The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-12-14

surate with the advanced position held
by our products and Industries IN the
worlds chief marfs
The preliminary report OF Moses p.
Handy, who. under the act approved
July 10. 1897 was appointed special
commissioner with view of securing
all aotainable Information necessary 10
a full and complete understanding by
Congress In regard to the participation
Of this government In the Paris ex-
position. was laid before you by my
message Of December s. 1897. and
showed the large opportunities TO make
known our national progress In art.
science and manufactures. as well as
she urgent need Of immediate and ade-
quate provisions TO enable due advan-
tage thereof TO be taken. Mr.. Handy's
death soon afterwards rendered Il
necessary for another to take up ana
complete his unfinished work. and on
January IL. last, Mr.. Thomas w. Grid
Ter. third assistant secretary OF state.
was designated to fulfill that task
His report was laid before you by my
message of June IL. 1893. with the graf
flying result OF awakening renewed In
terekt in the projected display. BY
provision In the sundry civil apprOpria-
tlon act of July 1. 1885, sum not 70
exceed S6b0,000 was allotted for the or
ganizstion OF a commission 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
com mission and ehe Smithsonian insti-
tuition, In the representation OF the gov
eminent OF the United States Pursu-
ant to that enactmsn l appointed Mr..
Ferdinand w. Peck Of Chicago COM
missioner general, with an assistant
commissioners general and secretary.
MI. Peek AT once proceeded to Paris.
where his success IN enlarglng the
scope and variety OF the United STATES
exhibit has been most gratifying. Not
wNhstandirg the comparatively limit
ed area OF the exposition slte-less than
one-half that OF the worlds fair at
Chicago-',he space assigned to the
United states has been increased from
the absolute allotment of l57 .403 square
feet, reported by Mr.. Handy. TO some
100000 square feet. with corresponding
augmentation of the field for a truly
Characteristic representation of the
various Important branches OF our
country's development Mr.. Peck's re-
port Will be laid before you.
INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS.
In my Judgment. It's recOmmenda-
lions Will call for your early consider
ations especially as regards an in
creased appropriation to at least one
million dollars in ALL 40 that not only
may the assigned space be fully taken
up by the best possible exhibit In every
class, burt the preparation and installa-
ton be on so perfect a scale as 10 rank
among the first In that unparalleled
competition OF artistic and inventive
production, and thus counderbalance
the disadvantage with which we start
as compared with other countries
whose appropriations are on more
generous scale and whose preparations
are In a state OF much greater forward
ness than our own.
Where our artisans have the admit
ted capacity to excel, where our invent
I've genius has Initiated many OF the
grandest discoveries OF the later days
of the century. and where the native
resources of our land are as llmltless
as they are valuable to supply the
worlds needs II Is our province, as Ii
should De our earnest care. TO lead in
the march or human progress and not
rest content with any secondary place
Moreover. II this be due to ourselves. II
Is no less due to the great French ma
tion, whose guests we become, and
which has In so many ways testified ITS
wishes and hope that our participation
snail bent the place the two peoples
have won in the field of universal de-
velopment.
INCREASED COMMERCIAL OUT
LOOK.
With France on May 2s, 1898, under the
provisions OF section 3, OF the tariff act
OF 1897 went into effect on June 1st
following. 1t has relieved a portion OK
our export trade from serious embar-
rassment. Further negotiations are now
pending under section T. of the same
act, with View to the increase OF trade
between the two countries to their mu-
tual advantage. Negotiations with 9TH
er governments, In part interrupted by
the war with Spain, are In progress I'M
der both sections Of the tariff act.
hope to be able TO announce some OF
the results OF these negotiations during
the present session OF Congress
Negotiations TO the same end with
Germany have been set on foot. Mean
while, no effort has been relaxed TO
convince the imperial government OF
the thoroughness OF our inspection OF
pork products for expectation, and Il is
trusted that the efficient administra-
ton OF this measure by the department
OF agriculture will be recognized as a
guarantee of the healthfulness of The
Food staples we send abroad TO coun-
tries where their uses is large and
| 'ecessary.
GERMANY's FRUIT BOYCOTT.
I transmitted to the Senate on Febru-
-ry 10th last, Information touching the
prohibition against the importation 81
fresh fruits from this country, which
had been recently decreed by Germany
on the ground of danger OF dlsssminat-
ing the San Jose scale insect. This pre-
csutionary measure was Justified by
Germany on the score OF the drastic
steps taken In several states of tho
Union against the spread OF the pest.
the elaborate reports of the department
to German fruit growing interests
should the scale obtain a Judgment in
that country. Temporary relief was af-
forded In the case OF large consignments
OF fruit then on the way, by inspection,
and admission when found non-lnfected'
Later the prohibition was extended 20
dried fruits OF every kind, but was re-
Taxed 30 as to apply only TO unpeeled
fruit and fruit waste. As was to be ex-
pscted. the alarm reached to other coun-
tries, and Switzerland has adopted a
similar inhibition. Efforts are in
progress TO induce the German and
Swiss governments to relax the prohibit
| ton In favor OF dried fruits shown 10
have been cured under circumstances
rendering the existence OF animal life
impossible.
RELATIONS WITH POWERS.
'lbute TO Consul Ramsden- Disputes with