The Press., 1904-07-27
WORLDS FAIR.

WORLDS FAIR.
st. Louis, the fourth city in point
of population in the United States,
has the largest union station in the
world. being double that of any sta
tion in this country, covering IL
acres, costing 81, 900, 600, 80 tracks.
q railroads entering it from all parts
of the United States. Vessels from
the sea ports of the world reach it
through the Mississippi river.
The entire issue of The Press would
but family describe the greatest of
worlds fairs which is now to be seen
at st. Louis. AS you enter one of
the 13 entrances and pass up some of
the main thoroughfares, the first i'm
preston you must receive is the i'm
mensity and beauty of everything,
covering space of 1910 acres, or a
distance from the borough to Stafford
Hollow two miles) with one mile
in width, taking fence six miles in
length to enclose it. The main
buildings of exposition alone cover
1873 acres, single exhibit building
covering more space than there was
in the entire Pan-American exposi-
tion. The Chicago exposition may
answer as matter of comparison on
ly, and was very far inferior in size
and quality. The Buffalo exposi-
tion, so noted for its electric display.
is in that respect small affair when
compared with the display now wit
messed at this fair. AS you linger in
the evening to see the greatest elec-
trio illumination ever arranged, all
the buildings being covered with
lights and the grounds SO illuminated
that midnight becomes midday, and
as the hundreds of thousands of lights,
partly in rear of cascades, are first
lighted in white, then green and at
last red, you witness scene that is
simply indescribable, and almost un
consciously you lift your hat and won
der what man and money will do
next. The best architects of the
world have here displayed their skill
to an extent never before witnessed in
one enclosure, and the marvel is that
it was constructed in so short time,
and the regret is that it must soon
come down. AS to the cost, fifty
millions will not pay the bills.
Perhaps the first thing you should
do is to take the electric cars or au-
tomobile and ride around the grounds,
that you might obtain a general idea
of what is to be seen. There is one
feature of this exposition that differs
from others, and is worthy of special
mention. The usual custom of show
ing on an extensive scale a great va
riety of manufactured articles, say,
for illustration, thread, shoes, pens, 4
wire goods, etc., etc., is now changed, !
so you can see the most modern ma
chinery making thread from raw cot
ton, shoes from plain leather, pens
of processes as we'll as of products.
Over fifty foreign countries are rep
resented by expensive buildings and
elaborate display of their chief prod
ucts, and they seem to have taken
pride in showing their goods, regard
less of expense, japan being very con-
spicuous in the list, while Russia is
very conspicuous by her absence, and
the space allotted to her and unused
is now wanted by Japan. 1t is by
comparison largely that the merits
and demerits of anything are best
realized.
AS you visit the different buildings
which on a gigantic scale show the
products of our nation, the genius
and skill of our people, it will dawn
on you as never before that we are a
favored and progressive people. How
ever, as you investigate you will find
that other nations have natural re-
sources and brainy people, and their
good and inventive genius are here
on exhibition, indicating that we are
not all the earth. .....-..
Former fairs have no parallel to
the opportunity here given to see ev-
cry tribe of people that the sun ever
shown on, to see how they live and
what they accomplish. AS marked
illustration the Philippine encamp-
ment deserves special mention.
Recent history has turned our at
tention to this race. Forty seven
acres are devoted entirely to this peo-
pie; one million dollars expended,
100 Filipinos ON exhibition. They
have erected their own style of
houses, built in just the same manner
and material as is their custom. AS
you visit the different villages where
they work and play, entirely indiffer-
ent to the visitors eye, with but lit
tie clothing attached to their person,
with copper -colored skin and small
stature, you will observe one of the
most uncivilized and uneducated tribes
that has ever been your lot to see.
Two ideas will come to your mind,
perhaps; one, gratitude that you were
not born in such barbarous country
another, why did United States ever
allow itself to be burdened with such
a race. But as you examine the 20,
900 exhibits and the schools of the
more civilized you will see intelli-
gence and possibilities.
Machinery representing cost of $8,
100000, in machinery building,
shows wonderful progress in that
line. It is here that the power for
everything is generated. Boilers
with forty thousand horse pow
ar from the most progressive manu-