The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
THE PARIS EXPOSITION is But
4 DISMAL FAILURE AFTER ALL
There Are No Special Features That Are New, am
the Charges Come Too High to SUIT the Public.
Cables on. a Strike and Trouble Feared.

E,ho1t this Exposition to attract one
There is the Eiffel Tower, but that was
here In 1889 The Pont Alexandra III. is
new. but that is hardly an exposition
feature. for it is d betterment to Paris,
as are also the Grand and Petit Palais
i,st 't faci fr,s each other at one end Of the
POINT Alexandra III. But these two Pa
lais." permanent structures though they
he. and intended as they are for art mus
a1l1ns on the order of the Louvre" are
probably the most for identifying Paris.
Is all right after 1t is oeautltled to make
him pay to see it, but to make him pay
both ways is carrying II little too far.
NO SPECIAL FEATURES.
AS to the special features, as 1 have
said. there are none. The Ferris Wheel
Is here but that is old; the Eiffel Tower
is also an old stager, though It is made to
do its duty and play its part in this
worlds congress.
The United States exhibits, dotted here
and there among the others. make
most creditable showing. The Indian
corn kitchen. which dispenses corn food
in different forms, free to show the for
eigners the different uses Of corn, is al
WAYS collrted it being the only free
thing on tie grounds. If there is any
thing the French are pastmasters in 1t is
in The art of knowing how TO charge.
The seats which are distributed all
around the grounds can only be occupied
upon payment of two cents Tor small
chair. and three cents for an armchair.
In order to make some days more at
tractiye they have Fridays and Sundays
grand Examinations of the fountains.
buildings. trees and towers, the hliei
Tower being especially remarkable, being
lit with some 5000 lights But though
pretty. these Examinations are not remark
able and hardly worth the tour TICKETS
afnr
after 6 o'clock Every day from until
10 o'clock A. M two tickets are charged
a,a then until G p M. one ticket. after
which tickets except on Fridays ana
SUNDAYS. the latter case 1 ticket being sui
tlcient. and in the former, as remarked
above, 4 tickets.
MACHINERY BUILDING.
There is at vincennes. about an hour
from the principal grounds by boat, thoush
the tourney may be done III less time ny
tho newly-opened underground eiectiic
railroad, an annex which was opnSator! oli
account of the overflow, the prhclpai
grounds not being large enough TO accom-
modate the heavy machinery and AVe-
stocl, witch is here exhibited. Here are
the locomotives and cars Of all countries
and the automobiles; also compete
American machinery shop, all the toots,
engines, dynamos motors. bol4ers' eic.'
and the building itself being mace IN
America This seems like little piece OF
the U. s. A dropped down here in Parls
and hardly anything but English Is heasu
in the building.
Rut really the greatest thing here after
all is; Paris, and this is much better seen
some other year. The architecture OF the
different national buildings is very me,
as also are many fixtures: but there Is
nothing hero in the Exposition that COM
pares with 1.-The Louvre for collectloI.
with iNotre Dame, which has, BESIDES l's
superb architecture. its history with .ile
Madeline, with the BouleVards' W.
y-arSoiIlas with Fontanbleau, and so those
who miss the Exposition, besides missing
discomfort and failing to pay two prices
will when they come, see all that IS pest
in Paris. and probably leave after having
experienced more delightful stay than
they otherwise would.