The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-11
THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION
The Achievements of individuals and Ma
lions Faithfully Recorded by This
Encyclopedia OF Society.
py FREDERICK J. y. sK,FF. Direct.

Dy FREDERICK j. Y. SI<tFE, Direct
or OF Exhibits, Worlds Fair.
The wisdom Of all ages Is none too
great for the worlds work. In this
single salient sentence, uttered In his
famous address At Buffalo in Septemz
Der, 1901 President Mckinley de
scribed the object and the result of
expositions.
A modern universal exposition is a
collection of the wisdom and achieve
ments of the world, for the inspection
of the world. for the study of its ex-
| pertS, by which they may make com
parlsons and deduction and develop
| plnns for future improvements and
progress. SnCh universal exposition
might well he called an encyclopedia
Of society II constitutes classified
compact. lndeXed compendium of the
achievements and ideas of society IN
all phases of its activity, extending TO
the most material MS we'll MS the most
refined. 1t offers illustrations cover
Ing the full field of social performances
from the production of the shoes on
our feet and the pavement beneath
them To n presentation of the rarest
and most delicate creations of the
brains and hands of men In what are
called the fine arts of civilization.
The Universal Exposition in st. Lou
Is In 1904 will be such social ency
elopedia In the most comprehensive
and accurate sense. II will give To the
world In revised and complete details
n living picture of the artistic and in
dustrial development at which man
Kind has arrived" and will actually
provide "a new starting point from
which all men may direct future cXer-
lions. 1t will present for the inspec=
ton of specialists in all lines Of indus
trial and social endeayor and for the
public an assembly of the best which
the world has done and has tn show in
industry, art and science. and, what
is very important IT will offer these
achievements of society, these trophies
of civilization. In highly selected. ne
curately classified array
The creators of the St Louis EXposi.
ton have had the experience of all
previous great expositions by which TO
plan and effect its high organization.
The continuous and repeated burden of
the message of experience handed
down by all eXpositions has been more
perfect. more effective classification
and arrangement of exhibits
The classification of the ST Louis
Exposition has been prepared to pre-
sent scquential synopsis of the de
velopmcuts that have marked mnnS
progress ON its bases will he as
sembled the most highly organized ex
position the world has yet seen.
The st Louis classification Is divided
INTO 10 departments, IiI groups ant
S07 classes These grand departments
in their order Will record what mar
has accomplished at this time with hi,
faculties. industry and skill and the
natural resources Mt his command IN
the environment In which he has been
placed
AT the head of the Exposition elias
sihcatlon has been placed Education,
through which man enters social life.
Second comes Art, showing the condi-
1lon of his culture and development.
Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences are
plnccd third. to indicate the result of
his education and culture, Illustrate his
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius. scientific attainment aud arts
tic expression These three depart
mcnts equip him for the battlc and
prepare him for the enioymcnts OF life.
! The raw material departments, Agri-
| culture. Horticulture. Mining aud For
cstry. show how man eonscrycs the
forces Of nature To his uses. The be
partmcnt of Manufactures Will show
what he has done with them; the he
partmcnt of Machinery the tools he
has used The Department of Trans
portation Will show how lie overcomcs
distances and secures Hcccss to all
parts of the world The Dep "tmcnt
of Electricity will Indicate HE great
forces he has discovered and utilized to
convey power and Intelligence And so
| through the several departments to
Anthropology. In which man studies
man and to Social Economy which
will illustrate the development of the
human race. how 1t has overcome tile
difficulties of civilization ard solved
| problems In which society Is involved
Last is placed physical culture. in
which man. his intelligence having
reached the supreme point Is able tC
/ treat himself as m Animnl renliZing
that his intellectual and moral consti
tutions require II sound physical body
| 10 prompt them to the proper perform
ance Of their function
Education Is the keynote Of the mi
vcrsal Exposition of 1904 Each de
partmcnt of the worlds labor and de
velopmcnt will be represented NJ st
Louis, classified ana Installed in suct
manner that all engaged or interested
In such branch of activity may come
and see, examine study and go away
advised Each of the separate sections
of the Exposition will be AN equivalent
OF or, rather. VIII be III actualIty d
comprehensive and most effective OBJ
Ject lesson in-lhc line Of industrial
and social achievement and progress
which its presents.