The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
Will BE am Affair
OF Great Interest.
Atlanta's Coming international Exposition; Its
Probable Magnitude. Features and Results.

Atlanta, June 2S.--Seven of the re-
publics of Central and South America
nave formally accepted the invitation
extended through the United States de-
partment of State, to make exhibits at
the coming International and Cotton
States exhibition. which Is soon to be
held in this city, and four of them have
arranged to erect buildings of their own
while 10000 square feet of floor space
nave been taken by European exhibit
ors. This does not include the cosmo-
politan makeup of the Midway Heights,
which will be vertable mosaic of all
nations.
The Argentine Republic was the first
to take advantage of the opportunity
offered by the exposition to build up the
trade relations between the United
States and the countries to the south
of us. This enterprlsing country has
preserved intact in its handsome exhibit
made at the Worlds Fair. When the
Columbian Exposition closed the Argen-
tine Republic presented Its exhibit to
the City of Philadelphia, with the un-
derstanding that 1t might be used by the
tions. To renovate the exhibit and erect
a building in which it might be housed
the Argentine congress has appropriated
$4,000 in gold. an advantageous site has
been selected on the exposition grounds,
and the preparations for refitting the
exhibit are being pushed. They will
make particularly elaborate display of
their forestry resources. The forests Of
Argentine are remarkably valuable, and
they have recently organized forestry
bureau in charge of a distinguished
German expert. who will have charge of
the forestry exhibit of the Republic
at Atlanta. The Argentine minister. DR..
Zeballos, claims that in few years we
will be going to this country for our
forestry supplies.
Chile Follows Suit.
Chile soon followed in the path of
Argentina, and appropriated $40 600 in
gold fer an exhibit of its industries. A
particularly fine exhibit will be made of
the nitrate industry, which has such an
important bearing on the fertilizer trade
of the union. Salvador and Costa Rica
have both made appropriations, and the
designs for buildings have been pre-
pared. Honduras will erect n house of
mahogany. Venezuela, Paraguay, Guat-
emala and Nicaragua have all formally
announced their intention to be repre-
sented, and reports from those countries
are to the effect that preparations are
under way. Mexico has not acted
officially, but President Diaz has taken
upon himself the task of pushing the ex-
position as great opportunity for
Mexico to advertise its resources. and
handsome exhibits will come from that
country. President Diaz has also ten
dered to the exposition the use of the
famous Eighth Regiment Military band,
which created such a sensation in this
conutry some years ago. This band will
play in the Mexican village on the Mid
way Heights. The village will be a
typical representation of old Mexico.
While none of the European coun-
tries has formally accepted the invita-
ton of the exposition to make exhibits.
under the Direction of a foreign COM
missioner, with subcommissioners in
every leading capital on the continent,
more than 10000 square feet of space