The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-05
CHARLES WILLIAM KOHLsAAT,
Director general American National
Export expositions in South America.

Director general American National
Export expositons in South America.
prise of the United States have before
them the opportunity to follow, and they
are free to follow the pathway marked
out by the farsighted craftsmanship of
Blaine for the growth Of America, both
North and South, in the peaceful pros
perity Of a mighty commerce.
certain practical things must
be done. and these things must
be done by a multitude Of individual eff
forts; they cannot be done by government
Government may help to furnish facilities
for the doing"
And now that two great and far-sighted
statesmen have sounded the slogan Will
our people and especially our manfuac-
turers, give heed TO the warning2
Unquestionably the present time is most
prOpitiOus for the manufacturers and
merchants of the United States to get
together and through concerted effort
admittedly united effort will always pro-
duCe better and more lasting results than
individual wOrk-secure and properly and
judiciOusly undertaken, they will not fail
to secure at least an adequate share of
the already enormous and ever quickly
increasing trade, trade of the South Amer
lean countries. even though il be only
sO-Called safeguard market, /. e., to take
from us our surplus products and manu-
features, and provide against possible
oveT-prOduCtiOn by our mills and factories.
Industrial EXpositions.
To this end it is planned to hold a series
of American Industrial eXposiuOns
throughout South America whereat manu-
features and products of the United States
exclusively shall be exhibited. Since the
benefit aCcruing will be shared by every
state in the Union it must be made
national enterprise. To obtain for the
enterprise d proper and dignified standing
in the countries it is proposed TO visit,
it must have the approval and moral sup
port of the United States government. It
must be made a great national undertake
ing TO insure its being a great success.
lnaSmuch as the national government
cannot undertake to manage d CONNER
cial nterprise-hOwever great the benefit
to the interests of the entire cOuntTy-it
devOlves upon individuals to assume the
initiative. As Mr.. Root has said, Certain
practical things must be done and these
things must be done by individual Ell
fort and to this end a corporation is
now in process of formation. Again quot
ing Mr.. Root. The government may help
to furnish facilities for the doing and
this is what the government has been
asked to do, through a bill introduced by
Senator Galllnger at the close OF the last
session MAY 10, 1909, TO provide for
participation by the United States in Ger
tain industrial eXpOsitiOns Of products and
manufactures Of the United States eXclu-
sively, to be held in the principal cities
of South America, etc
president is authorized to appoint d com
missioner general to safeguard
the interests Of the United States in the
administration of said eXpOsitiOns and To
supeTintend the exhibits of the United
States, etc. Favorable action on this
measure is looked for in the near fu-
ture.
The national Importance of the enter
prise demands that the corporation be Of
ficered by men of prominence in the in
a
country, and such is the intent of the
founders of the project. Every important
com merCial bOdy-chambers of commerce
and boards of trade-thrOughOut the
tatiOn in the management Of the enter
prise through its president as q member
of the honorary board of advisors.
Every such organization accepting the
invitation shall be privileged TO send
representative 10 the several eXpOsitiOns,
who shall while there be a guest Of the
company, whose duties shall consist of his
making a study of the trad" conditions
existing in the several countries, which
report IS to be for the exclusive benefit
of the organization he represents. Further
more, as every state in the Union VIII
benefit through these national eXpOslUOns,
it is proposed to create an honorary board
of governors, consisting OF the governor
of every state. In the same manner as
the government is invited to make an eX-
hibit, every state viii be invited to make
a state exhibit.
The company viii welcome the appoint
ment by the government of officials from
the department of CONNER and labor,
the department of agriculture and other
departments-in addition to the appoint
ment of a commissioner general men
toned in the bill before COngTeSs-tO as
sist in making the enterprise what its
title implies: an American national ex-
position.
1t is planned that each exposition shall
have a duration Of approximately four
months: followed by an interval of about
ninety days, during which period such
the exhibits as are to be displayed at the
succeeding exposition are to be disman-
tied, packed, transported and reinstalled;
this work to be done by, or under, the
supervision Of officials of the company.
Hint to Exhibitors.