The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
CONMERCIAL EXHIBITIONS.
The Zig Show That Will lie Opened IL
PhilHdelphia Next Fall.

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Ia December last Congress Appropriated
$3UO.OOO to aid the Philadelphia Exposition
Association to erect buildings in which to hold
the exhibition next fall OF foreign manufac-
lures and such other objects as may be useful
in comparisou with our own products. An al
dirional sum OF $4,000 was appropriated for
the collection OF SAMPLES Of foreign merchan-
disc that are demanded by various countries
and to illustrate how foreign goods are pre-
pared and packed for shipping. A large tract Of
land has been given fer the enterprise and
the erection OF the buildings Is about to be-
gin. The purpose OF the exhibition Is to pre-
sent In the most striking possible way the op-
portunities for foreign trade and the require
ments OF various nations. 1t is designed for
business men and is in the interest OF the en-
port trade. In addition to tho money aupro-
priated by the national Government largo
sums have been provided by Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. and a considerable number of
CORPORATIONS and individuals. 1t is expected
that the exhibition will. be a great success.
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PHILADELPHIA Commercial Museum. 1t is prob
ably the finest Example OF the permanent in;
In various countries for the convenience aud
education OF manufacturers and tho promo
ton OF foreign trade. The larger number OF
them thus far are to be found in Belgium.
France and Germany.
Inc .fnllduelpnla COmnerclal Museum Occu-
pies the, large buildings on Fouiih sire: I once
occupied BY the pennsylvania Railroad as its
general Offices. The rooms are crowded with
EXHIBITS, arranged by countries and also with
foreign manufactures which are exported to
lands where, our own goods come into cOnpe-
titt9n with them. In the department devoted
to Mexico. for instance. there are she wn not
only the products and arts Of that country, but
also the goods that are now being made in
various European countries and sold In tho
Mexican market. suppose that a Rhode Isl
ara manutacturer II cutlery wishes TO extend
to know the quality. shape and price Of the
goods now selling in the Australian markets.
AT this museum he will find samples Of the SO
goods with their prices and can ascertain all
the technical points. for instance. of tho varI-
ous sheep shears preferred In that country.
One department OF the museum is the hu-
reau OF Inform alton which collects and dis
seminstes a large amount OF Information
museum Is free to the public, but a great many
manufacturer who desire special information
The catalogue system makes it easy to refer
az once TO any ARTICLE or country represented
in tho United States and about 10000 in for
fiSn Gen Inbis s,, Il IT. is supported hy the city Of
scrlDers to whom the regular and special re-
Eurore IN 1873 greatly reduced tho export
trade Of Belgium. a Government examination
Gt the c%"nsulsr system, was made in the hope to
devise a scheme by which thelConsuls would be
more effective in promoting the commercial
relations OF the country. The first result Of
this Investigation was the founding OF a com-
mercial museum in Brussels at the ex pense OF
the government. with the twofold purpose Of
exhibiting Belgian manufactures and goods
that might be succ ~essfully sold in foreign
countries and also to show foreign buyers what
articles suitable for expectation could ba pro-
duced in Belgium. The Belgian consular
agents throughout the world were instructed
10 send specimens OF every article i'm ported
into or Manufactured in the countries there
they we're, serving. The museum was at once
successful and many other smaller museums
were Immediately founded in other towns OF
Belgium.
During the rast few years France, following
the exam pie OF Belgium. has established some
eighteen or twenty OF those institutions in her
principal manufacturing and commercial CEN
tres. and they are regarded US an unqualified
success.
Among other commercial museums. some
OF them private and others supported to a
greater or less extent by Governments. are
those in Vienna. Berlin. Stuttgart, Berne, Mi
Ian and Rome. A large commercial museum
is supported In, the Japanese city OF Osaka to
arord a central place for the ex Exhibition OF the
goods OF native and FOREIGN brndupara