The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-07-30
PLENTY OF CHAMPAGNE.
Spain VIII Reproduce the Santa Maria
and Franco Send Her Famous Wine.

spain Will reproduce the santa Maria
and Franco Send Her Famous Wine.
Maj. Fred Bracket, special agent of
the United States treasury department,
sent to Spain to explain customs regu-
~lations to intending exhibitors at the
fair, returned to Headquarters yester-
day. lie was abroad eight months and
brought encouraging news to Director
General Davis. "The government of
Spain has really appropriated but four
teen thousand dollars for the fair said
Maj. Drackctt, "but that docs not begin
to represent the value of the exhibit we
shall receive from that country. Now,
for instance, the government has de-
cidcd to reproduce the Santa Maria,
Columbus flagship. Instead of making
an appropriation the government ship
builder was authorized to use all neces-
sary material in the shipyards for that
purpose, and he has beer doing so.
When / left he had ono hundred and
fifty men at work on the vessel. AS you
know, L government will reproduce
the Pinta and the Nina. All three
of the boats will be towcd to New
York to take part in the naval
review and then brought to Chi
cago for exhibition purposes during
the fair. Barcelona is the most
important city of Spain commercially,
and | found that there considerable at
tcntion had been paid to the exposition,
one newspaper having published a
series of articles written by q student
of American history who had produced
some very interesting articles on the
subject of the fair in 1898. We inter
viewed no less than ten prominent cd
itors CT Barcelona, with the result that
on the following day they all devoted
n large amount of space to the expo
sition. At Valencia we found q very
cntcrprising consul devoting q good
deal of attention to the introduction of
American goods into Spain. A large
firm in Valencia manufacturing ceram-
les from old Moorish designs intends to
be represented at Chicago. At Madrid
he had very satisfactory interviews
with Senior Canovas, president of the
council of ministers, and secured from
him letters of introduction to the gov
errors of the various provinces in
Spain. During subsequent interviews
with Canovas, and, in fact, during the
entire tine spent in Madrid. Minister
Grub coopcratcd actively with us, and
because of his very friendly relations
with members of the Spanish govern
mcnt was of great assistance to us.
The fac similc of the La Rabida con-
vent, which is to be reproduced on the
grounds at Chicago, will undoubtedly
be Of great interest to Americans, as in
that will be placed most of the exhibit
relating to the life and times of Column
bus
Maj. BraclSett says foreign exhibit
ors are deeply interested in the qucs-
tons Of transportation and insurance
and arc unable to get accurate informa-
ton on either subject. 'Thc French
he added, sis now fully
organized and composed of excellent
material. 1t includes among its mem
bcrs the venerable Jules Cannain Krantz,
commissioner general, a member of
the house of deputies, and an active,
Intelligent gentleman, speaking Eng
Lish very we'll. M. Grisson has had a
very extensive and varied experience
with expositions and NJ. Monteith was
to the fine arts department in
-OCJ dIu lo lultlllldT VIII AI1ETl-l anu
american customs. All these gentle
ncn, at some later date not yet deter
mined, expect to take up their residence :
n Chicago until the exposition closes. !
Thc commission intends sending an |
.rchitect and engineer to take charge :
# the erection of such building as will ,
'c put mp very Visited the great l
districts at Rheims and
and found on consultation
With the producers that the sales, not
outstanding the increase of tariff, had C
cen considerably augmented during
he last year and that they were very d
lvorably disposed toward the cxposi- o
ion. The fact that three firms at S
helms had shipped during the previous Ii
ear to this country 2s3,000 eases of
hampagnc indicates that there will be 8
0 question about having an extensive S
of that product 5