Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-05
the EXPOSITION.


on the 18th OF the prcfen, month the
state Of Utah will be formally rcoos-
nlzed and ~ many N her people ~ can
should make the vlsl; 10 the great oma-
IN exposition. A. the railroads are max
Ing special rates FOR the round trip Il 10
more than probable that there Will be-
fno representation from this splendid
commonwealth. and equally certain
that there will BE- great numbers from
other states TO receive and commingle
on ffaternai terms with our citizens.
The exposition has taken deep root
In all civilized countries and Il now as
much a fixed institution ~ the railroad
and telegraph. II exercises not only n
clylllslnr. refining and educating In
nucncc. but an altruintlc one as well.
and o. such IL deserves the great on
courarcncnt ana vast financial support
which u receives. II II not such an old
idea either. The nrst one was held ut
Paris In iips. at which there were not
nearly a. many exhibitors ~ we OF
Utah have IN our principal county fairs.
the numbfr being exactly 10. The
total cost kept pace with this modest
nRurc. being but iis,ooo II was held ON
the Champs dc Mars. the buildings
were Of wood with some protonslon TO
ornamen,ailon. and the number Of
medals given out reached tho aaioniah-
ing total Of twenty-five. The next one
was In 1901 In the grand court Of the
Louvre. at which the array 81 exhibit
ora as compared with the iirst was cx-
actiy doubicd-22O. Another occurred
at the same place. by which time those
Of an exhibiting turn Of mind had In
creased TO the Roodly number Of $40.
The frat Napoleon opened the fourth
In 1900 at the Place des invaildea. A.
this there were i.i2e exhibitors. ~
many a. would be- looked for at one OF
our larger state fairs hut nothing APP
preaching tho number booked at
Omaha.
France. and particularly Paris. has
been not only the parent but for some
time was the exclusive supporter Of the
exposition business. Since tho one last
above mentioned there have been sew
eral. a. follows; 1918. In the Louvre;
1898 and 1891 In the same place; one
that was very successful during the
reign 81 Louis Philippe at Place dc Ia
concorde.. the exhibitors numbering
s.ii5; 1859 at Champs Elyncoai 1884.
same place. also IN 1870. This brings
~ TO tho FIRST OF the worlds cXpoui-
tionr, which opened IN 1855 In the In
dustrial Palace. Paris. on this occa-
sion the government came to the sup
port Of the enterprise In grand style.
rlvinE II n 100000 francs. about tg.755.-
800. with this aid and IL other receipts
he scale Of magnlnccncc on which u
was conducted may b imagined only.
The number OF exhibitors had risen TO
the enormous total Of sa95i, the num-
Der of visitors amounting 10 the vac,
army Of 100000. Tho next exposition
held there u somcwhat more familiar
70 the general reader. being as late a.
1907. three years before the aubJugailon
u France by the German empire. There
were $4,000 exhibitors ana It cleared
s,'igooo francs. Then came tho grand
exhibition OF 1875, the visitors TO which
numbered i0.ioo,0Qo but atlll the man
nEcrs were out Of pocket as,OOo,coo francs
because OF tho extravagant manner In
which tho buildings were constructed.
some Of them with the design of pcrma-
nency The latest ON In 1850 greatly
outahone all predcecsiors. II was via.
tied By a number OF people equal 10
the entire population OF France. as,5oO-
600. the array ~ exhibitors being 49,
isg. The exposition now being pres
pared for 1900 Is expected to be the
largest and Frandest the world has
ever seen ana doubtless win be II
France can manage to keep out OF war
In the meantime.