The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-11
EXPORT EXPOSITION.
The Great Show Which Opens in
Philadelphia Next Thursday.
EXHIBITS OF AMERICAN SKILL.

The Display of M anu faotured Products
VIII Be Most Complete. and the
Amusement Features of Other Great
Exhibitions VIII he Improved Upon.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-THE National
Export exposition will be opened at
noon on Thursday. Less than five
months ago the first spadeful Of dirt
was turned up for the foundation OF
the superb buildings which have since
been completed at a cost of more than
a million dollars. This splendid ex-
hbition of American enterprise and
Cuickness Is in itself an indication OF
the scope and character Of the exposi-
ton, and the vast auditorium, in which
the opening ceremonies will be held, is
a striking illustration of the largeness
of the undertaking. Although mag
nficent music hall. with an amphi-
theater large enough to accommodate
an audience of 5000 people, far be-
You'd the seating capacity of the great
Academy of Music. it forms but part
of the enormous main building of the
exposition. The stage alone OF the
auditorium has capacity for 600 sing
ers, in addition to space for public
speakers and the caring for of very
large number of distinguished person.
ages and guests who will be present on
the opening day and upon other ac-
casions during the progress of the eX-
hbitisG. The grand interior of which
this music hall is but a room is in it.
self nearly 900 feet long and 400 wide.
The opening ceremonies on Thurs
day, which are to be held in this chief
structure OF the exposition, will be at
tended with much solemnity and in
terest. The governor of the state, the
mayor of the city and representatives
of the government at Washington and
of many of the greatest nations of the
world will be present and that widely
popular organization, the United States
Marine band. together with 900 trained
singers under the leadership of Profess
sor ROsewig. are preparing musical
program which will extend through
large part Of the day. AS at present
arranged President Widener, Of the
Exposition association, will turn over
the exposition to Governor Stone, who
is in turn to deliver it into the Gus
tody of the mayor of the city, and Con-
gresham Hepburn will accept joint
supervision of the enterprise on be-
half of President Mckinley. There will
be an address by Director General
Wilson, and the other addresses and
ceremonies of the day, which will be
participated in by Archbishop Ryan
and other prominent clergymen, will
be of the most interesting character.
The conception Of the idea of an ex.
hibition to illustrate the astonishing
growth of the export trade Of the Uni
ted States in recent years was the out"
growth of the tour of the representa-
tiVes of the various foreign govern
mcnts who came here to study our in
tustries in 1897, and grew specifically
from their visit to the little fair held
at Providence, Il. |. In that year, when
the late DR.. Fepner, DR.. W. =. Wilson,
direGtorof the Commercial Museum WHO
is the director general of the existing
enterprise, William Harper and others,
! accompanied the visitors to that city.
! Tie thought was taken M by the
ThindcIphia Commercial Museum and
| the Franklin Institute. As result of
| the movement thus inauguratrd the
| I"bllr VIII una IL presentation VI
| American trade movements ana
| mechanical and art enterprises OF
! most surprising and interesting char
| aCter
| The display of manufactured pro-
| darts which have present or contfm-
| plated foreign lnarl;,t is very compete,
! and the methods of manufacture show
! Ing the progress IN the mAHlns and the
| completion OF needle OF a Gun BUTTON
| or OF giant locomotive, or greAt
bridge, Will lie everywhere before tpo
| eye in varied and almost endless sue
| CcsSinn. Tho beauty ana extent o. the
buildings themselves, as no" conf
| pieted. COMPARE with the best product
of the Centennial or the Chicago
Worlds fair, and in freshness ard M
to-daLe originality surrass anything
seen at eithei OF those great industrial
and art shows.
surprising and brilliant musical
program has been arranged, which in
cludcs the cooperation Of the United
States military band, Sousa, the great
march composer, Damroschs great or
clostra, the Banda Rosa, lnnis' IA
NOUS concert band and the Municipal
band OF Philadelphia. These music .als
, will be Supplemented by a succession
Ct celebrated orEhnists, VINO will give
Ie"t&lS On the gigantic organ.
On the esplanade the pubic finds
great a!iety ri smusemoate, rivalinS
n 9oGe res fects the famous Midway
q the CNicago fair. Tnis includes
Chinese village OF $50 persons and all
tIc variety Of Chinese religion and do
nestle life. There are also such things
as an Orienta! theater, where one can
indulge in pipes of the east and the
Oriental cup that cheers but not in
ebriates; also where one can see the
realistic side of Indian life and of the
old plantation southern existence be-
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