Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-04
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Our National Prosperity Lessened the In
centiye 10 Exhibit.

Our National Prosperity Lessened tho In
centive 90 Exhibit.
The year of the exposition has been
fruitful in occasions for displaying the
good will that exists between this
country and France. This great com
nation the best in natural productions,
industry, science and the arts subnit-
ted in generous rivalry to judgment
made all the more searching because or
that rivalry. The extraordinary IN
crease of expectations from this coun-
try during the past three years and
the activity with which our inventions
and wares had invaded new markets
caused much interest to center upon
the American exhibit. and every en-
enlargement was offered in the way or
space and facilities to permit of It's
being comprehensive as whole ana
complete IN every part.
1t was, however, not an easy task &c
assemle exhibits that could fifty Illus
trate our diversified resources and man
ufactures. Singularly enough. our MA
tional prosperity lessened the incentive
to exhibit. The dealer in raw mate
rails knew that the user must come 10
him; the great factories We're content
ed with the phenomenal demand for
| their output. not alone at home, bue
also abroad. where merit had already
| won profitable trade.
AppealS had to be made to the pat
riotism OF e2Sibitors to induce them TO
| incur OUTLAWS promising no lmmeolate
return. This was especially the case
| where it became needful to complete
| an Industrial sequence or illustrate
| class of processes. One manufacturer
| after another had to be visited and i'm
pcrtuned, and at times, after prom
Use to exhibit in particular section
had been obtained 1t would pc VIII
drawn owing to pressure of trade or
| ders and new quest would have to be
| made.
The installation OF exhibits. too, en-
countered mary obstacles and involved
unexpected cost. The exposition Was
its opening. The French TRANSPORT.
i ton lines were congested With offered
freight Beated goods had to be
hastily installed in unfinished quarters
with whatever labor could be obtained
in the prevailing confusion. Nor was
the task of the commission lightened
by the fact that. owing to the scheme
of classification adopted, 1t was impos-
sihIe to have the entire exhibit OF any
one country in the same building or
more than one group of exhibits in the
same part of any building. Our in
stallations We're scattered on both sides
} Of the Seine and in widely remote
suburbs of Paris. 50 that additional as
sistants were needed for the work of
supervision and arrangement.
tribution of the United States was not
only the largest foreign display, but
was among the earliest in place and
the most orderly in arrangement. Our
exhibits We're shown in 101 out of III
classes. and more completely covered
: the entire classification than those OF
e any other nation. In total number
they ranked next after those of France
: and the attractive form in which they
e were presented secured general atten-
r ton.
n A criterion OF the extent and success
i of our participation and of the thor
: oughness with which our exhibits were
: organized is ssen in the awards grant
: ed to American exhibitors by the inter
: national jury, namely, grand prizes
: 776: bronze medals. SAL and honorable
s mentions 322-2476 in all. being tn
) greatest total number given to the eX
hibit of any exhibiting nation. as vel
V as the largest number In each grade
II This significant recognition of merit Il
II competition with the chosen exhibit
: OF all other nations and at the hand
IT ofsjuries almost wholly made UP of rep
IS resentatives of France and other com
,f peting countries is not only most graf
e flying but is especially valuable. sine
e 1T sets us to the front in internationa
l. questions of supply and demand, Will
l. the large proportion Of awards In tn
8 classes of art and artistic manufac
n. lures afforded unexpected proof of tn
>. stimulation of national culture by tn
IL prosperity that flows from nature
,e productiveness joined to industrial eS
cellerre
g Apart from the exposition several OF
IN casions for showing international goo
A. will occurred. The Inauguration
2. Paris of the Lafayette monumen
" presented by the school children of tt
70 United States, and the designing of
n commemorative coin by our mint ar
I'd the presentation of the first piece struc
n to the president of the republic Wei
Nv marked by appropriate ceremonies ar
e. the Fourth OF July was especially oil
a. served in the French CAPITAL.
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