Cleveland County herald., 1920-11-04
FRENCH FAIRS
 DRAWING CARDS
Those Held at Paris, Lyons and Bordeaux Grow to Propor-
 lions of Propositions.
AMERICANS ARE TAKING PART
Everything Conceivable for Use in Foreign Lands Is Exhibited-May Revert to Bantering-Extenson
 of Foreign Trade Planned.

Of Foreign Trade Planned.
 Paris.-French fairs of today have reached the proportion of expositions and have proved to be the best means of attracting buyers. The steady growth of the Lyons, Bordeaux and Paris fairs has not only created world wide interest in them, but has added to the importance of international trade. Americans are participating in them more and more, and at the last Lyons fair there were about 100 American exhibitors. in striking con- trast to the dozen that displayed mer- chandise at the first one. There has also been corresponding increase in the number of American buyers
 "For those who are unacquainted with the French fairs" writes Dun's correspondent at Paris, "it may not be amiss to state that the one at Lyons is held in the spring and fall, the one at Bordeaux in the early summer and the one at Paris in the late spring. At the Lyons fair silks are offered in the spring and machinery in the fall. The Bordeaux fair though only four years old has established a place for itself and has become particularly im- portant as a French colonial exhibf- ton.
 Means Much te Future.
 "This means a great deal to the fu lure trade between America and France for this great colonial port of France seeks to centraliZe al it's fair everything from raphia to palm oil and from Yankee notions for MorOc- cans 10 petroleum engines for Mada gascar. While the colonial products are more or less raw materials. the finished products that the French colonies require are not wanting in the United States, whose foreign trade under the new order of things can be said to be still in it's infancy.
 "An announcement of one of the eX- hibitors at the Bordeaux fair now in progress, is suggestive of many things
 in foreign trade Ii reads: Sorghum Straw Brooms. This important manu= featuring house makes a specially of hrooms called American and eff Span ish mats and brushes. These are spe- cial articles for export. Representa- tfves are sought for France and 1 abroad The house exhibiting these exotic wares has it's factory in the south of France. There are many | streets of exhibits that are not limited l to articles de Paris
 ."To avoid any duplication of effort and to correct all conflicting plans, ar l engagements are now being perfected | to have these three fairs coordinate | their work. It is expected that this l will economize time and money and increase the conyeniences that can be l extended to foreign exhibitors and buy CTS. Just how far-reaching this move | ment will be it is difficult to forecast. At any rate, it will give permanence to these international market places, I and like the former fairs at Leipzig | and Mini Novgorod will permit the display of the finished products of the respective territories.
 "One of the greatest advantages,
 however, will probably be the offering | of unusual facilities for the bartering | of merchandise. Whether if may be 1 admitted or not. the basic require ! 0ents of civilization in many countries are practically unobtainable owing to 1 the disparity of exchange. AS this situ- | alton may continue for an indefinite 1 period, the world will probably be l forced to revert to bartering, the meth
 od of primitive peoples. In that event these fairs will offer one of the most convenient places for such an ex- oha,.ee or ..rr~oh"ndiee
 Concentrate Their Efforts.
 "The first thing proposed is to get in touch with foreign expositions so as to inaugurate a reciprocal system or publicity and recruiting. Next they
 will attempt 10 remedy, by mutual agreement, certain defects which have been detected in the managements of the various fairs. It was also decided that each exhibitor must bave his booth ready for the opening of the fair and not several days later, as has f1e- quently been the case. The booth, or exhibit must be in charge of re- sponsibIe representative of the house owning the display; some one capable of furnishing all required information,
 "The Bordeaux fair grounds are right in the city The stands open on one side on a covered gallery. with offices and private entrances from the street side. which can be much 1n2- proved. The exhibits are now housed in a multitude of wooden buildings forming streets along the side of ths river. and in the neighhoring squares of the city. often to the bewilderment and confusion of the visitor
 ''The Worlds Fair, or Universal Ex- position. which from the middle of the last century to 1900 was held in Paris every eleven years, will probably be abandoned until the new economic sit ;<v, h,lt hnx, ant