The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-23
EXPORT EXPOSITION.
Novel Features Which Will be
Presented.

Wh1le there was no such idea as
Worlds Fair suggested when the Ma
tlonal Export Exposition, which is to
be held in Philadelphia next fall was
conceived, the attractions outside of
the purely industrial features, have
multiplied to such a number that Chi
Cages great show of a few years ago
will be rather seriously rivaled. and
there will, indeed, be number Of feat
ures that the Columbian Exposition
could not boast Of
1t must be kept in mind that above
all things the Exposition is to be pure
~ and wholly an American affair. But
the word American, as spoken to-day.
covers a multitude of things and
multitude of people. One of the feat
ures of the Exposition will be a collec-
ton OF American villages representing
life in New England, in Georgia, on the
Western plains and in the Rockies. A
village in Cuba, another depicting life
In Porto Rico, still another portraying
all that is homelike about the hamlets
of Hawaii. and last but not least a
rice village" from the distant Phil
ippines. with Filipino men and wom-
en-, girls and boys, just as they appear
in their native jungles of the far East.
There will be another village, but this
cannot be included in the category OF
American" since it will be built and
occupied by people forbidden by the
laws of the land to make their homes in
this country
But the Government has strained a
point in this case and the Exposition
management has been given permission
to land $50 Chinese men and women at
San Francisco for the purpose of erect
ing and living in a Chinese village. The
materials for the building of the huts
and the joss house and other features
of this village, are now being gathered
in China by agents of the Exposition.
The idea Of these villages is to al
low the thousands of Americans who
visit the big; show and exhibition, to
study our new brothers, or cousins. or
whatever they are, who came into
Uncle Sans family circle as a result
Of the little unpleasantness with
Spain. The Exposition managers also
hope at the same time, that by hav-
ing vistas, as it were, brought from
the distant isles of the Pacific, and
from the West Indies, American man.
ufacturers and exporters will have in
stilled into them an interest in our new
possessions and desire to have the
flag of peace and trade follow wherever
the Stars and Stripes has been carried.
The tobacco growers of Cuba pro-
pose most novel and pleasing feat
ure. Great loads of the best tobacco
from the famous fields of vuelta Aba
10. from Remedies and from Santa Cla-
ra, will be shipped to the Exposition
grounds, and there made into dainty
cigars and cigarettes by dark eyed Gu
ban beauties These dainty puffs will
be given away to such as may appre-
ciate their value. and in this way the
Cuban tobacco planter hopes the to-
bacco industry, long held back by
Spanish taxes and avarice may again
get to its feet.
Porto Rico intends making a sone-
what similar display, for at a meeting
Of the coffee planters held in Ponce
the other day, 1t was decided to erect
pavilion on the Exposition grounds, 4
and give out cups of delicious coffee. 4
There are more than 1900 coffee plant
ers In Porto Rico and It Is intended that
the chief industry OF that island shall
be given adequate representation and
display.