The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-11
PROC E>sES OF DEVELOPMENT
ATTRACT GREAT INTEREST.

In every Worlds Fair" he saws. There
has been the disposition To- give increased
space and attention To an ,Npositiop Of the
process of the development of tn, various
arts industries AND sciences. their ,voI,-
ton from small and insignificant bcyfnnings.
The great interest aroused by makipc ex-
hinits on this line has fully justified the ~
pertinent For instance. at the Chicago Fair
the people were more gratiiied by being able
10 stndy 10y object lessons the various stems
CT the evolution of a modern locomotive
rom Il teakettle On wheels than they would
nave been in viewing the completed PROD
uct. now matter how perfect. The whole
process of development was before the eye.
Does this not furnish the cue for Selling
on this idea and making il the fundamental
idea for a Worlds Fair? In fact can W..
not have an exposition Of the various stems
OF development OF all Of our great indus
thai arts? Are We not rather tired already
or Worlds Fairs? Are they not a vast NIX
ture OF trading booths and vaudeville mr.
toiInances! Can We offer any fundamental
change for this which will mark for ali
uhhe 4 radical departure from all Worries
Fairs preceding? l think We should seek
this Instead OF being an exposition Of the
best finished products OF the worlds skill
NV wv SlthlsT Il4iEa BE IN
sisting that processes OF growth shall lie
exploited.
How wonderfully instructive and inter
esting if We should illustrate the develop
ment of electrical arts in chronoioricaI or
der. IL is not enough to see A grand iu,u-
Bile and potpourri OF electrical appIiances
We must. TO get the greatest good out of an
exposition, be able to read In a series If OBJ
ject lessons. seen at a glance. the way these
Things grew from small beginnings. AS an
example. show the various steps in the per-
fecting of the telephone; the DEVELOPMENT
Oh the weapons and arts Of war. represent
Ing distinctly the method of their evolution:
The old and new treatment OF disease from
ancient blood-letting to the modern idea of
aiti-toxins; the evolution of mechanical
tools: the evolution o; musical INSTRUMENTS
or OF methods OF weaving textile fabrics:
the evolution of educational methods, with
school appliances, from ancient To- modern.
Many persons or firms exhibiting have
n their possession Interesting historical data
and Anticipated mechanical appliances that.
If simply mingled in their one exhibit. prac-
ticaliy would he lost on the mind, but i;
contributed to soine general exhibit ar
ranged specifically for demonstrating his
torical development Of such sciences. arts
and industries. would be extremely valua-
BILE.
This idea is fertile; it opens I'D unnum-
bered lines of thought and suggestion. Any
exhibitor applying this idea TO his special
art would quickly realize its strength and
the extraordinary interest that an exhibit
made on this line would excite.
The idea of evolution has been the great
est idea ever comprehended by the human
intellect. IL has organized and crystallizei
all the flotsam and jetsam floating hither
and thithe- in the stream Of knowledge.
"A Worlds Fair which exceia all other
worlds fairs simply in size would encour-
age the foreign criticism that We ourselves
are afflicted with 'megalomania.'"