The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-08
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
A Fine Collection Of Prehistoric Relics for the
Exposition

CHICAGO. Feb. 4, 1S9l.-The first stake
has been driven and the first ground broken
on the lake front for the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. Workmen are now busy erect
ing the administration building, which viii
be the headquarters while preparing for tho
falr The first move was eagerly watched
by an anxious crowd. Many were the an
plicants for positions when the work was
begun. Many coveted the honor of sinking
the first stake or driving the first nail
From now on the world will watch the
progress.
Money premiums will be awarded in con-
nectlon with the livestock exhibits. The
Executive Committee of the Directory re-
solved to do this in Difference to the live
stock men. About 100000 will be appro-
priated. The horticulture, electricity. fish
cries and chronological departments will he
organized at once. Lyman j. Gage has
announced that he will retire from the
Presidency of the Worlds Fair DIRECTORY
at the expiration of his term of Office, Aprfl
l, 1891. Business relations are his sole rea-
sons for vacating this position. He will rot
resign, but simply decline Reelection He
will then assume the Presidency OF the First
National Bank, of which he is now Vice
President.
Plans for fac-simile representation Of a
United States coast line of battle shin have
been received. 1t will constitute a portion
OF the naval display and will be built on
plllng In the lake, or erected ON land and
surrounded by moat. Its dimensions will
be 69X343.
There is an expedition to start to South
America which consists of a fleet of steam
| ships laden with the products of the leadIng
manufactures of the United States. 1t wifi
| sail from Boston. The object is to nonn
| larize their products in that country, If is
| now proposed to enlist the expedition into
| the service of the fair by sending tons of
advertising matter 10 be distributed Judi
| ciouSly i'll all the principal cities of that
| country.
| A Kansas man wants to sell the Exposi-
| ton Company the fort used by John
Brown and his sons when they settled in
| that State.
France has at last awoke to the fact that
| the exposition is an International enter
| prise. Her papers are laudng it to the
| skies. They give Chicago unbounded
| praise for UNFOLDING the nations honor i'm
making plans and provisions for a fair com
| menSurate with the occasion. In comment
| ing they say: "Our relations with the United
States have been cordial since the nation es-
| tablished her independence. We are there
| fore Interested in extending our foreign
| trade. 1t is incumbent upon US to show our
| goods side by side with those of our com
| pettors in trade. We have nothing to lose.
but everything to gain by such a COMPARE
son."
The officials of the Historical Society.
| Utica, n. y. have rendered the Commits,
| si0ners its splendid collection of prehistoric
| relics for the exposition. A syndicate of
| Japanese manufacturers are here gaining in
| formation concerning regulations governing
! foreign exhibits.
We will in our next letter give full de-
scriptons, accompanied with cut, of the
United States Government Buildings.
, j. b. CAMPBELL