Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
EXPOSITION SUGGESTS WEALTH.
A Capitalization of Half Billion Dollars
And an Army of Workmen Repre-
sented by Exhibits.


sented by Exhibits.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.-While a great
deal has been said in a general way
about the exhibits in the various build
ings of the National Export exposition,
few persons understand how large
ly they represent the manufacturing
interests of the United States. These
exhibits, covering an infinite variety
of industries, represent no less than
a half billion of dollars of capital, dis
tributed over almost every section of
the country. There is no doubt that but
for the present extraordinary demand
upon the manufacturers of the country
to fill pressing orders, testing their ca
pacity to the utmost, these figures
might have been increased two fold
and the exhibits would have repre-
sented a round billion of industrial
capital. 1t is impossible, of course, to
enter into detail as to all the exhibits
their character and the extent of the
industries which they represent-but
the visitor at the exposition when he
enters the north pavilion of the main
building will find a great variety of eX-
hibits representing in each individual
case capital to the amount of from
S., 900 to $1,000, 900 and the employment
of persons in the mills or factories
from so to 1900.
In this pavilion the exhibits. 80 in
number, represent a total capital of
nearly S7,000,000 and the employment
of more than 10000 shop hands, fac
tory men or other employees. These ex-
hibits are chemical and pharmaceutical
products, typewriters, musical inStru-
ments, pianos, organs, etc.
Passing from the north pavilion to
the east arcade there will be found
bicycles, sewing machines, steamship
models and petroleum products; these
exhibits representing an aggregate of
| capital of nearly $90,000000 and the
| employment of $4,000 persons. The eX
hibits include those of Cramp & Sons,
ship builders; the International Navi-
cation company, several newspapers
and the Union Iron works, of San
Francisco, the builders of the battle
ship Oregon.
In the central pavilion of the main
building are food products, cereals,
| tobacco, wine, liquors, spices, ETC.,
which represent capital amounting to
! S12,000,O00 or more and the employ
ment of more than 10000 persons.
| BY far the most important, interest
ing and valuable exhibits are those i'll
the main exhibition hall. There are
over 300 of these exhibits, including
iron and steel, electrical machinery,
leather and textiles. In these 300 eX-
hibits is renresented a capitalization OF
nearly 1920 900, 900 and the employ
ment of nearly 200, 900 working people
The exhibits represent nearly the
whole territory of the Union and in
clude two or three from far off Alaska
In the south pavilion of the main
building, where the hardware. stoves
ranges, saddlery, ETC., are located, more
than $20,00O,000 of capital and the en-
ployment of more than 10000 men ant
women in the various industries arr
represented.
In the implement and vehicle build
ing there are S5 classes of exhibits, rep
resenting a capitalization of nearly So,
900 900 and the employment of 46,OOC
industrial workers.
In the transportation building and il
other places where exhibits are to b.
seen there is represented a furthe
capitalization of $4,000, 900 and tn
employment of 1000 persons. Thes
figures give a more correct idea Of tn
extent of the exposition and the wild
range and Importance of the industria
eenters involved than has yet appeared