The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
THREE BIG SHOWS
DRAW THE CROWD.
International Exposition At Bue-
nos Ayres; Strides of
The Republic
Celebration of the One Humid.
redth Anniversary of
Revolution
1t Is One of the Most Ambitious
Striplings Among the
Nations
Especial to The Free Prsss.l

Buenos Ayres, May 2j.-With the
magnificent streets and boulevards OF
The New World Paris decorated as
never before and thronged with merry
Argentina is today celebrating the
centennial anniversary of its independ-
ence. Battleships OF all the principal
countries of America and Europe boom
ed ont a salute, soldiers and sailors
marched to martial music. and. rs the
eliminating feature of the dry the
president formally opened the big ex-
position which is To draw the attention
of the world to the greatness of the
South American republic. As the forth
largest city of the new world. and. in
the opinion of all critics. by far the
most beautiful Buenos Ayres welcome
ed its hundred thousand visitors in a
manner fitting to its supremacy.
Three Big Shows in One.
The display at Buenos Ayres consist
Oh three international eXpositions and
one OF national scope. Three OF inter
national character are devoted To art.
live stock and agriculture, and to rail
way and land transport. The national
show is restricted to Argentina for the
purpose of setting forth the progress
that the country has made in the
course of her century of existence rs
an independent state.
In the United States section of The
railway exposition are six buildings.
aggresaling $4,000 square feet OF
space. Early last June the German
government took mp the matter of
German building. while Italy, Holland,
France and Belgium made their plans
soon afrerward. In October, England
applied for lO7 900 : square feet, Ger
many for $4,000, and other countries.
including the United States, got from
4l.6OO to $4,000 sqiare feet. Had it
not been for the interest which few
firms took in the matter. the United
States might not have been represented
at all but on January Is subscriptions
were in hand for the entire space in
the section set aside for that country,
with applications for 200 square meters
more of space than could be given
The exhibit equals that of any other
country except England, which has
about twice the area.
An Interesting Feature
An interesting feature Of the cele-
bration Of Argentine's centenary is the
erection of Il large number OF enduring
monuments, which will be put in the
public squares of the principal cities.
In BuenOs Ayres will be erected n
magnificent monument, costing $500. 600
To commemorate the countrys indie
pendence. The republic will also es-
tablish schools of sculpture and shoot
ING ranges in the chief cities. Several
eentine Republic birthday presents" in /
the shape of handsome statues. Thus
tie exposition is hound to leave Ar
gentinians with much more than The
memory of a summers holiday
The event celebrated by the expos;-
tloH IL the one HinufeuIn anniversary
OF the May Revolution of 1910. by
which the Argentinans emancipated
themselves from Spanish rule. At
present the Argentine Republic is a
federation of fourteen provinces and
zen territories, comprising 100000
square kilometeIs supporting pOpu-
lation of 6.500,000, almost one-lifth of
whom reside in the only large city,
Buenos Ayres. 1t lies almost wholly
IN the south temperate zone, and its
climate approXimates TO that of our
southern and south central states.
Wheat and cattle are the chief prod
ucts. 1t has twenty-siX national col
leges. which are attended by 5000
students. and fOrty-two normal schools,
attended by 900 students. And this |
ambitious STRIPPING among the nations,
:his land of awakened promise, is in
vitino the nations of the world to pay
it visit. 1t promises to show them
one of the worlds most beautiful
cities and a Towering nation that is |
hound to soon play an important part