The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-22
EXPOSITION LETTER.
Written ror tie CITIZEN


but il inconple,eue>s Is the most
impressive fact about il. II Is
what everybody j, talking about.
Ii i impossible TO write about
the exhibit. while they are still
in the boxes. | take j, that the
subject in which YOUR readers will
br most Interested i the compar-
l>On Of the American exhibits
with those of other countries. |
have tried 10 make such q com.
parlsou but have 50 faT been un-
able 10 do 20 because only here
and there has al exhibit in auy
class been unpacked and set up.
There j. much dissatisfaction and
TecTiminariou, but. III a nutshell,
the plan OF the exhibition was too
big ali undertaking for the time
and the people. I've talked with
a large number Of exhibitors and
they agreed that they cannot
under existing conditions be
ready Tor six OF eight weeks.
When completed il will DO doubt
surpass all other exhibitions.
One OF the few completed exhibits
l. one in the United States sec
ton showing the total value of
the mineral productions Of our
country as compared with that of
Great Britain, Germany, France,
Austria aud Hungary, Spain,
Italy and Canada. The United
States stands first a. represented
by a column fully third higher
than that OF Great Britain, her
nearest competitor The other
countries follow in the order
above given. The comparison is
from statistics of 1898 since which
time We have doubtless relatively
more than maintained our lead.
The Standard Oil Company has
handsome exhibit; shelves
covered with fine glass decanters
showing oil in various stages Of
preparation and Of many quail
ties. | was surprised 10 see in
the object lesson showing the pc
trOleum production of different
countries OF the world, the United
States barrel, while much larger
than all others, was slightly
smaller han Russia.
There is an acre or two of i'm
mense glass snow cases in which
the tailors and modistes of Paris
have competed with one another
III the richness and elegance of
their costumed wax women. but
these are things for ladies TO see,
envy, cIiticise and adore. To i
man with family they are sug
gestiye Of bills and bankruptcy.
1t is to be hoped there are hat
few things under our flag at this
exposition as quiXotic as the So
called com propaganda. y xii
chen Las been established III the
third story III an American annex
for the preparation and liee Ills
trlbutlOn OF varieties OF corn
bread. | understand thar il l.
under the management OF a Nj.
Snow, who is a corn enthusiastic.
and who hopes by this kitchen
aud It's free lunch counter 10 prop
agate a corn bread appetite OF
taste among Europeans, and thus
increase the expectation Of this
great American cereal. But, a.
might have been expected. only
corn bread, home sick Americans
flock around the somewhat untidy
free lunch counter. 1t utterly
fails TO reach the foreigner. He
does not like our corn in that
way. lie takes it in beef, bacon,
butter, sausage, cheese, poultry,
mules and horses, and this is he
way in which We can most profit
ably furnish il. If men and mis-
slOnalies would only take advan
tage Of natural trends and be
done with silly propagandas what
mighty economy of treasure and
happiness would result!
1t gives me pleasure to write Of
one side show that is not a fake
and about which there is nothing
immoral or meretricious. 1t is
the Swiss Village. 1t is the
counter charm and antithesis oil
the Paris Exposition. You pay
your franc or half franc, ! forget
which, for, as the representative
Of your paper, | get in free. You
enter a gate and turn corner
and you are instantly translated
from big roaring Paris with her
painfully dazzling exposition into
the heart Of Switzerland. | mean
the very heart and soul of Swift.
zerland, for here it is. Can il be
illusion! No, for that is actual
water falling in cascade from the
mountain de,quite stream, too,
for it turns the wheel Of an old
mill in the edge of the village.
There are actual cows and goats.
There are stables with the Swiss
characteristic Of taking better
care OF the manure than Of any.
thing else. Here are dozen OF
more of small, tidy old houses
Just as Won will see them in Swift.