Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-03
THE WORLDS FAIR.
How Interest In the Enterprise Has Been
Excited Abroad.
GOVERNMENT SPECIAL AGENT GIVES AN Ac-
COUNT OF HIS TRIP TO EUROPE AND HOW COR
DAILY he WAS RECEIVED BY OFFICIALS IN
FRANCE AND SPAIN.

! To make the worlds fair a worlds fair in
reality every nation of any consequence and
several that really do not amount 70 anything
must participate in the opening ceremonies and
contribute literally to the exhibits If every
state and territory in the Union appropriated
and applied the sum of 100000 each for
quadro-centennial purposes there could be a
magnificent American exposition, but it takes
the people OF every land to make a worlds fair
To interest these many peoples has been work
of no little Importance, but there is a satisfied
feeling current among the worlds fair author
tiles which would indicate that things are at
least beginning to come their way
One of the special commissioners, who has
been wrestling with the manufacturing stranger,
Is Maj. Fred Bracket of this city. Maj. Brack-
ett who has just returned from his trans
atlantic labors. left Washington more than
eight months ago. Since his departure he has
travelled fully 5000 miles, in France Spain
Portugal and England. Most of his work was
done In the two former countries; forty of
their principal cities visited. While in
Paris Major Bracket attended the meeting of
the Society for the Protection of Emigrants.
This society. which is Europo-international
was organized because of the treatment of per-
sons who migrated to South America. princi-
pally Brazil. Some of the emigrants were de-
celyed as to the country and climate. many of
them suffered much and few OF them returned
to their homes. A philanthropic gentleman con-
eelved the idea of compelling the South Ameri-
can governments to tell the truth, and from
that idea sprang the society. Major Bracket
has gone to Chicago.
PLEASED WITH HIS TRIP.
Il am very much pleased with the results of
my trip. said the major to a STAR reporter.
Il believe it was a thorough success. Interest
In the fair is evident in France, and Spain and
the interest steadily increases | left Paris
about the middle of December and made tour
OF the principal manufacturing cities in the
west and north of France. These included
Havre. Rouen. Amiens. Roubaix. Lille, Tour
Going and Rheims. In all these places the fair
was being talked of. but none of the people
seemed To understand its scope They thought
1t was local affair and referred to it quite gem
orally as the Chicago exposition A very nat
ural result of this misunderstanding was con-
siderable apathy in the preparation of exhibits.
but as soon as the fact was made known that
the world was invited to participate many of
the enterprising manufacturers at once went to
work. Especially was this so at ROubaix which
Is the Manchester of France. The French COM
mlsslOn-hnelv urganiZed-is doing remarkably
good work in awakening sentiment, and it is
now evident that France will have a great dis
play-One of the grandest commercial and
artistic exhibits ever seen in any exposition
The government will contribute literally of the
ART cOilectlOrl- which Its possession and
such houses as Worths and the Bon Marche-
the biggest store in the worId-wiII comnete
actively. Textile fabrics, the higher grades of
Fancy furniture. bronze work. jewelry, cera-
mics and diamonds will be among the more at
tractiye features. The supply of material that
can be drawn upon is almost limitless. The
government exhibit VIII consist principally of a
priceless aggregation of tapestries, pictures and
statuary.
SCULPTOR RARTHOI
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e n'u oeeA u see me ana visited
nm III his studio He VIII ehdeavor, if time
permits. to produce some work : a special con-
trlbution TO the fair His idea of that product
was the figures of Labor, Justice and Education
supporting the globe. it NAV be. though that
he cannot DO a. he desires to because his labors
VIII be seriously interrupted by the improve
ments which the government is making in his
nelSbborhoOd. His house has to be demolished
anu as ne mas hVed III 1t for forty years he is
naturally SAD AT being compelled to leave it.
Every stone III II Is dear to him. he saws He
l. extremely anxious to have creditable repre-
sentatlOn from France at the fair and has done
great deal 10 arouse the public.
Il met very many people of prominence in
Iafls who were no less interested than he
Eeruand Aau. publisher of Eco dPdrtS. gave
a dinner, the object Of which was the further
ance of the fair At that table l met Proprie-
v.
his 'ari ian correspondent: Mr.. Favette. the
executive officer of the DEPARTMENT of com
mcrce: Mr.. Louis lIenrique director of colonial
exhibits: Mr.. Leon COuturat. an eminent law
yer and a worlds fair enthusiast. There we
discussed the methods which seemed to promise
the most popular publicity.
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