The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-06

understanding by congress in regard 10 the
participation OF this government ~ we
Parss exposition. was laid before you by my
message Of December {. fss1 ard SHOWS ne
large opportunities 10 make Known our ma
ilonai progress IN art. srserce ana manu-
factGres, as wei az the urgent nsea OF I'M
Ce3sate ard adequate provisions 70 enaofe
due advantage thereof 20 be taken Nj
H&ndy's death sosn aftE-waTd rendered IL
necessary for another 10 take up ard COM
p.sfe his unfinished work. and on January
u last, Nr. Thomas ". Cri1.er. third as
ssEtant secretary 81 STATE, was designated
&c fuIft5l that task. HIS report waS lald De-
fore 2aa by mr. message OF June II. Is9s,
with the gratifying result OF awakening re-
nege6 interest IL the projected 0-spay- by
a provision IN the sundry civil appropria-
ton act Of July /. fsss. sum not 10 exceed
$50 90 wss allotted for the organization OF
a com n sstDn - care fer the proper preDa-
ration ard installation Of American exhib-
its ard Tor the display If sui.able exhibits
hy ths several executive departments. par
ticularIs by the department. OF agriculture,
;se fish commission and the smithson.an
institution. IN the representation O. the
government Of the United States.
Pursuant 70 that enactment. | appointed
Mr.. Ferdinand w Peck, OF Chicago, com-
missioner general and secretary. Mr.. Peck
az once preceded 70 Paris where his sue
cess Ia enlarCing the scope and variety q
the United States exhibit has been most
gratifying Notwithstanding the eompa a
lively limited area CT the exposition site
less than one-half that Ct the Worlds fair
al ChicaGG-the si1acF assigned 20 the
lnfte9 states H2S been iflf'FeaStsI from me
absolute allotment u I57. 4g3 square feet re-
ported by Mr.. Handy, 10 some 2l2 600 square
feet with corresponding augmentation Of
the field for truly characteristic repre-
senta1ioa Of the various important
branches OF our eountry's development
MIR PeCk's report will be laid before you.
In my jUdgIdtFt, his recommendations will
cali for your early consideration. especially
az regards AZ increased appropriation 10 az
least 100000 in all. so iha; rot only may
The assisned space be fully taken up by The
hest bile exhibit in every class. but the
preparation and installation be on so per
feet 4 scale as to rank among the first in
that unparalleled competition of artistic
and inventive production and thus counter
balance the disadvantage with which
start as compared with other countries
whose appropriations are on d more gener-
ous scale and waeSe preparations are In a
state OF much greater forwardness than
Our own.
Where cur artisans have the admitted ca
pacity to excel. where our inventive genius
has initiated many OF tho grandest discov
cries Of the later days OF the century and
where the native resources OF our land are
iimlt.ess rs they are valuable 10 supply
the worlds needs II IL our province, as Il
should be our earnest care. 10 lead in the
march Of human progress and not rest con-
tent with any secondary place. Moreover,
II this he due 10 ourselves. IL il no less due
20 the great French nation whose guests
We become and which has In so many
ways testified is wishes and hope that our
participation shall beft the place the two
peoples have won In the field of universal
development