Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-02-02
TIE pARla ExposlrloN.
How our National Interests win Be
Cared For

3 CciCu
There is distinct difference be-
tween the methods pursued at the
Chicago Exposition Of 1898 and those
(which must direct the participation of
/ ihe United States in the 10 Incoming
l'aiis Exposition. At the L Columbian
Exposition we assisted foreign nations
in exploiting the products of their res
/ pective countries, and stood in the ca
paclty Of host; but in 1900 the United
States Is a guest Of France and Wis
iting nation. and exploits its resources
aud Advancement in foreign country.
The space areas for exhibits at Par
is are so limited that the most extreme
and careful condensation and selection
Of exhibits is found necessary in each
group. Every effort is being made to
! find the best in every cfass. in order
that our national interests may be ~
| u represented. The law confers a vide
discretion on the Commissiuner-Gener
al in this regard, and ! believe Il IS
our duty TO exploit the nations pro.
ducts and resources from a national
Standpoint. selecting the best in every
field. rather than 20 exploit merely in
dividual interests, though Of course
absolute Justice and impartiality must
be given; and in this work Of selection
there will he no sectiOnalism, but due
consideration viii he extended to every
portion of our country in our national
display
This commission has three headquar-
ters, st Chicago, New York and rari.
The heads of departments. so far as
| possible have been centered ut the
Chicago offices, although the depart
nlents of Agriculture. Education and
/ Fine Arts and Textiles are reptest MT d
/ 10y their respective Directors mt Wa sh-
ington, New York, Albany and Boston
France has been liberal toward iii
country In the matter of space in con-
\ parison with other nations. There win
be approximately ffty-six nations who
will exhibit at the Paris Exposition
| this year.
The construction of the American
| Pavilion WIS begun last summer Its
! dome will rise 100 feet above the
| Seine. Exhibit annexes will be built to
add to our space in Agriculture, Fore
tries, Liberal Arts. and Navigation. in
| which latter department branch Of
! the Unied States Weather Bui eau wi
| be displayed in all its workings
| Various states have made special ap-
| preparations though the Exposition
will be distinctly international, and
i separate recognition cannot he given
to States or sections of nations. Cali
| fOrnia. New York and Massachusetts
have already made appropriations
which win be used to aid exhibitors Of
those states in their displays While
the American may feel more at home
! in the United States National Building
| ut the Exposition, he must not expect
to find in this place any of the Amer
lean exhibits, as the French classifca-
| tion under eighteen groups D O.
| Yldes for the assignment of space
TO every large nation in the various ex-
hibit buildings where each separate
group is located. The United States
exhibits will be distributed according
ly.
AS the grounds within the city lin
its have not appeared adequate to meet
| the demands at Vincennes, where the
railroad exhibits from all nations will
be Inst allied, athletic competitions will
be held here. all sports encouraged.
and there will he n special celebration
of OlymDian games. A special track
win be provided for trials of automo-
biles and bicycles. There will be dis.
played a magnificent American vesti-
bule railway train, in addition 10 Am
erican bicycles. American automobiles.
| a. workshop for tool machinery. are
sian we'll and oil well appliances, agri-
| cultural implements, and perhaps
twenty American locomotives.-Hon
| Ferdinand w. Peck, in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly.