The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-03
ATIONS ARE MANY.
Ali People Of the World Are to Be
at st. Louis.
Seven Million Dollars the Sam TkeY
VIII spend in Observation-Disclosures
derfuI Displays and BesutA-
ful National PaViIions.


Over forty foreign nations are to be
represented officially at the Worlds
Fair In st. Louis. This means that all
these nations will send important ex-
hlbits that they will have official rep
resentatives at the exposition. and that
most of them will build or have built
national pavilions on the grounds.
Such gathering of the nations Of the
world was never known before. Every
nation of any consequence is included
in the list No previous exposition has
been able to attract such q universal
participation. The flags OF all the ma
lions of the world will be floating in
the air near Skinker road when the
exposition throws open its gates April
80, and such q scene will be presented
as no man has witnessed since the be-
ginning of civilization.
All the great nations and number
of the lesser ones are erecting build
ings of their own on the grounds.
Some of the foreign government build
ings already are completed, while
many others are well under way.
Some few Of the smaller ones are yet
to be started. Hundreds of workmen,
some of them sent from their respec-
tive countries. are working away on
the foreign buildings with might and
main, and satisfactory progress is be-
ing made.
Following is the list, alphabetically
arranged, of the foreign nations that
have given official assurance Of par
ticipation: Argentine, Austria, Bel
GUM, Bolivia, Brazil. China, Canada,
Ceylon, Chill, Colombia, Costa Rica
Cuba. Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt
France, Germany. Great Britain
Guadeloupe, Honduras, British Hon
duras, Hayti, India, Italy, Japan, Ko-
rea, Mexico. Morocco. Nicaragua. Ne"
Zealand, Netherlands, Peru, Persia
Paraguay, Russia, Salvador, Sweden
Siam, San Domingo, Spain, Turkey
Uruguay.
North and South, East and West
Orient and Occident, Arctic and equa-
torial lands are included in this list
All continents and many island nations
are represented Governments SO ole
that they may be deemed ancient OF
years are to participate along with TIT
baby nations, such as Cuba. and per.
haps also little Panama. the latest II
be received into the family of nations
The men and women who will b(
in charge of the foreign buildings AM
exhibits will represent every language
every race and every hue of skin. II
their clothing they will be uninten
tional exhibits of the various costume:
of the world. Modes Of dress, manner!
and languages will mix and mIngl'
in a marvellous composite. There viii
be, however, no tower of Babel Difficult
ties, for the world has advanced fal
since Bible days and the nations arr
no longer strangers to each other Elk
positions such as this serve to maxi
nations mutually acquainted At st
Louis there will be introductions, 81
to speak. of nation to nation, anC
those that have been comparative
strangers will become acquainted anC
exchange civilities.
In their buildings the nations will
show the various styles OF architecture
China's pavilion is typically Chinese
The Ceylon bungalow represents tn
style OF building popular In the grea
tea colony. Japan. with her castle OF
the hill, exhibits Japanese architecture
France Teproduces the Grand TTianon
grounds and all. Great Britain con
tributes a replica Of the famous Or
angery at Kensington, surrounded b.
a quaint old English garden of tn
style popular two hundred years ago
Cuba's building is patterned after
Havana residence.
In addition TO the displays In thei
own buildings, the nations will shoy
important exhibits in the grand pal
aces of the exposition, according t
the classification arranged by the di
vision of exhibits.
/ Agents of the exposition In foreigl
lands are sending most encouraging
reports. showing that universal inter
est Is being taken in the enterprise
The fact that approximately 100000
will be expended by these forty ma
tions for their participation in tn
Worlds Fair serves to give some ide
as to the extent OF the exhibits an
the imposing character Of the foreig
buildings.