The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19

ored raiment. will touch elbows With
the less brilliantly caparisoned, but
equally distinctive, tradesmen of Eu-
rope. Here they can learn what Amer
lea can do for the benefit of the uni
verse. They will be surprised to find
that America is universe in itself,
and that If, by any unforeseen contin-
gency, domestic trade and commerce
came to a standstill in the older hem
isphere, the younger would need but a
word to set the wheels in motion
again with an influx of goods grown
or manufactured here. 1t would be an
extra FLIP to our energies. and 10!
our few millions could clothe and feed
many thousand millions abroad.
Congress appropriated no less than
$350,000 in aid of the exposition. The
state of Pennsylvania appropriated
$4,000, the city of Philadelphia $780,
600. Other sums were brought togeth-
er by general subscriptions from the
citizens of Philadelphia, of Pennsyl-
vania, of the country at large. But 1t
is to the Philadelphia Commercial Mu-
scum and its effective ally, the Frank
lin Institute, of the same city, that Ia
due the initiative impulse, and theirs
will be the glory of conducting it to
a successful issue.
The opening of the International
Commercial Congress, which will occur
on Oct 10 next, during the progress of
the National Export exposition, prom
Uses to be an imposing and spectacular
event. Besides the hundreds of dele
gates from abroad and the thousands
of spectators who are expected to fill
the monster auditorium. there will be
the entire diplomatic corps from Wash
ington, attired in their official uni
forms. wearing the gilt sabers of their
Office and decorations of their coun-
tries.
The action of the diplomatic corps
In accepting the invitation to be pres
ent In their official capacities is most
significant and clearly indicative that
all the nations of the world are watch
ing with keenest interest the workings
Of congress. The invitations were ex-
tended through the department of
state at Washington
The lighting of the buildings and
grounds of the National Export expo
sition will prove one of its most at
tractive features and afford an oppor-
tunity for a comparative display and
study of three Illuminating mediums,
Five distinct systems of lighting, based
on electricity, gas and kerosene oil,
will employ the newest inventions and
latest Improvements and appliances
for the production of the highest meas
ure and most diffusive quality of light.
The building and grounds will thus be
made brilliant with the highest efful-
gency of the five best known systems
street front and the eastern boundary
and the Vintage avenue boundary of
the exposition grounds, and in the
open space between the Implement,
Vehicle and Furniture building and
the transportation building, the mean
descent naphtha system will be used
Powerful Welsbach gas lamps espec-
tally designed for outdoor illumina-
ton will light the Esplanade from the
main entrance of the grounds to the
Main building, the lobby of which
will be illuminated by WeIsbach burn
ers. On the first floor Welsbach lights
will shed brilliancy, while an incandes-
cent electric system will cast it's ra-
dance over the second floor. The ex-
hibition arcades will be lighted by arc
electric lamps.
In the great auditorium advantage
will be taken Of the flood of light from
hundreds of incandescent electric bulbs
to show the latest design in fixtures,
chandeliers and bulbs. The Kitson
light will illuminate the entire central
pavilion, the south pavilion will be
lighted by Welsbach burners and the
immense Main exposition by both arc
and incandescent electric lamps.
There will be seen at a glance four
systems of artificial lighting, giving
three different Illuminating mediums,
and operated side by side. There has
never been presented so fine an oppor-
tunity for a comparative study of ar
tifcial lighting as will be afforded by
this well conceived plan for illuminat-
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