Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06
AM ERICA'S EXHIBIT
We Are to Be Well Represented at
the Big Paris Fair
COLLECTION AND CLASSIFICATION
Display Of Agricultural Products
VIII Be Magnificent.
TO INCREASE OUR TRADE

Written for Tie Evening Star.
The preliminary skirmish by the United
States in The battle between the powers of
the world for commercial supremacy will
occur at Paris during the exposition next
year. Secretary Wilson Of the Department
Of Agriculture. Commissioner General Peck
and their assistants will then endeavor to
win for Their country a degree of material
IeHowu and rank equal 10 the military and
naval triumphs consuinmatcd by her war
time heroes.
The Paris exposition will open April Is,
1900, and close November > of the same
year. Tie grounds are located in the CEN
ter Of Paris, ON The banks of the River
Seine. and include an area Of $50 acres.
This Il equal to less than one-haIf of the
area of the grounds occupied by the Co
Umh!an exposition in Chicago. y portion
of Pare Nincenues. eight miles distant from
Paris. Will also be used for exposition pun
poses. and many attractive exhibits will
there I've located.
That par Ct the exposition that is with
IN the city comprises four plots. two Of
which. the larger, Champs de Mars and the
ENplIJade dies IuvaGIes. are situated south
of the Seine, while the TWO lesser tracts,
the troSader0 grounds and the site of the
Art Palaces. are situated on the north side
OF the Seine The main tract, the Champs
dc Mars, and TIE TTOcaderO grounds just
across the Seine. are connected by the
PoIt 10 jena, and thus form one section.
a second section is formed by uniting the
EsTlaHaGv with the plot taken from the
city park system. the TWO being united by
Ihe nrauJuul Alexander III bridge, in pro-
Cess Of construction. These two main Sec
tions are united along the Seine by cOnsid-
cradle spaces on either side Of the river
formed by extension into the river Of the
Seine embankments, and on the south side
by also taking in Quai d'Orsay, one of the
city streets. 1t is here that the beautiful
United States national building will be
located With frontage on the River Seine.
To Take n Prominent Part
Il is proposed that the United States shall
play very conspicuous part at this ex-
position, as the country has never before
held the grand position in the family of ma
tons that it now occupies. Indeed, Amer
ica's prowess on land and sea during the
past year has brought her so prominently
before the world a leading power that a
superlatiye effort Will be expected of her
at Paris in 1900, ard at that time another
battle Is to ue won, though the fight will
be for commercial supremacy.
No one appreciates this fact more than
Commissioner General Peck. who. by his in
Ceiatiga bic labDrS in Paris last fall secured
proper aiGtrHents of exposition space for
the United States exhibits The space Sc
cured row amounts 70 over 100000 square
feet. variJusly placed. according to the ex-
hlldt groups recognized by the French class
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american exhibitor in Paris in 1900 are be-
klg fully looked after.
The official classification promulgated by
exhibit :.rnuus. The rnifei Sra,e< aa,yi
cultural exhibit pertains to groups VII. VIII
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United States in Tho three a,roIIns r,cn-
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Paris viii Fa Installed unIrr The suner,-ie-
for, Of Mr. ! Y Skffr rfrror-in-,E,ief nf
exEfEfr ,Irpsrt1utr-s for he corrnlssiorer
general In accordance with the law. there
fore. the exhibits in the three sO-ca(leI ac-
rlclIfg.rsI Cr.,,l,,s win he made colTectivcIv
under tl.c immediate, SUPERVISION Of the So
rotary cf AgricuIrur. in Washington who
has called to his assistance in This work
Mr.. Charles Richards Dodge, for MANY
years a special agent of this dapartmrrt
Considering THAT over tyO-thir!s of our
entire domestic exports are included in
groups :. y and IT. Of the French classified
ton. the Importance Of properly showing
to foreigners At this exposition the vast
extent Of our agricultural resources Will be
apparent
Sx.tcn, oS Classification
The scheme OF the agricultural EXHIBIT
as outlined. is based on the wording of the
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anu manufacturers "AiSh SH5t4 ne ihS'aiIeu
the allotted to agriculture
the widest range OF objects and industries
and iuclude as follows: All the products
of American agriculture. including wool
cotton and tobacco, and the interests rep