The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-17

" the first telegraph message ever
sent. which was in May, le44, and
exhibit it in the Electrical Depart
mept at the Exposition. The mes
cage was received by Prof. Morse at
the Capitol in Washington, from an
assistant in Annapolis.
The American Pathological Soci-
ety. at it's recent annual meeting in
Washington, decided to make an ex
hiblt classified by state and county
associations, and also by individuals;
and it appointed Worlds Fair
committee of six to confer with the
Horticultural Department, and to
perfect arrangements.
The Florida Horticultural Society
has asked for three acres in which to
show an orange grove and make a
fruit display.
Indiana will have a 100000 build
ING at the Fair. 1t will not cost
that much, however, as a large share
of the material, all of which will
come from that state, will be do
mated.
Aside from the cost of the great
bindings which will be not far from
$1,000, 900, the following are among
the sums which have been or will be
spent in preparation of the Exposi-
ton grounds: Grading and filling,
s45O,0Oo; landscape gardening, $685..
500; viaducts and bridges, sl25, 900;
piers, $4,000; waterway improve
ments, 1925, 900; railways, 100000;
steam plant, 100000; electric light
ing, sI,5O0,OO0; statuary, 100000;
vases, lamps, ETC., $4,000; lake front
adornment; 100000; water supply
and sewerage, 100000; other ex-
pepses 81 900, 900, total IS. 943 500.
The total expense of organization,
administration and operation Of the
Exposition is estimated at nearly
100000. This takes no account
of the sums to be spent by the
government, the states or foreign
nations.
Bids are soon to be invited for
100000 square feet of sidewalks
for the exposition grounds. These
walks for the most party, will be
forty feet wide. No restrictions are
to be put on bidders for the work.
Every contractor will be allowed to
bid on his own kind of work, and
from all the different kinds of walks
proposed what is thought to be the
cheapest and best adapted to the
Exposition will be selected.
The Illinois Worlds Fair Commits
sionerS have provided for the prepa-
ration Of number Of Typographical
maps Of the state for exhibition at
the Exposition. One will show in
detail the railroads, Of which Illinois
has greater mileage than has any
other state, with their grades and
elevation above both Lake Michigan
and the ocean. Another will show
the river courses, valleys, elevations
and extensive prairies, illustrating
the resources of the state for agri-
cultural purposes. A map is being
prepared showing the location of
every schoolhouse and all Of the
state institutions Of various descrip-
tions.
South Dakota is now engaged in
raising $4,000 for it's representation
at the Exposition. 1t proposes to
erect building IA feet square.
The State Department at Wash
ington has been notified that Russia
mas appointed it's royal Worlds
Fair commission, and the president
Oft is Privy Councillor Behr, Di-
rector of the Department of Finance.
October 80 will be "World's Fair
Day at the Texas state fair at
Dallas. On that dav everyone who
owns stock in the Texas Worlds
FAR Association will be admitted
tree to the fair, and the association
Will try to have every visitor buy
some of the stock. Texas is trying
70 raise a Worlds Fair fund Of
100000 and has already made most
encouraging progress. One hundred
and slxty-seven counties in Texas
nave organized for Worlds Fair
work by choosing committees, etc.
DR.; Bertolette, commissioner to
the La Platte Republics, has in
formed the Latin American Depart
ment that he is endeavoring to
secure for the Eposition a colony OF
lace makers and gold and silver
workers from Paraguay. These peo-
PIE are igenious, their product being
equal to that of the Brussels work
ing women, and the fact that they
use vegetable fiber exclusively makes
:nelr work ofeven greater value and
interest. 1t has been planned by
s0e Latin-American Department to
nave a grOup of these lace makers