The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-18
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

now. The two heaviest days were Aug
31st and Sept list, upon which $780,
was paid in.
The Worlds Fair power plant will be
of "a, 900 horse power, and will require
the services of $50 engineers, firemen and
attendants.
Mrs. Susan Gale Cook of Tennessee, is
now Permanent Secretary of the Board
of Lady Managers, having been elected
at the September meeting.
The London Chronicle says that the
Prince of Wales has all but decided to go
to Chicago to attend the Exposition, and
that he is likely to be accompanied by
Emperor William of Germany.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
which operates all the way from Alaska
to Mexico, has agreed to carry all ex-
hibits to and from the Exposition at half
regular freight rates. The Southern Pa
cific railway system has made like con-
cession on all perishable goods. This in
sures very extensive fruit exhibit from
the Pacific Coast.
The model for the statue of Queen Isa-
bella, on which Miss Harriet Hosmer has
been at work in her studio at Rome, is
almost completed. The Queen is repre-
sented in full royal robes, stepping down
from her throne, with her jewels in her
outstretched hand. The figure is full of
grace and strength, and the robes have
been most skillfully draped by the artist,
giving a pleasing outline from every
point of view.
A committee of live stock experts has
apportioned the cash premiums to be
awarded in the Exposition Live Stock
Department, amounting to S15O,OOO, as
follows: For horses, $4,000; cattle,
$4,000; swine, $4,000; poultry and pet
stock, $4,000; dogs, $4,000. This leaves
contingent fund of $40, 900, which Chief
Buchanan says should be held for special
breeds of animals that may have been
overlooked,
The dates for holding the various live
stock shows during the Exposition have
been decided upon by the National Com
mission. The period devoted to the ex-
hibition of animals for awards in the
following divisions for livestock will be
as follows: Cattle, Sept. II to Sept. 81;
horses, jacks and jennets, Aug. "a to
Sept. q; sheep and swine, Oct. 2 to Oct.
IA; kennel show or dogs, June II to June
II; poultry, pigeons, pet stock, etc., Oct.
IS to Oct. 80. Exhibitors of horses and
cattle must accompany their application
with written evidence as to the pedigree
in the standard livestock record books.
Animals unregistered, but which have
some peculiar historical value, may be
exhibited, but may not compete for any
prizes or medals which may be offered.
The National Association of Canned
Food Packers has applied for space to
exhibit its products at the Fair. The
association in it's jurisdiction covers the
packing interests of twenty states.
There are in the country about 1900
canning concerns, consuming the pro-
duct of 100000 acres of land and giving
direct employment to a million people.
1t is the ambition of the association to
show the magnitude of the industry and
the novelties in machinery used in pack
ing the product. The association asks
that one of its members be made per-
manent attache of the EXposition's man
agement to superintend this department
and that the association be allowed to
name the man. 1t asks for 5000 square
feet and 40-horse power.
Plans have been completed for the
Live Stock Assembly Hall at the Expo
sition. This building will stand just
south of the colonnade connecting Agri-
cultural and Machinery buildings. 1t
will in form resemble the letter T, one
portion being 800 feet long and the
other 200 feet On the first floor will be
Office room for cattle and horse associa-
tons, dog and pet stock associations,
and all remaining live stock organiza-
tons. On the second floor will be an
assembly hall 172 feet long and IA feet
wide. Here the farmers will be given a
chance to hold their assemblies.
Special rooms are provided for the
Farmers Alliance, the National Grange,
and other similar associations at the
Fair. The entire structure has been so
planned as to give the farmers and live
stock men generally all they could ask
in the way of accommodations. Chief
of Construction Burnham has been in
structed by the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings to perfect working draw
ngs and ask for contracts.
Following are the amounts already ap-
propriated or recommended for appro-
priation by the executives of the several
South and Central American countries
and colonies:
Mexico, S75O,0OO; Guatemala, 100000;
Honduras, $4,000; Salvador, $4,000;
Nicaragua, $4,000; Costa RIGA, $50, 200;
Colombia, 100000; Ecuado, $4,000;
Peru, $4,000; Chile, 100000; Brazil,
total cities and States, S45O,O British
Honduras, $1,000; Jamaica, $4,000;
Cuba, S25, 1000; Trinidad, 1000; Danish
West Indies, $4,000; BOLIVIA, s150,00o,
making total of S1,9eO,OOO. tF- s.1'
Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Nicara-
qua, Costa RIGA, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Chile, and Brazil will erect special
buildings. Mexico will produce at
Jackson Park one of the ancient Aztec