Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-12
NEWARK LIKELY
TO HAVE EXHIBIT
AT PANAMA FAIR
City Has 10000 Square Feet
Allotted TO It at Frisco
Exposition.

Newark will be represented at the
Panama Pacific Exposition in San
Francisco next year by an exhibition
of its own, if the plans of the local
Board of Trade are carried out. The
board has at it's disposal a total of
10000 square feet of space for a dis
play. 1t has until November 20 to
accept or decline it.
The space was offered to the board
last night by Cclvin b. Brown, spe-
cial commissioner of the exposition.
1t is located in the Varied Indus
tries" building, and several Western
cities, including Detroit Cleveland
and Cincinnati, have already applied
for the space offered to Newark.
Several local manufacturers were
enthusiastic over the matter last
night, and it is. regarded as almost
certain that Newark interests will ac-
cept the space for a private display
of their own. The manufacturers in.
terested will call meeting in the
Board of Trade rooms next week for
the purpose of discussing the matter
and assigning space lots.
1t is planned to have the mu-
nicipal government make a display
in the Newark exhibition. If the
Common Council is not favorable to
this plan, the entire space will be
allotted to manufacturers. If New
ark accepts the offer of Mr.. Brown a
big display will probably be made by
the manufacturing jewelers. of this
city. The commission is anxious to
have Newark represented individual
ly on this account.
In his remarks last night Mr.. Brown
said the European war would have
but little If any effect on the exposi-
ton. Not one of the nations engaged
in the struggle has surrendered its
space, he stated. He a so declared
that Belgium had shipped $50 tons of
relics, machinery and material of
every description to be used in con-
nection with its display at the expo
sition.
He pointed out that Japan had ap-
plied for more space and that Argen-
tine had added 100000 more to its
appropriation of s1,5oo.000. He stated
that seven Oriental nations would be
represented.
He declared that the tower of jew
els at the exposition would greatly
oyershadow New York's white way"
and went on to explain many of the
big features of the exposition.
Curtis r. Burnett, q member of the
New Jersey State Panama Pacific
the Legislature had appropriated
100000 for the States display at the
exposition, but had turned over to.
the State commission only $4,000 of
this amount.
He said the commission had erect
ed it's bui ding and furnished it at a
total expense of about $4,000. The
building represents the old military
barracks at Trenton used in the Rev
olutionary War. A relief map of the
State has been constructed on the
lawn in front of the building. This
cost $1,000, he said. Mr.. Burnett de-
olared that so far thirty private con-
cerns were represented in the State
exhibit.
He suggested that if Newark de-
ciced to have an individual exhibit
he would appear before the State
Legislature and ask for funds to de-
fray the transportation expenses of
the Newark exhibit from this city
TO the exposition. The railroads re-
turn all exhibits free of charge.
Mr.. Burnett stated that the State
commission was going to make an
attempt this winter to co lect the
remainder of appropriated money.