The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
AMERICA AT THE PARIS SHOW.
WE WILL HAVE THE FINEST OF
ALL THE EXHIBITS THERE.


Great Machine Shop Before They
Go Ahead-sOme Branches, Such as
Carriage Building, VIII BE Omit
ted, Because Our Manufacturers
Are TOO Busy TO Make show
Picces-A Splendid Lot of Models
of our Victorious ships and the
Graft of the Mississippi.
Copyright 1898. by the S. s. Mcclure Co.
New York. Dec. There is every indi-
cation that the United States will come
out Of the Paris Exposition with a record
that will place us in the very front rank
among the nations represented. We VIII
demonstrate in this great contest our SD
prenacy in the arts of peace as we have
demonstrated our supremacy in the arts
OF war.
The United States has taken part in
many expositions. II has made credit
able showing at many OF them, and has
taken the lead at some. But never be-
fore has the country scored such tri-
umph as it viii score at Paris next year,
unless all indications fail
The appropriation awarded Commits
sioner General Ferdinand w. Peck is far
less than that given TO the commissioners
general of the other great countries repre-
scented; the conditions, geographical ana
otherwise are much less favorable for the
United States officials than they are for
the officials of the countries that lie at
the very door of France; the general an
terest, is. or rather was, much less pro-
nounced here than in England, Germany,
Russia, and the other European countries
that will take part in the enterprise; but
Commissioner General Peck, Assistant
Commissioner General B. d. Woodward,
and their aids, have discounted al these
disadvantages. BY incessant work and
scientific application they have not alone
overcome the handicap under which they
labored, but they have actually forged
ahead of their foreign competitors i'll the
preliminary work, insuring despite their
limited appropriations. a place for the
United States that will be second to none
among the nations taking part in the COM
petition.
II is doubtful IL such results could have
been obtained by anybody who does not
enjoy the advantages possessed by Mr..
Peck A very rich man, he went into the
undertaking at President McKinley's re-
quest because of a patriotic determination
to win for his country all the glory tAat
was to be had out Of participation in the
exposition. His official connect on with the
Chicago Worlds Fair had given him
thorough insight and understanding of in
terrational exposition methods, and he
knew exactly how he could get The best
results with the money placed at his COM
mand by Congress.
No Agents Need Apply.
About the first rule he laid down was
that the Exposition agent" should be
eliminated. and II is doubtful IL any one
thing, simple though this one is, meant
more TO the United States exhibitor, and
consequently to the success of the United
States exhibition, than this. Many ma
tional exhibit. both on the part of the
United States and of other nations, has
gone to pieces so far as its usefulness was
concerned, because of the existence and
liberation of the exposition agent. THESE
gentry having nothing of their own TO eX-
hibIt preyed as middlemen on merchants
and manufacturers who had, bleeding
their victims right and left for arranging
the details of the exhibit that, as Mr..
Peck has shown In the present instance,
might better have been landed without
their agents. There were fees and COM
Missions and fees until the exhibitor was
fairly feed and commissioned to death.
His money went so rapidly and apparently
so uselessly that when the exposition fin
ally opened he had become disgusted and
lost interest. The result was obvious.
Our comm issiOners wiped this incubus
out at the start, and the advantage only
those who have had experience with 9TH
er expositlons can thoroughly appreciate.
The result is not only that great deal
Of money has been saved to exhibitors by
doing away with the middlemen, but that
the character and artistic arrangement
of the exhibit to be made by the United
States Is assured in advance. Dealing d.
t,rtfb IA avhfbitnra Mr. Peck knows
exactly what they can and will do and is
in a position to help out here and suggest
there TO the great advantage of all con-
cerned.
Nearly all of the chief assistants on the
commissioner staff have, like himself,
had valuable experience in exposition
work Mr.. Woodward was one of the adj
mlnistra staff of the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. as was Mr.. A. S. Capehart, who
has charge of the department of liberal
arts. which includes the newspaper and
printing exhibit. Mr.. Woodward has gone
hack 90 Paris to supervise that end Of
the work. Just before he sailed 1 had a
talk with him and with Mr.. Capehart
They told OF the wonderful progress that
has been made in erecting the United
States building and planning for the ex-
hibits.
A Great Agricultural show.
"Charles Richard Dodge" said Mr..
Woodward. is getting up a great agrlcul-
tural exhibit for the exposition He has
been in charge of the agricultural exhib-
its of the country since 1866, including that
at the Centennial. We made the first ship
ment on Nov. Is. We are prepared to put
some of the exhibits under roof now. They
have made progress rapidly in Paris since
June. The buildings could be completed
so that we could exhibit by the first OF
January Within the two weeks that fol-
lowed my departure from Paris picture
was taken of our national building When
/ left they were up TO the vertical part
of the tower This will be surmounted hy
the dome. II will be a most handsome
building and win be finished in
week or two. No other building will
be ready before the last of December.
by that time the exposition will be
ready for the first reception Of goods Ex-
hiblts, you know, are 10 be admitted free
OF duty on condition that they are not
cold. They are to be held in the exposi-
ZION grounds as they would be held in a
bonded warehouse and when the grounds
hoe f4..f.s