The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
MIR INDUSTRIES AT PARIS.
- RE4DY THERE FOR 4
GREAT SHOWING IN 1900.


- strand w. Peck, United States COM
-s,. IN the Paris Exposition, accom-
nv his wife and by Mr. J. H. Nc
/ -. director of exploitation, on mis-
srrived in this city on the
| ian liner St. Louis. They went to
u-,15orf-Astoria. Mr.. Peck express
- himself as much pleased with the sue
- his work so far. In the course
,bfs 5sst visit TO Paris, he said, he had
,.sfad in securing for the United
s,.+as bout 1900 square feet of space in
,5.,io1 10 the large amount which had
already been set aside, making altogether
rora tban double the space originally set
,rr for this country by the exposition
authorities.
..Jybsu first went over,'' said Mr..
p.o, 81 found that $4,000 square feet had
,.., provided for our exhibits. Now we
,,,.a $4,000 square feet. When one real
~. ,b. Great expansion which has taken
.,., within two years in the foreign COM
.,,rea Of this country and the growing i'm
-..,,roa of the United States in the mar
i,2i. NJ the world, it will be understood
na, greatly increased space was need
W for our exhibits and the value of the
,5is3 room viii be appreciated.
I'm with the greater space, Mr. Peck
5..iare5 that the utmost circumspection
nil have 10 be exercised TO enable our
r,,nufacturers to make properly repre-
sentative show at Paris.
We want American exhibitors to spread
themselves so far as the quality of their
oybihits is concerned" said Mr.. Peck,
@,n, 10 keep the quantity of eX-
/ t,tfrs down 10 the lowest point consistent
A a;rb The making of complete show that
. sbau he distinctly representative. l have
assumed the right, as l believe was in
ended by my appointment, to pass upon
mar shall be exhibited by this country,
and the work of making these selections
is in the hands of the ten heads of depart
ments whom l appointed some months ago.
The exhibits of each country are divided
mo eighteen groups and each has
eighteen sections in the various eX-
4 bbiton grounds. The ten heads of de-
nartments have the supervision of these
eighteen groups divided among them, and
II rhev embody in a general way the depart
nen-s of mining, agriculture, machinery,
electrical machinery, fine arts, liberal arts,
education varied industries, textiles and
forestry and fishing. The would-be eX-
hibitors must apply to the heads of de-
partments for space and specify the things
which they propose to show. We make
the selections from these lists so as to
have every feature of our productions
properly represented without having large
Il numbers of undressing or duplicate ar
ticles shown. In any department where
We believe that an exhibition is not COM
plete or of the best character which our
country ought to show we have undertaken
II to canvass the possible exhibitors and t.
invite other men whose products would
be Of value 70 come into the show to make
out exhibition fully representative. In
this way We expect to make the American
exhibit one of the best on the grounds
and the most complete that the country
4 has ever shown abroad.
My work abroad is now completed I'M
4 Ill We are ready to install the exhibits
! shall so to Chicago on Monday and 1
do not expect to return to Paris again
until The end of the year. In the mean
time each head of a department has been
provided with a chart of spaces at his
disposal and on these the place and space
Tor every exhibit will be marked off, so
mat When we are ready to put our ex-
molts IN place every one will know ex-
actly where they are to go.
During my recent visit to Paris much
mas been accomplished toward the com
p!etion of our plans. The plans for all
OF the United States buildings were sub
mitted to the French authorities. Such
changes were made as were necessary
BECAUSE Of local requirements or the linn
haJlons Of appropriations and the plans
nave all been approved. There will be
seven American buildings. Five of these
VIII De In the main grounds and two in
'e Bois de Vincennes The only ex-
lthSVe building we shall erect will be the
national pavilion. This will be on the
oaHk OF the Seine beside the national
structures Of thirty other nations. Aus
Una ana Turkey will be our next door
nelsn0ors. Our other buildings will be
annexed by the main structures erected
~ me French administration and will
De for exhibition purposes exclusively.
These will include an annex to the
nam agricultural building adjoining the
t1'l9icah section, an annex to the manu-
%N1"les building in the Quinconces, an
psgi'oh 10 the forestry building, and an
apW.oh to the merchant marine build
r7, m which water transportation models
VIII be exhibited 40
-. nceunes we will build a structure
IlInefiean machinery in operation and
Win l Tor our life-saving service. We
""H dlVide with the French Fsxnosi+ion
l.
roa eAhloits and automobiles. The rail
niet nav eAhloit' We expect VIII be very com
so,',-. ana interesting and it will include
b,, 0i''eeh American locomotives. A site
tnr.. 9'eh secured for our bicycle snanufac-
vin upon which it IS expected that thew
w. erect a handsome building"
rs1 Fecks attention was called 70 the
co, 9lt formation of the $50, COX. 600 bjcvclo
bei,., lie said that this was merely
tba. 'aIKed Of when he went away but
in t ought to result in our exhibition
Womb ,l1t me being more complete than il
aot a-a nave been with the bicycle makers
81 iluependently of each other.
Of 49, oeneVe that a very large .proportion
"v me visitors to the exposition he said
and <, 70 10 the Bots de Vincennes grounds
tbe,, ne exhibits there will well renav
sbon, Tor the trip These grounds are
tbera FIX miles from the main grounds and
rain Wv WIN be many routes there both NV
Is ns1 ,I water. One Of these routes which
ana 10y 5y by way of steamers on the seine
Ia b1 l.iIyy over tramway a mile lone =
boar Ni'V"n as the American route and
This . aI1 cars Will fly the American fao
t5e JeSht TO become favorlte route as
ga, 42 on the Seine is deliehtf,,l