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THE WORLD’S FAIKS 
But the nations do not humbly submit 
to their seif styled economical masters. 
Each one feeling, that it is in itself a com- 
plete economical Organisation, is not wil- 
ling to be made a secondary member of a 
collective Organisation, of which another 
is to be the head. An international exhi- 
bition being one of the best nieans to sti- 
muiate the developement of the national 
resjfources, and obtain the position, which 
is due in the community of nations, we 
find one country after another at work to 
organize its own world’s fair, 
What is the result? Manufacturers, 
finding it too expansive to be continuaily 
making preparations for exhibitions, fre- 
quently abstain from participating in 
them. The departments of the different 
nations consequently no longer oifer a 
true picture of their economical develope 
ment. We find, that the nature of the 
institution itself changes, and its ruling 
principle must become, as has beeil indi- 
cated above, the interest of trade only. 
No matter at what distant place a uni 
versal exhibition may be held, those who 
have interests there, who buy or seil in 
the country, are suro to take interest 
or to participate in it. It then be- 
comes a field of competition, with