The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-28
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
PENNsYLvANIA's Exposition building will

PENNsYLvANrAs Exposition building will
cost S15, 900.
The Florida horticultural Society has
asked for three acres in which 20 show an
orange grove and make fruit display.
SOUTH DAKOTA is now engaged in raising
$50. wv for its representation at the Exposl-
tion. 1t proposes to erect a building IA
feet square.
BIDS are soon to be invited for $50, 900
square feet OF sidewalks for the Exposition
grounds. These walks for the most part
will be rorty feet wide.
iND1AE;A will have a 800 900 building at
the Fair. 1t will not cost uaat much, how
ever, as a large snare Of the material, all OF
which will come from that State, will be
donated.
THERE will be not less than twenty-five
restaurants, as we'll as numerous cafes in
the Exposition buildings. 1t is the intention
OF the Exposition authorities to protect visi-
tors from exhorbitant charges.
IT is expected that there will be fully 5000
dogs entered in the Exposition bench show.
The various kennel clubs propose to supple
ment the already satisfactory premium list
by number OF very handsoms medals.
THE total expense of organization, admin
istration and operation OF The Exposition Is
estimated at nearly 5000 UO. This takes
no account of the sums 20 be spent by the
Government, the States or foreign nauonS.
The State Department at Washington
has oeen notified that Russia mas appointe1
its royal Worla's Fair Commission, and
that the President OF it is Privy Coun.
cillor bsnr, Director OF the Department. OF
Finance.
FRANCE mas asked 25,00) and The Hague
l,OOO square feet OF space for their picture
exhibits alone. Until recently it was thought
that the weakest feature OF thu Exposition
would be its fine arts exhibit. Now, how
ever, it is believed that this will bs one OF
the best of all.
THE owners of one of the finest business
corners in Chicago nave decided to erect a
81, ,OOO, 900 si1teen-stofy building to be called
''The Columbus" in honor OF AMERICAS dis
cover. The plans contemplate structure
strikingly artistic and ornate in appearance,
Of the Spanish style of architecture.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
intends to frame handsomely the first tele-
graph message ever sent, which was IN May,
1874, and exhibit it in the Electrical Depart
ment at the Exposition. The message was
received by Professor Morse at the Capitol
in Washington, from an assistant in An
napoils.
The American Pathological Society, at its
TeCeut uuuubl IuteLAIlS al w etouiuo WI, N'S-
cided to make an exhibit classified by State
and comfy associations, and also by lndi.
viduals; and it appointed Worlds Fair
committee of six 70 confer with the Horti-
cultural Department. and to perfect ar
rangements.
IT is not thought probable, now, that there
will be any tower at the Worlds Fair. The
projectors Of the most promising tower
scheme abandoned it when they found tnat
they would have to take down their tower
when the exposition closed, because the Park
Commissioners refused to grant any suose-
quent use of site.
DR.. BERToLLTTE, Commissioner of the La
Platte Republics, has informed the Latin
American Department that he is endeavor-
ing to secure for the Exposition a colony
of lace makers and gold and silver workers
from Paraguay. These people are insen::
ious, their product being equal to that OF
the Brussels working women, and the tact
that they use vegetable fibre exclusively
makes their work of even greater value and
interest.
ASIDE from the cost of the great building,
whicn will be not far from 5000, O0o, the
following are among the sums which have
been or will be spent in preparation OF tne
Exposition grounds: Grading and filling,
s450, ,O0O;' landscape gardening, 5Uo;
viaducts and bridges, 1926, 900; piers S1o,'
000; waterway improvements, sss3.Uoo'
railways, 500, 600; steam plant, SsoJ, Ooo;
electric lighting, 81, 900; statuarv, slyo,
00u; vases lamps, ETC., $50, O0O; lake 1ronI
adornment. $500 soOo; water supply, oap ana
600; total, $5,943,J 800.