The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-16
French Exposition Formally De.
clared Ready to Receive
Visitors.
Brilliant Assemblage of French.
men and Others Hear the
Announcement.
Condition of Unreadiness at the
Opening a Regrettable
Feature.

sition Of all countries. The most favor.
able weather conditions prevailed and
lnnumerable 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 number.
less private houses were decorated with
trophies of flags, chiefly the tricolor.
The neighborhood of the exposition was
especially gay with bunting while most
OF the pavilions themselves were sur.
mounted with floating banners.
The unfinished condition of the expo.
sition on Inauguration day is regretta.
BILE and perhaps misleading. 1t must be
borne in mind that this is only a pass
ing phase and on its completion within
three weeks or a month from now, the
exposition will indisputably be the most
attractive and magnificent yet seen.
America Mt the Front.
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 ex.
hibitors, which treble those Of any for
eign country.
The following is table of exhibitors
which speaks eloquently of American
enterprise:
France. 10000; United States, 1854;
Belgium, $500; Germany, 1900; Italy,
1900; Russia. 800; Scandinavia. 400;
Austria, 1000; Great Britain, 600; the
British colonies. GOO.
America has three times the number
of exhibitors that France had at the
worlds fair at Chicago. She has ~ dis
tinct exhibition spaces, 33 in the main
exposition grounds, IA in the Vim
cennes annex, excluding the ground GOV
cred by our eagle surmounting the ma
tional pavilion. the Quai d 'Orsay.
/ American enterprise, however, is no
only shown in the size Of her represen
tation, but also in the preparedness o.
her installation as compared with tha
Of most of the other countries and i
can safely be said that but for the dila
toriness of French workmen and meth
ods, the United States exhibits woult
have been exposed in their show case
| to the visitors. Unfortunately French
tardiness has hampered all American
efforts to rush matters. Thus, in mos
of our show spaces, everything is pre-
pared, the glass cases are ready to re
cieve exhibits, but thesAmerican official
are afraid to display the valuable arti
cles to the likelihood Of damage by tn
clouds of dust arising from work on tn
adjacent embryonic installation.
The highest testimonial to American
push comes from Commissioner Genera
Picard himself. After comparing tn
state of progress of the installation
various nations. he said to Commis
sioner General Peck:
ut is all object lesson to us all to Sc
the American people work. l than
you for your promptitude and the ao
vanced condition Of work in the Unite
States sections"
President Loubet, as he stood in tn
I DfcSlOentl0l tTlDuucs suIAVuAACN ~ VA
members Of the cabinet and his house
hold. opened the exposition with til
words:
II declare the exposition of 100
open." :,
Thus was the Paris exposition, d.
signed to celebrate the worlds entr
into the new century inaugurated All
shouts Of "Vive Loubet" and "Vive
Republique" rose from his 1000 heare1
and silk hats were waved in the al
The crowds outside the hall took up IL
cheering aud the exposition was open.
Contrary to expectation, the premie'
NJ. Waldeck. Rousseau, made no addres
at the opening of the exposition, Mn
Millerand and Loubet being the onl
speakers.
Flood Has Reached Wharton.
AUSTIN, Tex, April l6.-The Colorad