New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

Stanley Bots. Special Commissioner FOR Ceylon %
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. at St Louis IS
at the Holland House. 8Ir Bois
CEYLON AT who Is Engishman. and who
ST. LOUIS has lived in the colony for
FAIR twenty years. Is interested in ship
ping and merchandising. and is
chairman Of the Ceylon Chamber Of Commerce.
"Our attention" said Mr. BOis was invited 70 ths
forthcoming exposition az St Louis by John Bar
W. H. Ffgg. the mercantile member OK the legs-
IauVe couhc4I was 10 LOiilo- nc "ds -11-5l -
his judgment as to the expedlency OF having rep
and upon t,T his return the Govsrnor s95ropr3ted
$4,000 out Of the Colonial excneqGer. OF which
SevinI, G6I,rr I exoeCt TO and about baif finished
@ aoGoirtsd f5PeSeb tb coac4rrsnf 1rsfsrsncs
Of the Governor and the planters OF Ceylon IN April
last. since which tins we have been busy with
our preparation OF a proper display next year. !
desire to be on the ground when the aI-Lsllns
touches are put on the building. JAat nOtnlhg nay
be omitted that viii make Il thoroughly Fs2re-
sentative OF kandlan arcnltect1Fe. r Osi.ls
IS located adjacent 70 the AsrlcuIt1rA y -l.1 Ia
and is certainly very eligibly situated IL VII %
play rejecting the natural resources OF CeJion her
soil products and the results OF her inosJTat a,e
IT1its5 sfates t,bier among these viii be plum
800 @ = -7s-sI nro51Icf and the two other arti-
cles which divide the nOnOr OF prominence as Sl1-
pies-products OF the cocoa palm and tea. Our
trade in black tea which found its principal mar
ket in the United Kingdom. had been on the wale.
and we turned attention TO the manufacture or
curing OF green tea for the Amerl an marNeJ Ile
export Of green tea TO the United states last year
10000 pounds and thus tar ms year y H -
been $4,000 pounds, and We expect 20 reach Ine
9Vy2 Su arH Io for the Christmas holidays
and return to ST. Louis in april OF next year Win
his family, remaining through the exposition
Henry L Pfnney who has been longer identified
with the firm Of Marshall Field & Co.. Of Chicago
than any other now In the
EUROPEAN service Of the establishment. has
DEPART lust returned from a vacation in
NFNT Europa II divided my time. SAID
STORES Mr. Pfnney at the Park Avenls
Hotel between London and Paris,
and had the misfortune to encounter wet, fossy
and thoroughly dIsagreeabIs weather both in Eng
land and on the Continent. / was not favQraoy
impressed under such conditions ana vas s1I ss y
in London and Paris are not as a rule, nearly 80
well appointed those in America. and W.
astonished to Be told in a large London store that
thew did not heat the place at the coolest season
of the year. l noted that the best stores enSiIJ
seI 1sn M stores % h. London and Paris are not tie
equal OF those In Nsw-Tork and Chicago Inc 5 9Ss
largest in this country but does rot excel IN ss
Of handling baggage in England where ne ensc eS
impressed me unfavorably"
William c Bailey. manager Of the new hins
Edward Hotel in Toronto. Canada. has just y
turned from a few weeks Visi1 70
TELLS OF London and Paris. He IS staylhs
NEEDS OF at the Park Avenue Hotel 20
HOTELS. ronto.' said Mr.. Bailey. IS a os'
tifuI and substantial city OF gre~1
wealth and experimenting the demand Oc~AiS y
modern and luxurious entertainment there
great tourist thrOng that crosses the =. 0O IsT-
Toronto is also the beginning pOlLt Of 80 --latest
hotel city the world. and in the matter SI,5ISSs
didly constructed and perfectly adapted Us1,isrd.d
II takes first place. But IN the matter OF So 10
service BY servants trained 20 tt the psseS-S,ss
which they assigned London and Pa. ,. -P arss
the best exampes and IN the une OF cJoS ss uscss-
excels.' Speaking OF the force or emp en-
sary properly hotel Mr. Bailey sA~ ,ss.ssry
der the Old American plan. whore Il Is 9essTs5rt
TO do everything for the entertainment an about
one servant to every guest but Of c9a,s sc,sr q
the European plan the extent and SSS-s. rega-
iates the matter or English hotels Mr. SAs sad
said: They are lacking in both hes,ess 6asSs
lighting and only Imperfectly provided vi IN
The elevator service Is anuquated anu N-
adequate
Fred r. Jack. a native OF Quebec. who repr'Ss
an important American interest IN MontTe'
the city. Seen at the ho.-
CANADA IS House he said: Business ID -
PROSPEROUS real and in fact. ssnsI
throughout Canada. IS o0O-
OF course mean in the best sense OF suos.a.-.,oa
prosperous conditions. The flow OF INNS n
into the country Is large. and dsvs!oplIIs wash
natural resources Is the result Mont4So-rsv has
has extended her corporate limits. amen ~ raoidy
She has been max n the sreatest advance 10 tsSn
hve years. in which time the Increase ~ rs bet
fully 5000 or average OF - 60 yea Nontrss.
portant business blocks are being eu xsrT The lead
Ranks and insurance companies are % ~ save ben
IN improvements OF this character. Ihe4 re erect.
buying eligible and expensive sites anG 81 to
uiS handSome ana Costly stIIc1 -. 1oiug" CO..
gnttude OF the business they are uo--rr OF tle
fnding by he &las',fn tribunal agsl1sss NJ
claims Of Canada in the bogne1airy v Sver the az
verse decision was like the fash 81 ssleeng ?,
sisspSontw"nf ana Tsrrst but the sQse- T'Ssy
people now accept the result Rn.'so INV ssnIiussn
m Quebec fSvorabIs to annexation 70 ne ..yea1