The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-05

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 brate it's seventy-ffth anniversary in
 connection with the exposition, it may
 be anticipated that there will be present 1 a large representation of it's Wldely-dls-
 tributed membership, embracing engi- | neers, manufacturers and professional
 men from all countries, to take part in
 these interesting exercises.
 The machinery exhibits, embracing the | most improved machines, implements,
 tools and labor-saving devices, in pro-
 ducing which the United States is so
 conspicuously pre-eminent, and which
 have contributed so materially to the rapid advancement of all classes of
 American manufactures, will be a com
 prehensive and an exceedingly interest,"
 ing group. As far as practicable, these
 will be operating exhibits, to facilitate a
 more rapid and thorough understanding
 and appreciation of their uses and ad- | vantages.
 The exposition of 1899, being solely in
 the interest of American manufacturers
 and producers, the exhibits will be prn-
 cipally of manufactured goods and pro-
 ducts of the United States. It is the de-
 sign of the exposition management to | EONblt Illt thIIlDlllOI ul tNCiS IiiiC pL
 manufacture and product which at the
 present moment is in demand abroad, or | for which a market can be developed.
 A second department of great impor- tance to the American manufacturer
 will comprise exhibits of manufactures | made abroad for sale in the open mar | kets of the world, and also such as are l prepared in those markets for local con | sumption.
 | While the exposition is held strictly and wholly in the interest of commerce and the development of closer foreign trade relations, it is deemed entirely ap- proprate and advisable to provide pop ular features which will be educational and instructive as well as attractive and interesting, in character. For in
 stance, in Illustrating the trades, pur-
 suits, industries and commerce of the
 peoples of our newly acquired posses
 sions, and their methods and manner of
 manufacturing articles of trade, and of
 preparing their products for the mar ket, it will be entirely appropriate also
 to exhibit their customs, habits dress, recreations and amusements.
 The Philadelphia Commercial Museum is favorably known all over the business
 world, Its object is to foster and pro- mote, by systematic effort and by meth ods new, original and effective the eX- port of American manufactures and pro- ducts Its scope is national, and it's work wholly unselfsh and in no sense for profit It is in constant communi- cation with numerous foreign correspon- dents, from whom it receives specific and detailed information concerning trade conditions abroad and the require ments of foreign markets, which 1t dis seminates to American houses interested in export. It has close official relations with the principal chambers of com merce and trade organizations abroad. | These bodies furnish information con- cerning foreign enterprises and business houses, and receive in return answers to all inquiries they make concerning | American goods and manufactures.
 The Franklin Institute, whose object is the Promotion and encouragement of manufactures and the mechanical and | useful arts" is most appropriately uni ted with this enterprise It's history re- cords the successful conduct of twenty | nine exhibitions, beginning with the l IlISI bSIlDlllpH bI SIltl lures ever held, which took place in Oc | tober. 1924, the year of it's birth, in his toric Carpenters Hall The people who | thronged to visit this exhibition were surprised to learn to what extent manu factures had sprung up among them, being impressed with the belief that the 1 destiny of America was to supply to the old world the products of the soil, taking !! in exchange the commodities made in | the work shops of Europe This exhibi- ton awakened them to the possibilities of making at home many things thereto- fore only obtained from abroad, and stimulated enterprising men to the effort which, continued by their successors through seventy Live years, has brought the United States to the proud position it occupies to-day,--a position in which it already CompeteS successfully in their home markets with the manufacturers of Europe in numerous branches, and is prepared to advance further, fully as- sured that the ingenuity and skill of it's Workmen, it's labor saving machinery and processes. backed by the enterprise and energy of its citizens and it's bound less natural resources, will eventually yield it large share in the markets of the world.
 Throughout these seventy-five years the Franklin Institute has unselfishly aided the onward march of the indus tries and it's many exhibitions have re- newed, again and again, the stimulus to effort which results to each from close view of what others have done. No more fitting event could mark the sev- anty-f1fth year of the institute than the joining of hands with the Commercial Museum in the laudable enterprise of bringing together the products of Amer can skill and labor and the representa- ives of foreign consumers, to the end hat all may reap the advantages of loser relations and become bound to- yether by mutual interests in the pur suit of the arts of peace.
 All communications may be addressed o W. P. Wilson director general, 233 south Fourth street. Philadelphia, Pa, J. $. A.
 The officers are: F. A. B. Widener, president; w. w. Foulkrod, first vice. president; John Birkinbine, second vice president; Sydney L. Wright, treasurer; }. w. Hanna. secretary; William P. Wilson, director-general; Edmund A. Telder, assistant director-gene Directors-Daniel Baugh, John Birk- nbine, Arthur Brock. Edwin S. Cramp,