San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-11
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

$1,000
joined the list.
The upholsterers Of Philadelphia
applied Tor 5000 square feet OF space
in the Manufactures Building, for a
collective exhibit from their establish
ments.
The District of Columbia has deci-
ded to ask Congress for an appropTi-
alton of $50, 900 TO enable it to make a
creditable exhibit at the Fair.
Electricity Is to be the motive force
in Jackson Park during the construc-
ton of the buildings. The electric
plant has been completed and steam
engines must go. This is done In or
der TO reduce the fire risk. The saw
mills, used in getting out hujldir @
material, which have been run by
steam, are now supplied by electric
power, furnished. if desired, night
and day. Electrical Engineer Sar-
geant is prepared with 8 sixty horse
power plant 70 supply electric motor
service. In a few days, 500 horse
power Will be available.
British Guiana has appointed its
Royal Agricultural ard Commercial
Society Worlds Fair Commission
TO represent the Colony, and has
appropriated SO, 600 for All exhibit,
President 3. Howell Jones, of the
Commission, has been made it's exec.
utiye officer. \ space of 60X30 feet
has been requested near that assign
ell to the Dominion of Canada and
Other British American colonies, so
that contra may be made between
their exhibits and those Of the Latin
American countries.
Hassan Ben Ali, of Morocco, is
seeking a concession TO make Moro.
co exhibit of the Exposition. He
says be will spend $50, 000 in showing
people, manners, customs, amuse-
ments, etc Of his country, and in
bringing 70 Chicago tribe of Ber-
bers.
L. Takaqul and X. Ikeda, two
representatives commissioned by the
MIkado of Japan, have been in Chica-
go seeking detailed information con-
corning the Exposition. They were
greatly pleased and said their country
would make a fine exhibit, and that
in it would be number of the pri-
vate art treasures of the Mikado.
Day and night shifts of men are
now worke ed on all Exposition build
Ings.
Ample restaurant accOmmoda
tiOns are to be provided at the Expo
sition grounds. The locations for re-
staurants thus far decided upon are
four in the Mines and Mining Building
fx.,, i'd t.. " i.
and six on the esplanade in front,
four 10 the Electricity Building, and
two inthe WOman's Building. Some
are on the ground floor and some in
the galleries.
The supporting columns for the
Forestry Building are to be trunks OF
trees with the bark on. Chief Bucha-
nan has requested each State TO fur
nish three trunks of trees for this
purpose. Arkansas, California, Colo
rada, Connecticut, Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa, Maine. Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylva-
MA, Texas. Wisconsin, Washington
and West Virginia have promised
to furnish their quote.
Acting Secretary of State Wharton
has issued an order to all diplomatic
offices of the United States, instruct
ing them to use their influence to
have all cuts and Autographs sent
out free to boom the Exposition ad-
mitted into foreign countries tree OF
duty. This order was issued because
the admission RI such cuts, etc, duty
tree, has been refused by some cOun-
ri IN
to give the Exposition the creates t
possible publicity is interfered with
The Catholic church in Chicago
wants to make An exhibit at the
Fair, and has applied TOR 75x75 feet
of space. The exhibit, according to
the request, is 70 consist of. first
kindergarten work; second, primary
grades: thrd grammar schools; fourth
colleges and academies; fifth indUst
rial schools, Orphansges, and dea
and dumb institutes.
Expert engineers are working upon
the drainage problem ia connection
with the Exposition grounds at Jack
son Park. AS a result OF calcula tioI
in the Construction Department, ;
somewhat new plan will be adopted
for taking care of Worlds Fair sew
age. All the otfal, conveyed through
underground pipes, will run into fou
large tanks at the southwestern por
ton of Jackson Park. These tank
are to be thirty feet IN diameter anC
forty feet deep. The novsl feature
connected with the plan is that tn
sewage deposited in the tanks is t.
be treated chemically, and the con
struction Department believes tina
the water flowing from them afte
the chemical treatment will be al
most pure and wholesome. So far a
is known similar treatment ha
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