Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-10-07


orally increasing size until, in 1855, was
held the first Paris Universal Exposition,
which inspired the emulation of other ma
tons. An idea of the growth of the Partisan
world fairs from that date may be derived
from the following figures: The EXPOSE
ton of 1855 had motive force for its
machinery of $50 horsepower, and it at
tracted 23,954 exhibitors and over 5,ooo, 900
VISITORS The fair of 1867 had o26 horse
power, and 1000 exhibitors. That of 1873
had $500 horsepower, 52,S3S exhibitors,
1 600, 10000 visitors. In 1880 there were
over 5000 horsepower, of which but half
was actually used, $3.50 exhibitors and
32,5oo,oo visitors. Next year. will see
prodigious leap in the motive power for it
is estimated that 49, 900 horsepower NAV
be needed, although half that amount will
quite possibly suffice. Some 1000 horse
power will be installed for electric lighting
alone. 1t is noteworthy that the distribu-
ton of power throughout the exposition
the United States alone will number over
1000. The number of visitors expected is
10000, 900, equal to three-fourths of the
population of the United States
"A fair such as that of 1000, or of 1850, is
an event of tremendous importance to a
nation from purely financial considerations.
To the last one is attributed an increase in
French railroad receipts alone of over SIS
600, 900, and exports for the year increased
10000, 900. Next year foreign visitors are
expected to leave So 600, 900 behind them
"A single restaurant out of the eiGhty-siX
cafes and bars at the exposition of 1889,
cleared over $1,000 while the profits of
five others averaged $40, 1000. Cafe con-
cess1ons tor 1900 are now ruling at $40. 70
in price. More than &c, 600 workmen are
employed on the grounds making ready for
the coming exposition, and much larger
number are benefited through the outside
industrial activity caused by the prepare
tons. The number thus kept busy is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A feature of the exposition of 1900, which
is rather departure from that of previous
fairs, will be the selectve character of the
exhibits. All public fairs are necessarily
big advertising schemes, but the authorities
are determined that in this case the commo-
dities advertised shall be worth advertising.
Doubtless many visitors to Chicago in 1898,
while profoundly impressed with the con-
ception of the show as a whole, and with
the buildings, were disappointed with much
that was inside of them, and saw much that
county of boyhood memories The Paris
show does not have a whole prairie to
spread over, and its managers perforce
must discriminate in what and how much
they admit. The principle of selection
governs the American Commission, which
has been in desperate straits to ward off
the attacks of would-be exhibitors who de-
mand any number of times over the space
that Commissioner Peck's efforts have fin
ally wrung from parsimonious French
authorities. The American machine tool
builders have decided to erect at their own
expense, a building at the Vincennes an
mex, seven miles from the main grounds.
A commendable policy which is now be-
ing pursued in Paris and which unfortun-