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riP'BveP5' well wlshepofthe Great Dominion
of Canada should read this pamphlet.
Gpeot Intepnotionol
6^bibition.
MAY 24th to OCTOBER 31st, 1896.
COMPILED BY
JOSEPH H. STILES,
Commissioner for Great Britain, and Member of the Commiitce
on Awards California International Exposition, etc.
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ADDRESS I PRO TEM
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!)T has been well said that expositions are the mile-stones
of progress, the measure of the dimensions of the pro-
ductive activity of the human race. They cultivate
taste, they bring nations closer to one another, and this pro-
motes civilization ; they awaken new wants and lead to an
increased demand. They contribute to a taste for art, and
thus encourage the genius of artists.
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There are no more continents to discover, but there is
much to do to make both hemispheres the home of intelli-
gence, virtue and consequent happiness. To that end no one
material thing can contribute more than expositions, to which
are invited in a fraternal spirit all nations, tribes and people,
where each shall give and receive according to their respec-
tive capacities. The above extracts are from an eloquent
speech of the Hon. Thos. Palmer, president World's Colum-
bian Commission.
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Almost without exception these Expositions havj been
industrially, artistically and financially successful. They
have influenced the nations in which they have been held in
no small degree.
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They have stimulated to renewed activity, have created a
generous rivalry, and have heralded a progress which would
not have come in 20 years in the ordinary course of events.
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^r Canada's Great Exposition will open up new avenues
of trade, and old ones will be broadened, and both will bring
" the Dominion millions of dollars and thousands of people,—
that will be the result to the commercial world.
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As an institution of wide educational value, its effect will be
quite as great.
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l^f New modes of life and action, new phases of art and
triumphs in science and industry will be brought before the
people of the Dominion in a form which will leave an indelible
impression.
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Taking the last three great Expositions, — Paris 1889,
Chicago 1893, California 1894 — Paris Exposition made a
profit of 8,000,000 francs, or $ 1, 6(X),ooo.
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The gold reserve or balance in the Bank of France was
enormously increased.
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The various railroad companies admit an increase in their
receipts over the same months of the preceding year of over
66,000,000 francs.
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The City of Paris Omnibus Co. of 4,000,000 francs.
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The Cab Company of 1,558,000 francs.
There were some 300 private open .s[)ring wagons making
as high as $50.00 a day each, profit.
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The tiainways from May 6th to Oct. 31st earned over
1,500,000 francs.
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Tile bt-lt line and Seine steamiooats did equally as well.
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The theatres all shewed large gains, the total excess of
receipts ot the same time (6 months) in a previous year being
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The restaurants were great gainers, the increase being
at the Champ de Mars alone of 1,640,000 francs more than
the previous year.
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To this must be added the strictly private receipts, which
must have amounted to many millions. From this the city
of Paris received untold benefit.
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No less then 28,149,353 admissions by ticket to the Expo-
sition being entered.
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It is also a mc»t rcniarkahle fact that duriii:.; ihf WoiUTs
Fair, iNS>). I'.iris was exceptionally healthy, statislies iiidica-
tint; a climimilion in the rate of inortalit)- .is eoiiifarnl with
former veai's.
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I'hilosopluTs have said for centuries pa^t that one do:-s not
think of dyini,^ when happy, and perhai)s this may explain
the incon<^n-uit\'. One thin.-;- is certain, that neillier the Pari-
sians themselves not their visitors had time to thiidc of-ettini;
ill.
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Then Chicago's World's Fair was a still more remarkable
success then even Paris, and both public and private enter-
prises made more money than in a do/.en years previously.
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' Both these were gigantic enterprises, therefore let us take
the last i;reat Exposition held in San Francisco from January
1st to July 4th. 1894.
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An p:xposition conceived on May 31st, 1S93, and success-
fully opened within seven months of its concei)tion.
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An I-:xposition that ranks third with the great Fairs of the
uni\er.--e.
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It reads like a fairy tale (no pun intended) to lind that an
Exposition in a State of one and a half millions of people,
thousands of miles from the great centres of population, should
have been so enormously successful
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It h;ul the most beautiful grounds and buildings, and in pro-
portion to I'aris and Chicago ijuite as successful.
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Chicago wnsalilt; to found a Gokuiibian Moniorianiuscuni,
and California likewise, owing to the large surplus left after
p, lying all demands.
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Of California i':x[)osition, the beautiful grand court
remains, also the h^gyptian brick art gallery, and in it over
600 of the best exhibits and works of art of eiiornious value,
purchased from the profits of the Exposition.
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■•The fact seems marvelous in a time of general financial
distress, when all financial and industrial interests were suf-
fering from contraction, when a wave of distrust and disaster
was sweeping over the world, and the men behind the sound-
est of institutions were trembling for the future. This idea of
California's Exposition was launched and forced to a success-
ful issue.
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From it California has taken new life ; from it th. golden
State has become known all over the world ; every industry
within its borders has received encouragement, every element
in the well-being of the State has received a stimulus which
will be felt long after the Fair is only a memo'-3\
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What Paris, Chicago and California have done, Canada
will do in 1896. Not on so large a scale as Paris or the
World's Fair, for in the great maze of exhibits at Chicago it
was a physical impossibility to see them all. In such a maze
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the best was seriously at a disadvaiitaf,fe, and those who knew
the vakic of their own displays will understand that Canada's
Exposition will be more select in its character but quite as
International in its scope.
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It is intended to have the main buildinj^s Oriental in
character and very typical of the l^ast Indian Empire.
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Of these the Manufacturers and Liberal Art's Ikiildin^
would be the largest, and resemble in exterior the pavilion
ofTurka, Kaiser Bacjh Lucknow. •. V-"
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The next buildiii^ of importance will be the Machinery
and Electric I^ dl, with its exterior on the lines of the Gate-
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And the Agricultural and Horticultural IVaildingto resem-
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The Administration Building in appearance like unto the
Golden Temple of the Sikha Amrit^ar.
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And the Fine Art's Building on the lines of the Temple
of Amritsar.
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This last building to be very substantially built, that it may
be left to commemorate Canada's Great Exposition of 1896.
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Also to have buildings givin- a street in Peshawar, India.
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A reproduction of old Pari-'.
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x\ repr^duetion of old Etiinburgh.
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A Ri-:i>KOi)i'CTiox OF old Londox.
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An Irish industrial village.
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In buildings of appropriate construction, all nations, all
tribes and all people will show the manners and customs of
their own lands, and add to the importance of the ILxposition,
possessing an educational value that cannot be overestimated.
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Three special prizes open to the world, of $500 each,
either in gold coin or a trophy of that value.
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For the best appliance or appliances for Dairy Farming.
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For the best farm implement or implements.
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^ The third prize for the most useful all round inven-
tion connected with electricity, and exhibited for the first
time at Canada's Exposition 1896.
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In awardinor these pri/.es, preference will be given to those
inventions provinor the most suitable to the lequircniciits of
the Doinim'on of Canada.
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Gathered from all over the world will be a loan collection
of historical articles, and appended to each the dat i that
made tliem famous.
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Most chiidicn are lovers of dolls; therefore, io pease the
juvenile visitors to the I-:xposition, it is hoped and- expected,
to have the loan of the collection of dolls of her most
gracious Majesty the (Jueen, also tlie dolls of other illus-
trious people.
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In connection with this vvill be an exb.ibition .f dolis from
all the best know r. manufictures from everv couiitrv.
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And three special prizes of $200.00, $100.00. $50x0. or
trophies of that value, at the option of the successful compe-
titor, for the hrst, second and third collections; and twenty
prizes of $10.00 each for the best twenty dolls .sent in by
private juvenile exhibitors. Children to be admitted free to
the buildincT containing all the dolls, but adults to pay ten
cents, the whole of the proceeds of the doll show to b. -ivcn
every week to those charitable institutions specia.ly devoted
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y;-^' Great l^xiKisitioiis will be held duriiii; 1S95 in Tasmania.
Atlanta, and the (jreat Indian rhn[)iie Ivvposition in London,
All the special leadin;^ features of the>o will be available for
Canada's Great I'>x!j(js;tir)ii.
Inirie Kiralfv', the _L,M-eat _i:,^enius and constructor, of A'enice,
in London, America. (Jolumbus, etc., is to arrange the brilliant
spectacle of the Indian i^mpirc, in London icS'95,and this will
be a special feature f>;r Canada's Great I^iir.
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All the advantages and experiences gained from the work-
ing of Paris, Cliicago and California's Lxpositions willenable
Canada's ]:xposition to ha\e the best results at the tninimuni
cost.
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And the pecuni ir\ results to the business community will
be ver\- great. I-'or instance, [)reparing the ground and con-
structing the buildings and the preparation of side-shows and
Concessionaires buildings, together with the installation of
exhibits, etc., will, prior to the opening, amount to a very large
sum, and will be i)rincipal!y spent in the city which shall have
the Lxposition ; aiu! in estimating the attendance at four
millions, this is far below what the writer believes will attend.
Pans iiad an atten<iance of over twenty-eight million ;
Chicago of over twenty-one million ; and California, far from
the centres of papulation, had 2i'^ nn'llion.
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Why, even Toronto Fair attendance totals up in a few
days 250,000.
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In a city centrally situated and available for all the leading
railroads and steamboats, it is more likely to have twice the
number estimated, which at four millions is a ridiculously low
estimate.
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what enormous benefits to railways, steamers, tram-cars, cabs,
private vehicles and theatres !
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Just think of it, ye hotel proprietors, store keepers, mer-
chants, real estate agents, house agents,— four million of people,
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Take the small average of ten dollars each, spent by four
million of people, a total of forty million dollars distributing
benefits to all.
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And the best incentive of all should be the tact that the
promotion and consummation of Canada's Great Exposition
will do more in making known the Dominion's resources than
anything else has done during the last twenty years.
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The following- is a carefully prepared estimate of the pro-
babie receipts and expenditures : ^
COXSTRUCTIOX E.XPIiXSKS.
Manufacturers and Liberal Art's Building.$i 20,000
Machinery and Electric l^ildinc. ,,'^^
I^^ne Art's J^uildincr " ■■" '^'°°°
Agricultural and Horticultumi' BuHding"; 75 000
Administration Jkiildino- '"
I^oiler Plant and J5uildinn.. '^'°°°
Electric li.dus.. '5.000
Grounds, J3and Stand and A:;idn::;;;::: \^^
i;lags. decorations and entrances
Inirniture and fixtures "" ^
Statuary for orounds.. ^'°°°
Superintending eonstructionand':;;:;;;;;; ^3'"^"
Special Illuminations. ^
25,000
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q^4^9,ooo
OI'EKATIXG KXI'P:nsES.
JVstage, telegram and telephone ^. on-.
Bands of music ^^'^^"^
Insurance -5'"°°
Fire-works ]'^'_^ " '^,000
IVintingand stationerv".' '''^°°
Advertising.... ' '^'^^^^
Gasand fuel... ^^"'°°°
Travelling expenses''"'"".'.;:: ^'"""^
Foreign agents ^'°°°
Salaries and wages '^•''°''
Newspapers ami nationiV^gitatio;;:;:::::;: '^o'ooo
Miscellaneous expenses '
25,000
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$303,000
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As it would be necessary to erect the
buildings and constructions before deriv-
ing the principal revenue (from admissions,
etc.), this will be done by incor].oratin-'
with stock capital of "^(^-^^ ^^^
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cessions
150,000
anci say that only four millions of paid
admissions at twenty-five cents each, this
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1,000,000
Tluis the receipts estimated are :—
Sale of stock d^„
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Admissions, gate receipts as above indi-
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Concessions
150,000
Total &■, r.
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Expenditure from these receijits for:
Buildings and construction $489,000
Operating expenses 3^.^^^^
Kcdemption of stock ^^^^^^^
1 u-enty percent, dividend on stock 100,000
C 1 L, 1 $1,392,000
Surplus balance '
258,000
$1,650,000
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Exposition itself, it is expected that the Dominion Govern-
ment will make a special grant for the purpose of enhancing
the displays of agriculture and horticulture, dairy, farming
etc with special commissioners to operate the same It
IS also expected that the Municipal Council will make a giant
^VIth a special committee to take charge of fire, police, etc
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And the iiKTchaiits aiui utlicrs lonii a ci^iiiinittcc to raise
subscriptions to boom tlic 1" xposition and city, between this
and the cpenino-, May, i3g6, as also for entertaining- the visi-
tors and special i^iiests durinjrthe Fair.
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liie i-ir,t:sii i iovernnient n^.ade a -rant (.f $320,000 for
Ciiica-o. and -ave $10,000 (or Tasmania and a !:,n-antto Aiit-
\verp, thus It is ,:n!v reasonable to inlVr that the Government
would hc.p Canada's l':xposition wiLJi a -r,,nt to be expende^l
under her own connDis.sioners.
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America assuredly will not be beliind in b -stowint^ a sum
sufficient on her commissioners to enabx- them to upju.ld tjic
dignity of her people and -ive a token of appreciation of
what Can.ida did fo- America at Chica-o's h\iir.
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Positive assuranc's have Ijcen -iven of the participation of
exhibitors from the foremost of h.uropcan nations, tliere
bein- a o-eneral desire to acquire a diploma and medal from
the Dominion of Canatla.
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All the foremost nations of the world have lield Interni-
tional l-:xpositions, and the diploma and medals therefrom
can be found in all the i)rominent firms of the world.
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The d.plom 1 and medal of Canada's Great ICxposition will
be a valuable accpiisition to the number.
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Many of the Icadino fums cf the Universe will exhibit on
that account.
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A pri/.c of $100.00 will be awarded for the best designed
diploma, and $100,00 for the best designed medal. Both
diploma and medal must be typical of what the Dominion of
Canada produces. And the competitors for these two prizes
must be citizens of the Dominion.
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" seethe palaces, pavilions, chalets, kiosks, banners and flags,
of all nations.
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of a great l^I>;posItion for Canada in 1896.
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