Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-03

CentionS and wares had lnvadeu new markets caused much interest to center upon the American exhibit. and every en- coura cement was offered in the way of space and facilities to permit of its being comprehensive as a whole and complete in every part.
 It was, however, not an easy task to assemble exhibits that could ftly illus trate our diversified resources and man ufactures. Singulariy enough, our na- tional prosperity lcssened the incentive to exhibit The dealer in raw materials knew that the user must come to hlm; the great factories were cOntented with the phenomenal demand for their out mt. not alone at home, but also abroad, where merit had already won profitable trade.
 Apaeals had to be made to the patriot ism of exhibitors to induce them to incur outlays promising no immediate return. This was especially the case where 1t be- came needful to complete an industrial sequence or illustrate q class of proc esses One manufacturer after another had to be visited and importuned. and at times. after a promise to exhibit ln uarticrIar section had been obtained, It would be withdrawn. owing to pressure of trade orders, and new quest would have to be made.
 The installation of exhibits. too, en- ''--'N unexpected cost The Exposition was far | from ready at the date fixed for it's open iuc. The French transportation hHes were congpstcd with offered freight. Be lated goods lad to be hastily installed 1 in unfinished quarters with whatever la | Dor could be obtained in the prevailing l confusion. Nor was the task of the | Commission frightened by the fact that, owing to the scheme of classification | adonted. ii was impossible to have the 1 entire exhibit of any one country ln the
 same building or more than one group
 of exhibits in the same part Of any
 building Our installations were scat | tered on both sides of the Seine and in l widely remote suburbs of Paris, so that
 additional assistants were needed for the
 work of supervision and arrangement.
 Despite all these drawbacks the con-
 tribution of the United States was not
 only the largest foreign display, but was
 among the earliest ill place and the most
 orderly in arrangement. Our exhibits
 were shown in one hundred and one
 ont of one hundred and twenty-one
 classes. and more completely covered the
 entire classification than those of any
 other nation. In total number they
 ranked next after those of France, and
 the attractive form in which they were
 presented secured general attention.
 A criterion of the extent and success
 of our participation and of the thor
 oughness with which our exhibits were
 organized is seen in the awards granted
 to American exhibitors by the lnterna-
 tional jury, namely, grand prizes, 24O;
 oold medals. 59I; silver medals, 1I6;
 bronze medals, 541, and honorable men,
 tions, S32o-2,4T6 in all, being the great
 est total number given to the exhibit of
 any exhibiting nation. as well as the
 largest number in each grade. This sig
 niticant recognition of merit in competi-
 tion with the chosen exhibits of all other
 nations and at the hands of Jurles al
 most wholly made up of representatives | of France and other competing coun
 tries is not only most gratifying, but is
 especially valuable, since it sets us to
 the front in international questions ot
 suDply and demand. while the large pro
 nortion of awards in the classes of art
 and artistic manufactures afforded un
 expected proof of the stimulation of na
 tional culture by the prosperity that flows from natural productlVeness Jolnet to industrial excellence.
 Our friendly relations with Great Brit
 ain continue. The war in Southern Al rica introduced important questions. : 1 condition unusual in international war . was presented in that while one belligeI
 ent had control of the seas, the other ha . no ports, shipping, direct trade. bu l was only accessible through the tcrritor of a neutral. NeXatious questions aros
 through Great Brtain's action ill reSpeC to neutral cargoes. not contiaband i their own nature. shipped to portugucs
 South Africa. on the score of probable C suspected ultimate destination to tn
 Boer States.
 Y Such consignments in British ships. b n which alone direct trade is kept up bt | tween our ports and Southern Afric; f were seized ill application of nuniciD; |, law prohibiting British vessels from traC n ing with the enemy without regard . any contraband character of the good , while cargoes shipped to Delagoa Bay .- neutral bottoms were arrested on tl a ground of alleged destination to enemy H. country. ApPropl fate representations c 4 our part resulted in the British Cover l. ment agreeing to purchase outright q i such goods shown to be the actual pro J. erty Of American citizens. thus closir ,r the incident to tho satisfaction of the in
 mcdiately interested parties, although, Il e fortunately, without q broad settlemel Q of the question of a neUtraIs right 1t send goods not contra band per SC to l, neutral port adjacent to q belligerel s. srea.
 T. 1t is gratifying to be able to state tn T. the surplus revenues for the fiscal ye .e ended June 30, 1900, were $I9, ,527 ,O6t II 10. Y or tie SiA pitStdihS sNoio "S H' l. only deficits, the aggregate of which fro
 1894 to 1899, inclusive, amounted IS $2S3 ,O22, ,931 .14. The receipts for u r. year from all sources, exclusive of post 1- revenues, aggregated So6I ,24o, ,S5l.e d and expenditures for all purposes Q in cept for the administration of the post Tt department, aggregated $4ST, ,Il3,I9l. ,n The receipts from customs were. SZo a. 164 .SI1 1G, an increase over the prece ,d ing year of $27 ,036.3S9.41. The receiI y- from internal revenue were S29o,32 te 92G.T6 an increase of $21,So0, lo5.2o oy A. 1S99 The receipts from misceiianeo .d sources were S3S, 74S, ,053.07, as agail IT, $3G, ,334 ,9T6.92 for tine previous year. cs It is gratifying also to note that d' h. ing the year considerable reduction
 shown in the expenditures of the Gt he ernment The War Department expeI 'e itures for the fiscal year 1900 wt ;o- S134. .T71, 7677S, q reduction of S9o,o6 ve 4S6.69 over those of 1899. In the Ma op Department the expenditures were $5 ,t 953.OI1.12 for the year 1900. as agail ca S63, 942. .1o425 for the preceding year, n- decrease of $I, ,9S9, ,02653. In the expel ,,- itures on account of Indians there V
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