Evening journal., 1899-10-31
WILL NOT
KEEP OPEN
Many Requests for Another
Month of the ExpOsitiOn-The
Managers UnfayOrable.
EXHIBITORS REAPED PROFITS

THE EXPOSITION AND THE TRADE
CONGRESS HAVE LAID FOUNDA-
TIoNs FOR GREAT BENEFITS TO
BUsINEss-REvIEw OF FACTS
BY THE EVENING JOURNALS
CORRESPONDENT.
Philadelphia, Oct. 3l.-One Of the in
dications Of the unqualified success Of
the National Export Exposition is the
request from exhibitors, recently
placed in the hands of the manage
ment, that the great show be continued
until December 81, a month later than
the date originally fixed for the close.
There is little hope, however, that the
request viii receive favorable consid-
Grafton. as individually the manage
ment is determined that, inasmuch as
the exposition opened on time, it shall
close when the period fixed for its ex-
istence shall have expired
One of the missions of the exposition,
probably its most important, was to
bring American producers face to face
with the commercial needs of foreign
nations, and in this it has apparently
been successful principally through the
medium OF the International CONNER
cial Congress, and a thoroughly organ
lied department in which is displayed
samples of foreign manufactures. each
exhibit bearing a tag setting forth the
name of the country where produced,
where sold and the manufacturer s
price.
Many of the exhibitors in the Ameri-
can section of the exposition have
profted handsomely as a result Of the
visits Of foreign buyers, who were
largely represented in the Commercial
Congress. With one firm was placed
an order for $140, 900 worth of steel for
shipment to Australia. Another con-
cern booked an order for seven loco
motives for Sweden. A hardware
manufsctory effected a sale of brass
and brcnzed faced locks to an Aus
Hlin importer A large shipment of
- implements to India, and an in
Voice f typewriters to Austria are
o,ker direct results of the exposition,
and the plea of exhibitors for a post
ponement Of the close is inspired by
the belief that by continuing the expo
sition the departure Of foreign buyers
would be delayed and further large
sales ensue.
A WORLDS TRADE CONGRESS.
The International Commercial Con-
gress was convened October y, with
accredited representatives from many
governments and delegates from
Chambers of Commerce in almost
every civilized country in attendance
40 rrrhf a
each day without interruption were de-
voted to discussions of the more com
plex questions bearing on improved
trade relations. Various solutions oi
the problem were offered by foreign
delegates, with many of whom remova
of tariff restrictions, as a means of ex
panding American commerce, was tn,
burden of argument.
WI Ting Fang. Chinese minister
TO the United States, made q forcibl'
appeal for the repeal of the Chimes
Exclusion Law, in return for the opel
door in the empire in the Orient. Al
isthmian canal was unanimously urgeI
as the foremost necessity towarl
bringing the commercial cities of tn
world into a relationship that can b
attained through no other enterpris
projected or undertaken. The Onl
point on which opinion differed was a
30 the choice of routes, sentiment bein
pretty evenly divided between the Gin
araugua and Panama routes.
The United States was represented 4
the congress by some Of the republic
most profound thinkers and diligen
students along the line of political sci
ence. and necessarily the acquisition {
the Philippines afforded fruitful them
for prolonged discussion. It is strict
within the bounds OF prOpriety, how
ever, to say that among the America
speakers on this subject therewas prai
tically a unanimity Of sentiment in +.
vor of the policy being pursued by III
government in reference to the island
In none OF the discussions was the pu
pose for which the congress was assen
bled lost sight of, and not the least ii
significant of the declarations by del
gates was that of Enrique Alzamor
from Majorca, Spain, who evoked a.
plause when he said: Trade is the be
balsam for the wounds that the WI
opened"
EXHIBITS OF FOREIGN SAMPLE
While the International Commerci
Congress taught through the ear. Il
foreign samples department impair
information through the eye, an
taken jointly, these two features of Il
exposition prove a wonderful unfoldii
of the possibilities for strengthenil
the position of the American prOduc
in foreign markets Manufacture
learned through the samples what
required of them to compete in the c
port trade of nations, and not Il
have already taken steps for quicke
ing their pace in the race OF rivals
Australian trade. Foreigners said
them; Produce this or that, and
will buy in America" The reply h
invariably been, in effect: Il will 4
prove on the article and lessen
cost"
The specimens of foreign manuf
turers run through the whole catee,
of products which are likely To ten
American producers. They were sele
ed abroad by commissioner. from
Philadelphia Commercial Museum. q
ed by the United States consular :
vice, and for their purchase .Cougr
appropriated 100000.
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