neces-
sary preparation scr ssss exposition, ans.
0xfag the appropriation a; 4 sas much
5ess ts4au thAt recommended tsy the seS-re-
sary - state. I, Is syne eGr display was
afsga rao~e extensive and representative
saan {, bad sver beef. before and that Cor
vt1!lsy 81 surBas sss~t these ~ al. exSeg,
three or scar as tas ls@alax nations, hut
even ther II dia nos aa u Justice. Our