Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-26
French FAIRS ARE|
PROVING POPULAR
AS DRAWING CARDS.
ExPoSITloNS HELD At PARIS,
&, LYONS AND BORDEAUX SHOW
INCREASED ATTENDANCE OVER
pRE.WAR TURNOUTS.
Paris, Nov. 26.-4E'rench fairs have

Paris, Nov. 26-4French fairs have
reathed the proportion of eXpositi"h>
and have proved TO be the best means
of attracting buyers. The STEADY
growth of the Lyons Bordeaux ana
Paris fairs has not only created world-
wide interest IN them. but has adoed
to the Importance OF lnterhaiof'i
trade Americans are participating III
them more and more, and at the last
LYONS fair there We're about loo
American exhibitors. in striking con
trast TO the dozen that displayed tlef-
chandise et the first one. there mas
also been n corresponding increase III
the number of American buyers,
"For those who are unacquhlnted
with the French fairs writes l'nh
CORRESPONDENT at Paris, "it may not ne
ar,iss to state that the one al Lyons
IA held In the spring and fan, the one
nj Bordeaux In the early summer anu
tho one at Paris In the late sprung,
At the Lyons fair silks are onered IN
tho spring and machinery in the fah'
The bordeaux fair. though only TOUR
wears old. has established place Tor
itself and has become particularly I'M
rorrant ss French colonial exhihi-
ton.
Means Much TO Future.
.This means rroat deal 10 the ~
ture trade between America ana
France. for this great colonial port VI
France seeks to centralize at liz falf
everything from raphia 10 palm on
and from Yankee notions for Moroc"
cans 10 petroleum engines Tor Ma0a-
pasrar. While the colonial nToduc's
are more or less raw materials III"
finished products that the french
colonies require are not wanting in the
United States, whose foreign 'fale
under the new order of things can be
said to be still In its infancy,
"An announcement Of one at the eX-
h,hitors at the Bordeaux fair, now IN
progress, Is suggestive of many fh'1@>
In foreign trade. II reads: sorghum
Strav Brooms. This important manu-
featuring honse makes Speciality OF
hrooms called American and OF span
,sh mats and brushes. These are spe
c,al articles for export. Representa-
t,yes ore sought for France aht
abroad The house exhibiting thes'
exotic wares has its factory IN IN
smith of France. There are man
- that NOT limited
to articles de Paris.
ITO avoid any duplication of ehor
and TO correct all conflicting plans ar
rapgements are now being perfectc
In have these three fairs co-ordinaf
their work. 1t is expected that 'hi
will economic time and money an
increase the conveniences that can u
extended TO foreign exhibitors ana hns
ers, Just how far-renching this move
ment will be it is difficult to forecas
At any rate, it will give permanenr
IN these international market places
md Hike the former fairs at Ieip2'
and Mini Novgorod will permit IN
dispIay of the finished products OF IN
respective territories
"One of the greatest advantage
however. will probably be tn" o'lrrin
Of unusual facilities for the balleFL
az merchandise Whether ii may /
admitted or not, the basic reqnif
mepts of civilization in many couh'ti'
are practically unobtainab'e owing
the disparity Of exchange. As TINS ST
alton may continue for an indellh'
neriod. the world will probably
forced to revert to hafterlng, the met
cd of primitive peoples. In that eve
these fairs will offer one Of the mo
convenient places for such an e
change Of merchandise.
Concentrate Their Efforts.
"The first thing proposed is to get
touch with foreign eNpositlons SO as
inaugurate reciprocal system
publicity and recruiting, Next IT,
will attempt TO remedy, by mutt
agreement. certain defects which Ia
been detected in the homogeneous
the various fairs. 1t was also decih
that each exhibitor must have
booth ready for the opening OF the fl
and not several days later, rs has 7