Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-27
MExICo's FIRST EXPOSITION.

When all the nations of the earth,
 writes Otto Schroeder, contributed in
 such 9 liberal manner to the success oi
 the Worlds Columbian Exp sitIor, they
 knew perfectly we'll what they were do- Ing. Since the last two decades the
 United States have endeavored to con-
 quer the Latin American commerce. of
 Europe. Tke Chicago exposition. sup
 ported and promoted by republican
 government, had for the Americans the
 same political tendency as the Pan
 American congress and the Mckinley
 bill: the entering and the furthering of commercial relations with Central and
 South America, while Germany, France,
 Italy, Spain and England did not neg
 lecg to defend their interests. Inas-
 much as for the great mercantile battle
 upon American soil millions were spent,
 how much more will the prudent and
 enterprising merchants of the entire
 world acknowledge the importance cf
 that International Exposition of Indus
 tries and Fine Arts, which will be in-
 augurated in the City of Mexico on the second day of April 1S96l. This exposi-
 tion, winch will be the first one on Mex jean soil, is to include all kinds of in dus,rial, scientific, commercial and artis- tic productions and to embrace the
 whole range of human activity.
 As under the blessing and benefcert rule of President Porfirio Diaz Mexico's population, prosperity, means of con- munication and culture are remarkably growing and the amazing progress of that great nation is demonstrated el- most in every direction, it is the vital in- terest Of every American md European exporter to take prominent part in the Mexican Exposition. Devoted to that just principle of the honest business man do ut des" (both parties must give and receive) that same Mexico, which is sending her cereals and fruits, her coffee and cotton to foreign countries, is anx- ious to buy in return electrical and steam machinery, hardware and tools, plated ware and cutlery, agricultural rails and locomotives, we'll boring apparatus and pumps, pianos and organe, railroad cars for passengers and freight, mining apparatus, silk and wooden goods, printing presses and type, books and paper, maps and globes, 1 states ard Photographic stones, caoned | meats and preserves, clocks and watches, | quicksilver and petroleum and a hun ared other articles which she does rot | produce herself.
 Fully aware of this golden opportuni- y, number of prominent builders and of that great building center Chicago, have organized a stock com ,any the purpose of which is to con- truct the exposition palaces and to car y cn 8 general construction business in with the Mexican exposition.
 The federal government of Mexico has iberally consented to admitting free of uties all materials and machinery to De used in the construction Of any build ngs on the exposition grounds, and the and steamship companies will aTry all exposition freight at consider bly, less than half the regular tariff. While heretofore palaces used for exposi- ion purposes have led only a temporary xistence and while the white city on lake Michigan and the wonderful fair 2 Fairmount Park (Philadelphia) and he fair on the Champ de Mars (PariR) re now for us "a lost paradise, the ex. ositiol grounds situated at the foot of he castle of Chapultsrec will be the asis Of a permanent colony. of model { ty, which will open It's doors to all who ish 10 make Mexico thelr home. So le building material which at more or ss expense are sent to Mexico to con- ibute to the grandeur of the fair, will