Arizona republican., 1901-09-21
A ST. LOUIS EXHIBIT
A Reaching Out After the
 Mexican Trade
A Permanent Display of American Manufacturers Is to Be Main tained at the City of Guada- lajara.

1 St. Louis. Sept. 12.ISt Louis enter
 prise will shortly result In the estab- | lishment of a permanent exhibit f
 American manufactures in Mexico. The movement has been in progress for ] some time. promoted by the Mexican
 American Commercial Go. of this city : in conjunction with the managers of it's
 branch offices at Monterey. the City of
 Mexico and Guadalajara. Mexico. iheo. l.. Helmers, vice president and
 manager Of the Mexican-American | Commercial company states that q, i building has been secured at Guadaia- | jara and prepared for this purpose. and | that it will soon be opened. Dispatches | from Washington. D. C., last month , told of a movement then on foot in the | City of Mexico to establish a perman- ! ent display of goods of American man 1 ufacturers, and at the same time 10 place in at least one of the great cities ] of the United States a permanent dis
 play of Mexican products. It was said | that St. Louis would be selected as one 1 of two cities in which Mexican exhib- | its would be made.
 | Manager Helnlsrs of the company be- hind the permanent exposition at Qua dalajaTa stated that his company had | for some time worked to establish d | si4ihiti lHSlitutlOn III the Clty or NICK ' leo, but progress was so slew that the promoters went to Guadalajara-
 The main idsa in such an exhibit f
 American goods is to get some of the trade which is now controlled by Euro pean manufacturers. The I.atin-Acner-
 ican club and Foreign Trade associl- ton have already done much to develop pleasant and profitable commercial re- { lations between Mexico and this city, a -l. H.
 member of the Latin-American clun.
 with which it works in harmony. The
 promoters are working on the theory that a great deal of trade which now
 goes to Europe can be diverted to the
 United States by keeping a permans Tt
 display of American made goods on ex- hibition. and this is the object of the exhibit. which is to be officially known
 as the Western Mexico Permanent ex- 1 change.
 The exchange building is arranged In
 an arcade. with rows of rooms on eitn-
 CT side of the hall extending the great
 est length of the building It has been
 remodeied especially for the exposition i The building is erected centrally and Is substantial ornamental fire proor structure of stone. brick and iron. 1t
 consists of one spacious hall. 161 feet
 by 49 feet and GA feet high. with abun- [ sixteen rooms, each containing 15S square feet. opening into the hall, and | 36 rooms which open into the gallery 1 or veranda which surroundy the build ing. Entrance to the main building is by four large arches. 24 by 20 feet each. ! In the south portion a hall .s to be ee- | gantly fitted and furnished in which the manufacturers or merchants who are subscribers or exhibitors will have op- [ e.. course with buyes. The exhibit is 10 | be maintained and no space will be rent ' ed for less than one year. The depart | ments are to be under the immediate direction and supervision of the boa rd ! of directors. An information bureau
 will be maintained, free to either sub | scriber or buyer. A monthly bulletin 1 is to be established for subscribers and l exhibitors. containing informaticn ' gardilg transactions, failures and mat 1 ters of interest to the dealer. besides / the laws affecting commerce. mining or agriculture. standing of Mexican fiji ms.
 etc. Expert mechanics will be provided [ to explain to visitors the advantages or , using the machinery displayed well as expense of running the same. The : technical department will also attend
 to the installation and running of plants. A legal department is provid- | ed 10 attend to the settlement CT claims
 and litigation and to furnish all data
 required to avoid loss and trouble with
 custom house officials. information as
 to documents. etc., which is all to be
 free of charge, so long as the informa-
 tion relates directly to the exhibits.
 Admission to the exchange is to be i free to all. It Is intended solely for the promotion of business. Only houses and
 manufactoriss of first class standing ' are to be allotted space. The officers of
 the Mexican-American Commercial company. org2 nized a few months ago, : are: Francis B. Runder. president: {: , Theo. w. Helmers. vice president and
 manager; Joseph W. Stippich. secre- ! tary; Vital w. Garesche, director and counsel. and Charles J. Owens treas urer. MT. Helmers has carried on the
 correspondence and negotiations with
 the Mexican managers. The date f
 opening of the exposition or exchange
 has not been determined. The work of i securing exhibits is now under way. A TRAIN OF BISHOPS.