The morning call., 1891-05-20
FOR STATES TO HEED.
Rules Governing State Exhibits
at the Worlds Exposition.

OCHuttC lulCc sINeu DtlOW nave Dee0
adopted to govern the erection of State
buildings at the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton. and to regulate the admission of ex-
hlbits. No manufactured goods of any de-
scriDtion will be allowed in the buildings,
and all articles entered for awards must be
installed in the proper departments, for
which buildings will be put up by the Ex-
position Company. This ruling does away
with an endless duplication of displays,
and gives each State q fine opportunity to
make an extensive exhibit of its natural re-
sources. The regulations are as follows:
All exhibits intended to be competitive,
and within the jurisdiction of jurieS or COM
mltteeS authorized to award prizes, must be
located in some one of the general exposition
buildings and be grouped according TO the
official classification, except such exhibits
as can only tie properly and advantageously
displayed in the grounds; provided, how
ever, that this exception shall only operate
in those cases where, in the judgment of the
Director General, he shall deem it expedient
to grant the express permission.
Each of the States of the Union. the Ter
TitOries and the District of Columbia shall
be entitled to erect and maintain, on the
exposition grounds, a building for the use
of such State, Territory or District of Co.
lumbla, or two or more States or Terrific
rieS, if so desired, may erect and maintain a
Duilutus III CUhlluOli, Guu GdCu Oldl6 OF IGf-
ritOry desiring to erect such building. or
two or more proposing to erect building
to be used IN common, shall, through their
official representatives or their State Worlds
Fair Board, file with the Director-G General
an application, in writing, for ground space
for such building, and, as soon as possible
give general description of the character
and style of the building proposed to be
erected, and the sum OF money appropriated
for the construction thereof, aud after the
ground space shah have been allotted, as
hereinafter provided, and before any occu-
patton thereof, there shall be fled with the
chief OF the Bureau of Construction detailed
plans and specifications for each of such
proposed buildings, anu when such plans
and specifications shall have been ap royed
by the chief of the Bureau of Construction
and by the DirectOT-General a permit to
erect a building shall be issued by the last
named officer
That, preparatory to the assignment of
ground space for State buildings, the Di-
ectOr-General, after conference with aud
the CO concurrence Of the Grounds and Build
ings Committee of the exposition shall
cause the States and Territories of the Union
to be grouped IN such manner as shall APP
pear most likely 10 produce the best results
to the exposition as a whole, and shall allot
suitable ground space TO each of such
groups; and after such allotment shall be
made the space in each allotment shall be
again properly ouDGlNIQeu 50 as 10 provide
suitable independent locations for each State
or Territory, or any two or more of them
desiring location IN common, and the loca-
ton of each individual State or Territory or
any two or more of them desiring a location
IN common, Within the territorial space AS
signed to that group wherein they are in
cluded, shall be determined in the order of
their application; subject, however, to har-
mOny OF grouping OF buildings, which shall
be determined by the supervising architect
and lands ape gardener and Director Gen
eral.
That correct plans and specifications for
every State building, as approved by the
Chief OF the Bureau OF Construction aud
the DlrecEor-GeneraL shall, before the
issuance OF the permit, be filed in the Office
OF the Dlrector-General and be preserved as
a record of the exposition.
" That 10 the construction of such State
buildings each State or Territory may use
such material or materials produced in such
State or Territory rs the State Board shall
determine, with view OF promoting full
exhibition of the structural materials pro-
duced in such State or Territory.
Such State buildings shall be main
tanned as a State or Territorial Headquarters
under the control OF the State Board, but
subject to the rules and regulations govern
ing the exposition for the convenience and
entertainment of residents of the partcu-
lar State OF Territory and the reception
ana entertainment OIL their friends and such
guests as they may invite to share the hos
pitalty of such State or Territory; ana shall
also, If desired by the State or Territory be
used as depository for collective exhibit
of such a line as shall best illustrate and ex-
emplily the natural resources of such State,
as we'll as its historical and archaeological
features. Each such collective State exhibit
shall, however, be installed and maintained
only subject to the following conditions,
limitations and restrictions TO wit:
These exhibits shall not be catalOgued
nor considered as competitive, or at all en-
titled to participate in prizes or awards, nor
be within the jurisdiction of the Committee
or Juries of Award. They shall embrace no
manufactured goods or products. No pro-
cesses shall be included therein, and no
motive power permitted in any such build