New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
PECh,S SUCCESSFUL WOKK.
UNITED STATES LEADS ALL NATIONS
IN SPACE AT THE EXPOSITION
PLACE OBTAINED FOR col
ONIES" EXHIBIT

ONES EXHIBIT.
Ferdinand w Peck Commissioned OF the
United States to the Paris Exposition of 1900 ar
rived here yesterday OH the American Line steam
er St Louis after two months absence III
Paris. lie was accompanied BY his wife daugn-
ter and two sons we'll as by several members OF
his STAFF. lie at one started for Washington
where he will make a personal report to President
Mckinney as TO his work AT Paris In securing the
p.oper arrangements for American exhibitors
COMMISSIONS. Pcck has been able 10 increase the
space originally allotted 10 the United States o.
over forty thousand square feet, and has obtained
most favorable situations for American exhibits.
When seen at the office o. the CommissOn' IN
the Equitable Building. yesterday afternoon just
before he started Tor Washington, Commissioner
Ieck said:
rha !-sul,s obtained highly gratifying and
beyond any expectation We had Wuth we sdleu
eafy in September W heh We reached farls ne
situation mos disCCulasnS, ana We were ON
ciay informed / dennlte terms that tne indl al
lounen-s 10 al. nations h'1 1eeh mace, anu ia ,
the Unitcd states hdd It's iuil proper Ion anu 10
more space WITH 81 outside OF buildings could ue
given: Inc SUBJECT a sealed book, tnat We were
100 iate IN ashIuL Tor size Tor a NATIONAL DuIlu-
lng, as the 'nt'e area NAT Gouid Pc s
fVioisn pavillOns Wn!eh Vas upon the oeli.e '''t
been disposed Of and the pans Of the buildings u
other nations had been submitted, ana no feadJISt
mem OF me area could be- made. This was the
situation for auOut Il month during th4l perIou
ilN'tl % S.ttS ,bs refrn Of Delaunay-i5elle-
siiiiitv ana a prI-ficaI exposition man, brought
about change which resulted IN concession at't a.
/ concession. untu We had Obtained IN Increase IN
exhibit space of y 90 square tet tan ADDITION u,
Is per cent?. besides every otner gram we h h
an area In excess Of chat of any foreign nduOh;
q sifa FOR our National building was assigned equal
or Germany countries which have the largest area
for their buildings for similar purpose, ana spe-
Ella, facilities accorded US IN CONTIGUOUS ''0''
We also secured Il site for an agricultural paw,
ion adjoining the main Agricultural buiIums' az" ~
the United States section IN me latter Was -
located so as to be next to the new area $3.50. - ,
A nost valuable space OF about sixteen thous'ni
SQUARE feet in the heart of the Exposition stOuhus,
adjoining the Manufactures BuIiding mas D cor.
guous the Forestry Building; 500 square lSe =
"a his department Of 800 square feet for the
United States Weather Bureau and spec'ai eA-
also asked for RaGs for chen rspT Ss Snay
obtained though much explanation was required 70
convince the officials that the United states be-
longed in the category Of nations possessing eo''
Besides these specific aIIotments we h have of s9 n
cured spesa ran f8c HE for the exh
ton OF our life-saving service also LOT nsiu ,s
OF agricultural and other machinery, ana v"rnOt 40
minor concessions All Of this space Is in the mai.
Exposition grounds, in the heart Oh me nry n.
ton in the annex at Vincennes, which Will be a
most important part OF the Exposition beng Deau,
oeonls viii be attracted 10y these International attn
ietic sports on land and water. These VIII oe
/ n.
We Of course, gave much CONSIDERATION 10 tns
cite for the proposed Lafayette Monument. aud
nnaily concluded ask for place in the historic
Garden of the Tullorios upon the axis OF the uii-
rivalled vista which extends from the l|ouvfe 20
the Arc de Trlomphe. The outgoing Prime MINIS 81
ter NJ Brsson, agreed to recommend inns sa,g ~
tLe new Ministry The Tuer.es II controlled 0y
/ tho State 1t would have been much easier TO o.
tain a spot elsewhere in Paris from the mu''c'
/ pality. 49,. ouo.,oa 70 own itore
o,'v soaca commissioners of all Of them are great
" disasti SIZED with the delay in securing the ON
cial diagrams which are necessary IN Oruer 10 as
sign space get the members of our stan nave 90.
"a ned in their various departments greater par,
Of the drawings for the United states secuons ana
IN his as well a in other respects we nave
roceiyed exceptional consideration
We realized that the Importance OF our corn-
try i'm the eyes Of the world would prove power,
mi factor in the situation. and we have endeavored
80 iIsa this fact TO the full extent in connection
uitb What we have accomplished. and II Is 10 the
crc1tnees of our country and It's present standinE
tbaf most Of the credit is due for the satisfactory
! ,e.ults that have been obtained The iouhdat on
Tor our vast work has been laid AZ most oppNr-
~ tiroe Following upon our recent conflict. whcr
| he influence Of the French Government In It's re-
iation to the Exposition could be successfully IN
| voked.