Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

one country with those Of another. and as
one of the great objects of eXpositions is
the stimulation of friendly rivalry by
means of competition, considerable benefits
will be derived by all nations from the OBJ
ject lessons afforded by this novel plan of
exhibiting. There will be in all eighteen
groups of exhibits, comprising 100 classes
in which provision has been made for the
display Of every kind of art, industry and
manufacture. These eighteen groups are az
follows:
Education and instruction.
Works of art.
Appliances and general processes relating
to literature, science and art.
Mechanical engineering.
Electricity
Civil engineering and transportation.
Agriculture.
Horticulture and arboricuture.
Forestry. hunting, fishing, gathering Of
wild crops.
Food products.
Mining and metallurgy.
Decoration and furniture of public build.
ings and dwelling houses.
Threads, yarns, textile fabrics and cloth
ing
Chemical industries.
Diversified Industries.
Social economy. Hygiene. Public chart
table relief.
Colonization.
Army and navy.
AT the Paris exposition it is expected that
there will be no fewer than 1OOOO exhibit
briefly mention their exhibits q catalogue
in eighteen volumes is being printed, and
a publishing house in the north of France
has not hesitated to pay over $4,000 for
the privilege of issuing 1T. The fact that
the same house paid S41, 100 for the identi-
cal concession at the Paris, 1880, exposition
will give one an idea of what may be con-
ftdently expected a few months hence.
To direct and carry out successfully SO
vast and varied a scheme as the coming
exposition it was imperative that the gov
eminent should place at the head Of affairs
man of consummate ability and almost
superhuman energy. Such manager they
have in the person of M. Alfred Picard
Since 1885 he has occupied the high post of
president Of the section of public works
agriculture, commerce and industry in the
council of state of France. NJ. Picard has
, also obtained considerable repute as an
authority on railways, his volumes on the
subject being regarded as classics. 1t was
, likewise he wrote the official governmental
report of the Paris exposition in 1889. NJ.
P!card's chief officer is NJ. Delaunay-Belle-
Vile, director general of exploitation, chief
of the famous house of Belleville, whose
machinery and boilers are SO well known
all the world over.
Past Fairs Reviewed.
The exposition of 1900 will be the fifth
universal international exposition held at
Paris since the year 1865; 1t will likewise
be the sixteenth national exposition or
| ganized by the French government since
| the century began. The first Paris eXposi-
| ton was held in 1885, Organized as an
economic campaign against Great Britain,
| 1t took place in the Champ de Mars, and
lasted three days There were 10 eXhb-
| itors and thirty-one awards. The second
and third French national fairs QS01 and
1902 We're held in the courtyard of the
Louvre, and lasted, respectively, six and
seven days. The former was attended by
| 220 exhibitors, the latter by 540 about 80
| pei cent of the number obtaining awards.
| In 1906 the exposition lasted twenty four
days: it was attended by !, 400 exhibitors
| and 610 awards were made. The SUISSE
| quent fairs We're those of 1919, 1923 and
| 1927, the location being the Palace of the
| Louvre: the number of exhibitors at each
| attained 1850, and the awards 1000. In
! 1884 the Place de la Concorde was trans
| formed into exposition, which lasted
| sixty days, and which was attended by 2 500
/ exhibitors, while in 1889, 1874 and 1S49 the
| Champs Elysees were requisitioned and
| most successful fairs were held there One
| would have thought that after so success
| full a series of expositions Paris would have
| been the site selected for the first interna-
| tional universal exposition, but such was
! not to be the case. 1t was the city of Lon
| don England. that had the honor of sue
| cessfully organizing, under the inspiratio
| of Prince Albert in 1851, the first interna-
tIonal fair. The example was soon followed
by France. and has frequently been re-
| peated. with what success is well known.
| The exposition Of 1900 is destined to be the
most glorious undertaking Of its kind: #
| will be instructive. scientific useful II Will
| be an epitome Of all the lessons Of the ma 81
and of all the improvements of the present
| day; 1t will open up broad horizons for the
| future. 1t will also be attractive gay and
| amusing.
FREDERIC MAYER.