The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
FIRST OF ITS KIND

To be Held in This Countrywide Ma
ttonal Export Exposition aud Inter-
national Commercial Congress.
Throughout the country generally
manufacturers. exporters and other
business men are beginning to realize
that the one great commercial and In
dustrial event of the year is to be the
National Export Exposition, to be held
In Philadelphia this fall. The business
element Is approaching the immensely
Of the project and see how important 1t
Is to the industries Of the entire coun-
try that every branch should be ade-
quately represented.
The exposition is the first OF Its kind
to be proposed In America, and only
one other export exposition was ever
held In the world. That WINS In London
In 1897. but 1t was insignificant in com
parlson to what the Philadelphia affair
promises to be. This latter has not
only received the endorsement OF the
United States government, but OF the
British government. through Lord
Salisbury: the French government,
through the minister Of foreign af-
fairs, and the Mexican government,
through General Diaz. president Of the
republic.
President Mckinley, who has strong
ly endorsed the exposition. has been
asked to preside on the day of the
opening. and has intimated IL matters
OF state do not prevent, he will in all
likelihood comply. The President in
his letter of endorsement says: ut Is
a grand idea, and have no doubt will
be taken up by the whole nation. In
my opinion the export exposition Will
be like a great salesroom for the
whole United States"
The republic Of Mexico, through its
president, General Diaz, has also OIL
cially endorsed the exposition. and
General Dlaz will personally attend
and is expected to open the sessions OF
the International Commercial Con-
gress President Dnz in his letter SAYS
that the principal cities and towns of
Mexico will have adequate representa-
ton. and continues: ut will be a great
opportunity for all America to come
together and learn each others good
points and needs"
There may be said to be two distinct
features to this joint project--the expo
stion, a national affair. devoted solely
to exhibits Of American skill and In
dustry. with samples only OF foreign
goods for the guidance OF the American
manufacturer and eXporter-and, the
second feature, the international con-
Sress. where the foreign delegates will
be In control and have opportunity to
tell of the needs of their various coun-
tries, and to say what raw materials
they may have to exchange for the
manufactured products of the United
States Some such idea originated the
an-American Congress of some years
I'D - 'eS Vic tliOho VI PROCEDURE were
crude and the benefits resulting almost
nil. AT that time the delegates, who
were from America alone, We're escort
ed about the country to a number of
the principal cities where they saw
few Of the Industries Of the United
States. The time of the delegates was
necessarily limited. and not one-tenth
of even the larger cities of the country
were visited.
AT the national export exposition ev-
cry American industry may be repre-.
scented and arranged In pleasing dis
plays on the floors and walls of the
monster exposition buildings. And here,
within the space of Il Week or fortnight
the commercial Representatives. from ev-
cry section of the globe-Asia, Africa,
Australia. Europe and all the Ameri-
cas-may ascertain his wants and from
whom to purchase them. The dele
gates will here see In 4 day more goods
Of American manufacture than he ever
saw In all his life before, and he will
not be obliged to search the American
product out for there vii; be no other
product on exhibition.
The manufacturers Of this city are
not to be without proper representation
for the managers of the exposition
have already made arrangements with
many Of our leading business men who
intend to take space upon the floors of
the exposition buildings. or who will
go as delegates to the commercial con-
EreSS.