The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-07

s An episrammatic visitor to the World!
a Fair. after noting the participation Q
a Japan. observed that that country wa
I making bullets In every corner of the Ex
2 Position" The casual observer. after view
{ ing the wonderful display ct the R:azillar
Government at the Worlds Fair. NIGH
( well paraphrase the remark: Brazil /:
{ making capital in every corner of the EH-
, | position
The whole intent and purpose OF tho
, marvellous showing OF Brazil at the Fail
Is wel epitomized in the laconic statemen,
OF Colonel Francisco de Souza Aguiar. the
Brazilian Commissioner General to the
, Worlds Fair. that Brazil has nothing 10
sell at the Worlds Fair. but has a great
deal to show
In every exhibit department save those
OF horticulture and machinery. Brazil has
something to show. From almost every
state OF the vast 3.21s1s0 square miles Of
plateau in South America. one-fifteen.h
the area OF the whole world. the great
brazilian Republic has sent samples Of
her varied and teeming resources.
With total exhibit space OF more thnn
900 square feet. and with 2.s57 exhibitors
contributing their best in competition with
the world. the showing is complete And
me cIowning part OF the whole exhibit Of
BtaHu Is the beautiful national pavilion
fair or taste and beauty in architect
ure which has been the admiration Of the
%orld at the Fair. the structure designed
py Colonel Aguiar has WED with the paviI-
ions OF nations as old as Europe. and has
1orced tribute which compares It with
FESTIVAL Hall. the architectural show
piece of the Worlds Fair
THE DOMINION OF KING COFFEE"
/ King C06oap IL
tural exhibit. The luxuriant output Of the
delicious berry not only fills the greater
| part OF the 4,al square feet Of space In
! the Palace of Agriculture allotted to Bra
| Zil. but sacks Of II Ill the basement Of the
! cassie national pavilion. on the verandas
Gf sna which the h hospitality Of the commission
| all who would partake. More than a thou
sand exhibitors have contributed to Bra
zirs agricultural showing. OF these ~ are
exhibitors OF coffee samples.
The great coffee trade Of Brazil is shown
exhaustively In the exhibit Photographs.
plans and models Of her enormous coffee
roasting and grinding the berry. abound.
And the exhibitors confidently publish
the, Their na!I challenge g TO be shown the coffee
physical and chemical properties. the fruit
OF those great Brazilian plantations that
In sse tss xGFS Has F, ,s best
the coffee trade Of Brazil and the rest Of
tns TsFa The Shows ,nst the
1873 was 19.5ss.0Oo sacks Of l3e pounds each.
OF this total output Brazil furnished 49,
The tinted siates .ook 20 most t Of f,tp pos5ss eos
fee. New York heading the list with 45s3-
oF sacks. New Orleans. 7ls.aoe. and Balti-
the coffee expectations were shipped from
the four most important coffee-shipping |
ports..santos. Rio de Janeiro. Bahia and
But with coffee the tale OF Brazirs agri- |
cultural resources Is not told. The land
Is land OF plenty and her teeming prod |
exhibit space. Cocoa. tobacco. cigars,
cigarettes. sugar. tea, matte tea, beans. |
corn. fecula. sirups. cordials. beers. wines. |
fish. canned fruits. biscuits, candles and a ,
host OF other riches complete the tale.
RICHES OF LUxURIANT FORESTS.
Eleven States Of Brasil have contributed |
to the display Of samples from those for
ests which Agassiz. Humboldt, st. Hilaire |
and other eminent naturalists have pro-
nounced the richest and most luxuriant
in the world. Nearly 400 exhibitors have
sent to St. Louis t.1B samples Of the
2.ls9 square feet Of space in the Palace
Of Forestry. Fish and Game.
Woods that no other forests In the en-
snce in this space. Woods that make
the most artistic and beautiful furniture
are shown side By side with the tough
are used in naval construction. These are
shown in the raw material, but there Is
no lack of examples Of the finished work
which demonstrates Its value and artistic
The medicinal wealth Of the forests a.
well as their commercial value for dyeing. |
varnishes are shown by 25s samples Of
bark. roots, resins. seeds and leaves. From
the fibers. vines. rushes and canes that
nearly 100 samples from which the finest
Of ropes. baskets. hats brushes. brooms.
mats tissues and other commodities are
The States Of Para. Amazona and Matto
Crosse. which In 1893 exported more than
1000 tons of rubber. OF which 1896 tons
Piles Of the the ineshaustiSie wealth eot Of their
rubber trees. The States of MaranhaO.
Ceara. Bahia and Matto Crosse: which ex-
have also made exhibits Of these products.
UNPARALLELED MINING DISPLAY.
In the mineral riches OF the world. Brazil
is surely not deficient. Judging by tn. dis
play made by this nation In the Palace Of
Mines and Metallurgy. Almost every State
In the nation is represented by samples Of
ores and minerals. the mere catalogue Of
which sounds like a description Of the
wealth OF King Solomon's mines. There
are 1887 square feet Of space allotted to
Brazil In this department. and cS exhib-
In the list Of the ores and mineral prod
ucts Of which there are samples shown. |
are gold. manganese. iron. copper and
luminous schists. asbestos. crystal. graph
tte; plumbagine, mica. tale. soapstone. ar
gillites. diamsntiferous and platiniferous
sands. Ralene. cinabfe. calcAreous fields |
path and argill salt. and still the list
. Capital is offered Its greatest opportunity
IN the siderugical industries OF Brazil
which only need to be developed The
Of coal mining retards the
working Of the iron and other mining in-
dustrtes. as charcoal is used for the most
part
The blocks Of coal from the States Of
Rio Grande do 6ul and Santa Catharina
Of this. and large ara strata strata Of the % black % Gis. !
mond exist In all the Southern States.
i1e Despite in,,c, tho lack OF development Of the
Iron la ,rnns ~ tbs some very GOOD sample;
from fpanema and Esperansa.
., The expectation OF manGanese has stead
~ risen TO the proportions Of great in
portation Of 5000 tons. which Increased
until in 1909. II amounted to 5000 tons.
1t is In the gold-mining industry that
by the exhibits. Many Of the larger gold .
mining companies now working mines in
Brasil are represented by exhibits Of sam.
mines and machinery. and the by.products
of the ores. Notable among them are the ;;
st. John del Rio Gold Mining Company,
which s,61,fs os ,s. n. plan q ,ts mines
Is in Moro velho. The Ouro Preto Gold
MininE sihE Company Of PasssaEsm s has on ex-
mic from its INSULATION furnaces. where
the ores are worked. The exhibiting COM