The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-19
THE ARTS AND GRAF IS
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
Tie Display Planned for Crescent
Park During the Coming Summer
Will Be a Notable One.

, sole income will be derived from the rent
ais OF exhibition spaces, which have been
placed at a figure averaging from s. 10
S3.50 per day for spaces of different sizes
and locations.
The status OF the enterprise Is. there
fore removed from the criticism OF being
IN any sense m0ncy-makins scheme
and appears 20 have commended itself
generally In business circles as one emf
neutly calculated go give stimulus and
impetus 20 the industries ot the state,
and indirectly greatly to benefit local
business
The various transportation companies
reaching Crescent Park are taking an
active interest in the matter and will
provide many improvements and ma
terial increase in facilities. Among these
may be mentioned spur tracks to be put
i'm by the Consolidated road on its War
rem and Bristol branch. just east of
Crescent Park. and some important inn
provements by the Union and Suburban
roads. while the steamboat company Will
be found equally alert 10 provide the
best facilities within its power
Many members of the general assembly
have expressed themselves as feeling that
the state Itself should be represented in
tho exposition and in connection with such
a policy It is regarded as likely that the
fisheries exhibit shown at Buffalo by the
which attracted such general interest
there and which Is now In the custody
of Brown university viii be seen at
Crescent Park In precisely the form in
which II was displayed at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition.
There Is also every reason TO believe
that the United States government will
have an exhibit. while another that can
not fail to be Of great interest will be
made by the Rice Growers association of
the south
II Is confidently expected, therefore. by
the association that the exposition will
be of such varied and attractive charac-
ter as to more than realize their hopes
of making Il miniature Buffalo" 10
which end the scheme OF electric light
ing decoration of the exterior of the
building which is even 10 surpass that
Of the Pan-American, should greatly
contribute.
The cooperation OF the railroads will be
a most important factor In the success OF
the exposition. and likewise OF undoubted
benefit 10 Providence, as arrangementswill
be made TO run special excursions from
all parts OF New England reached by the
Consolidated road and its connections;
and IL is expected that many thousands
of visitors will be brought TO this city
during the exposition in this manner i'm
addition TO those who will not avail
themselves of special days and rates.
The policy of the Hope Land company,
OF cleaning up the grounds OF Crescent
Park and the adjoining property under
Its control I'm every sense OF the work
which has indicated by its course last
summer. Is an important consideration
tending TO promote the success and es-
tablish the character OF the exposition.
and the attractive Narragansett bay to
strangers here should be a favorable
element In making the exposition doubly
attractive, and should promote it's legitt-
mate purposes by presenting a display of
Rhode Islands industries under condi-
tions seldom enjoyed i'm connection with
any similar enterprise elsewhere.