The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-07-19
PARIS LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

PARIS, FRANCE, July 2, 1900.
What the Paris Exposition most
needs is condensation by elimination.
I shall continue to call it the Paris
Exposition and not as it calls itself
IExposition Universal ct Interna-
tionale. The Nations have been
"taken in, squeezed and absorbed,
but considering the bloated bigness of
France in this great advertising scheme
and the comparative pestinesss of all
others there is no reason why we
should help the deception by calling
jiUriversal or International. France
needed money, Paris needed money,
and they said: Lo let us invite all the
peoples OF the earth to board with and
buy from us for season. And they
built great structures and towers and
wheels and assembled their merchan-
die and made great fair and estab-
lshed within it, and around it, booths
for dancing girls, and dives and joints
and fakes, and blagnes and loud was
the roar and great was the villany and
humbug thereof. Unless these alb.
omlnable fakes and side shows can be
abated, and unless an Exposition of
what is genuine and meritorious can
be condensed and put in reasonable
space, they ought to be discontinued.
Here in mid summer it is yet impos-
sble to see what is worth seeing, either
because it is not ready or because you
have to walk around acres of the
baldest of fakes and humDugs, raven
Gus to stake you in" or sell you some
thing. Lime and dust fill the air and
make sight seeing uncomfortable if
not unsanitary. There are many guide
books and they are no doubt in way
phepful, but in buildings covering
many acres and filled with miles Of
show cases and machinery OF great
height, compass is of convenience
and many have they.
| find the United States exhibitors
situated here and there, apparently
without system in the main Champ
de Mars building. Their location is
always indicated by the stars and
stripes, and these are seen over the
U. S. pavilion; in many places in
in Champ de Mars; in a number of
annexes; and at Vincennes, which
place is about two hours out of Paris,
most inaccessible locality, but here
most of the United States machinery
is to be found. 1t was way out on
this frontier that / found an American
pioneer. He told me that his exhibit,
The Reliable Incubator and Brooder
Co., of Quincy, illinois, was the first
exhibit that had been set up at the
great Exhibition. He has hand
some independent pavilion and is
turning out machine chickens right
along. AS an additional advertise
ment, the little chicks are:of all colors
or easter eggs with some tints of the
rainbow thrown in. Medals from
many fairs in the United States and
two European countries are shown,
and he appeared to be without com.
petition or hers eOneOnrS, as the
French say.
Seeing the flag in an unexpected
place yesterday, l found that it mark
ed very interesting exhibit of great
er New York. 1t consists of a map
~ by 33 feet. Undoubtedly the
finest and most expensive map ir
Paris or anywhere. Nothing before
has been accomplished on such a
scale. Twelve men worked constant
ly on this map for one year before i,
was completed. 1t lies on the foo
surrounded by a brass ballustrade
Every hill, house, elevation and de
preston of the city and surrounding
country and water in minutest detail
is shown. In order that it may b'
seen at greatest advantage, a platform
Is supplied with opera glasses. Th'
platform u.s., as it were, off Sandy Hook
and the visitor who will study th'
map for five minutes from this want
age, will get broader and minute
impression of the future greatest cit,
OF the world than in any other way
The gentlemen in charge at this ex
hibit begged me to state that the ma
was the work of the municipality c
New York City, and that the stat
had nothing to do with it. Its objec
Is to impress the world with the pres
ent greatness and the future greatnes
OF New York, and its desirability as
location for business or residence.
Last night there was a special /
iumlnation of the Champs de Mar!
the fountains, the cascades, the Eifft
tower and other architectural attra'