The sun., 1889-12-08
aERMANY,s FLOATING EXHIBITION.
Details OF 1to Organization and Prospects,

Details OF 1to DETERMINATION and PrOspectn.
Arrangements for organizing Germany's
floating exposition are being completed
rapidly. central bureau has been es-
tabished In the Wilhelm strasse. Berlin.
committeeman have been appointed in all
the cities Of mercantile Importance throughout
the empire. and circulars full Of calculations as
to the financial side Of the undertaking have
been scattered broadcast over tho land. The
plan OF the exposition is to carry all over the
world a vast collection Of German manufac-
lures In O steamship constructed especially for
the purpose The steamship will be somewhat
larger than the City Of New York, will be
heated by steam. lighted by electricity.
will move at the rate of fifteen knots
an hour and will be called the Kaiser
Wilhelm. It will have three decks. like the
best North German Lloyd ships. Tho eight
big exposttio on rooms on the second deck will
sonable rates to exhibitors. A compartment
12xl3 feet will be rented for $500 per year; one
64 oes Vii Be- e T $50 opes
room. $40 per square yard. Wall room for
placards will cost $35 per square yard annu-
its on the tour OF the world, or send agents. at
o areRsonable extra expense. or may commission
the managers OF the exposition to close all
their business bargains with foreign buyers.
There will be also accommodate ations on the big
chip for 100 first and second cabin passengers;
second cabin passage. will be $1,000.
rooms and staterooms ior the exhibition pGr-
sonnel and tourists. cafes, restaurants. smok-
Ing and billiard rooms. q, concert hall and
t6ree s1ns' oleVators. While the ship S is A at
anchor in a, foreign port concerts, will
the finest Bavarian beers and the Best Rhine
wines will be served to the ylsit2rs Just as II
they were In Munich or Bingen. The directors
0f ha aTn q Y a a n
ceive on the average at least 1000 visitors per
sitlon will be about Si.20O,0OO. The running
expenses @ for M voyage go q tTo Yea years viii be be;
eriyed rom sales oisoUce to exhibitors w ss
timated at 100000 passage money OF princi-
pals aRents, and tourists. commissions on sales
oerts, profits OF restaurants and cafes. and sales
Of catalogues printed in the language Of every
foEs Sy Vss SnSs d saoaasd af the The ksSr aFS
Wilhelm will be not only selt-supportinG. but
will also net the stockholders handsome divi-
qend Should the first voyage prove success
ful. second one will be undertaken as soon as
the exhibitors shall have had time to replenish
The following list of cities. at which the
Kaiser Wilhelm win stop for three TO- ton
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PhiladeIphia, Baltimore, New Orleans. Gal.
weston, Vera Cruz Havana. Jamaica. Laguay-
"a Caracas. Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, santos.
divia, Valparaiso, Callao (Limal, Guayauil
lQuito), Panama, San francisco. Yokohama.
Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong. Manila.
Singapore. Batavia, Adelaide Melbourne sgd
ney, Auckland. Calcutta. Madras. Colombo,
Bombay. SueH. Alexandria, Beirut smyrna.
Trieste, Ancona Malta, TrlDoli. Tunis. Pnler.
mo, Messina, Naples, Civita- -yecchla, Genoa,
Barcelona, Valencia. Malaga. TanGler. Cadiz,
Lisbon. Oporto. and Bilbao.