Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-11-12
NATIONS ARE MANY.
All People of the World Are to Be
at st. Louis.
Seven Million Dollars the Sum They
VIII Spend In ParticipatiOn-WOn
derful Displays and BeautL-
full National PaviliOns.

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-
hibits 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 a 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 universal
participation The flags of all the ma
tons of the world will be floating in
the air near Skinker road when the
exposition throws open its gates April
80, and such 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, Chilli. Colombia, Costa RIGA.
Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt,
France, Germany, Great Britain.
Guadeloupe, Honduras. British Hon
daTas, IIayti. India, Italy. Japan. Ko-
rea, Mexico. Morocco. Nicaragua. New
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 old
that they may be deemed ancient OF
years are to participate along with the
baby nations. such as Cuba. and per-
haps also little Panama, the latest to
be received into the family Of nations.
The men and women who will be
in charge OF the foreign buildings and
every race and every hue OF skin. In
their clothing they will be uninten-
tional exhibits of the various costumes
Of the world. Modes Of dress. manners
and languages will mix and mingle
in a marvellous composite. There will
be, however, no tower of Babel difficult
ties. for the world has advanced far
since Bible days and the nations are
no longer strangers to each other. Ex-
positions such as this serve to make
nations mutually acquainted. At St
Louis there will be introductions, SO
TO speak. of nation to nation, and
those that have been comparative
strangers will become acquainted and
exchange civilities.
In their buildings the nations will
show the various styles OF architecture.
China's pavilion is typically Chinese.
The Ceylon bungalow represents the
style of building popular in the great
tea colony. Japan, with her castle on
the hill, exhibits Japanese architecture.
France reproduces the Grand Trianon,
grounds and all. Great Britain con-
tributes a replica of the famons Or
angery at Kensington, surrounded by
a quaint old English garden of the
style popular two hundred years ago.
Cuba's building is patterned after
Havana residence.
In addition to the displays In their
own buildings, the nations will show
important exhibits in the grand pail
aces of the exposition. according to
the classification arranged by the di- |
vision of exhibits.
Agents OF the exposition In foreign !
lands are sending most encouraging !
eID bot v~Txy int
est is being taken in the enterprise. |
The fact that approximately 100000 |
will be expended by these forty ma
tons for their participation in the |
Fair serves to give some idea |
as to the extent of the exhibits and |
the imposing character of the foreign /