The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-06
BABY NATION ON DECK
Panama Will Have an Exhibit
at St. Louis Exhibition.
COLUMBIA is THE L0SEF
Panama Took an Active Part
in the Work.

St Louis, Dee. 5-The baby ma
ton of the world will have an ex-
libit at st. Louis next year; prob
| ably she will have a home of her own on
the fair grounds as well, for young as she
| Is, events of the last few months have
| shown a lustiness that has surprised her
Panama, the rev republic, is to be
| wei represented at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition and visitors will see
what she has to offer in the dawn OF
the twentieth century
In order that the Isthmian representa-
ton may be complete and work ct once
undertaken for the installation Of exhib-
fits, Mr. Ernest II. Wands, of New YORK,
| worlds fair commissioner to Peru. Ecua-
dor, Colombia ard Venezuela, has been
| instructed by President Francis at once
| to leave Caracas, Venezuela. where he
has been in conference with officials for
| several weeks, and proceed to thee apitol
of the new republic, for the purpose OF
completing arrangements with the junta
that composes the provisional govern
ment.
!
| exhibit the former state of Panama was
| the most active of any in Colombia in
| planning worlds fair display, and II
will be only a question of carrying out
the old plans on new lines and adding
| features that have developed as result
of recent happenings.
| AT the time Panama seeded from CO.
lombia, Senior Done Jose Domingo de
Obaldis was governor Of the department.
He had shown himself a warm friend OF
| the exposition and had encouraged III
| every way a liberal exhibit at St. Louis
! from the isthmian territory Although
Senior Obaldi could not afford to counte-
| nance the revolution, as he was under
oath as a Federal official. it is believed
that he will cast his fortunes with the
newest of all nations and that his WORK
on benalf of Panama's representation at
the fair will continue.
| Senior Don Facundo Nuts Duran was
| the governor of the District of Panama
at the time when Colombia was asked
| to participate in the universal exposition,
and he issued the decree urging citizens
/ Of the isthmus state to aid in the under
taking, which would give them proper
representation in 1904. He also appointed
| Senior GeraIdo Lewis, Senior Pablo Pinel
| and Senior Maduro as members of the
worlds fair commission. Senior Maduro
| subsequently resigned and was succeed
| ed by Senior Joshua Piza. 1t was there
| fore probable that Senores Piza, Pinel
| and Lewis. who were commissioners for
| the District of Panama at the time of
I he, I'M
exposition for the new republic of Pana-
ma.
If other states of Colombia join the
Panamains it is probable that they also
will lac represented on the commlsslon'
and that is a matter that will be imme-
diately determined by Ir. Wands upon
| his arrival at the capital.
| The entrance into the exposition OF
representa- tives from this new nation mas
caused no little interest in world far
circles. and already the director of works
has taken under alvisement the question
of a suitable location for Panama
/ building and the director of exhibits has
| arranged for space in the palaces where
the worlds wares will be shown.
No more interesting exhibit will he
made next year than that of the Panama
canal. This was a feature at Paris. but
at that time no one thought the great
ditch" would ever be finished. Now. how
ever. it is almost reality and an Illus
| tration of it's workings will attract uni
versal attention. To the end that this
instructive display may be complete in
every detail, representatives of the tair
in New York have been Instructed TO
supplement the work of Hr- Wands on
the isthums. Attorneys Of the French
Panama Canal Company in the metropo-
lis have been asked 10 secure for the
exposition the documents. maps and the
models that were displayed in Paris. and
Mr. Wands will request those in active
control on the isthmus to forward such
additional plans. etc, is have been Gre
ated since that day. He will also confer
with Rear Admiral Walker chairman Of
the United States Panama Canal Commits
sion. who Is now in Panama. and secure
his cooperation. TO the end that the
canal exhibit at st. Louis may be COM
plete in every detail.
How this model of the great canal, that
will cost hundreds of millions to con-
struct and which will change the course
of commerce. viii be exhibited. has not
been definitely determined by the expo
sition mana cement and win rot be until
after conference with United States and
Panama representatives,. IL has been pro
posed to construct replica in earth and
rock of the isthnus. on q scale Of 50
many inches 10 the mile. ard on this give
practical illustrations of the progress that
has been made in the WORK of eonstruc-
ton It is suggested that If this be done
the actual dams could be shown by mod
els. tina. models of the great dredge could
be placed in position and thar miniature
railroad tracks. laid along the edge Of the
miniature canal, could illustrate bow dirt
and debris is carried away from the
places Of excavation.
In addition to these living illustrations
Of actual labor the documents shown in
Paris and those that have marked the
further steps taken b.: the United States
viii form u most interesting collection.
They VIII call 70 memory the days Of
the master civil engineer De Lesseps and
bring TO light the daring prcjects he
planned and THE gigantic scheme which
failed even rs Gid John Laws Mississippi
bubble.
But Panama has more 10 show al s.
Louis than the exhibit Of the great
canal She VIII prove a richness in the
agricultural world that VII give her i'm
mediate rank as a producer. From al
the ports that are washed H. the Pacific
the best cocoa IS shipped. and frenl tbs
product IS manufactured the chocolate
and Cocoa which have delicate reeds from,
which the most expensive straw hats are
made and the screw piues tilat furnish