Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
EUROPE AND THE FAIR.
Greater Number of Foreigners Coming
 This Summer Than Ever Before.

GreaJer NumDer or EorelRn6rS SonihS
 This Summer Than Ever Before. St Louis, March 16.--Europeans in far greater numbers will come to the Louisiana Purchase exposition this summer than went to the Co4umbtan worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. This fact is already established beyond all peradyent ture by the records of the ad- vanced bookings of passengers from the other side by the offices of the steamship lines whose vessels sail the Atlantic
 Advices from the foreign offices of these companies say that they are del- uged with inquiries in regard to the worlds fair of 1904 at St Louis, ana 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 publicly given the present exposl- tton has aroused a worldwide interest, and curiosity to see the greatest uni versal fair ever conceived since history began. In addition every country O. the globe has been visited by commls- sioners of the Louisiana Purchase ex- position to collect attractive, unique and interesting exhibits in every lne 1 Of human industry to illustrate the latest in art, science, manufacture ana commerce, as we'll as to bring together collections that will reveal the habits and customs Of people in out of the way corners of the world. In fact the worlds fair of 1904 is to surpass all other international shows in point of being a complete storehouse of the world: ,, +na,, ,yx~ <% Nrr1c n since the Chicago fair il decade ago, as the United States through the Span- ish-American war fell heir to the Phil ippines and suddenly stepped to the front rank as power in world poli- tics" Even since the Russo-J apanese war started the United States took the courageous initiative to preserve the administrative entity of China when Secretary Hays note was sent to all the foreign powers. The Panama canal now being assured is another evidence that ill these Roosevelt. an days Uncle Sam is 'dolng things in a way to change the route of commerce of the whole world.
 1 Europeans, therefore, have come to understand and believe that the great est universal exposition the world has 1 ever known is easily possible in the
 
 1 from this fact the country itself and its wonderfully progressive people are we'll worth seeing and studying. It is not to be wondered at that more for l eigners will visit our shores this sum mer than ever before.
 M. Rene Grignon, the Paris agent of /! the French steamship line, who was in New York recently. reported an ex- 'traordinary interest in the Louis. ana Purchase exposition throughout Franc. He said that from 10 to 15 per cent more people would come over here this year than usual. Hundreds of Frenchmen have bought their tick ! cts already, being routed from Paris to St Louis via New York, and the steamship offices ill Paris are busy ! sending out descriptive circu ars giv- ing information about the exposition 1 The fact that France once owned the Louisiana territory, and that Napoleon. the idol of France in memory, sold ! this vast empire to the United States government serves to attract the at l tention of hundreds upon hundreds of 1 F'renchmen, who desire to see the 1 great fair given in celebration of an i event in which their country was a party. Many are also curious to see how the exposition at St Louis will compare with the last one in Paris, in 1900. They will be surprised at the l beautiful reproduction of the Trianon of Versailles as the French building at i the fair.
 The Hamburg-American line has ! made special prices for round-trip tick cts from all the large German cities l to St Louis, and is advertising these rates very extensively at the home of- fees. The officials are expecting big 1 passenger lists for the world S fair in 1 May, June and July. The Germans are quite practical, and they are com ] ing to the worlds fair not only for 1 pleasure and to meet relatives living ] here, but to study the great mechan- l ical and indus'r rial exhibits which form so large part of the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition. For the first time in the history of universal fairs there will be large working exhibits. where 1 machinery in actual operation will l take the raw material and fanufacture therefrom the finished product before the eyes of the visitor. It will not be display of "dead' products and still machinery, but there will be life and motion and both products and pc cesses of manufacture will be shown. The large German nanufacturine houses have already made arrange ments to send over representa- tives to pick up new ideas in their respective lines of business from these working exhibits at the worlds fair.
 At the same time Germany has q ] righteous pride in the magnificent ex- libits which she is sending to this fair. and naturally the Germans have q keen interest to see how their em- pire will compare with other countries in this world wide rivalry. The Ger mans will certainly be delighted when i they see the majestic building erected | by their government, and stil Further rgatified when they soe its commanding site on high hill overlooking the Gas, cade Gardens and the main picture Of the exposition.