The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-19
PARIS EXPOSITION.
Ahe big SHOW Opened Saturday Under
Favorable Circumstances.-Large
Crowds in Attendance

faris, April 15.-Saturday tn
worlds fair Of 1900 was cfiiciall,
opened. The weather was bright.
The opening ceremonies began n
2 p. m, when President Loubet. tn,
Official party, followed by the foreign
ambassadors in full dress, the min
istry and the exposition commission
ers went to the Halle De Fester. The
hall was gorgeously decorated. The
ceremonies opened with the singing
OF The MarSeillaisc. Then NJ. Mile.
rand. minister of commerce. made a
speech handing the exposition over
10 President Loubct. The president
replied, and declared the exposition
open.
Americans especially will he proud
OF their country's display at this
worlds fair. for the United States
stands second only 10 France herself
in number OF exhibitors, which treble
these Of any foreign country. The
/ following is n table of exhibitors.
which speaks eloquently Of American
enterprises:
rance .................... 10000
United States ................. 6.564
Belgium NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
Uerlnany Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Italy .................... 1000
KuSSia ..................... 1,5O0
Scandinavia DECENTRALIZATION. 1.400
Austria .................... 600
Great Britain ................ GOO
The British Colonies ........ 600
Amcricn occupies 32o,O52 square feet
with her Il distinct exhibition spaces
33 in the main exposition grounds. Il
In the Nincenncs annex, excluding
the ground covered by our eagle sur
mounting the national paviol on the
DUAL dOrsay American enterprise,
however, is not only shown in the
size OF her representation. but also
in the preparedness Of her inStalla-
ton. rs compared with that Of
most Of The other countries, and il
can safely be said that but for the
hilatOrincss Of French workmcn and
methods the United States exhibits
would have been exposed in their
showcases to Saturdays visitors. Tn F
fortunately French tardiness has
all American efforts to
rush matters.
Paris, April l6.-Glorlous weather
favored the opening Of the exposition
to the general public Sunday and i'm
mense crowds hockcd into the
grounds. The area of the exhibition.
however, is so great that nowhere
was there any crush. The visitors
were mainly composed Of provincials
and foreigners. Comparatively few
Parsians were to be seen. Aware Of
the great backwardness Of the prcpa-
rations they remained away for the
most part.
The management demanded two en-
rance tickets for morning admission,
me for afternoon admission and two
Turing the evening. when the EifTel
over and the palaces on the Champ
lie Mars were illuminated. But there {
we're absolutely no attractions pro- ;
ided, not even n band of music. and
he people promenaded in front Of !
he empty and in many cases unfn-
she'd buildings and along roads where 5
nly in the case Of the main avenues
lad the work OF paving been com
,letcd q
Visitors who left the central ar ;
cries found their pathway filled with =
itfalls and hcapcd with debris, some |
horoughfares resembling mere bride !
aths. The crowd, however. was per-
ectly good natured and took the mat
rr philosophically. Hardly a muir
iur was heard anywhere in the way 8
( criticism.
The moving sidewalk, access to p
'hich cost 80 centimes, proved great .
lccess, and was jammcd throughout ;.
ne day.
The American national pavilion re-
laincd closed. SO also did most OF
le other paviions for the excellent p
JASON that their interiors are still (
Unfinished.
Two hundred and fifty thousand :,
,rsons visited the exposition during =
le day.
SUPREME COURT DECISION. il