Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-11
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National Export Exposition to Open
This Week-A Marvellous Ac-
cOmDIi sh ment,

This Week-A Marvellous Ac-
cOmDlishment.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. f0.-The National
export exposition will be opened at noon on
Thursday next and remain open. Sundays
excepted. until November 30. Less than five
months ago, the first spadeful of dirt was
turned up fGS- the foundation of the superb
buildings wnich have since been completed
at cost % more than million dollars.
This splendid exhibition of American enter
prise and quickness is in itself an indica
tion OF the scope and character of the cX-
position and the vast auditorium in which
the opening ceremonies will be held is
striking illustration OF the largeness of the
undertaking. Although magnificent mu-
sic hall, with an amphitheater large enough
TO accommodate an audience of 6,Goo people,
IL forms but part of the enormous main
building of the exposition.
The stage alone of the auditorium has a
capacity for 600 singers, in addition to space
| for public speakers and the caring for
| large number of distinguished personages
and guests who will be present on the
| opening day and upon other occasions dur
| ing the progress of the exhibition.
| The opening ceremonies on Thursday,
which are to be held in the chief structure
| VI SIS SNppSilipii, Will Uc dttSilutu WIN
much solemnity and interest. The govern
or OF the state, mayor of the city and rep
resentatives of the government at Wash
| ington, and many of the greatest nations
| of the world. will be present, and that
widely popular organization, the tnite1
States Marine band, together with 600
| trained singers under the leadership of
| Professor Rosewig. are preparing Il mu-
| steal programme which will extend through
Il large part of te day
AS at present arranged, President Wide
ner of the exposition association will turn
over the exposition to Governor Stone, who
| is, in turn, 10 deliver it into the custody of
the mayor Of the city and Congressman
of the enterprise on behalf of President
| Mckinley, thus establishing it upon the
broad basis of city, state and national in
The conception of the idea of an exhibi-
tion 10 :llIs:rtte the aStunishin" .,'wih "i
the export trade cf the United states in
| recent years was tne outgrowth of ,he tour
of the representatives of the various for
eign governments who came here to study
our industries in 1897 and grew specilcaiiy
from their visit TO the little fair ile,d at
| Providence, r. l., in that year, wien the
late DIR. Pepper, DIR. Wilson, director of
the Commercial museum, who Is the dl-
William Harper and others accompanied
the visitors to that city. The thought was
| taken up by the Philadelphia Commercial
museum and the Franklin institute. as q
result of the movement thus inausurated,
the public will find on the opening OF The
exhibition on Thursday presentation OF
American trade movements and mechanical
and art enterprises of most surprising
and interesting character.
The display of manufactured products
which have present or contemplated l9r-
eigu market is very complete, and the
methods of manufacture, showing the
progress in the making and the completion
of a needle or cuff button or OF giant
locomotive or a great bridge, will be every,
where before the eye in varied and almost
endless succession. The beauty and eX-
tent of the buildings themselves. as now nov.
completed, compare with the best produc'
of the cenennial exposition or the Chlcaso
worlds fair.
ton to a very large appropriation toward
the buildings themselves, has expended
So, 900 in the selection of samples from
abroad in wares, business data ana st sam, n,
: value to the business men who visit the
exposition but are of absorbing interest tC
suogs ss Of IF the sss and B"6 buDfea
of thousands of displays along them IN the
buildings themselves, and the grounds and
approaches to the five structures compris-
ing the main buildings and their sister
groups are very pleasing. feature OF the
; exhibits will be an extensive display ol
having a place in the displSy brilliant
| musical programme has been arranged foI
the exposition. which includes the coop
Grafton of the United States Military band
Sousa, the great march composer; Dam
rosch's great orchestra, the Banda Rosa
Innis' famous concert band and the Mu-
, nicipal band, of Philadelphia. These mu'
sicians will be supplemented by succes
sion of celebrated organists, VINO Will give
, recitals on the gigantic three manual pipe
, organ in the auditorium. These concerts
. will continue during each afternoon and
evening of the exposition.
On the Esplanada. the public finds a
3 great variety of anitsements, rivaling II
some respects the famous midway of the
, Chicago fair This includes Chinese vii
| md n
Chinese and domestic life
; There are also such things as an ORR.
entail theater and Indian village, an ole
Southern plantation the blarney stone ant
,, the blue Killarney lakes, and many pie
] ture shows and novelties of all kinds.
; The international commercial congress:
/, which is to be opened in the exposition
; auditorium about October 10, under the
/ supervision of Director Wilson, will be
. represented. in addition to the presence o.
! President Diaz, of Mexico by. thirty for
' eign governments, and more than 125 for
. eign chambers of commerce have NAMED
Z delegates These sessions of the congress:
a | will continue for about three weeks.