The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-08
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The Hamburg-Amer Packet Com
pany, of which Carl Schurz is the New
York director, has subscribed 5000 to
Exposition stock.
Quaritch, the noted London book dealer,
intends TO send tot he Exposition an auto
graph letter of Christopher Columbus, for
which he paid 5000.
gon, has employed canvassers to raise
s25 900 to be turned in to the States
Worlds Fair fund.
Virgipia's building at the Exposition
will be Of the old colonial type, measuring
33x16 feet, two stories high and surround
ed by piazza Is feet wide. Its cost will
be SO, 900.
The Quebec Steamship Company, oper-
ating the New York, Bermuda and West
India line, has agreed to bring government
exhibits to the fair free. Half rate is
granted on the exhibits of individuals.
+. X. l.. Gould, the American delegate
TO the International Statistical Institute,
recently held in Paris, writes to Chief
Fearn saying that the congress has ac-
cepted an invitation to meet In Chicago in
1893.
The great imitation coast-line battle
ship, which is TO constitute and contain
the governments naval exhibit is in an
advanced state of construction. IL will
be all inclosed before winter weather sets
in and all of the interior work will be
completed by spring
The Carriage Builders National Asso-
citation, at its recent session in Cincinnati,
appointed an influential committee to
supervise the collection and preparation
of creditable exhibit of vehicles, and to
cooperate with chief Smith of the Trans
portation Department.
The nine lady managers resident in
hv MpS
Palmer, have decided to establish a model
sanitary kitchen in the Woman's build
ing at the Exposition. An effort will be
made by n special entertainment or other
wise to raise the $4,000 necessary for the
purpose.
DIR. John f. Owen, the medical director
of the Exposition, has promised Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer that women shall receive Off
cial recognition upon the medical staff.
The number to be appointed has not yet
been announced, but assurance has been
given that women physicians will profes-
sionally rank equal with men, and share
the duties of the Exposition hospital.
The Art Palace on the Lake Front park,
which will be built by the Art Institute
assisted TO the extent of 100000 by the
Exposition Company, will cost about $780,
600. The designs and plans of Shepley,
Rutan & Coolidge, of Boston, have been
adopted. During the exposition the build
ing will be used by the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary for some of its numerous meet
ings.
A Worlds Fair transportation company
has been organized by number of mon
eyed men in Maine for the purpose of
transporting New Englanders to and from
the exposition, and paying their expenses
while in Chicago. Ii issues certificates
payable in installments, and these, when
paid up, are transferable for round trip
tickets to the exposition, including all
necessary expenses.
Thomas A. Edison, the famous electri-
clan has applied for IS, 900 feet of space, or
about one-seventh of all that the Electri-
city building contains. 81 have it from
Mr.. Edison himself" said Chief John r.
Barrett, "that his display at the Fair is
to be the greatest achievement of his life.
In talking of his application for space
Mr.. Edison admitted that ne was asking
for a large section of the building; but
every inch will be put TO good purpose;'
he added shall not waste "a foot of the
area assigned to me, but will present a
series Of the most interesting electrical
inventions ever produced l happen to
know" Professor Barrett added, that
Mr.. Edison is doing just as he says He
is making an almost innumerable list OF
novel and spectacular exhibits.