Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
EARLYExPoslTloN EXPERIENCES
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Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-The first
three days of the National Export eX-
position have given the enterprise an
immense impetus. The fact that 10000
persons visited the grounds and build
ings on the day Of the opening cere-
monies and that they carried away
with them the most favorable impress
sions Of the day has been highly graft
flying to the managers.
A combination of favorable circum-
stances conspired to give eclat to the
inaugural exercises. The day was
beautiful and bracing, the great Audi
forum proved to be equal to all expec-
tations, and the spectators who as
sembled in it were more than cordial;
they were enthusiastic.
The hall and It's audience was re-
minder of some of our great national
political conventions, particularly, 1t
has been remarked, of that memorable
one held in Chicago Is years ago which
nominated Blaine in the Exposition
Hall in Chicago, but in many respects
it was much more striking. While
the decorations of the hall were of tho
simplest character, the great audience
itself gave plenty of color to the scene
Some one remarked. "There are many
women here and a sprinlIing of men. y
AS n matter of fact, the audience was
composed of about an equal number OF
each sex, and it was this circumstance
which enlivened the scene and lent to
II delightful charm of color shading.
The proceedings were interesting
throughout, and the music was sup
erb. The personal participation of the
president by telegraph, from his desk
in the White House, gave complete
ness to the event.
Since the opening the attendance
has been more satisfactory than was
anticipated. all of the circumstances
considered. Falling from $4,000 to
about 5000 on Friday. II increased to
$4,000 on Saturday. This shows n
healthy interest at the very beginning
of the exposition, and indicates n
large enough interest in the future to
meet the hopes of the most sanguine
friends of the exposition.
Visitors have been surprised at the
number and interesting character Of
the exhibits. Notwithstanding the as
tonishingly brief time In which they
have been arranged. The magnitude
of the buildings and the economy and
wisdom with which the space has
been utilized has also been a matter
OF remark. For instance. in the Main
building there Is length of main
aisles of over II 900 feet and length
in the cross aisles of $4,000 feet. so that
one who has walked through all of the
aisles Of the Main building will have
completed journey of about five
miles. In the other buildings of the
exposition there are more than four
miles of aisles, and thus to obtain even
n glimpse of everything in the expo
sition grounds the visitor must walk
nearly ten miles. AS all of these aisles
are lined with succession of all that
is best and most interesting in Ameri-
can manufactures. from those of the
most trifing character to those of the
greatest magnitude and Importance.
some idea of what an interesting COL
lection In both variety and character
Is to be CLEANED from these figures.
The exposition is proving to he n pop
ular one in the limited sense of that
expression. 1t has proved interesting
TO the merely curious, those who give
but passing thought to what they
see. as we'll as to those who seek nfor-
nation and instruction. This was
somewhat strkingly shown in the
vastly different visitors to the cXposi-
ton during the week. the one lady
looking for patented needle in a sew
ing machine. the other an official Wis
itor from Japan hunting for palace
for the emperor. which he desires ia
build nj Toxic. This statement should
not be regarded as forced COMPARE
son. The Japanese commissioner is a
real parsonage. and he is an archi-
tect now in this country arranging for
the construction of steel skeleton
framework for the imperial structure
which is to be an earthquake proof
building and is not the first of its
kind to be erected in that country. but
will be the first to be constructed OF
American steel. Such incidents go faI
to show the importance and value OF
the exposition.
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