Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02

ture, to stand on its high bridges that
span the mountain stream that divides the town.
to enjoy what is considered to be the most glorious
view of the apengow-the red sunlight the
mountain tops of snow-and to visit the historic
bear pit, all these are enough to draw you to Swift
zerland. Not content with these, the Swiss have
opened national exposition in Berne this year
and no visitor to Switzerland afford to miss it,
The exposition is confined to Swiss arts and
industries. To begin with the government appro-
priated 100000 and it is backed by the enthusi-
and support of the Swiss people. 1t fills you
with establishment and appreciation to see what the
Swiss are doing.
The grounds are, | should Judge somewhat
larger than those of the Trans-Mississipp exposi-
ton, but made more accessible by miniature
double track, narrow guage, street car line. with
open cars holding a score of people comfortably
that transport to every part of the grounds for
2 cents and afford pleasant rest between sight
seeings. / think the Trans Mississippi exposition
the most beautiful of ALL with its lagoon of water
refecting the blue sky and the white buildings
but the Swiss exposition has nothing to apologize
for as il is pleasing to the eye and credit to its
architect.
We were fortunate in having for guide George
Heimrod, American consular agent, formerly
of Omaha. The permanent buildings are OF re-
inforced concrete or armored cement they call
it here. European architects are vastly ahead of
us in the use OF cement for dwellings. They seem
to have realized from the very beginning that in
cement have a new and plastic building
terial not to be used substitute for brick
stone wood, but to be moulded into entirely
shapes for artistic exterior ornament and inter-
Tor decoration. The result is pleasing to the eye
and well worth initiating.
A large building is devoted to the silk industry.
showing each step in the process from the cocoon
to my lady's gorgeous ball gowns. The finished
product seemed to interest the women most AS
might be expected from a nation that builds tun-
nes through mountains, the building devoted to
mines and minerals most interesting, showing
drills work and sections Of tunnel construction;
blue prints of all the Alpine tunnels, showing the
dip of the different stratas of rock encountered.
ETC.. the geological formation and how the various
difficulties overcome. The display of
hydraulic machinery immense because Swift
zerand is the land of waterfalls and swift noun
tain and in connection machines for trans
hitting this power by electricity and for trans
forming il into electricity made interesting cleo
trio exhibit. The watercraft canoe-motor boat
luxurious gasoline yachts and lake steamers, all
made in Switzerland and plying the waters of its
lakes are interesting enough to confne the stten-
ton of a live boy the most of a day
The transportation building with its historical
display OF locomotive engines from the first loco
motive ever used to the wonder Of today is very
attractive but more interesting still the
mountain stage coaches with their many compart-
ments in front, behind and top, the most be-
wilderng contraption you ever saw, costing 81 900
or more and built for the mountain dangers; the
mountain auto buss, big a house, holding TWEEN
ty-five people and their trunks and BAGGAGE COM