The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15

Porter, who was beside him on the boat.
remarking.
THE American always does right; this
is a magnificent building"
To many visiting Americans, however,
our national pavilion is distinct disap-
pointment. II is pretentious, almost over
powerng with its big domes and startling
fresoOes over the entrance, but it COM
pares unfavorably with the beautiful
buildings of even smaller Powers \ like
Italy, Spain and Austria which are its
neighbors along the Seine
The boats reached Alexander bridge,
where the party landed. They traversed
the bridge after adm ring the vista up the
esplauade of the Hotel des Invalides in
one direction and through the Avenue
Nicholas Hin the other. Along the latter
the President proceeded until he reached
the Champs Elysee, where the party en-
tered carriages and, escorted by cuiras-
siers. drove back to the Elysee. loudly
cheered by the assembled thousands.
Paris All AaIow.
Tonight Paris CLOVIS with myriads of
decorative lights which shine from pub
lie buildings, the Exposition structures
and the boulevard resorts. Thousands of
sightseers are riding through the thor
Oughfares or walking along the boule-
wards enjoying the perfect spring even
ing ItinerdnJ bands added music to the
festivities while fax rs amusa the crowds
gathered in front of the restaurants.
The cafes within the Exposition
grounds, which are barred to the public
until tomorrow, present scene brilliant
andattractive Nest of the buildings have
a row Of lights running about the friezes
which bring into splendid view artistic
bas rehefs statuary and other effective
art results with which they are decorated.
1t was long past midnight when the
masses turned their faces homeward. the
day and the evening having been spent,
as Parisians enjoys fetes.
Americans Great Display.
Americans especially will be proud of
their countrys display at the worlds
fair, for the United States stands second
only to France herself in number of ex-
hibitors which treble chose of any foreign
country.
The following is a table of exhibitors,
which speaks eloquently of American en-
terprise
FRANCE, $4,000; United States, 6,564 Rel
GUM, $780, Germany 1000; Italy. ZOO.
Russia, 1900; Scandinavia, l,400; Austria,
l 900; Great Britain, 5000; The British col
onies, GOO
America has three times the number of
exhibitors that France had at the worlds
fair in Chicag o. She occupies 329,O52 square
feet with her At distinct exhibition spaces,
80 in the main exposition grounds, IA in
the Vincennes annex, excluding the
ground covered by the Eagle surrounding
the national pavilion on the Quai dor
say
American enterprise, however. is not
only shown in the size of her representa-
ton. but also in the preparedness of her
installation as compared with that of most
of the other countries and ii can safely
be said that but for the dilatoriness of
French workmen and methods the United
States exhibits would have been exposed
in the show cases to to-day's visitors. I'm
fortunately French tardiness has ham,
pered all American efforts to rush mat
ters. Thus in most of our show spaces
everything is prepared, the glass case is
ready to receive exhibits, but the Amerl-
can officials are afraid to display the val
liable articles to the likelihood of damage
by the clouds Of dust arising from work
on the adjacent embryonic installation.
The highest testimonial of American
push comes from Commissioner General
Picard himself After comparing the state
of progress of the Installation of various
nations, he said ito Commissioner General
Peck:
1T is an object lesson to us all to see
the American people work, A. thank you
for your prompdtude and the advanced
condition of work in the United States sec
tons"