Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-30
WORLDS FAIR NOTE s.

Twenty-four foreign nations have
now officially accepted the invitation To
participate in the Exposition. Russian,
Turkey, Denmark, Persia and Egypt
are among the recent acquisitions.
Thus far an aggregate of s., ,695, ,O10 has
p -en appropriated by twenty-nine states
for representation at the Worlds Fair.
1t is probable that the cost of the Illi-
nOis state building will be reduced from
the original estate of 500, 900 to $3.50. 900,
by the use of staff instead of stone.
Architect w. w. BoyingtOn has recom-
mended this change, owing To the
reduction of the state appropriation
from 81 ,000,00 to SS00.00 Otherwise
the plans of the structure will have to
be modified and a less imposing build
ing be constructed.
Prince Della Rocca, of MOsino, Italy,
has written to the Exposition manage
ment expressing the deepest regret that
his country has felt compelled to decline
the invitation to be represented at
Chicago, and has offered, should it meet
the approval of public opinion in this
country, to form special committee or
company, among the most influential
members of the italian aristocracy, to
see that a creditable exhibit is made.
Prince Rocca says that lie believes the
Italian government would be glad to
see this done. He will be informed
that the Exposition officials and the
people of this country will be exceeding
ly pleased to have mt the Fair an exhib-
it of the art treasures and products of
industry from Italy, and that he will
receive hearty encouragement in effect
ing it.
III. @. Payne, special Commissioner
to Mexico, says that country will prob
ably appropriate at the start $3.50, 1000
for the representation at the Exposi-
ton, and that it will most likely in
crease the amount to 50, ,000, 900 later on.
Mexico voted 100000 at the start for
the Paris Exposition, and spent 81 ,S00,-
600 before it got through. Great enthu-
siasm is manifested over the Chicago
Exposition, and Mexico will certainly
excel all previous efforts.
Louisiana is beginning to wake up on
the;subject of the Exposition. The press
of that state predicts that the Exposi-
ton will far excel any previous event
of the sort, and urges that the people of
Louisiana begin at once to prepare for
creditable representation.
Virginia will hold a Worlds Fair con-
vention at Pulaski City, July Is; Ar
kansas one at Little Rock August 5; and
Florida one at Orlanpo, October 7.
Each state, it is expected, will adopt a
plan whereby money will be raised
with which to make a creditable ex-
hibit.
Minister Pelps has hopes of inducing
Baron Krupp TO exhibit some of his i'm
mense guns at the Exposition. Baron
Krupp hesitates, for, he says, it will
cost him $250,000 to make an exhibit
creditable to his establishment.
California may show at the Worlds
Fair, as a part of its exhibit, the finest
collection of minerals i'm the United
States. Instead of making a special
collection, as was done for the New
Orleans, Philadelphia and Paris exposi-
tions. there is strong probability that
the state will send the magnificent col
lections belonging to the State Mining
Bureau Museum. The State University
has the collection Of the State Geolo-
gical Survey, the Voy collection, Hanks
collection, Keene collection, and several
others. There are all cassified, arrang-
ed, identified ahd labeled. Each county
and district in the state is properly
represented. Every department of the
mining industry has its separate place
with locality indicated. No other state
or territory of the Union has any such
collection as belong to California now.
Lieutenant Roger Welles, Jr., of the
United States navy, Commissioner to
Venezuela and the neighboring colo
nies, reports that the Governor Gener-
al of the Dutch Colonies in the West
Indias, composed of the islands of
Curacao, st. Martins, Bonaire, Aruba,
Eustache and Saba, has accepted the
invitation to participate in the Exposi-
ton, and has appointed commission
to take charge Of the work.