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Show I Party of Twenty Students From Famous University of Cologne Co-logne Reach New York. PLAN EXTENSIVE TOUR OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY Want to Find Out How People if United States Accomplish Accom-plish So Much. Uy Leased Wire to The Tribune. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. Twcnty-oight students, accompanied by four profes hots from tho University of Commerce of .Cologne, Germany, arrived hero aboard tho Hamburg-American liner Amerika this morning to begin ail investigation in-vestigation into "the marvelous production produc-tion and commerce of this country which is becoming every year one of tho ' most important factors in international trade." The part3' is under tho supervision pf Christian Kclccrt, director of studies in the university. lie is being assisted by Professors jNIoldenhauer, Hasscrt and Ithocrst. Professor Eclcert outlined tho object of the visit in the following statement: ; "As the United States throws itself , ! into International trade the more wonderful won-derful tho development of America at- tracts the people of Europe. Vc aro I taking an interest in the model system of production which has cousiderably Cjilranccd man's ability, bv the applica"-' applica"-' tiou of the latest technical invontions to machinery.' 'Extensive Tour. . Wo want to learn your extensive i methods of agricultural production which not only supplies tho home marie. mar-ie. -t but aIo a groat part of the world. Wo purpose to visit Philadelphia. Pitts-! Pitts-! bnrg, Boston, Washington, Denver, St. Paul. Omaha, San Francisco, Portland, I Seattle, as well as numerous other cities. The Mississippi basin, mining districts, i grain bells and stock ranches which wc J will isit particularly. Wo will go through the cotton growing country I and investigate the Alabama mineral 3 fields. "Enroutc v5 will take advantage of I he opportunities offered to see the scenic beanies of your land, of which wc have heard suck glowing accounts. Among these will be Niagara Falls, tho Grand Canyon in Arizona and the Yo-seniitc. Yo-seniitc. But the chief object of our visit is to gather all the 'information of American .business methods possible with a view of app'ing them to us in Germany.3' |