The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-31
WOR Ids FAIR NOTES.

WOR Ids FAIR NOTES.
Florida at it's recent Worlds Fair
convention, decided to raise 500, 600 for
it's representation in Chicago in 1893.
Tie Associated Press has applied to the
grounds and buildings committee of the
exposition for suitable space, either in
the press quarters ON the grounds or in
separate building, where its reports can
be prepared and dispatched during the
fair. 1t is certain that the exposition
authorities will provide extensive press
and telegraph facilities, but the details
are not yet determined.
Between $40 and $50 men are EMPLOYED
in perfecting the landscape features of
the exposition site. It is the intention
to make the grounds exceedingly beau
tiful by walks, drives, lawns, terraces,
fountains, shrubbery and flowers. Sew
eral hundred thousand dollars are to be
expended for this purpose.
The First Infantry Regiment, National
Guard of California, has decided to at
tend the exposition in body, and has
inaugurated plan for providing for the
expenses of the trip.
The Palace of Music at the exposition
it is now expected will sland on the great
island formed by the lagoons, and will be
surrounded by a magnificent garden Of
flowers ten acres or more in extent This
location is desired by Theodore Thomas,
musical director of the exposition, but
has not yet been finally passed upon by
the board of directors. The structure
will measure $50 by $50 feet, and cost ap-
proximately 100000
The National Associa ion of Wooden
Manufacturers and The American Pottery
Association have each decided to make
an exhibit at the exposition such as has
nestr before been seen in this country.
Sir Walker BullaId, who owns the
largest collection of native Maori curios-
tiles and paintings in the world, has ap-
piled for space in which to display his
collection and intends visiting the expo
sition Wi h his family. Maj. John Wilson
OF Auckland has submitted proposition
10 the foreign affairs committee to bring
colony of Maorls to the exposition,
house tn IN in one of their native built
forts, and let them show their native
costumes, home life and methods of war
fare The proposition is regarded with
some favor, as it would add greatly to the
value of the general character of the eth
biological exhibit of the exposition.
Theo lore Roosevelt, the civil service
champion, wants to have an "American
Sportsmen exhibit" made at the exposi-
ton. In explanation of his idea he says:
81 want an exhibit of every weapon and
utensil used in hunting, fishing and trap
ping since the discovery of the country
down to the present day. We have the
greatest hunting country on earth. The
Boone and Crockett Club, of which am
a member. is enthusias ic over an exhi-
bition of the kind, and we want nothing in
it but what is American. For instance.
know where the rifles used by Daniel
Boone and David Crockett can be se-
cured. Nothing could be more interest
ing than collection of the kind. The
exhibition should embrace the heads of
all kinds of American game of the larger
sort, and specimens of the smaller game,
animals, birds and fishes; the old wig
vans, hunting shocks of pioneer days, all
kinds of weapons, and all the conven-
fences that go to make up modern
hunting camp"
Turkey has appointed as Worlds Fair
commissioners d. Jemal Effendi agricul-
tural inspector at Broussa, and Pangiri
Bey sub-director of the foreign press
bureau.
The ways and means committee has
granted ". L. Libby s. Son Company of
Toledo, Ohio, concession for the opera
ton of big cut glass factory. The
company will invest between $50, 600 and
$75, 900 on it's plant, which will be
located at 59th street, in the Midway
Plaisance, on plat of land 150 by $50
feet. ~" -.
The exposition directory has called
upon the comptroller of the city Of Chi
cago to sell 81, ,OOO, 600 of the SIS, 900 900 of
bonds which the city voted in aid of the
exposition. The proceeds, which it is
desired shall be realized within ninety
days, is to be applied mainly to paying
the enormous expenses of the construc-
tion of the buildings.
The magnitude Of the building opera
tions now going on at Jackson Park can
be snrmised from the fact that an aver
age of from thirty-fve to forty car loads
OF construction material arrives daily.
The exposition buildings are rising with
wOn0erful rapl0lCy.
The women of Illinois, who have the
spending Of $50, 900 Of the $500, 600 which
the state appropriated for It's represen-
tation at the exposition, have been
granted, for their exclusive use, one
tenth Of the space In the Illinois building.
which, altogether, 10 something more
than an acre and a half. The women
win make . separate exhibit.
Director George Schneider has receiyed
advices hom Herlin 10 the eject that the
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