New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-14
on A TRIP TO CARACAS.
A PARTY OF MANUFACTURERS TO OPEN THE DIS
PLAY WAREHOUSE THERE


tn. Steamer Venezuela of the Red D Line. which
will sail next Thursday from Brooklyn. VIII carry
a marty Of manufacturers and tusintss men to at
,on. tho onen,nr Of the sample warehouse which
tho National Association OF Manufacturers has
established IN Caracas, Venezuela The party Will
include the following;
William +. Fray, vice-president OF the John IS
stetson Company. Philadelphia. Frank p. Held. OF
Frank p Held G. Co.. Philadelphia; John b. CroX-
ton Of Croxton. Wood & Co., Philadelphia. accom-
panied by Mrs. CroXton and Mrs. A. G. Wood. Mt.
and Mrs A. F. Williams. OF Randolph. y. Y:
A. G. Elliot Of A. G.. Elliot e. Co, Philadelphia;
u. p Hughes. representing the Abram Cox stove
Company Philadelphia: Charles r. Connell, secre-
tary Lackawanna Mills. Scranton. Penn; NJ. H.
Gardner, treasurer Of II. c. Underwood Mdnufact-
vring Company Wabash, Ind, accompanied by his
son; l. Marks and Miss A a Marks, of New
York: c. r. auckland. OF New-fork. ana EDWARD
H. Sanborn assistant TO the president OF the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers. Philadelphia
The party will reach Curacao on the morning u
March o. and will spend the rest OF the day in that
quaint old Dutch Island proceeding the same nigh,
TO La Guayra. Venezuela, and arriving there at
noon the next day. The party Will go at once by
special train over the mountains to Caracas arrv
Ing there at noon. The 25lh and 18th will be de-
voted 10 sightseeing IN and around the city Of
Caracas On Saturday evening the 18th the for
nal opening OF the warehouse Will take place, and
dent Andrade. the new Chief Executive OF Ven
ezuela will be the guest OF honor, attended by his
Cabinet United States Minister F. b. LOOMS and
many men prominent In public life and business
circles in Venezuela will be present There will be
elaborate display Of fireworks In one Of the
public squares.
one OF the most Interesting features OF the open
ing Will be dinner, which Will be distinctvely
American in character Everything for use will be
OF American origin.
Vices in the morning, witness the bull fight in the
afternoon and listen to concert In the evening IN
the Plaza Bolivar by the National band. Monday
Will be devoted TO sightseeing In Caracas and an
excursion to the suburbs 10 view some of the plan
tations. Leaving Caracas on March %, the visitors
will go TO Valencia and Puerto Cabello sailing
from Puerto Cabello on March 81 for Curacao.
There VIII be brief stop on the island OF Curaeon
the way at Ponce. Porto Rico ana arriving IN
New-fork on April 3
The National Association OF Manufacturers has
Caracas. spacious store with frontage OF l20
feet on one OF the principal business streets and a
numerous rooms, and the exhibits will be classified.
The association does not undertake TO buy or sell
any merchandise The purpose of the warehouse is
Of Venezuela. and the organization OF the estab-
lishment provides for the representation OF exhi3-
dent agents and sell goods 10 the merchants OF the
country.
The warehouse will contain a library and read
ing room. In which will he placed files Of United
States Government publications and books contain
Ing such information about the United States as
VII, be of interest In Venezuela. The reading room
will contain the principal trade papers published In
the United States.
A. the start the warehouse will contain samples
from about seventy American manufacturers. all OF
them leading houses. Great quantities OF goods have
been shipped IN the last two months, and every
signments OF samples for the warehouse. The
steamer which sailed March carried several car
loads OF American manufactured goods OF various