The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-09


Paris IN 1900 viii b a scale c1mmen-
surats with the advanced position held
by our products add Industries An the
worlds chlef n1arts.
me preliminary report Of Moses p.
Handy. who uudcr the act approved
July 49, 1897, was appointed special
c9mmirslensr WIKI a view u securing
all aciaina bic Information uecessary 20
a full ard complete understanding ~
Congress IN regard 20 the participation
% this government Co. she Paris *
position. was laid before you by my
message Of December 9. 1897. ard
shot the large oppa-tunHlea 20 make
known our national progress IN art,
science and manufacture. 40 vel az
the urgent reed OF Immediate ard ads
quate provisions % enable due advan-
taRe thereof 90 be taken. Sir. Handy'e
death soon Afterwards rendered Il
necessary FOR enoiher 90 take up and
complete his unfinished work. and on
January n, last, Mr. Thomas W. Grid
Ter. third assistant secretary OF state,
was deslgnated % fulhll that task.
His report was laid before you by my
message o. June II. 1895 with the graf
flying result az awakening renaw wed In
terest In the projected display BY a
provision In tho surdry civil approprla-
ton act Of July I. 1898. a sum pot 90
exceed $3.50. 900 was allotted for the or
gauaEation Of a commisslon to care for
the proper preparation and installation
of American exhibits. and for the dis
play OF suitable exhibits by the several
executive departments. particularly by
the department. Of agriculture the fish
commission and tha Smithaoaiau inati-
tuition, IN the representation Of thu gov
ernmcnf OF the United Mstfa Purau-
ant 90 that enactment, I appointed Mr..
Ferdinand W. Peck Of Chicago COM
mlaaioner general. with an assistant
commlsslonsr general and secretary.
Nc Peck az once proceeded 10 Paris,
whore bic success IN enlarglng the
scope and variety OF the United States
exhibit has been most gratifying. Not
withstandlng the comparatively limit
Cd ofca Of the exposition site--ieas than
one-half that Of che worlds fair at
Chloago-she space assigned 90 the
unittd States has been Increased from
the absolute allotment OF i6I. 400 square
feet, reported BY Mr.. Handy. 90 come
1890 square feet with corresponding
AUGMENTATION Of ths field for truly
CharaCttriEilc representation OF the
various Important branches % our
country's development. Mr.. ptck's ~
port Will be hld before you.
INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS.
In my Judgment. ~ recnmmenda-
flone viii call Tor your early consider
afions especially a. regards on IN
N...NN AlPIVpI iailNA % ~ lflNt one
million dollars IN all. ~ that Mt only
may thc assigned SPACE be fully taken
40 by the bert possible cNh.hs iu every
class. but fhe prepl ration aud irH.allH-
ton te on 20 prrftrt q scale ~ 90 RANK
among the fret On that unparalleled
oomprtition Of artistic and invercive
production. and thus couuterhalauce
the dlfadvanfaFe with which We start
az compared with other countries
whose approprlatlons are on a more
Ernorous scale ana whose preparations
are IN state " much greater forward
usls than our own.
Where our artisans have the ADMIT
TED capacity 90 exec. whore our invouf,-
I've EtuluE has INFLATED many % fho
grandsst discoveries Of the la,or DAYS
" she century, and where the native
resources OF our lard are az limitlesa
80 they are valuable 90 supply sho
worlds ueeds 4 Is our province, as II
should b. our earnest care. 60 lead In
the march Of human progress and not
rest content with any secondary place.
Moreover N this be due 20 ourselves. n
u no less due 70 the grsat French ma
zion, whose guests we become, and
which has In 20 many ways testified rs
wishes and hope that our participation
SHAH bent che place the two peoples
nave won In che neid OF universal de-
tciopmout.
INCREASED COMMERCIAL OUT
LOOK.
The commercial Arrangement made
with France on May 2s 1855 under the
provlslons OF section 3. OF the tarlff act
OF 1901. went into effect on June irt.
following. II has relieved portion Ok
our export trade from serious embar-
raHHment Further negotiations are now
pending under section 4. OF the same
eol. with a View TO the Increase OF trade
between the Two countries 10 their mu-
tual advantage. Negotiations with 9th.
er governments IN part Interrupted by
the war with spain. are In progress un-
der both sections OF the tariff act
nope 10 De able 20 announce some OF
The results Of these negotiations during
che present session o. Congress.
Negotiations 90 the same end with
Germany have been set on foot. Mean.
while, no effort has been RELAXED 10
convince the imperial government of
the thoroufhnoFs OF our innpfction of
pork products for expectation, and Il IA
trusted that the efficient ndmlulstra.
lion Of this measure by the department
OF agriculture will be recognized as a
guarantee OF the healthfulnCFa OF me
food staples we send abroad 20 coun-
tries where their uses II large ard
'cceHsnry.
CERMANY's FRUIT BOYCOTT.
transmitted 10 the scna.e on Febru.
.ry 10th last. information touching re
prohibition against the importation Oh
fresh fruits from this country. which
had been recently decreed hy Germany
on the ground OF danger OF dlsHemlnat.
Ing the San jose scale insect. This pre-
cautionary measure WIS Justified by
Germany on fhe score Of the draatio
stcps taken In several states OF tho
Union against the spread OF the pest.
the elaborate reports OF the department
10 German fruit growing Interests
should the scale obtain a l0drment In
that country, Temporary relief was NJ.
forded 80 the case OF large conal gnments
OF fruit then on the way. by inspection.
and admission when found nou-infected.
Later the prohibition was extended 20
dried fruits OF every kind, hut was re-.
Taxed 80 as to apply only 20 unpeeled
fruit and fruit waste. A. was 20 be- ex.
pected. tho alarm nched 90 other coun.
trlea ana Switzerland has adopted
similar inhibition. Efforts are IN
progress 90 induce the German and
aWisl governments 90 relax the prohlbl.
zion in favor OF dried fruits shown 10
have been cured under Clrcumatlncas
rendering the existence OF animal lie
impossible.
RELATIONS WirH POWERS.