The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-10
Ghr1rmnrrA-S Star
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.

CHICAGO, Ill, sept, 90, 1890.
Correspondence Democrat Star:
The past week has been auspi
clous for the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. The National Com
m~issioners have taken the city by
storm. Their coming was anxious
" awaited. On their arrival, like
Caesar of old 'they came, they
saw, they conquered" The delay
OF the eile question had Spnrred
them on them Oh to immediate nc
ton. They meant business from
the instant their feet touched the
city. After disposing of the ap
pOIntment of a number of commit
tees, they at once proceeded TO
elect a Director General. Col.
George Il. Davis, of Chicago, was
selected on tho first ballot. He
was born in Palmer, Mass, in 1910,
received a liberal education, en-
tered the army in so, was promot-
ed to the rank of Mayor in '63,
came TO Chicago in so with Gen.
Sheridan, resigned from the army
May l, 1871, and went into
the insurance business. He
was elected TO Congress in 1878,
served three terms, and in 1886
was elected Treasurer of Chicago
and Cook county, which position
he has held eyer since. On ac-
count of being IA local candidate ii
was at first thought the selection
would not prove satisfactory, but
on account Of his marked ability
to handle large bodies of men, UNI
versally considered, his selection
has proven to be a happy one. BE
that as it may, he was the main
spirit that secured the Far for
Chicago, and to the victors belong
the spoil.
The commissioners also wanted
more "site." They asked for il
and got it. In addition to jackson
Park and the Lake Front mention
ed IN our last letter, Washington
Park has been added. They now
have over 1000 acres of the most
beautiful park system to be found.
Chicago has rendered her choicest
spot, to the qualification of all,
and nov the Commissioners can
return to their States with glad
tidiugs. No longer need the live
stock fraternity worry about their
feature OF the exhibit, being slight
ed. No ampler or handsomer place
could have been found among
their native hills. By this add,
ton the Exposition will have the
most extensive and hands0mest
site ever occupied by any Exposi-
iIOu III the history of nations.
Prot. Putnam, Of Harvard Col.
lege, has proposed TO the directors
an extensive chronological display.
His object Is to erect a great ethnO.
graphical museum, the exterior TO
be a fac simile of the great stone
structures, which in prehistoric
times, were numerous in Mexico
aud Peru. Here he would gather
specimens of all relating to pre-
Columbian times. This would IN
clude a collection Of all the relics
from The first traces of man in
America, when he lived south Of
the great ice sheet, which covered
the continent north OF New York,
Ohio, Mississippi and Minnesota.
In the collection would be skele-
tons of the mammoth, nIaslodon.
reindeer, the musk OK and other
northern animals which were liv-
ing at that early period.
Following this would come an
exhibit OF The Eskimo Of the Arc.
tic regions, showing their winter
and summer houses, sleds, utensils,
weapons, works OF art, models OF
men, women and children made
from casts taken and colored from
life. and dressed in native cos
tunes. A similar collection would
be taken from The West Indies
aud Eastern portions Of North
America at Columbus time. By
this plan we could contemplate
the conditions and walks of prime.
val man, which would be a great
object lesson for the millions of
visitors 10 study aud ponder upon.
To all this would be added a col
lection of human skulls aud skele.
tons from all parts Of America, so
that The differences and resem-
blances in the structures OF the
peoples shown by their bony relics
could he compared.
Mr.. f.. w. Keller, of San Fran.
has devised a plan for Cali.
fornia's contribution TO the Expo-
in the novel feature of all
elliptical panorama.
This - about his description of 1t.
Extending from end TO end will be
series of mountains formed of
rocks and soil and partly covered
with shrubs. Shirtng tins dimin-
uiive mountain chain will be an
elevated railroad, twenty feet from
the ground, permitting visitors TO
view from the cars landscapes on
the walls, as they are passed in
succession. The elevated track
will be reached by cars gradually
ascending through a tunnel at one
end. In this tunnel mining opera.