The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-14
FIN-DE E-SIECLE
SHOW.
Paris Exposition Opened In
a Half Baked Con-
dition.
LOTS OF FLoRID TALK
Ambassador Porter Considers
Americas Display the
Best of ALL

and innumerable bright colored domeS
and Minarets glistened in the sunshine.
Paris was early astir with people wend-
ing their way towards the Elysee and in
the direction of the Exposition in the
hope of witnessing the Presidential pro-
cession at some part of it's journey.
All the public buildings and numberless
private houses were decorated with
trophies of flags, chiefly the tri-color.
The neighborhood of the Exposition was
especially gay with bunting. while most
of the pavilions themselves were sur
mounted with floating banners
Within the Exposition grounds this
morning all was hustle and animation in
a supreme effort to clear away all un-
slightly obstacles in order to leave an un-
obstructed road and an external appear
ance of completeness to the palaces for
the Presidential party in its passage
through the grounds The finishing
touches were hastily given the magnificent
Sale ESts Fetes. The aspect of the Tx
position has materially improved from
even that of yesterday, and although the
installation of exhibits has naturally un-
dergone little advance the external effect
produced by the incessant labore of the
and decidedly picturesque.
The unfinished condition of the EXPOSE
tion on Inauguration Day is regretalble
and perhaps misleading. It must be borne
in mind that this is only passing phase
and on its completion within three weeks
or month from now the Exposition will
indisputaibly be the most attractive and
magnificent yet seen.
Americans especially will be proud of
their country's display at this worlds fair
for the United States stands second only
to France herself in number of exhibitors,
which treble those of any foreign coun-
try The following is a table of exhibit
tors, which speaks eloquently of Ameri-
can enterprise: France, 10000; United
States, 6,564; Belgium, $500; Germany,
1000; italy, 1000; Russia, 1.500; Scandi-
navfa, 1400 Austria, 1000; Great Britain,
600; the British Colonies 600. America has
three times the number of exhibitors that
France had at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago. She occupies 329, ,052 square feet with
her AZ distinct exhibition spaces, 33 in the
main Exposition grounds, IA in the
Vincennes Annex, excluding the ground
covered by our Eagle surmounting the
National Pavilion on the Quai d,Orsay.
American enterprise, however, is not
only shown in the size of her reprerenta-
ton, but the preparedness of her in
staIlation as compared with that of most
of the other countries and it can safely
be said that but for the dilitoryness of
French workmen and method the United
States exhibits would have been exposed
in their Show cases to today's visitors.
~, 6oc 11o
pered all American efforts to rush mat
ters Thus in most of our show spaces
everything is prepared, the glass cases
are ready to receive exhibits, but the
American officials are afraid to display
the valuable articles to the likelihood of
damage by the clouds of dust arising
from work on the adjacent embryonic
installation.
The highest testimonial of American
hood comes from Commissioner General
Picquart himself After comparing the
state of progress of the installation of
various nations he said to Commissioner
General Peck:-"It is an object lesson to
us all to see the American people work. /
thank you for your promptitude and the
advanced condition of work in the United
States sections
The Minister of Commerce, M. Miller
and, during the course of his speech at
the formal exercises, said
'~rhe persevering efforts and the pas
sionate energy of M. Picquart( the Com
missioner GeneraD and of his colleagues
made possible the prodigious work which
present to you today. One cannot how
ever, without committing an injustice, ex-
tract names from the notable list of ar
lists, engineers and contractors who were
the artisans of these marvels. | shall
praise them and with them the in
Vulnerable legions of unknown workmen
whose hands have builded these palaces.
in paying the homage of public
gratitude to their chief told the shilful
engineers, to the rnexcelled administra-
tors to the man of modesty, labor and OF
will who has led them to this toll and
honor. The universe is associated with
France in this gigantic enterprise and the
government of the republic fulfllls very
pleasant duty of hospitality. and grau-
tude in expressing Its THANKS 70 those
sovereigns and chiefs of State. The visi-
tor to the Exposition will owe to the
friendly people who have shown SO much
eagerness and good will in receiving the
invitation to visit the Exposition the mir
acle of being able to, in few minutes,
make tour of the world. The types OF
all architecture grouped side by side on
the two banks of the Seine in a sparkling
and harmonious disorder VIII captlvate
ion and by a natural affiliation of
ideas this picturesque display will give
birth In his soul toward the reflection
that however distant they appear TO be
one from another, by education, custom
and prejudice, all the sons of Europe,
citizens of diverse nationalities belong to
the same family and and their their sl DUTY, t;g IKE
ing the common patrimony of science and