The age-herald., 1901-02-24
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Eiffle Tower, to the Trocadero, where the
 French and foreign colonies exhibited, known as the orient was very appropri- ateiy called the Fairy Land Along the River Seine, the thoroughfare of the exposition, on one side old Paris, build
 ing of social economy and congresses.
 Horticulture and Villa de Paris, on the other Vaval and Military buildings and the rue or street of nations the gayest
 portion of the exposition, where nation vied with nation in their attempt to ex- eel in imposing and stately buildings. Mansast's gided dome, under which Is
 Napoleon Is tomb, closes the vista of the
 avenue Esplanade de Invalides. upon
 which are many palaces of varied archl- lecture containing industrial decorative
 art, and the wonders of the goldsmith art exhibits, among which were the most
 costly jewels in the world,
 Crossing the Pont Alexander IT,
 bridge broad as a boulevard, leaping the
 river in one span the gem of the eXposi-
 ton. standing peerless in the world for
 beauty and glory-not a dream, but
 reality resting on piers, the Champs klyaees Is reached, a model of landscape engineering, leading to the main An- trance of the exposition, an arch Of great
 beauty, with columns on either side, known as the Place de la Concorde, in architecture a fantasy similar to the
 
 Near this spot is located one of the per
 manent buildings and one of the most | Interesting on the grounds, the Reau l de Art Palace, which has taken the place | of the Palais de l'Industrie, a monument | of the exposition of 1889, in which will be 1 held all the great fetes. It is an archi- | tectural triumph, In form like the letter | II, its main facade fronting on the grand | avenue Nicholas II. The collection com l ba hoe cry nation contributing her best works. | acknowledged champions of art creation, | with the United States and England | close second In no branch has the prog
 ress of the United States been so pro-
 nounced since the Worlds Fair than in 1 her art
 Since a portion of Paris was surround
 ed by exposition buildings an elevated l platform railway was constructed, one
 half of which moved slower than the
 other, being a great source of merriment l to the visitors, on which you could stand
 or walk and ride as long as you wished | for cents or 20 centimes. By this means the greatest satisfaction was ob- l tained-sght-see The Nncennes an- mex was six miles away, where most of | the American machinery was on exhib-
 ton. It was the place for sports trans
 portation and railroad exhibits. Owing
 to the distance from the main exposition
 many visitors railed to see it. France
 never made such an effort to eclipse oth-
 CT nations In every line of exhibits and
 in quantity succeeded Nearly half the
 space was filled with her and her colonies
 exhibits. In all departments to the min
 utest detail was manifested the indom-
 itable energy and endless labor. The
 compilation of statistics elaborate raised maps. dra wings of her siphon water sys-
 te.1l, utilization of sewerage in asricu- 1 ture, naval, military. hygene, and every
 domain of science demonstrates that the ] French possess to a marked degree an-
 alytical minds. probing to the bottom | in search for the agent that reveals the
 light, even if 1t requires a life time to | solve; a combination of these forces rem
 der possible just such results as achieved
 at this fair
 The United States appears next on the
 list with 5000 exhibitors. What she lacked
 in quantity was compensated for in quail | ity. In comparison with other exhibits
 one was impressed with the originality 1 and simplicity of American ideas, the eVo-
 lutions of practical minds. Theory is
 essential practice effectual only that Is l useful and therefore practical that Is
 productive of beneficial results; hence
 Americans are christened the dollar
 seekers" and truly was the most bus | iness-like of any national exhibit. The | nurnDer or grand prl2eS, BOlu dIlu SllNer
 medals meritoriously conferred, is the
 strongest evidence of her power and im- portance in the role of nations A hun | drod fold will this country be benefited | for time and money spent, and as every | State forms a part of the great whole,
 each receives a part of the benefit. grand feature in the American sec | tion was the corn kitchen, where nearly | every day was distributed cakes and | do frnr nm a
 visitors, in order to introduce in the for
 eign market this article of food that Eu- | ropeans are so averse to adopt An in- teresting article upon this subject in the | October Forum by Mir. Crawford. an at
 tache of the United States, is worthy of | perusal. Corn in many parts of Europe | cannot be successfully grown, and as
 flour is so high the meal would be a good | substitute and the means for securing l for the United States a large export of corn.
 | Although Alabama did not contribute | one cent toward an exhibit, I succeeded
 in installing her products in several col 1 lective displays that were awarded the | gold medal, her specimens being among | the best in the collection. The Southern | Railroad cabin that attracted so much
 attention in striking contrast to the | great Hungarian wood exhibit. which I | doubt could be reproduced, was built of | Alabama logs.
 | As the letter A heads the list in the l alphabet. so Alabama Is destined in the
 near future to become the leading State. | Birmingham is already spoken of in Flu | rope as being to America what Birming | ham, England Is to that nation, and many Europeans are thinking of making | a tour of inspection. In my travels | through the German States, Italy, Aus l tria and Holland I was surprised to find | how well, especially in Germany Ala | bama is known, touching her great min | eral resources. No better corn or wheat l in the combined exhibits of the world | did I see than that raised in Alabama. ] The United States are far ahead in the l quality of corn.
 France at present imports 10 per cent. | of her coal consumption, which argues | for America a large trade. Germany, l Hungary and Austria were next in mas | sive and interesting exhibits. The pom | derous machinery manufactured in Der 1 lin and Nunberg was sight to behold; | yet it is cumbersome and complicated, | especially is it true of farm impliments. | In fact this is the case of all European l manufactures; even vehicles are not ex- | empt of being overstocked in material. | The turret-shaped building of Sneider & | Co.,, containing the new engines of de- | struction in these days of wars, who sup | piled the Boer Long Toms, and the Bick- |