Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
TWO GREAT ExPOSlTlONS
One to he Held Mt HuTnlo md the
other Just Closed nt
Philadelphia.

The act to encourage the holding OF the
Panamerican exposition on the Niagara
frontier, within the county of Erie or
Niagara in the state OF New York, In the
year 1901, was approved on March B. 1899.
This exposition. which will be held in
the city of Buffalo, in the near vicinity OF
the great Niagara cataract and within
days journey of which reside 4O.OOO,OOO OF
our people, will be confined entirely to the
western hemisphere. Satisfactory assur-
ances have already been given by the diplo-
7 matte representatives OF Great Britain,
Mexico and Central and South American re-
publcs and most of the states OF the United
States that their countries and states will
make an unique. interesting and instructive
exhibit peculiarly illustrative OF their ma
terial progress during the century which is
about to close.
The law provides an appropriation OF $780,
900 for the purpose of making an exhibit at
the exposition by the government of the
United States from it's executive depart
ment. and from the Smithsonian institution
and National museum, the United States
Commission OF Fish and Fisheries the De-
partment of Labor and the Bureau OF the
American Republics To secure a complete
and harmonious arrangement of this govern
ment exhibit a board OF management has
already been created and charged with the
selection, purchase. preparation, transpor-
tation arrangement and safekeeping OF the
articles and materials to be exhibited. This
board has been organized and has already
entered upon the performance OF its duties
as provided for by the law.
/ have every reason to hope and believe
that this exposition will tend more firmly
to cement the cordial relations between the
nations on this continent.
N accordance with an aCt Of congress- aD-
proved December 21, 1885, and under the
auspices of the Philadelphia Commercial
museum, a most interesting and valuable
exposition of products and manufactures
especially adapted to export trade was held
in Philadelphia from the 14th OF September
to the 1st OF December, 1899. The represent
ative character of the exhibits and the wide
spread interest manifested in the special
objects of the undertaking afford renewed
encouragement to those who look conf
IDENTIFY to the steady growth of our enlarged
expectation of manufactured goods, which
has been the most. remarkable fact in the
economic development Of the United States
in recent years. A feature OF this exposition,
which is likely to become Of permanent and
increasing utility to our industries, Is the
collection of samples of merchandise pro-
duced in various countries, with special
reference to particular markets, providing
practical object lessons to United States
manufacturers as to qualities, styles and
prices of goods such as meet the special
demands of consumers and may be exported
with advantage.
In connection with the exposition an in
ternatonal commercial congress was held,
upon the invitation of the Philadelphia
Commercial museum, transmitted by the De-
partment of State to the various foreign
governments, congress for an exchange OF
information and opinions with view to the
promotion of an international trade This
invitation met with general and cordial ac-
ceptance and the congress, which began its
sessions at the exposition on the 18th OF
October, proved to be OF great practical i'm
portance from the fact that it developed a
general recognition of the interdependence
of nations in trade and most gratifying
spirit Of accommodation with reference to
the gradual removal of existing impediments
to reciprocal relations, without injury to the
industrial interests Of either party.