River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-08
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
At Ii We VIII Occupy Prominent
Place Among the Nations.

There IS now every prospect that the
participation Of the United States in the
universal exposition to be held i'm Paris in
1870 will he on a scale commensurate with
the advanced position held by our products
and industries IN the worlds chief marts
The preliminary report Of Moses T. Handy,
who under the act approved July 10. 1897,
vas appointed special commissioner with
a view TO securing all attainable informa-
ton necessary TO a fun and complete under
staEding by congress in regard TO the par
ucipation OF this government in the Paris
exposition, was laid before YOU by my mes
sage Of December 6, 1897, and showed the
large opportunities opened TO make known
cur national progress in arts, science and
manufactures, as well the urgent need
Of immediate and adequate provision to
enable due advantage thereof 10 be taken
MIR. Handy's death soon afterwards rem
I uered 1t necessary for another TO take mp
January Il iast MI. Thomas W. Criuler.
third assis ant secretary Of state. was des-
tgnated e fulfill that task. HIS report was
/ Laid hefor, YOU by my message OF June a,
1895, with the gratifying result of awaken
ing renewed interest IN the projected dis
pley. BY a provision IN the suuGry civil
appropriation act of July ], 1895. a sum not
to exceed $4,000 was allotted for the or
eaEtzation Of commission 10 care for the
proper preparation and installation of
American exhibits, and for the display or
suitable exhibits by the several executive
| departments, particularly by the depart
/ ment or agriculture, the fish commission
resentatlon OF the government Of the
/ United States.
Pursuant to that enactment ] appointed
Mr.. Ferdinand w. Peck, of Chicago com
missiouer-ge general, with an assistant com
missioner-geCer aud secretary. Mr.. Peck
at once proceeded to Paris, where his sue
| cess IN enlargirg the scope and variety OF
the United States exhibit has been most
gratifying Notwithstanding the compar-
atively limited area OF the exposition site
less than one-half Of the worlds tair at
Chicago-the space ass gned 10 the United
States has been increased from the abso-
tute allotment of 155,4Q3 square feet re-
ported by Mr.. Handy TO some 202,0O0 square
feet, with corresponding augmentation OF
the field for a truly characteristic repTesSu-
tation Of the various important branches
OF our countrys development Mr. Peck s
report Will be laid before you. In my judg-
ment its recommendations Will call for
your early consideration, especially is re-
CARDS an increase OF the appropriation to
at least t1,000.000 in all, so that not o0ly
may the assigned space be fully taken up
by the best possible exhibitor In every
class, but the preparation and installa-
ton be on so perfect a scale as 10 rank
among the first In that unparalleled com
petition of artistic and inventive produc-
ton and thus couu terbalance the disadVar-
tage with which we start, as compared with
other countries whose appropriations are
on a more generous scale and whose prep
arations are IN a state OF much greater forz
Wardness than our own.