The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-18
Germany and Mexico Begin Work
on Booths and Facades to
Display Their Goods.
WILL UTILIZE INNER COURTS.
Applications for Space Continue
to BE Received, Although the
Available Amount Was
Exceeded Months Ago.

Germany and Mexico are the first
Foreign Governments to actually COM
mence work on the installation of their
exhibits at the Worlds Fair. These coun-
tries have commenced to erect booths and
facades in the Liberal Arts. Manufac-
lures and Education buildings.
other Governments have signifeL their
intention OF commencing operations in the
exhlbit palaces within the next few
weeks. For the most part. the foreign
EXHIBITS }lave been assembled. and the
next step in foreign participation will be
to arrange for their display.
1t Is impossible to even form an csti-
mate ut this time what amount of money
VIII be expended In the display booths and
racades. That It will be enormous can
reaoiiy be understood when it Is known
that these fixtures will range in price
from $3.50 to $4,000.
Upon the proper setting for exhibits de-
pehos much Of the success of their dis
play. Even the finest objects, II shown
IN homely booths and cases, will lose
muGh OF their effectiveness. and are not
SO nKeiy to attract the multitude of WIS.,
awards. '''' jury VI
toI thls reason both Governments and
i no,,i, Will lay out money lavishly to
nntil the installation proper begins. con-
s Mi,I these booths. facades and cases
W VIII comprise lp the principal operations
IN every building. the Department Chief
passes e on the designs for the booths and
tins. They must comply with reguia-
IONS as TO height, color. size and shape.
50 that the aisles when the work is com.
p pnas NIL present harmonious appear
Ieat t., inc facades vary from 20 to $50
A As yet nothing has been made public
oy tne Division OF Exhibits regarding
stace ailotments either to Governments or
i,s 10 1Naa The business Of this division
n ~ more IN the nature Of regular CONNER
clai transactions, and is held as being In
large measure confidential.
Up to date about 8000. 900 square feet of
exhibit space have been applied for. This
Is far In excess Of the supply. In every
single department the demand for space
has much exceeded the amount at the
dlsI ,.,s Of the Exposition. This fact has
mpled the Exhibits Division to make Sc
branches are assured
Space outside of the great palaces re-
served ser for exhibits has also been applied
feet OF this space has just been assigned
to. the Imperial Russian Railway to ex-
hlbit systems of switching and blocking.
south Of the Administration building.
Even the courts around which certain
of the exhibit palaces are built will he
| converted into display space. Greece will
erect In the Varied Industries Court a
beautiful little temple in which to make
Its exhibit in that section. Brazil VIII
also have an attractive little building In
the court.
Greece was late in making its space ap-
plication and failed to secure an allot-
ment in Varied Industries. Dimitri Fac.
chiri, the Greek Commissioner. departed
Yesterday for Athens to complete the work
of assembling his exhibits. The last OF
these. he said, will be shipped by Febru-
airy /.
The Bethlehem Steel Company and the
Singer Sewing Machine Company are
can exhibitors to commence installation.
Italy will soon begin work in the exhibit
palaces. That country's display will in
clude an extensive display Of automo-
biles.