The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-02

 NATIONS WILL
 PARTICIPAT

Washington. Juno 2>-Plans for the participation by this government in and exposition at Rio de Janeiro, which is to begin September z, 1922, and close March ST. 1928, have JuS1
 been completed by a special coInmis-
 to arrange for official exhibits eXen- plffying American progress in
 science industry and commerce Seven government departments. h.
 Office, Labor, War and Navy and the
 United States Shipping Board, have
 prepared exhibits which will be ship
 ped to Brazil about the middle of
 July,
 Twenty-five nations will participate
 in the celebration which is regarded
 of peculiar interest to the United
 States because of the fact that Brazil has already participated in eaght ex-
 positions in this country, Congress
 appropriated $1.00o,oO0 to defraY ex-
 penSeS of participation by the United
 States in the exposition. The State Department will have charge of the
 expenditure or this fund. out of which a permanent building, costing $S50. 900, has been erected on the
 Avenue of Nations 10 house the ex- hibit to be sent by this government.
 After the close of the exposition this Building is to be redecorated inside
 and out and converted into a per manen1 embassy for this government.
 The commission appointed by the President to have charge of the ex- hibit consists of Commissioner Gen
 eral D. c. Collier, of San Diego, Cal,
 formerly cOnnect with the San Diego exposition, who is now in Rio
 de Janeiro experimenting arrange n1ents for the various exhibits; Depu-
 V Commissioner F. A. Harrison. of Lincoln. Neb., who is In charge of the work of the commission in the United States, and the following Commissioners Mrs Henrietta W. Livermore, of YOnkers, N. Y-, attach ed to the New York Republican state heaGpuarters and a member of the Women's National Republican club; J. P. Kirby. of Houston, Tex, pres1- dent of the Southern Tariff Assocla- uon; W G. Stephens president Of the Rio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce, and R. P. Momsen. for mer1y United States Consul d Rio de Janeiro.
 In addition to these commissioners, two administrative assistants have been appointed, J. H. NicGibbons, of Chicago, and L. F. Monroe, a news paper man from San Diego, CaIif-, who now is in Rio de Janeiro assist ing MT. Collier.
 The exhibits sent by this govern ment will represent the functions performed by the departments par ticipating. The Agriculture Depart ment, for instance. will exhibit vari ous grades of produce, samples of publications issued etc; the Post office Department will show different deSigneS of mail sacks, stamps, money orders. etc The Departmen ent of Commerce. charts showing the trend of business conditions, reports 1 issued, etc
 American industries, their magni- tude, their methods. their human | side of welfare work. their increase of production through modern ma 1 chinery, etc, are to be shown in at | least 25 films covering the manufac- | ture of textiles and autOmebiles, she | story of asbestos and sulphur and | coal mining, which are being pre- | pared under the direction of the | Bureau of Mines of the Interior and | Commerce Departments.
 An effort is being made by those | in charge of the exhibits to condense | into a relatively small space a great | deal of visual information about this 1 governments aid to the people of | the country in all lines of industry | and of civic concern. which is of most | interest to those who will attend the |
 The exposition building will be two | stories in height and of granite con- | struction. The upper floor will be l devoted to reception rooms and the | lower floor to departmental exhibits. ] On one side of the United States | building will be the French exhibit | and on the other side those of Swed- | en and Spain There will be approx ima1ely 5000 square feet of govern ment exhibits
 The exhibits most desired by the Brazilian authorities, it was said, were those dealing with textiles, of all kinds, but especially for handling coffee. road building materials, railroad supplies, certain hardware and steel.
 While a large number of manu- facturers and exporters in the United | States will be represented at the ex- D position, the industrial exhibits will | not be under the auspices or direc- ton of the commission. They will | be essentially private. The United l. States Exhibits, Inc. of New York, is planning to construct Q steel build | ing containing 9o,O00 square feet of | space for which there will be a rem tai charge.
 Deputy Commissioner Harrison, II by Sebastiao Sampaio. II commercial attache of the Brazilian II Embassy here. is now making tour + of -he principal industrial communf- ties throughout the country and the chief commercial areas in. behalf of American participation in the exposi- II .ion- The tour will include 122 cities Results thus far achieved, it was said. Il