The western sentinel., 1890-12-04
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION
EXPOSITION BUILDINGS ALONE TO
COVER 2Ol ACRES.

New York's Grand Feature. Provinces
Already Interested. Grand Geological
Palace. Planetarium System Of Words
To Be Produced.
Especial Correspondence to The Sentinel
CHICAGO, Dec. 1st, 1890.-Tbe di-
rectors of the Worlds Columbian Ex-
pt sition sre now placed on solid foot
ing. Chicago has voted $4,000, 900
for the advancement Of the enterprise
the nation entrusted to her manage
ment. The $1O,0O0,O00 is now secur-
ed for the advancement of the Fair.
The contract with the National Gov
err ment is fulfilled. All and more
than was ever anticipated will now be
successfully carried out. The result
demonstrates that the citizens are
unanimous in their determination to
have the greatest Exposition the world
has yet seer. President Harrison will
now be enabled to issue his invitation
to the nations of the earth to come aud
participate. Progress f1om this date
will be rapid. A number of impor
tant questions hinged upon and had to
await the election. This fact was not
generally known.
In the meantime all possible prepa-
rations were being made and all the
wheels will now be set in motion and
each department made active with Its
respective work.
Col. Corbin's idea of grand mill
tary encampment has been elaborated
upon by Secretary Dickinson, and rec
commended by the Classification Com
mittee. The plan is to have vast
inter state and international military
and band contest at the
dedication of the buildings, opening
the first Monday in October, '92, and
holding until after the 18th. Enor-
nous prizes will be offered. 1t is ex
pected all the first military organiza-
tions and bands Of music in the United
States, together with at least mill
tary escort and band of music from
every nation on the earth will partici
pate. 1t will prove the greatest mill
tary and musical event of the age. and
will open the ball Of the great interna-
tional contest. Prof w. L. Tomlin 8
proposition to have trained chorus of
1000 children give series of enter
tainments at the Fair has also been of
fcially accepted. The children are
already being put in training.
To reduce expenses the committees
have been dismissed and their work
will be done by eleven bureaus Those
performing the work of the National
Commission will he paid by the Fed
eral Government, and the others from
funds Of the Local Directory. Speak
ing OF expenses and salaries, figures at
best are dry, bat to answer questions
that come t. headquarters from every
point of the compass. excuse us if we
drop a few here. The salary list of
the Board of Direct reaches about
$4,000 per annum. Of this Presi
dent Gage gets $4,000; Vice President
Bryan, $4,000; Secretary Butter
worth, $4,000. The National Com
missions salary list reaches 100000
per annum OF this sum the Direc-
tor General gets $4,000; President,
$4,000; Secretary, $4,000; Vice
Chairman, sSOO0 The remainder
goes for sundry expenses.
1t is now estimated by the Classifi
cation Committee Judging from the
Ceniennia! and Paris Exposition, that
it will require eleven main buildings
to accc mmodate the exhibits of the
twelve departments of the Exposition
spoken of in our last letter, covering
areas as follows: