The sun., 1901-03-31
THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION.
A COMING OBJECT LESSON or THy ~
DESTRYAL REyOLrIION.

DUsTRYAL REvOLrTjON.
Ansricss. Display Of labor Saving Machiner,
and Russia's show OF Raw Materials Its
Features The Buildings In "c-t Ind Park
LONDON, March % wren Gl'-gow opens
her International Exhibition carl" in May
the British people will hive their first or-
portunlty of realizing the u"urhou' r"roln-
hon that is quietly bu not -lowlv trans
forming the lives of IA" leddlug Wations IN
the world There is no rr"t"nc" 'h"i II j. u"
he conducted on the Ng'i rus ulpl "lliah li""
OF Paris or Chicago: but r. j, -" greatest
and the most interesting s,usn" ni the Nhd
yet undertaken in this cuuu'rN
There il ftnp.s IN GlI-gDv hcig the
scene Of II The second city Of ia" Empire
which Is the correct synonym tn u~e. - more
than the hendQ uErter- Of British smphulhhng'
engineering and iron. bes.u"- having "a huHy
oyer-sea commerce. It. taste ana eNeou-
Hon in art place II certainly abreas, OF amy
Aty In the United Kingdom European
art centres think more highly oi th" present
Clasgow school than OF ANYTHING elise thal
.mapates from these islands The Art Gallery
Al the coming exhibition j. To contain th'
largest collection of pan,ings from nlI Houro'>
ever presented in this country aud u 20 re-
main n permanent ornament TO the 'itN
,ftsr the industrial and miscellaneous DIS
plsy has run It's ak months life and both
the aheik from Morocco. who may not work
becsuse he Is too proud. and IN" noun"
from Russia, who will not work much ne
cause he s too lazy have lrit their r"spe"uv"
locations in the eNh btiOn grounds ana re-
turned whence they came
But il is chiefly With III" industrial Interests
,rou sod and in illustration of I'VE SUNS
recen, series of articles on the Coinmerca
opportunities opened up IN all branches ~
tbe worlds trade that this article i con-
crrned SIN correspondent was thls
week oondu cted through all the departments
Of the exhibition. which H. nov well on ns
wsy toward readiness. and should he N COM
plete order ny the opening day. The saleh'
and memorable features scon were the OK
hibits Of labor-saving appliances IN tho
machinery hall, made mostly 10y American
drms and the evident determination o'
,he Russian Government to introduc" IL
territory TO the world as the greatest future
suppler Of food-tuls and raw produc"
Neither tho United States nor Germany Ia
or'cially associated with the exhibition,
although they are NJ once the chie' custom
.rs and chief rivals Of this country, hut their
manufacturers have not withheld France.
trne 90 her traditions NJ the friend of progress
and light and fraternity. IL very Handsomely
represented and has her own section
The exhibition grounds spread very at
-ractively over Glaseows West End Park on
either side OF the Kelvin stream and m the
green slopes 10 the ratings of Glasgow Uni
vcrsity From the heart of the city you
Journey through the busting channels ot
Scotand's commercial capital into long
street called the Durnbarton road, where the
small tradesman about q mile out finds his
business premises confronted with the arch
itectlre of the Spanish renaissance In white
walls with overhnngng shades Of green
root Even In March and while still In the
builders hands the various section halls
grouped over hundred acres look As cheerful
as could be wished
American exhibitors conane themselves
chiefly 10 the Machinery Hall, 500 feet long by
$40 feet wide Here the bases for some nj the
bis plants displayed are As deep and solid in
brick and mortar as thought they were laid
10 be foundations for solid permanent build |
ing The biggest German Xhibitors in this
department are Schuchert s Co. who hringall
kinds Of electrical appliances Their distinct
I've feature IL inai lliSltdu Va ''l'llNlHE Nlc
power over long wires or shafts the engines
are applied directly 20 the machinery they
are to drive. obtaining thereby a great econ
omy In power
The Industrial Hall Ia 700 feet long by 3sO
feet wide and is reached from the Machinery
Hall by a covered avenue sOo feet long by 70
feet wide In cases along this avenue will be
a hundred selected models TO show the de-
~ NM " during thu
last century, a most interesting display for
the cradle and even now the headquarters
Of steamship building in the world
By way Of adding splash oi festive color
to the end OF the avenue Morocco has put up
= most kaleidosconic Moorish kiosk Every
particle Of IT, ,oiored wood was put together
BY hand in Tang,er- and II is being htte ed
together here 4 Moor educated at the
Military College ~ chatham - responsible
for the design and couple o. '-hsikhs folded
up In their daTK cio1he and purpl" hood. are
not above wlrmiug their hand. A. the plumb
rr's Are. though th"ir lre-ence otherwise
~ confined strictly ~ idd,rg Il guilty 10 neaner
mems toll.
France and Russia has" their -ptces in the
industrial IIll h",jiv canada. Western
Australia, Queensland and India. not for
getting the much distracted British South
Africa The Centrdl dom" Of he exhibition
rises over the Industrial Hall II is 2oo feet
nigh and 80 feet IN diameter and viii b. sur
mounted by great white pla-t"red rgure
~ Light. A hn- wid" gallery and tea room
up the dome give the finest view Of the rEhi-
bition grounds. where amusements OF the
water-chute and ~wItChhack RAILWAY order
are not forgotten.
The athletic department has trespa>sed
by consent upon the grounds of Glasgow
University. The academic mind proved not
without aptness for a bargain. for the Exhi-
hilton authorities get their grounds back
after the exhibition with fresh tracl; and
stand accommodating 5000 people pre-
.ented 10 them The grounds have a four-lap
cement track for CyCies and n cnder track
for pedestrians euorcliug football ground
The last-named game ls the consuming pre-
possession OF the entire Wost oi scotland
10 its spare probably many OF IT. working
hours. week ago to-day mutch between
q team OF English and Scotch association
football professionals drew gate moHsy of
81, 900
The consumption sc ScG.ca =h!=key, Shich
IA the other national pastlmc, ha~ been made
the occasion for particularly graceful ac
quite In the Scottish characteristic Alcohol
can he obtained ia only three restaurant,
Ia the eKhlb zion and be right Ia .ell II has
been purcha -ed for { 600 u week pnid iurr
the exhibition money chest. rhc exhibition
will be open for tweut,-siI week. which