The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-20

Cuba-sociedad Economical de Amigos
Comercio at Santiago.
Bcuador-Camara de Comerclo at
Quayaqui
France-Chambre de Commerce ut Cas-
tres; Chambre de Commerce at Dion;
Chambre de Commerce at Masamet;
American Chamber OF Commerce at
Paris.
Germany-Handelsksm at Hagen,
Westphalia.
Hawaiian Isiands-Chamber of Com
mere at Honolulu.
Italy-Camera di Commerce. ed Artl at
Florence Camera di Commercio ed Aru
at Naples; Camera di Commercio ed Arii
at Turin.
Japan-Chamber of Commerce at Ha-
kata.
Malta-Chamber OF Commerce at Val
eta.
Mexlco-Camara de Comercio at Quad
alajara; Confederation Mercantil de n
Republca Mexico at Mexico City; LonJa
Agricola Mercantil at Toluca; Camara dc
Comercio at Vera Cruz.
Norway-Narske Handelsstands Falles-
farening at Christiania Drammens
Misunderstanding at Drammen.
Paraguay--Centro Comercial at Asun-
clon.
Peru-Bolsa Comercial at Lima; Ca
mara de Comercio at Lima; Sociedad
Nacional de Minerla at Lima.
Portugal-Associacao Commercial at
Coimbra.
Roumania-Chambre de Commerce ct
des Industries at Jassy.
United Kingdom--Chamber of Com
merce at Macclesfield, England: Cham
Der of Commerce at Sheffield. England;
Chamber of Commerce at Aberdeen,
Scotland.
Venezuela-Camara de Concrete at
Caracas.
West Indies-Royal Jamaica Society Of
Agriculture and Merchants Exchange at
Kingston, Jamaica; Chamber of Com
merce at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
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The first convention of this body was
held two years ago, at which sixteen
| republics were represented, and al
though of a very important character
there will be larger number of dele
gates at this one, and matters or
greater importance will be discussed;
| and the results which were then world
| wide in their effect lin incidentally
| placing orders for products aggregat-
| ing millions of dollars with American
| manufacture)-thi congress will fol-
| low on lines then laid out. and be OF
! prOportionately greater value. Con-
| gress appropriated $4,000 for the spec
| ific purpose of collecting samples in
! foreign markets Of merchandise used
/ therein, to be displayed at the exposi-
tion, to enable American manufactur-
ers to see that class of goods with
which they must compete; and the
/ products of a character as near COR
/ responding and competitive as can be
! found in the exhibition will be in close
proximity. presenting both phases OF
! the object lesson. In order to maintain
/ this principle and idea, all of the pro-
/ ducts placed in the exhibition will be
1 exhibited in classes by themselves, and
| the board of trade can better accom-
plish the object which they wish to at
tain by having the products of this
city in their proper places in classes
than all collected within one compare
| lively small area. The name of the
city will thus be displayed at several
places in the main exhibition building
| and affording that many more oppor'
tunities Of presenting the narIe of tht
! city than If all of the exhibits were
collected and showing the name only
| once. If II Is decided that a member
| OF the board of trade would devote time
to overseeing these exhibits and meet
! ing people at one or the other OF tn,
sections, the possibilities would be very
much greater for his accomplishing
something definite in the way of at
tracing the attention Of new industries
seeking locations than in any othe
way. This subject might be handled
to good advantage by the board o.
trade, with better prospects of success
in the objects they wish to accomplish
than in any other form.
o.
The success of the exposition is al
ready assured from the several stand
points of attendance of buyers; Of dis
plays of representative American pro