The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-02
EARLY EXPOSITION EXPERIENCES
Great Success ofthe Opcning-The At
tendance Gratifying-Nearly Ten
Miles of Exhibits--After an
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tendance Grntifying-Nearly Ten
Miles of EXhibits--After an
American Made Palace.
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
slons 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
torium proved to be equal to all expec-
tations, and the spectators who as
sembled in 1t were more than cordial;
they were enthusiastic.
The hall and it's audience was a 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
1t was much more striking. While
the decorations of the hall were Of the
simplest character, the great audience
itself gave plenty of color to the scene.
Some one remarked, "There are many
women here and sprinking of men"
AS a matter of fact, the audience was
composed of about an equal number of
each sex, and ii was this circumstance
which enlivened the scene and lent to
1t 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, 1t increased to
$1,000 on Saturday. This shows
healthy interest at the very beginning
of the exposition, and indicates
large enough interest in the future to
meet the hopes of the most sangulne
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 nam
aisles of over II 900 feet ard a length
in the cross aisles of ID 900 feet. so that
one who has walked through all of ths
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
glimpse of everything in the expo
sition grounds the visitor must walk
nearly ten miles. AS all of these aisles
are lined with a 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 ma onltude 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 be pop
ular one in the limited sense of that
expression. 1t has proved interesting
to the merely curious. those who give
but a passing thought to what they
see. rs we'll as to those who seek infor-
nation and instruction. This was
somewhat strlltlngly shown In the
vastly different visitors to the exposi'
ton during the week. the one lady
looking for a patented needle In a'sew
ing machine the other an official Wis
itor from Japan hunting for a palace
for the emperor. which he desip's tC
build at Toxic. This statement SHOULD
not be regarded as a forced conlpari
son. The Japanese commissioners Is |
real parsonage, and he is an archl
tect now In this country arranging fol
the construction of a steel skeleton
framework for the imperial structure
which is to be an earthquake proc
building, and Is not the first OF III
kind to be erected In that country, bu
will be the first to be constructed o
American steel. Such incidents go IA
TO show the Importance and value o
the exposition.