New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-28
SOUTH SEAS TO BE
SEEN AT THE FAIR
Australia and New Zealand
Will Advertise Their
Meat Products.
FOOD PRICES THERE
LOWER THAN HERE
O'Neil Sewer, One of American
Commission. Tells of Visit to
the Commonwealth.

Australia and New Zealand will he well
represented at the Panama Canal exposi-
ton In San francisco. according TO O'Nei
SEWER, one OF the commissioners OF the
fair. who has Just returned from a tour
In the Southern Seas Not only has the
government OF Australia made an appro-
priaton. but each OF the states has voted
money as we'll In all. the contribution
OF Australia amounts 10 $4,000 New
Zealand will spend S50.0o0. Prior 10 the
visit OF the American commissioners both
Australia and New Zealand were In the
doubtful list. as II was thought that they
might share the irritation OF England
over the free canal
The chief aim OF the two countries VIII
be to advertise their meat products Aus
tralia hopes TO be rival or Argentina In
the American markets with frozen beef
and mutton. In this competition Mr..
Sewer said, lies a possible conquest or
that much assaIled state. the high cost or
living. Lamb chops are sold In Australia
for 10 TO l2 cents a pound. Beef cuts
are quoted at S and cents. and choicest
steaks are only 10 TO u cents. Corned
beef is 8 cents.
The American commission was made up
OF Alva Adams. former Governor or
Colorado. who was Commissioner General
and three commissioners sydney
Amos Cloman. Thomas G. Stallsmith and
I'ONeil Sewer Early in the visit OF the
commissioners their fear that In Australia
they might find hostile attitude toward
America was dispelled. At public dinner
William A. Watt. Premier OF Victoria
said:
Australia has no concern in the dis
pute over the Panama Canal tolls. Inc
canal will put this country on the poliucai
man We will cease to be an Anglo-Saxon
nation isolated in an Oriental sea. Race
nride as we'll as commercial need. make
il imperative for us TO do all we can FOR
the success OF the San Francisco iar
without regard TO the attitude OF any
other nation.
Ny Sewer said that the only commercial
hostility to this country lay In one or
two Australian newspapers. when were
taking the side OF England In the csnal
dispute. The fair appropriations OF AUS
tralia were as follows Victoria tSo'""'
New South Wales, $4,000; South Aus
tralia. f25ooo Queensland 10000; West
Australia. 10000. and Tasmania, tlO'V"
The federal government added fl'6'oo''
The commissioners travelled throughout
the country spreading propaganda for the
fair -
Mr.. Sewer said that Australia had
cost OF living problem Of its own. Rents
in the cities he found almost as high as
hare while labor was higher. In the
building OF the canal Australia hopes 70
And a trend OF immigration from America
% its shores, which will increase the
labor supply A.,
"Of all the nations Of the world Aus
tralia is most devoted to horse raoins'
ssid Mr.. Sewer. NO agitation has ever
been raised against betting which Is OF
large proportions at the tracks IN 'n'
federal Parliament a representative from
oue.nsland is a bookmaker. AT the run
,;rg ~ the Melbourne Cup race AZ Flen-
,nston. I saw 125,O0o racegoers' mace up
~ all classes OF people. Men ana women
attend prizehghts. Baseball is ooomihs'
ava 7 found that the whole nation was
"a gAriv awaiting the coming OF the Ilan's
and the White sox."