The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-05

ious members and the nations of this
continent.
The act to encourage the holding of
the Pan-Americau exposition on the
Niagara frontier within the county of
Erie or Niagara, in the state of New
York in the year 1901, was approved on
March g. 1899.
This exposition. which will be held
in the city of Buffalo, in the near vicin-
ity of the great Niagara cataract and
within a days journey of which reside
4O,000,000 of our people will be confined
entirely to the western hemisphere.
Satisfactory assurances have already
been given by the diplomatic represen-
tatiVes of Great Britain, Mexico, the
Central and South American republics,
and most of the states of the United
States that their countries and states
will make a unique, interesting and in
structive exhibit, peculiarly illustrative
of their material progress during the
century which is about to close.
The law provides an appropriation OF
100000 for the purpose of making an
exhibit at the exposition by the gov
ernment of the United States from it's
executive department and the Smith
sonian institution and its national
museum, the United States commits
sion of fish and fisheries, the depart
ment of labor and bureau of American
republics. To secure a complete and
harmonious arrangement of this gov
ernment exhibit. a board of mana ge-
meut has already been created and
charged with the selection. purchase,
preparation, transportation, arrange
ment and safe keeping of the articles
and materials to be exhibited. This
board has been organized and has al
ready entered on the performance of
its duties as provided for by the law.
I have every reason to hope and believe
that this exposition will tend more
firmly to cement their cordial relations
between the nations on this continent.
In accordance with an act of con-
gress, approved December 81, 1898. and
nj
commercial museum, most Interesting
and valuable exposition of products
and manufactures and especially
adapted to export trade, was held in
Philadelphia from the 14th of Septem-
ber to the first Of December, 1899. The
representative character of the exhibits
and the widespread interest manifested
in the special objects of the undertake
ing afford renewed encouragement to
those who look confidently to the
steady growth of our enlarged expOr-
tatiOn of manufactured goods, which
has been the most remarkable factor
in the economic fact in the development
of the United States in recent years.
a feature of this exposition which is
likely to become of permanent and in
creasing utility to our industries, is the
produced in various countries with
special reference to particular markets,
providing practical object lessons to
United States manufacturers as to
qualities, styles and prices of goods
such as meet the special demands of
consumers and may be exported with
advantage.
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
In connection with the exposition an
international commercial congress was
held upon the invitation of the Phila-
delphia commercial museum transmit
ted by the department of state to the
various foreign governments for an
exchange of information and opinions
with a view to the promotion of inter-
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with general and cordial acceptance
and the congress. which began its ses-
sions at the exposition on the 18th of
October, proved to be of great prac-
ticaI Importance, from the fact that it
developed a general recognition of the
inter dependency Of nations in trade
and a. most gratifying spirit of accom-
mediation with reference to the gradual
removal of existing impediments to re-
ciprOcaI relations without injury to the
industrial interests of either party.