RUSSIA RECOVERING
Moscow Agricultural Exhibit Draws
World’s Ilnrtcrers
MOSCOW, September 18.—Salesmen
and buyers from all parts of Europe
flocked to the Moscow agricultural
exhibit. In which Russia effectively
demonstrated that she is baejv on her
feet again.
The exhibition covers 100 acres.
The beautiful buildings are extensive
affairs, particularly the Turkestan
and home industries buildings.
The Russian government is using
the fair for educational purposes.
Crowds of peasants are brought up
from the provinces on special trains
every day, to be divided into groups
of 50, and taken over the fair by a
trained lecturer. Model homes, model
farms, sanitary improvements and
the latest agricultural machinery are
explained to *the astounded rustics,
and the government thus hopes to
spread knowledge of higher stand
ards of living.
PRICES WERE LOWER
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS.—General
wholesale prices in August averaged
slightly lower than in January, ac
cording to figures made public to
day by the department of labor.
The largest decrease, 2 s* per cent,
was recorded in fuel and lighting ma
terials. Farm products prices, how
ever, increased alrpost 3 per cent
above the July figures. No change
was shown in the price level for
clothes and clothing or for metals
and metal products.
