Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-12
THE FAIR AT PARIS.
Great Progress Has Been Made
with the Buildings.
Yet II IL Feared That Some VIII BE
diminished In Time and the
Opening VIII lie POST
p0ned.

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The buildings Of the exhibition have
been making most arkable progress
in the course of Tia. last two months,
so much so indeed that the work of the
building is considered te be more than
Il month ahead. and as far as the CHI
cials are concerned, it will be possible
10 open the expos IN at the begin
ming of 1900, inst /! of waiting until
April. 1t is a pity that the executive
work has not been able 10 make the
same progress, but we learn now that
the plans are rapidly being dlstrib-
uted TO the various countries, so that
there is not much longer before the eX-
hibftors will be able 10 know the eX-
act space that has been portioned out
to them. With regard to the British
section this will not be done until final
plans have been received for every sec
ton. This is being done to assure
Of no discomfort or jealousy between
one branch of exhibit and another.
These plans have been most successfully
drawn up marking where every pillar
or other obstacle will stand. There
will consequently be no disappoint-
ment when exhibitors arrive to make
their final Installations.
\ historic tableau is being prepared
which is likely TO cause a sensation at
the Paris exhibition. This is no other
than a faithful reproduction of the Nal
maison salon on the evening of a grand
reception in the year 1900. More than
30 figures will appear in this scene, be-
sides Napoleon and Josephine. The fur
%uiture, which will consist almost en-
tirely of authentic pieces OF the period,
promises 10 be a veritable curiosity in
itself. By the way. to the list OF roy
alties who will visit the exhibition must
now be added the shah Of Persia. His
majesty has definitely decided to make
The trip, and Parisians are naturally
delighted.
Read in the light of Col. Jekyll's re-
cent remarks at the British chamber
Of commerce banquet, the following
leaderette from the Daily Telegraph is
of interest:
The whole civilized world is called
upon to face the contingency Of a very
grave disappointment. We must all
hope that il will not be realized. and
certainly at present we need not dis
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discouraging to find that the bare pos
Sibility Of a postponement of the
French exhibition of 1900 has forced
Itself upon public discussion. Only six
teen months have now TO elapse
before the date fixed for its opening.
aud IL is doubted in some quarters
whether the loss Of time occasioned by
the recent strike and the difficulties
which arose between the municipality
of Paris and the government can with
in the prescribed period be made up.
The presidents visit 10 the site, how
ever, and 10 the workmen engaged upol
if, has given a stimulus TO The energies
vi all upon whose labors success de.
,Eds. and every effort will be made.
We have NJ doubt. TO prevent mishap
"hich would involve very pecuniary
ass 10 begin with. and would assured.
dctract not a little from the prestige
and popularity of the great show when
Al last il threw its doors open TO the
world. Rather, indeed. than adjourn
this ceremony for another year, the
general feeling seems TO be in favor OF
commencing on the day fixed. even
though the preparations should be in
one sense incomplete. There seems 10
he no doubt whatever that the two
parallel palaces which will contain the
principal exhibits will be rooted and
ready by the appointed date, but il is
feared that they may not be finished
in the architectural and decorative
sense of the word. To open ever I'M
der these conditions would perhaps be
better than postponement for another
year, but TO do so would, all the same,
be felt, we suspect, as little short OF
humiliation to the pride of so art low.
ing a people as the French. We sin.
cerely trust that they may be spared
it. and we would suggest that they
should concentrate upon the work be.
fore them an attention which has OF
late been suffering from too many dis.
fractions. Would ii not be well for
France TO give herself a little l2months
rest from ar unduly agitating poll
ics?"-English and American Gazette
of Paris.