Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
AMERICA AT PARIS FAIR.


Exhibit uf th" United States W. u. thl
Most Prpmiu,H. Feature,
Francis u. Drake. director of rrYrbtn.rt
ana electricity tp the United STAGES COM
mission. Paris exposition. who has Just
returned from Paris. says that thr expo
I5.ioh buildings VIII h. completed ana un
LlS9.dNs ready on The opening day. April
i7. l+uu Mr.. Drake SAT-. tnat thr ir,u
WnTk az the manufacturers ana DIVERSE
il"d industries building. nH The ESplauddr
u'~ lnNdildyS. tS completed ANA th, HlI-
ing "l the frame work aul thr outer
coat OF stau viii soon be put on. He is
"n'huS'aSi!r oNrr th~ progress made by
thr mmi4SIuurr-g,Hrral ANA h.s etlr
while In Paris. Th, designs II H.. t'nitr.I
states naiIund. pavilion have been ac-
rrptrd nv thr Frruya authorities ANA thr
structure viii soon be- erected
Mr Drake said that Commissioner
General Peck would probably ~aiI from
Paris about May I5. arriving i'm New York
about May ~.
There Will 81 large central buiiding
among The American buildings at the ,N-
position, designed as headquarters for
Americans. 1t viii not w uS,d fyr rX-
hihijs. but for the comfort and resting
place n American visitors ami exhibitors
! MS DuitiiNG Will nav" AN imposing
and in tbs center Cpl the rniunda Will be, a
statue "f Washington. The agricultural
cost about $5o,"~t.
Thr total allotment w space secured bv
| COMM SsIoner-Gcurrdl Peek for American
exhibition az thn exposition is about 80. e.
vV square fccJ' which ~ double thr
amount that seemed originally obtain
"bIt H II expected that the American
section VIII be the most prominent feat
IRE OF the Paris exposition. Five United
States buildings Will be erected iucIuI-
InE 4 national pavilion. Plans fur them
nave already been approved by Commits
SInncr-Gi"ncral Peck. ana tn" contract
VIII soon hc lrt. of the space q. tul feet
VIII be given IA the railroad exhibition
NhC feet for bicycles, 1910 feet for auto
mobiles 1850 feet for machinery ana 21uU
feet for the life-Sayiug exhibit
Charles Richards Dodge. director of az
riculture ~ the United States commits
SION l,aLis tAppSlt.p ION, says it is the pur-
pose p James Wilson. secretary Of agrj-
culture. 70 aSlOnlSh the world BY the 1 mil
ted States agriculture exhibit ana "a pro-
vide new markets for the crops of Amer
ican farmers
: y twenty foot revolving plate glass re-
irigerator is to be- used in the American
tNnlDIt To contain puriShable meats ana
dairy products. This refrigerator which
Will be constructed of ebouized oak. will
pe illed with the choicest cuts of Amer
can beef. all Of which viii he changed
frequently in order to give the foreigners
an idea of the wide range of variety af-
forded by the big packing houses 81 the
United States. An exhibit of poultry is
also being planned, to include specimens
~ canned fowls. soups. ana extracts, az
We'll as all sorts of patented appliances
Of the poultry industry. In connection
with the beef exhibition Will BE- 4 thor
ouSh illustration of the meat inspection
~ the United States agricultural depart
ment, by which the shipment Of diseased
beef abroad is prevented.
An entire section is to be devoted to
vegetables ana their products. Fresh
samples VIII be on hand every day to in
cIuie roots. tuDerS. peas, beans. etc. as
well as deSiccated vegetables. canned veg
etabes, pickles ana vegetable tlnurs. such
as beanmeal and sweet potato flour An
elaborate display Of the American honey
INDUSTRY VIII De seen in the agricultural
exhibit. All the various makes of hives
VIII be seen, as well as the different i'm
plements used in working about apiarics
Such as honey eNtraCtOrS, queen cages
ana comb foundations.
Secretary Bracket saws that The arri
cultural department officials hope that all
the products which are to be shown in
me American agricultural exhibit will
nave been prepared and packed So thar
Director Dodge will be able to leave this
country with twenty-five carloads of
goods not later than December |. Allow
lnG month for shipment ana landing at
me exhibition buildings. this will give
three and half months for putting nm
the various cases.
The Western New York Horticultural
Society is making plans to exhibit a car
load Of fruit at the exposition
General Peek is nuch ia
liGhted with the liberality displayed by
congress IN the matter Of an appropria-
non for the United States exhibit Al
Paris. He has been congratulated ~ the
PRESIDENT as being the only man who
ever got larger appropriation than he
had asked for.
It is estimat ted that GOO00,OOO people from
every part of the world will attend thn
great show at Paris.
one of the features of the exposition
VIII De department devoted to devices
connected with the theatre These win
pc arranged under five classes as follows:
fires In theatres. 2 Scenery. including
clothes, gauzes, colors. brushes, paletteS
cleclrlc lighting. screens and apparatus
Tor the imitation of flames. smoke. spec
tiers and phosphorescence. 3. Machinery
such AZ wlndlasses, cordage. iron ropes
ears ana traps. I. Costumes, comprising
Stuhs, armor, jewelry, shoes, wigs. false
limbs, makeup and face paints. Il
Properties, including the methods Of pro
duclnS the phenomena of nature Uhun-
der, nan, wind, snow and RAIN. all ar
lcles Tor the stage made from cardboard
furniture. etc. This exhibit will come un-
der the department OF liberal arts, of