Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

Apropos of the movement under way
national exposition
International in Washington, The
r. Star in its issue Of
gave editorial consideration to the
general subject to emphasize the
necessity for success in case the
venture was undertaken:
AN important element that should
not be overlooked in estimating the
chances for the success of the pro-
posed international exposition is the
fact that such exhibitions are now
sure to take place at short intervals
in different parts of the globe, and the
one proposed in Washington in 1871
will occur at about the proper time
to make it the worlds exposition for
the period of the progress of human
invention and genius. The eager COM
petition among the inventors and the
manufacturers of the old world makes
1t certain that they will promptly en-
brace the opportunity to introduce
their latest achieveme and produc-
; tons to the eyes of the American peo-
pie. and our producers. manufacturers.
| inventors and artists must be perforce
on hand to contest the ground with
their foreign rivals for the American
| market. This wholesome emulation
, ton very complete exhibit of the in
dustrial progress of the world.
In this connection. as showing the
regular growth of the exhibition sys-
tenn to its present permanence and
| Importance, sketch of the history of
a o. We rrysl H.
origin OF these periodical collections
or the works of human genius is to be
traced to the annual displays of new
Inventions, which were first devised by
the British Society of Arts and Manu-
1actures in 1851, and continued for a
whole century till the year 1860. This
society also originated the idea of an
international exhibition. which was
successfully carried out in 1851. 1t
should be observed, however. that the
annual exhibitions of the Society of
Arts were always of semi-private
e slssrl being only accessible to its
members and their friends. and that
to France is to be ascribed the merit
OF having held in 1898 the frst public
exhibition. In this the exhibitors
amounted to only 40, while sixty
years later their number was in
been doubled had space been granted
to all who applied for it.
From 1898 the exhibitions succeed
ed each other at irregular intervals as
follows: 1893. 1901, 2, e. 10, '23. '27,
~. '39. ~ and '4s when they took the
shape and name Of international ex-
hlbits. The first of these was held at
HYDE Park, London, in 1851. with 49,
s37 exhibitors. Then followed the Paris
exposition in 1855. with 1884 ex-
hlbltors; the South Kensington, Lon
don. exposition Of 1852. with 2S.s5a
exhibitors, and the Paris exposition
OF 1867. with 42,237 exhibitors
TT may be set down now as fixed
fact that the system of Internal ionaI
exhibitions is a permanent one: that
somewhere in the world the producers
viii meet every two or three years to
compare notes and compete for mar
kets. Washington city is the meeting
place for 1871 and if our citizens take
hold of the enterprise in the right
spirit there is no good reason why
the rally here should not be as great
and the exhibition as interesting as
the most successful of, the exhibitions
of the old world"
Fifty years ago Washingt had for
some time placed spring balances as
m n s of
Food Merchants and vending food
Spring Balances. f tbe han ph nnt
an effort was made to- remove it and
restore that device to legality. The
Star of November 80. 1869. says:
BUTCHERS and others to the num-
Der of 300 have petitioned the board
of aldermen for the repeal of the act
abolishing spring balances The board
Of common council. under the same
pressure. hastily repealed the act. and
last night an attempt was made in
the board of aldermen to rush this
repeal bill through that body. It seems
to us that the butchers are making a
great mistake in the matter. BY
clinging to the spring balances so
pertinacious1y they will bring the
public to believe that there is some
thing wrong about the machine and
that they have a good deal at stake
in it's use. Now. we do not believe
that the butchers favor the spring
balances because they can be fraud
ulently used, as they are as a class a S
honorable men as any in any business
We take it that they prefer the spring
balances merely because of their con-
venience. A piece of meat can be
thrown upon a spring balance and
weighed with more or less accuracy
in a twinkling. But this is not what
is wanted by the purchaser. He pays
a high price for his meats and wants
to see that he gets all he pays for.