Evening star., 1900-10-10
THE UNITED STATES AHEAD
THIS COUNTRY'S SUCCESS AT THE
PARIS EXPOSITION.
Awards Exceed I'm Number Those to
Any Other COuntry-ProfessOr
Cores Views.

THE exhibits of the United States at the
Paris exposition covered the classification
more nearly than those of any other coun-
try. and the awards received exceeded
those made to any other competitors
This remark was made this morning to a
Star reporter by Prof. James III. Gore. He
has just returned from the Paris exposition
and was found in his class room in the Co.
lumbian University. class had just been
dismissed and during an interval in his
duties he found time to chat about his
work in the capital of France. Prof. Gore,
as is well known. held the important posi-
ton of juror-in-chief and was in charge of
international congresses. His wide expert
ence in such undertakings as well as his
familiarity with foreign languages. pointed
him out as the man for the place, and the
manner in which he discharged his duties
attested the wisdom of the choice. He has
been connected with eight International
congresses. was juror-in-chtef at Chicago
and was prominent in the Atlanta exposi-
ton
AT Paris his duties were administrative,
as well as executive. He appointed all the
juries to the number of 101, and all the
delegates, some 400 In number, to the 1:'5
International congresses. He was n MEM
Der of the superior jury, one of five for
eigners, which was composed of eighteen
members There was only one foreigner
peals and Prof. Gore was that one.
Successful Features.
Prof Gore said he thought the congresses
held proved to be very successful features
of the exposition. They were held within
the grounds of the exposition, and the
delegates were given cards of admission
special building had been assigned where
these meetings were held, and they
We're in progress in such close conjunction
with the exhibits, they really constituted
the academic side Of the great exposition
In the congresses subjects were discussed
which were illustrated by exhibits in the
exposition. The attendance varied. Prof
Gore said, but In some Instances was very
large
much social attention. For example, the
minister of commerce entertained the dele
gates to the congress of commerce.
las to the exhibits" continued the pro-
fessor. 1.-The United States exhibited in 1ol
out of 12o classes, a record which was not
exceeded by any other country. The jury
work most thoroughly organized and
was most intelligently performed. In Eu
rope it is looked upon as an honor TO serve
on Il jury, and in consequence men We're
anxious for this duty. The personnel was,
therefore, Of high type. The juries went
into details more than is usual in such
eases. 1t was arranged that the exhibitor
be present when the jury came to inspect
his exhibit, so that he could give the fullest
lnIOf1nallOn- Inc JurleS wanted To know
how long the exhibitor had been in busi-
ness and whether he had ever received an
exposition medal. The reason for these in
quiries was that it was not the purpose to
give a medal to business concern that
might be out Of business in very short
time. Then, too, the success of the concern
at other eXposti0ns gave some idea OF
their qualification. In this country the
juries base their judgment, az a rule on
the exhibit, without regard to the consider
ationS named,
Remarkable i'm Character and Number
THE exhibits from this country" he con-
tinued, were remarkable in character and
number, although ii should be remembered
that some of the largest exporters, the
makers of articles and goods that are in
great demand in Europe, either have agen-
cies in Europe, in which ease any award
would be credited to Europe, or else they
were so busy in filling the orders of their
home customers that they We're unwilling
to neglect them in order to give the neces-
sary time TO prepare exhibits. AS it was
-,4fh awards Went TO exhibitors from this
cou ~, which places the United States at
the head of all its rivals at the exposition
IN addition to the satisfactory outcome
of the exposition, as far as this country is
concerned Professor Gore added "the
United States commissioner stands very
high in the estimation of Europeans and
the work that has been done by Commits
sfoner Peck is appreciated by all who are
al all familiar with it,