Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-27

The foil ring notes of progress regard
ing the Worlds Columbian Exposition will
be read with interest by all who are locking
fcru ard to stts n iiTg ~hst will undoubtedly
be the grande.t exposition Of the industry
of the world ever brought together in the
history Of the nations:
John Thorpe, the fl ,ricultare chief, say
tha, the + position will advsrce ilorlculiure
| in this country fully twenty five years.
More than one and one half million
pounds Of steel and iron will enter into the
construction OF the Mine, and Mining
Building.
A COO model Of = stamp mill for re-
dutipg copper, nov the property Of the
State Museum OF Michigan, will bs shown
At the Fair Ibis model was made and
presented by the Calumet and Hecia Cop
per Company.
the largest horticultural exhibit at the Par
is Exposition have had reprosentaiive in
Chicago comforting With Chief Ssmueis
and perfectirg z sraI gaments for mahifg q
.inilar exh; bit at tn. Worlds Fair.
The imitation bsttleship illinois" at the
| naval per, in the Exposition g,ounds. il
nov rising from the wafer. Work 10 pro-
| Rfe.ing satisfactorily on the hull. The
deck will measure over all 34S by 60 {
| feet This st uc'ure 10 to cost 800 600
aud 10 the most original illustration OF naval
architecture ever worked out.
Chsiles W. Rolfe. of the Illinois Univer-
sity, at Chsmpaign, has been elected to take
charge of the relief map Of Illinois, which
| 10 to te q part of the state exhibit He will
| be assisted by . corps Of ten engineers, who
viii 20 In the field soon. The map 10 to be
| m ,de on scale Of one inch TO three miles.
| Is will be six hy ten feet and east Sl5 000
The Ailartic Tra7spcrt Company. operat-
| ing line of steamers between London and
| New York, has agreed to carry exhibits
from London to either New York, Phiiadel-
phia or Baltimore free Of charge, except
the actual expenses Of loading and unIoad
ing This generous proposition makes il
pos,ible for European exhibitors to have
| their displays bro ught to the American ses-
b ,ard prscnc Ally free Of charge.
The Minnesota Worli's Fair Commissi IN
| i. determined TO increase in some way ths
| $50 900 which tn, Legislature appropriated
fer Exposition purposes, as il belIev.s a
much larger sun IS necessary IL the st,ts
10 to be cfeditsbly represented. il has is
susd an addre.s to the ca u1 ies ursi1g esct
to rsi.e its proportion Of 500 COO AID hal
pledged ts members to 20 b.f,re he next
| Legislature and erd .svor 10 secure the
! passage Of = bill reIundiBg the amounts
thus raised
The Department Of Publicity Of the En-
position sent Gu, during September 253 $50
sepsrs'e pieces Of printed matter concern
ing the Fair, sn sverige Of 1852 pieces 70,
each Of the tvsniy-six working DAYS OF ths
month OF this matter 1873, ,267 pieceI
we're In Ensish, 3549 ia Gsrmsn. 1852 ir
Spanish, 2, $50 10 French, 040 IN Poftu
guese, lI4+ in Sue1isn, 8s9 IN Dsni.h
PA in Italian, 100 in Dutch, and "a 25l
i printed pictures Of buildings ard grou
plans Of Jackson Park, ard 265s hsno
grabhs Of Machinery Hall There ver'
also sent out ss8 slectrofyres for use il
vsrie u. publications in different parts o
the vorii.
All Of the restaurants in the Mires ant
Mining ard Eec,ricity buiidiess viii be il
the salieres. This vas determined In ords
TO leave the ground fi,or free as far - na..
be for intending exhibitors. /. is though
also that restaurants on the second Il ors o
l,he baildipgs would prove An astrscsiv
feature. IL vas also decided that the rel
tsu,anu in the Ei-ctricity building b
| C ted in he two bays n the norta es o
the hal. 10 each bay there Is to be on
lsrge diving room, surrounded BY svera
sma Ter roe ms twenty J-thres feet tqars
The bsicory connecting the tso 10 20 b
|. q ted mp for serving 10 mpefance drinks IN
b ICES. II 'he great MHufscsures BUidin
shout 20 0o0 qnre feet have been set sps
f1r restaurants.