The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-07-08
NATIONS ARE MANY.
All People of the World Are to Be
at St. Louis.
Seven million Dollars the Sum They
win spend In neutrality-suspicious.
derfal Displays aud Beanti-
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 repr
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 a 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 a 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
ines 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 respee-
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
gium. Bolivia. Brazil, China, Canada.
Ceylon. Chilli, 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. 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
exhibits will represent every language,
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.
Expeditions 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 viii become acquainted and
exchange eivilities.
In their buildings the nations will
show the various styles Of architecture.
China's pavilion is typically Chinese.
The CeyIon bungalow represents the
style OF building popular in the great
tea colony. Japan. with her castle on
the hill, exhibits Japanese architecture
France reproduees the Grand Trianon,
grounds and all Great Britain con-
tributes a replica of the famohs Or
sngery at Kenslngton, surrounded by
Q quaint old English garden of the
style popular two hundred years ago
Cuba's building is patterned after a
Havana residence.
In addition TO the displays in their
own buildings. the nations will show
important exhibits in the grand pal
aces of the exposition. according to
the classification arranged by the d.
| vision of exhibits.
1 Agents of the exposition In foreign
lands are sending most encouraging
reports. showing thai universal inter
est is being taken in the enterprise
/ The fact that approximately s7.OOO.OOO
will be expended by these forty ma
lions for their participation in the
Worlds Fair serves to give some idea
as to the extent OF the exhibits and
the imposing character OF the foreign
! buildings