Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-15
EUROPE AND
ST. LOUIS
Greater Kunber Of Foreigners
Cssisg This Year Than
Ever Before
ADVANCE BOOKINGS
Remarkable Rush o. Passengers
10 Losiisiana Purchase Expo
sitiOsl. Cnrions 70 See
Zig Show
ADVANCE BOOKINGS

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ST. LOUIS. No, March 1s.-Eu
ropsaps In far greater numbers Will
comf to the Louisiana Purchase er
position this summer than went 70 the
Columbian Worlds fair AZ Chicago In
1889. This fact Is already established
beyond all ~preadrensure by The records
Of The advanced bookings Of passen.
gers from the other side by the of,
fees Of the steamship lines whose
yessels sail the Atlantic.
Advices from the foreign offices Of
these companies say that they are
delayed with inquiries in regard %
the Worlds fair at ST. Louis In 1905,
and the office forces have been kept
busy for the past month In answering
the letters that have been pouring
In.
These early inquiries show that the
wide publicity given the present expo
sition has aroused d worldwide inter
est--And curiosity 70 see the greatest
universal fair ever conceived since
history began. In addition every coun.
try Of the globe has been visited BY
commissioners Of the Louisiana Pur,
chase exposition 10 collect attractive.
unique and interesting exhibits In
every land OF human industry to Illus
trate the latest in ART, science. man
facture and commerce. as well as u
bring together collections that will re-
veal the habits and customs OF people
in ontofthe-way corners Of the world.
In fact, the Worlds fair Of 1904 Is 70
surpass all other International shows
ia point OF being a complete store
house Of the world.
Then, too. Europeans have had their
curiosity whetted In regard 70 Amer
lea since the Chicago fair a decade
ago. AZ the United States through the
spanish-American war fell heir to the
Philippines and suddenly stepped TO
the front rank as d power IN world
p~olltics." Even since the Russo,Jap-
anese war tsartcd the United States
took the courageous Initiative 10 pre-
serve the administrative cntity."--of
China when Secretary Hays note vas
sent 10 oil the foreign powers. The
Panama canal. now being assured. is
another evidence that In these Roose-
veltian days Uncle Sam Is doing
things" In q way 70 change tho route
of commerce OF the whole world.
Europeans. therefore. have come 10
understand and believe that the great
est universal exposition the world has
ever known ID easily possible in the
interior Of America, and that aside
from this fact the country itself and
u wonderfully progressive people are
well worth seeing and studying. II
Is not to be wondered al that more
foreigners will visit out shores this
summer than ever before.
NJ. Rene GrIgnon, the Paris agent
of the French steamship line. who
was in New York recently. reported
M extraordinary interest In the Louis
lana Purchase exposition throughout
france. He said that from 10 10 IL
per cent more people would como over
here this year than usual. Hundreds
u Ffenchmen have bought their tick.
already. being routed from Paris
10 ST. Louis via New York. and tha
steamship office In Paris are busy
out descriptive circulars giy.
Ing Information about the exposition
The fact that France once owned the
louisiana territory, and that Napoleon.
he idol Of France 10 memory, sold this
vast empire 10 the United Stats GOV
eminent. serves 10 attract the atten.
ion of hundreds upon hundreds IN
Frenchmcn. who desire 10 sec the
great given III celebration III All event
a which their country was a party.
Many are also curious u soc how the
exposition at ST. Louis will compare
With the last one ii Paris. ii 1900.
rhey will be surprised a. tho beauti
'ul reproduction 81 the Trianon of Yer.
as the French building az the
air.
The Hamburg'American limo has
special prices for ~rourd.trip tick
Us from all the large German cities
Q 81. Louis. and Is advertising these
ates very extensively at The home
The officials are expecting big
'assenger lists for the Worlds fair
a May, June and July. The Germans
re quite practical and they are com
TO the Worlds fair not only for