Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-04
BRUSSELS CONFERENCE.

bdVSSGA0 VON
A conference will be held at Brussels.
December IL, 1900, under the convention
for the protection of industrial property.
concluded at Paris, March 20, 1888, to
which delegates from this country have
been appointed. Any lessening of the
difficulties that our inventors encounter
in obtaining patents abroad for their in
Ventors, and that our farmers, manu-
factures and merchants may have in
the protection of their trade marks is
worthy of careful consideration, and
your attention will be called to the re-
suit of the conference at the proper
time.
In the interest of expanding trade
between this country and South Africa,
efforts have been made during the past
year to conclude conventions with the
southern republics for the enlargement
of postal facilities. Two such agree
ments We're signed at Bolivia on April
"a, of which that establishing the money
order system is undergoing certain
changes suggested by the postoffice de-
partment. A treaty of extradition with
that country, signed on the same day,
is before the senate.
A boundary dispute between Brazil
and Bolivia over the territory of Acre
is in a fair way of friendly adjustment,
pTOtOcOl signed IN DecemDef, 1888,
having agreed on definite frontier and
provided for it's demarcation by a joint
commission.
Conditions in Brazil have weighed
heavily on our export trade to that
country, in marked contrast to the IA
Norable conditions upon which Brazilian
products are admitted into our markets.
urgent representations have been made
to that government on the subject, and
some amelioration has been affected. I
rely upon the reciprocal good will of
that country to insure us improvement
in our commercial relations
The convention signed May a. 1897,
for the final settlement of claims left
in allegiance upon the dissolution of the
commission of 1898 was at length ratified
by the Chilean congress, and the sup
Elemental commission has been organ
tzed.
1t remains for congress to appropriate
the necessary expenses of the commits
sion.
The insurrectionary movement which
disturbed Colombia in the latter part of
1899 has been practically suppressed, al
though guerillas still operate in some
departments. The executive power of
that republic changed hands last August
by the act of the vice president assum-
absence of President Sanclement He met
with no opposition, and following the
precedent in such cases the United
States minister entered in negotiations
Nith the new de facto government on
September II.
1t is gratifying to announce that the
residual question between Costa Rica
and Nicaragua, growing out of the
award of President Cleveland in 1888,
have been adjusted through the choice of
an American engineer, General e. p.
Alexander, as umpire to run the dis
puted line His task has been accom-
plished to the satisfaction of both con-
testants.
A revolution in the Dominican repub-
hic toward the close of last year resulted
III the installation of President JimineZ
Ivhose government was formally recog-
nized in January. Since then final pay
fnlent has been made of the American
claim to the Ozama bridge.
PARIS EXHIBITION.
The year of the exposition has been
fruitful in occasions for displaying the
good will that exists between this coun-
try and France. The great competition
brought together from every nation the
best in natural productions, industry
science and the arts submitted in gen.
erous rivalry to a Judgment made all the
more searching because of that rivalry
The extraordinary increase of exporta
aions from this country during the pas
three years and the activity with which
our inventions and wares have invaded
new markets causes much interest t
center upon the American exhibit anl
every encouragement was offered in tn,
way of space and facilities to permit O.
its being comprehensive as a whole ant
complete in every part.
1t was, however, not an easy task tt
assemble exhibits that could confidentl!
illustrate our diversified resources ant
manufactures. Singularly enough. ou
national prosperity lessened the incen
tive to exhibit. The dealers in raw ma
terials knew that the user must come t.
him; the great factories were contente'
with the phenomenal demand for thei
output, not alone at home, but ais
abroad when merit had already won
profitable trade.
Appeals had to be made to tn pa
triotism of exhibitors to induce them t
incur outlays promising no immediat
return. This was especially the cas-
where it became needful to complete a
industrial sequence or illustrate clas
of processes One manufacturer afte
another had 10 be visited and Emporium
ed. and at times, after promise to ex
h!bit in particular section having bee
obtained, it would be withdrawn
Owing to the pressure of trade order:
and a new quest would have to be made
the installation of exhibits. too, encount
cred many obstacles and involved nueS
pected cost. The exposition was ia
from ready at the date fixed for il
opening. The French transportatio
lines We're congested with offered freigh
Belated goods had to be hastily ir
stalled in unfinished quarters with what
ever labor could be obtained in the pre-
vailing confuson. Nor was the task
the commission lightened by the ia.
that owing to the scheme of classifics