The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-06

death soon afterwards rendered II neces-
sary for another 10 take up and complete
his unfinished work. and on January IL.
last. Mr.. Thomas ". Cridler. third assist
ant secretary OF state. was designated 10
fulfill that task His report was laid be-
fore you by my message of June y. ISIS.
with the gratifying result OF awening re-
newed interest in the projected display.
BY provision in the fundry civil a2pro-
priation act OF July l. 1Sss. sum not TO
exceed $4,000 was allotted for the organi-
zation of a commission 20 care for the
proper preparation AMI Installation OF
American exhibits, and Cor the display OF
suitable exhibits Ly the several executive
departments. particularly by the depart
ment OF agriculture, the fish commission
and tho Smithsonian Institution. in the
representation OF the government OF the
United States Pursuant 10 that enact
ment appointed Mr.. Ferdinand ". Peck
Of Chicago. commissioner general. with
an assistant commissioner general and
secretary. Mr.. Peck at once proceeded 70
Paris. where his success in enlsrging she
scope and variety OF the United States ex-
hibit has been gratifying. NoJwithtsand-
I
exposition site-less than one-hslf that OF
the Worlds Fair at Chicago-the space
assigned TO the United States has been in
creased from the absolute allotment OF
l57. 400 square feet reported by Mr.. Handy
TO some 202.eo0 square fee:. with CORES
ponding augmentation of the field for
truly characteristic representation OF the
various important branches OF our coun-
try's development. Mr.. Peck's report viii
DE laid before you. In my judgment IT'S
recommendations Will call for your early
consideration especially as regards an in
crease OF the appropriation to al least one
million dollars in ALL so that not only may
the assigned space be fully taken up, by
the best possible exhibitor in every class.
but the preparation and installation De on
so perfect a scale as 10 rank among the
first in that unparalleled competition OF
artistic and inventive production and thus
counteroalaHce the disadvantage with
which we start as compared with other
countries whose appropriations are on
more generous scale and whose prepara-
tons are in a state OF much greater for
wardness than our own.
Where our artisans have the admitted
capacity to excel where our inventive
genius has initiated many OF the grsndest
discoveries OF these later days OF the cen
fury, and where the native resources OF
our land are as limitless as they are vaIu-
able 10 supply The worlds needs # is our
province as ii should be our earnest care.
10 lead in the march OF human progress
and not rest content with any secondary
place,
Moreover. n this be due ourselves. Il is
no less due the great French nation whose
guests We become. and which has in so
many ways testified its wishes and hope
that our participation shall befit the place
the two peoples have won in the field OF
universal development.
TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
The commercial arrangement made with
France on May %. 1895. under the provis-
ions OF section OF the tariff act OF 1897.
went into effect on June l. following. II
has relieved a portion OF our export trade
from serious embarrassment. Fureher re-
gotiations are now pending under section
1 of the same act. with a view 10 the in
GREASE OF trade between the two countries
TO their mutual advantage. Negotiations
with other governments. in part interrupt
ed by the war with Spain, are in progress
under both sections of the tariff act
hope 10 be able 10 announce some OF the
results OF these negitiatoons during the
present session of congress-