New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
SPACE At THE WORLDS FAIR.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED APPLICATIONS ALREADY
REcEIvBD-To FEED THE CROWDS.

SEVENTEEN HUNDRED APPLICATIONS ALREADY
RECEIvDD-To FEED THE CROWDS.
Chicago, Nov. CspeciaD.-Up to date 100 apph
cations for space for exhibits at the Worlds Fair have
been made and before the close Of the year it is est
mated that 200 800 additional will be sent in
At the Centennial there file the January Of the
preceding the opening Of the Exposition 800 ap
plcations. somewhat interesting fact In this con-
necon is that all told there were $4,000 applications
for space at the Centennial Twenty thousand OF
these were from foreign countries and the remaining
$4,000 were domestic but before the opening Of the
Exposition, 1000 Of the domestic applications were
either withdrawn cancelled. All the individual ap-
plcatons thus far received for the Columbian Expo
sition domestic.
The study Of how and where to feed the crowds at
the big fair has been Incident of the work OF the
Construction Department for the last SIX weeks Food
will be served in ten OF the principal buildings In res
taurants private dining rooms and over lunchcoun1rs
There will be three Characteristic lunch-counters
twenty principal restaurants cafes. and, in
connection with them, 115 dining rooms. The sup
plies will Issue from seventeen complete hotel kitchens
and sculh0ns. The dining-Ooms Will occupy above
five acres Of spaces and 1t viii be possible for above
5000 people 10 sit at the tables at one time .
The committee awards Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, after being in session nero for several
days, adjourned to-day to meet in Washington
Oh November %. 1t decided to ask Congress for
100000 to pay for medals and premiums awarded.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING FREE IMPORTATION
Washington Nov. THE Secretary of the Treasury
has announced the following new regulations TO govern
the free importation of articles for exhibition ut tie
Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
l. 1t is the purpose Of this Department to secure
expedition and security to all articles imported Tor
exhibition ut the Chicago E&posiuon Without Tue ea
action OF customs duties fees OF charges ana 10 arrange
the proceedings on entity SO rs TO afford the utosl
convenience and dispatch
ment every package destined for the Exposition should
have affixed TO 1t by the foreign shipper one OF olS
labels representing the flag Of the country 10 when
it belongs This LABEL should be about by - inches
letters sr the inscription Exposition at chicago" AN
SHOULD } 5e panIy %aed as aSSs for
CoamSIan ExpasonD S name Of consenee
agent at the port Of first as in the S United s Sfates
Every foreign exhibitor Win PrepaT ScS N sSa ss@%
s name Of the eHe exSDor the marks and
the packages with description Of their contents ana
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This statement must be signed BY the eahiS1%s Gn'
Voices S %I be no ransmited By mail to the collector Of
customs at Chicago and The other to the connsneo Oh
goods at the port Of first arsvs IL Is
that all packages intended for the Exposluon snail O
Se po Of = rs arrival who Will customs
business incident to the transfer of pac oa to
tn pSso seSs An 20 Of the bonded lines
will discharge their freight at stations IN Chicago 20
4
ages marked as suggested In Article may be nsen
to their respective divisions soon as they nave Dech
| identified by the customs omcers
The congnee Of the merchandise at the first port OF
arrival must present at the custom house the invoice
above described with bill of lading and entry IN
| duplicate made out upon the special form 10 DC
provided for this purpose by the Treasury Department.
which shall show the name of the foreign shipper or
owner the name of the importing vessel, the marks
and numbers Of the packages with statement OF the
nature Of their contents and OF their foreign vaue as
declared I'm the invoice. The entry must also indicate
the bonded route by which the goods are to be trans
ported TO Chicago, and must be signed by the con-
| signee No other declaration will be required
The articles after having been received In the Ex'
position will remain under the custody OF the customs
officers and must not be removed from the place as
signed without permit from the collector OF customs
or the officer who may be designated by him to grant
| such permit In no case shall such articles be re-
leased from the custody OF the customs ofhcers unless
the same shall have been regularly w1thdawn for con
| SUMPTION for warehouse for export.
| The requSte number OF customs inspectors VIII be
stationed at every place containing foreign exhibits
| each of whom will be placed in charge OF section
which shall be numbered and designated as customs
1 division.