The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

voting their valuable time, at the
sacrifice of enormous business inter
ests, to 4his labor of love-, withoub
compensation
The scheme of this Expositiongis q
radical departure from that of any
other. The expeditions that have
preceded have labored mainly for
the display of products illustrating
the achievements of manufactures
and arts, and u of agricQl
ture, horticulture, mining, and other
branches, with attractions incidental
to all shows OF extensive range. Our
scheme oonpri-es an exposition of
proCesses-things in aotion-applied
energy. It ia proposed TO show not
merely finished products, but, what
il far more interesting, how they
are produced. This means, in manu-
factures, the entire evolution of the
crude material in its progress to the
ultimate product in the liberal arts,
the visible growth of things, under
the manipulation of appliances, into
forms Of beauty and usefulness in
the sciences, the gradual but sure
approaches TO actual accomplish
ment and so on to the end, q pr
mary purpose being to enlighten aud
educate as we'll "a t. please the eye
and entertain the physical Senses.
Though the exhibition of processes
is the dominant idea of the ST Luis
Worlds Fair, the ordinary features
of great ~expositinns will not he
ignored or neglected their number
and attractiveness will be increased
and enhanced, and we will not hest
tate, in the attainment of this end,
to profit by the experience of the in
ternatiOnal entertainments shat have
preceded ours. In a word, it Is not
proposed t. ignore any worthy fea-
ture merely because it has been ex.
plotted before, but il certainly will
be the steady purpose TO elaborate it
and improve upon 1t.
AS TO the material and physical
features of the Exposition, il is sum
oient TO say they will not dissppoint
the highest expectations and that
they may exceed them. Forest Park,
the site of the Exposition, is not ex-
oelled in natural beauty by any pub
lilo park in the United States and ia
surpassed by few in the world, and
it's adaptation to purposes is we'll
nigh perfect. About one thousand
acres will be utilized. 1t is not a
plain. The Topography is rolling,
with hills, valley 8, water courses,
meadowy reaches and groves Of for
est trees. The architectural features
will be adapted TO the natural oondi
lions as far as practicable, with an
eye 30 harmony and systematic re-
quirements, the entire scheme being
q series of pictures, perfect individ
ually, and oonsistent and harmonious
rs a whole. As our availsbl reR IL
greater than that of any other fair,
so will our buildings be of correspond
ing magnitude and effectiveness of
perspective, a wonder of architeo-
tural skill, vastness and complete
less. It is scarcely necessary to say
that the essential details for personal
comfort and convenience, too often
neglected, T engaging the special
study of our architects and meohan
los. There will be movable sidewalks
and stair ways and elevated railways;
and, 30 far as ingenuity and inven
tion can devise, physical fatigue for
the visitor will be eliminated.
In conclusion, 1 will say that, in
view of the consequence of the United
States among tae nations of the
earth, brought 80 universal attention
by the recent performances of our
arms and she development of our
commercial area, and in view of the
fact that the eyes or the world are
upon Us and that all people, desire to
know US better and bO:see what man
ner of men fhey are who G institute
this miracle Of Republics, We are AMI
mated by d patriotic determination
80 assert, in tbs Exposition, the
verify OF greatness and to vindi-
Gate our rank. The World 8 Fair,
therefore, cannCt be localized. 1t il
cosmopolitan and stands for the
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