Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-05
SPRING FAIR IN
LEIPZIG SUCCESS
IN EVERY WAY
In Spite of War Annual Event
in German City Proves to Be
the Best Ever Held, With
Many Thousands of Visitors

Associated Press correspondence
Leipzig, March S.--The Spring FAIR
which began here this week, is the
most successful one in every way that
has been held since the war broke
out. In some respects this years fair
even beats he ante-bellum record.
The chamber Of commerce has already
issued certifieatesto 10000 visitors en-
fitting them to half-fare privilege on
the railways as buyers at the fair and
this number is greater than was ever
known prior Ia 1914, An the hotels
are oYercrowded and many visitors
have had to find quarters in private
houses; others fill the hotels OF neigh
boring towns like Halle and go back
and forth daily
While the number of exhibitors is
not SO great as before the war owing
to the participation of hostile
countries, it is considerably greater
than at any fair held since the war
began. The total number of firms
showing goods this year is about 2,500
Some foreign firms are stlll exhibit
ing, but the fair is now much more
exclusively German institution than
before the war The correspondent
of The Associated press noticed that
even an American company tmanufac-
turing cut elassl was on hand with
IA fun stock Of samples American
buyers however, are much fewer than
in previous years, owing 60 England s
rigid policy of excluding German
goods from transportation on neutral
vessels sun few of them are here.
one of these, representing a big New
York house, was buying toys. not with
the hope Of getting them through TO
America before the war closes but to
hold them In readiness at seaport,
so that they can be shipped at once,
after the reopening of ocean traffic
for Germany. His speculation Is that
peace win come in the early fan and
he will get his goods TO New York in
time for the Christmas trade.
america Unrcprescn,cd.
While America is thus practically
unreprescnted among buyers, other
neutral countries have sent many
merchants here, five thousand cards
have been issued to foreigners The
Austrian buyers number $500. the
Danish ana Dutch each 700, the Swiss
and Swedes each $50, the Norwcgians
200. and even the Belglans sent 100.
There is also a sprinklng OF Russian
poles. LuXemburgers Bulgarians, and
representatives. of other Balkan coun-
tries
Inquiries confirmed the impression
that the visitors were buying in con-
siderably larger volume than last year
1t was mentioned In particular that
the Dutch, Danish, and Swiss were un-
usually good buyers evidently owing
to the fact that the merchants of
those countries have made very large
profits from their transit trade dur
ing the war,
Although rubber has long been con-
fiscated for army uses, yet not less
than twenty firms are showing rubber
goods; and there are stIl more than
one hundred exhibitors Of metal
goods, despite the eonflscation Of such
important materials as coprerbrass,
bronze, and nickel.
There are nearly one hundred firms
making what may ne called war eX-
hibts. OF these there are about thirty
that show military postcards, intended
for the use of soldiers in the trenches;
ana some fifty firms that bring ar
ticles made especially for the use of
the soldiers pocket lamps, folding
drinking cups. cooling and heatingi
and many others Mill
tnry toys are also much more In evil /
dcnce than in times Of peace
Various articles were displayed