New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-24
A GREAT PAN-RUSSIAN FATp
1T is HELD THIS YEAR IN THE ouA,x,
CITY OF NIJNI-NOvGOROD.

VAST GATHERING OF TRADERS FROM A.,
CORNERS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
BOOM FOR THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
The Russian Government has just issued an r,.
lish translation of description Of the PanRus,,.
Exhibition In Mini Novgorod. 1t is a book Of som.
$50 pages, and contains a remarkable amour, !,
information. 1t SHOWS In a light the wona.,,u,
scope of these fairs their picturesque nature ana
the Kaleidoscope characteristics Of the ASSEMBLE.
that gather there representing the varied e,emen,.
OF the Pan-Russian peoples
This sixteenth Pan-Russlan Exhibition OF Insu,.
try and Art. 1t Is called. opened on June + \,
will last until about the middle of September m.
last one vas held in Moscow in 1852. These exhlM.
tons are the oItgrowth OF the odtme Volga Fa,
the origin % which dates far back In the history a,
Russia. The first OF the present form and scon~
was held in 1925. The purpose is not only to give
general view OF Russian industry. but also to sun.
ply an impetus IN the further development OF IN.
national industrial energies Of the country and 10
open new outlets for Russian products. The earlier
exhibitions were held alternately IN ST. Petersbure
and Moscow. Three OF them have been held n
Warsaw.
The selection Of Nijni-Novgorod for the present
one Is due to the desire 10 attract attention 10 the
East in view of the approaching completion Of the
great Siberian railway to the Pacific Ocean
Mimi was for many centuries the most easterly
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long time one Of the fortified outrosts Of Russia
It is a picturesque town. situated upon series OF
elevations known as the Dyatlof Hills. Its resi-.
dent population is 10000 and shipping Is Its prn-
cipal business more quaint and picturesque spo3
for holding a great fair could not well be found
The general arrangements are much on the mode
o. what Moscow used TO be- especially In what
was known as Chinese town" which consisted
entirely of shops. there being no dwelling houses.
al rfor no
trail pout OF the fair is the Gost!nni Dvor, which
consists OF sixty blocks Of buildings. forming $50
shops This Ia surrounded by canal, outside OF
which are stretched in various directions some 200
shops more. Each Of shops mas its own dis
,.nctive name, such Fur Trade Row., 'son
Goods Row" soap Row" Glass Row. ETC.
While the classification Of goods is not so distinct
as II used TO be, the general character or thess
divisions IS preserved.
Tho general appearance of the fair is far different
from that Of the old Eastern bazaars. narrow and
crowded as they were Here the thoroushfares are
broad They are Illuminated BY electric hghts oy
night and In order and cleanliness they resemble
the streets OF a European city Inc oriental
characteristics OF olitime fair seem TO have
d,sanneared The camel caravan is no longer seen
What attracts the greatest attention and intereT
Is the volume and variety OF merchandise displayed
The attendance from all parts Of Russia is
cesdlngly large. There are days when 1t is said
that there 10000 persons within the Enclosure
OF the fair During the forty lays In which It lasts
the transactions in sales exchange Of goods
said 20 aggregate 5OOO0o.O0) ruoes. about $50.
COooo.
While other famous fairs Of Europe have been
gradually dying out, the assertion IS made tina.
r-o Vo.ga fairs are increasing constantly In i'm
poriance 1t is said that even In Russia, while the
fairs at Kharkof and Moscow have fallen of in
consequence Of the rise CT the commercial traveller
and OF tho development 0. banks in these cities.
Min: Is becoming a more and more important cen.
ire for these great exhibitions.
At the opening OF the exhibition religious service
is he'd IN the cathedra! BY the bishop ana then
attention centres upon the Makaryeifsky Flag
Chapel where. after prayer and tie sprInkling OF
the flags with holy water the latter are unlurieG
This proceeding % watched with great interest,",
since that part OF the grounds toward when tho
flags ars, futter VIII according 10 popular super
s,ition enjoy the greatest amount OF success. On
Juv 8 the Feast OF s., Makari Joltovodski Is cele-
bra,ed this being the name OF me ia a;ba,,I 10y
Caucasians Pers!ans and traders from nentra
Asia have all arrived. Smaller buyers are then 70
seen In large numbers ana toWaru Ihe .sri n;
ton OF the fair the trade has become almost whoV
retail. , -.
Tie small merchants bring their stocks NH
them and live In her own Stops nar W 30 sots
or inns They generally secure the same rooms
year after year. The shops are open5i ABOUT
a. m and buyers appear about an hour lateri "a
The local fair clOaes usually aoou; september y.
Tho present Pan-Russ.an Exhibition VII close
earlier .,., ,os,u,a
of the fair Menag ,ries. sAocting Ga!eI.es, NC.
tres concert halls and panoralas are among mss
avenues OF entertainment. clowns ara narlsaH"S
perform open Platforms facng tne s'r ~ y,,ni
the nrocrau,ne OF the Moscow exhibition mas pen
Considerably extended There are IN all TWEEN"
sections in the exhibition.