Evening journal., 1900-03-08
PARIS GREAT SHOW
SOME or THE WONDERFUL FEA.
TUREs TO BE SEEN. N'
Points That Visitors May Like to
know-The Freak Exhlbits-sra-
Kills Unique contrbution--Lsree
Space Taken by the United States.
lParIs Correspondence.

De prepared TOT niBn prices both Tor
lodging and for board probably a
raise of so per cent. above the average
rate. But the big show will be worth
seeing, and for the benefit OF Ameri-
cans who propose to attend have
gathered the following bits OF informa-
tion that IL VIII be wen TO remember:
April Is. 1900, is the date OF the
lopening. The doors close Nov. 5. 1900.
/ The exposition covers virtually the
same space as did the one of 1883.
though there are 270 instead of 240
acres.
The funds for expenses are derived
from five sources: The government
appropriates $4,000, 900. the city OF
Paris Sf000.000 the bank OF France
$4,000 900. the sale OF bonds by popu.
lar subscription $4,000. 900. sale OF
concessions and privileges and of
building and other material. after the
disposition is over S1,000,OO0-in ali
a total of $2S. .00O, 900. Holders OF bonds
have the privilege OF participating In
20 lottery drawings for 4,313 prizes.
aggregating $1,200,O00.
The admission fee will be two francs
before 10 A. NJ. one franc between 10
A. M. and 6 p. NJ, and two francs after
l6P. NJ
The catalogue Of the exhibition will
cost $4,000 to print. Il contains his.
torical records Of ell arts, crafts and
Industries.
Fifty-fve nations have been asked
to take part in the exposition. Il is
one Of the rules Of the exposition that
no country can have separate build
/ ing unless the executive or ruler OF
that country announces his intention
OF visiting the exposition.
Cameras may be taken into the
| ground at a cost OF ten cents each. II.
however. any one wishes to photo
| graph works OF art a special permit
Will be necessary.
l. Electrical science will have for its
use the largest of the special palaces; /;
| this building is 1.275 feet long and $50
| feet wide, and Will be the source OF
all the vast electric energy used upon
the grounds. 1t is made of glass and
at night will look like gigantic bea-
con of light
The summit OF the Eiffel tower
one of the reminders Of the last ex-
position-has been linked with the
distant tower OF the Trocadero by
means of an endless cable bridge One
can journey by means OF a sedan chair
from one end OF the grounds TO an.
other. and thus have a superb birds.
eve view Of the grounds The Eiffel
tower is being painted yellow: at the
bottom deep orange and gold at top
5000 electric lights viii bring out a
striking effect at night. r
i Another enterprise Is gigantic
4 pivoted tower In telescope fashion Il
comes to the ground to receive pas
sengers. then gradually extends itsel.
to it's full height. and after remaining
stationary for a few minutes. swings
! around like huge crane, and. collaps
ing again deposits its human load on
the opposite side of the grounds.
The worlds largest music box. made
by an Italian. who has spend fifteen
years in it's construction. win be given
space Its proper name Is a autoelec-
i tropolyphOne. This monster music
box plays every kind Of concert music
in the most finished manner In II are
concealed $4,000 pieces OF music ap.
paratus which alone required an out.
lay OF $4,000.
The biggest wine tun in the world
has been built for the show. II holds
$4,000 gallons, or more than twice as
} much as the famous Heidelburg tiin
Il is IA meters high and It's cost is
, 100000. One hundred persons have
been entertained al dinner in IT, The
. tun was divided into two floors, the
upper one reached by flight OF TWEEN
, ~ steps was used for banquet hall
and was gaily decorated. Il was like
the banquet hall of an old castle ThC
tun was made in Nancy.
The biggest room In the world vii
I - q. ..Ts L.. IL. L..
ing the greatest single floor space
1854 metres. In this amphitheatr6
$4,000 spectators can be seated
A mammoth telescope. which has
been made at the cost OF $500 900. vii
bring the moon within Q mile OF thS
Garth u magnihes 600 times The
highest power now known Is f.0Ol
I, times. Nearby will be a clock weigh
Ing 200 tons.
A mock volcano. or miniature Vesu
vius with real flames and real lava
will have restaurants. cafes, railways
D shrubs and rocks on the outside, anC
E within living pictures OF scenes from
I Dante's purgatory and paradise.
The Emperor William sends th'
Frederick the great collection o.
r curios literary treasures and French
l paintings.
y The Prince OF Wales is the commits
t sioner- general for England and he
= colonies He is the only foreign roya
= parsonage who has identified himsel
q personally with the exposition. III
e has visited Paris several times 70
a the purpose of viewing the erection o
s Great Britain's buildings, for whicl
d 100000 is appropriated,
= Brazil sends q collection OF 500 ser
- pents.
l. With one exception the Unitel
. States has the largest amount o
space-210 900 square feet. partly II
! the heart Of the exposition ground
and partly in the annex IN the Bois d
Nincennes. There VIII be fve hulld
I ings on the main grounds and two a
Nincennes. One national pavilion vii
be the only expensive building W
= will construct This will be on tn
= bank OF the Seine. Rlongside the struC
= lures Of about thirty other nations
u with Austria on one side and Turke
: on the other. In general this buildin
- bears remote resemblance to Grant
e tomb. In the porch, which opens o
8 the Seine. there will be an eQuestria
statue Of Washington, surrounded b.
Y a Quadriga. representing the Codes
J. OF Liberty in the Car Of Progress. Th
Is main hall Of the building viii cuntai