The morning call., 1891-10-18
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
What Is Being Done at the site Of The Great
Exposition.

Chief Buchanan of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition Live Stock Department has sent
out about 5000 copies of the live stock pre-
MUM list to the various fair and breeders
associations of the country, and is receiving
responses which show that the live stock eX-
hibt at the exposition Will be something ire
mendous. Besides the large premiums Of
fered by 1.-The exposition for live stock ex-
hihit, all the various breeders associations
are offering large prizes. notably for short
horns, Herefords and Jerseys. As an evil
dence of the widespread interest taken in
the live stock show, A. Z. Mansell OF
Shropshire, England. offers prize Of $500
for the best Amerlcan-bred Shropshire
ram. The State of Illinois offers $4,000
IN premiums for live stock; the Clydes-
dale breeders offer $4,000 extra
prizes; the cattle associations offer ex-
ira prizes as follows: Galloway. $4,000 ;
shorthorn, $4,000; Hereford, $4,000; Jersey,
$4,000, ana Hostein, $4,000 The swine,
sheep and dog breeders also offer extra
money prize. The money prizes to be paid
for live stock will amount to S250,OOO or
more, which, OF course, includes the sum OF
$4,000 voted by the exposition company
for premiums in that department The eX-
position building for the accommodation OF
live stock will cover thirty acres.
The owners of one OF the finest business
corners in Chicago have decided to erect a
81 100000 siXteen-Story building to be calleC
The Columbus, in honor of Americas dis
coverer. The plans contemplate structure
slrikingiy artistic and ornate In appearance
of the Spanish style of architecture. On
each side of the main entrance will be
placed bronze tablet, the first bearing this
inscription:
Erected in honor OF
COLUMBUS
in the year 1892,
being the 40sth anniversary
Of the discovery of
America
The other tablet will show:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS,
Born a Genoa in 14j5.
Discovered America the 18th day
OF October. l493.
Died at VaiadOlid the 10th day
of May, 1906
1t Is the intention to have the building
completed by May l. 1893.
Aside from the cost of the great buildings,
which will be not far from S7000,C00. the
following are among the sums which have
been or will be spent in preparation of the
exposit on grounds: Grading and filing,
$780, 600; landscape gardening, 1928, 500; vi
aducts and bridges, Sl25, 600; piers, $40, 900 !;
waterway improvements, 500, 600; railways,
$500, coo; steam plant sS00,000 electric light
ing. 81 600; statuary, 100000; vases,
lamps, ETC.. $4,000; lake-front adOrnment,
500, 600; water supply and sewerage, $780,
600; other expenses, 100000; total S5,-
9i3, 500. The total expense OF organization,
administration ana operation of the EXPOSE
ton is estimated at nearly S5,000,000. This
| takes no account of the sums to be spent by
| the Government, the States or the foreign
| nations
DIR. Bertolette, Commissioner to the La
| Platte republics, has informed the Latin
| American Department that he is endeayor-
ing to secure for the exposition colony of
| ace-makers and gold and silver worka rs
| from Paraguay. These people are ingen-
| ious, their product being equal to that of
| the Brussels working women, and the fact
that they use vegetable fiber exclusively
| makes their work Of even greater value and
| interest 1t has been planned by the Latin
| American Department to have group OF
| these lace-makers on the exposition grounds
| also a group of workers in gold and silver
| flagree.
| France has asked 5000 and The Hague
11,0O0 square feet of space for their picture
exhibits alone. Until recently it was
thought that the weakest feature of the eX-
position would be in its fine arts exhibit.
| Now, however, it is believed that this will
be one of the best of all, owing to the fact
| that European artists recognize in Ameri-
| cans the best purchasers OF their work, and
| they are anxious to take advantage OF the
exceptional opportunity which the exposi-
| ton will offer them to show their paintings
| TO the American people
The savants and historians of Italy are
| now deeply interested themselves in the
| question OF SOlutnpuS rear UiIlllDidCCs TiHS
or six places besides Genoa claim the honor
and among them, is Bettola. 1t is reported
| that proofs have lately been discovered es-
tabishing Bettola's claim, and that the town
will erect monument to Columbus at once,
and intends to send an envoy to the Worlds
Fair with these proofs and other historical
documents of interest.
The lumbermen of the Puget Sound region
were called to meet at Tacoma on October
9th to consider the question of furnishing
aerial for the Washington State building
at Chicago. and to plan for au extensive and
complete lumber exhibit. The Executive
Committee of the Washington Worlds Fail
Commission was called to meet at the SANE
time.
The Western Union Telegraph Compan.
intends to frame handsomely the first tele
graph message ever sent, which was il
Nav. 1S44 and exhibit it in the Eectricn
Department at the exposition. The mes
sage was received by Professor Morse a
the Capitol in Washington from an assistan
in Annapolis.
The American Pathological Society. at it
recent annual meeting in Washington, dc
cided to make an exhibit classified by Stat
and county associations. and also by II
, dividuals, and 1t appointed Worlds Fai
committee of six to confer with the Hort
cultural Department and to perfect al
Tangements.
1t is not thought probable now that theI
will be any tower at the Worlds Fair. IT
) projectors of the most promising towe
scheme abandoned it when they found tina
9 they would have 10 take down their towt
| when the exposition closed, because tt
a Park Commissioners refused to grant AL
subsequent use of a site.
1t is expected that there will be fully 30t
u dogs entered in the exposition bench sho'
v The various kennel clubs propose to SUI
e pement the already satisfactory premiu
n list by a number of very handsome medal
:, Prince Henri d'Orleans Is nice looki.
u young man of agreeable manners, who
d often seen in the Partisan world, chiefly
Il the houses Of members of the monarch
+ party. If he has any marked characterize
: it Is his extremely English appearance
d which is acceuthated by his almost exagge
+ ated style OF English dress.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone propose to pa
K the winter in Florence.