The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-30
THE GREAT NATIONAL Elk
PORT EXPOSITION.
Philadelphia, August 20, 1899


both, in the course of which the Inter
national Commercial Congress will be
in session, Philadelphia will be for
three months in gala attire.
1t will be an eyentful period in the
City's history and the strangers with
in its gates will have come not only
from every State in the Union but
/ from all parts of the world. Many
distinguished visitors will be present
and the City of Brotherly Love,
through the Nationsl Export EXPOSE
ton, will open the way and set the
pace for the advance of Americas for
eign trade to the goal of commercial
supremacy.
In anticipation % these events, OF
interest to the whole community, the
City of Philadelphia is making extern
sive preparations for the artistic deco
ration and patriotic display ON most
elaborate scale. 1t will eclipse all
previous efforts and establish the
standard of measure for all future at
tempts To all visitors it will be n
thing of beauty and Joy during their
entire stay Nothing will be left un-
done that will add interest and attfac-
tiveness to the occasion by doing.
The private citizen, the business IN
terests, and the municipal government
are warmly enlisted in the work and
equally Interested with the Exposition
Management in converting the city
by decoration and illumination into n
scene Of bewildering beauty for n
period of three months.
Work is about completed on the
wonderful "Avenue of Fame under
construction on Broad Street and
through which the veterans will march
in blaze of light and beauty rs well
IA glory. 1t has been determined that
this artistic and elaborate structure
shall remain to beautify Broad Street
during the Exposition. In truth those
who fail to visit Philadelphia during
the National Export Exposition will
miss many novel sights, attractive Ill
the highest degree, the opportunity
to see which seldom occurs more than
once in m ordinary life time.
The National Export Exposition will
afford an object lesson the like of
which has never been known in this
country
The fifty thousand dollar apppropri-
ton by Congress for the purchase III
foreign countries of samples of mer-
chandise "of the character in favor
and demand therein, together with
necessary business data concerning
said samples, to be displayed Mt said
| Exposition for the instruction and
benefit of American manufacturers and
thereby laying the foundation of
great system of National Commercial
education was unique expression
of Legislative wisdom.
The aggregation of these wares IN
the National Export Exposition will
bring to our manufacturers n practical
knowledge of foreign trade that could
not otherwise have been acquired ex-
cept by costly and laborious private
research which the individual trader
would in but few instances have at
tempted. The business public ia in
happy accord with the objects of the
Exposition, and there is coming TO the
management from all over the country
and from foreign lands expressions
highly commendatory of its intent
and purposes.
The fact should not be overlooked
that the management of the National
Export Exposition is providing in an
ample way for the amusement and en-
tertainment of visitors, and it is ex
pected that its achievements in that
direction will meet with the highest
favor.
The musical feature will be especi
ally unique. The National Airs of all
Countries will be rendered by native
bands of those countries. Marvellous,
classical and inspiring music will mark
the EXposition-a musical event of the
highest importance, exceptional in this
particular, as we'll as in its other fea
| lures.
Other sources of entertainment and
public instruction will be found in ex-
hibitions of wireless telegraphy aud in
series of novel and highly interest
ing experiments and scientific feats.
The Exposition will prove one of great
originality in all respects, and the
amusement loving public will find it
has been catered to i'll ways wholly
unexpected, with attractions that will
delight and fascinate.
Citizens of Philadelphia and visitors
during the Peace Jubilee last October
recall with pleasure the beautiful eff
feet produced by the illumination of
the City Hall. The Committee of
Councils, cooperating with the Grand
Army of the Republic in the propara-
ton for the National Encamrment in
September, has we'll in hand plan
for illuminating the City Hall ON that
OCCASION, on lines moro mover ana
elaborate than ever before attempted.
1t is also proposed that this illu-
mination be continued during the
period of the National Export Expo
sition, which will no doubt be the
ease, for it meets with the warmest
public approval; citizens with one ac-
cord insisting that the multitude of
strangers who will visit the city
during the Exposition, shall not fail
to have the opportunity to view at
night the city's imposing and costly
public building the finest in the
world outlined and illuminated with
electric lights.
The Management of the National
Export Exposition, in its desire to