The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-11

EXPOSITION
10 BE OPENED
At Philadelphia Next Thursday.
The Wonderful Achievement
OfAmerican Enterprise.
SCOPE OF THR EXHIBITION
The Opening Ceremonies VIII
be Attended With Much Sol
emnty and Interest.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. 1p.-Taa
national export exposition WiIlibs opOar
ed at noon on Thursday nsEt, and roP
main opsn, Sundays excepted, until Mo-
vember %, Less than 6ye months ESQ
the frst apadaful of dirt was turned up
for the foundation Of the superb build
inGs which have since been completAdi
at cost Of more than million dole
lars. This splendid exhibition Of AMIR
lean enterprise and quiCkness 10 IN lt-
self an Indication Of the scope ana
character Of the exposition, ana the
vast auditorium, IN which the opening
ceremonies will be held Is q striking W
luatration Of the largeness Of the un-
dertaking. Although q magnificent Itu--
sic hail. with an ampmth0atre iatBe
enough to accommodate an Andiehee OK
5000 people, Il forms but part OF me
enormous main building Of the e1pOBls
tion. The stage alone Of the auditor
lum has capacity for 600 Rlngera. IN
addition to space for public speakers
and the caring for very large number
OF DISTINGUISHED perBOnRgeB ana guoBo
who will be present on the opening day
and upon other occasions during the
progress OF the exhibition. The opening
ceremonies on Thursday. which nre %
be held In the chief structure of t1a
exposition will be attended with much
solemnity and interest The governor
OF the state, mayor Of the city, and
representatives OF the government az
Washington and OF many Of the great
est nations OF the world will be prRGent
and that widely popular organiEahoni
the United States marine bandi to-
gether with 800 trained singers uhahr
the leadership OF PROT RoBswig, are
preparing musical programme which
will extend through a large part OF the
day. As at present arranged, President
Widener, Of the exposition association,
will turn over the exposition to Cover
nor Stone, who is in turn to deliver i
into the custody Of the mayor Of the
city, and Congressman Hepburn VIII
accept q. Joint supervision Of the entee-
prise on behalf OF President Mckinley,
thus establishing II upon the broad ba-
sis Of city, state and national indorge-
ment. The addresses and ceremonies
Of the day, which win be participated
in by Archbishop Ryan, Of this Cathos
lie diocese, and other prominent clergy
men. VIII be Of the most interesting
character.
The display of manufactured products
which have present or contemplated
foreign market Is very complete, ana
the methods Of manufacture showing
the progress in the making and the
completion Of a needle or q cum button
or OF giant locomotive or a great Z
bridge, win be everywhere before Tho
eye In varied aud almost endless sue
cession. The beauty and extent Of the
buildings themselves, as now completed
compare with the best product of the
centennial exposition or the Chicago
worlds fair. The United States gov
eminent, in addition to a very large ap-
preparation towards the buildings them
selves, has expended $4,000 IN the So
lection Of samples from abroad OF
wares, business data and samples,
which form an exhibit not only OF value
to the business men, who visit the eX-
position, but are Of absorbing interest
to the merely curious OF the general
public.
There are miles OF aialeS and hun
dreds of thousands Of displays along
them in the buildings themselves and
the grounds and approaches to the ffve
structures comprising the main htilld-
1ngs and their sister groups are very
pleasing. A feature Of the exhibits will
be an extensive display OF automobiles.
every sort Of horseless vehicle having
place IN the display. A brilliant Enn-
Hical programme has been arranged.
On the EsplRnade the public findg .
great variety Of amusements rivalling
IN some respects the famous Midway OF
the Chicago fair. This Includes Chi
nese village of $50 persons and an the
variety Of Chinese religious and domes-
tic life.
There are also such things as an
oriental theatre. IN Indian village, an
old southern plantation, blarney stone
and the blue Killarney lakes. and many
pictures, shows and novelties Of al
kinds.
The international commercial CON.
gress which is TO be opened In the expo
sition auditorium about the tenth 0e
October, under the supervision Of d.
rector Wilson will be represented, IN
addition to the presence OF President
DiaG, OF Mexico, by thirty foreign gov
ernments and more thnn one hundred
and twenty-five foreign chambers Of
commerce have named delegates. The
sessions Of the congress win continue
for about three weeks.