The morning call., 1891-07-26

1t Will make large exhibit of machinery,
and, among other things, the first gin made
by Ely Whitney, the inventor of the cotton
gin in 1870; The invention of this
ton produced from $15OOOO to IS, 900. 900
In ten years. the company will also
show the original patent granted
to Eli Whitney and signed by George WASH
ington, our first President Assistant A. b.
Hurt says the Agricultural Department is
receiving number of applications from
brewers. The department is now in COM
munication with over four hundred
brewers, and has received applications
from some of the largest for space. say
ing they Will make fine display. The
proposed dairy school is now reasonably
sure of being established. Chief Buchanan
VIII nave conference with the Columbian
parry Association on the subject in few
days. Chief Buchanan is now in Washing
ton In consultation with the Commissioner
10 the agricultural exhibits, and also in
regard TO the quarantine rules to be
adopted by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture governing the admis-
sion OF foreign live stock to the fair. This
department is securing complete lists of
persons and firms who would be likely to
want to exhibit in any of the classes of
the department. Already it has a list of
chocolate-makers all over the world. A
number of communications are received by
exposition freaks. three-legged sheep, and
things Of that nature. These propositions
are Invariably declined, for the reason that
the Livestock Department is not intended
to be museum, but to show the best breeds
and most perfect types of animals.
Professor Barrel, Chief of Electricity, Is
a very busy exposition official these days.
Mr.. HornSby, his secretary, saws: Our
building will be done by December LIST,
complete for occupancy, if necessary. Con-
siderably before this time the machinery
for the permanent operation of the EXPOSE
ton will have begun to be installed, and
by next spring it is contemplated to have
everything in readiness for the electrical
illumination of the grounds and buildings.
There have been demands made for mOrs
than 100000 square feet of space; informa-
ton has come from prospective exhibitors
showing that amounts Will be expended by
them graduating all the way from $4,000 to
S2OO,0O0. Japan and several foreign coun-
tries, who are supposed to be very far behind
this country In electrical work, have given
notice that they will participate, and
without doubt the Orient will set the pace
for even Chicago in some electrical features,
as they are notably ahead of US in some
branches of the service. Ii the space were
to be allotted tomorrow, and no other ex-
hlbitorS were to participate, the Electrical
Department of the Worlds Fair would be
UNNECESSARILY above anything of the kind
that has ever been seen before.
Frank Rlgler, the young and enterprising
head of the mailing-room of the DEPARTMENT
Of Publicity and Promotion, says his DEPART
ment sends out an average of 90 coo docu-
ments daily. This week there have been
days when over $4,000 documents left his
room. The mailing lists for the
office authorities have been sorted
and arranged in States, the lists being on
printed slips, alphabetically arranged. The
department does large express business,
daily sending out as high as forty and fifty
packages. 1t is expected that when the
foreign list is completed it will embrace at
least 10000 names on the Continent.
Chief Burnham has submitted to the
COMMITTEES on Grounds and Buildings de-
tailed report of the work done at Jackson
Park up to date. Macarthur Ca Bros. have in
grading moved 100000 cubic yards
of earth, and little more in that line
remains TO be done. Contracts for two
railroad bridges and one road bridge have
been let, and the work is under way. In
little while contracts will be let for the Fish
and Fisheries buildings. Bids win be
asked for the Machinery buildings this
week. Passenger tracks have been laid
across Stony Island avenue. Plans are be-
ing made for the general lighting of the
grounds and buildings. Work on the
pier and casino is under way, and the
same is true of the break-water around
the Government battle-ship. Plans for
docking aud retaining walls about the canal
and basins are nearly completed.
The grading for the Transportation Build
ing was finished this week. Grading for
the Administration Building is progressing
nicely, and most of the grading for the
building of Machinery and Liberal Arts is
comileted.
Several eminent Genevese artists have
sent an application for space of $50 feet
square on which to bmld panorama show
ing the scenery of Switzerland.
Secretary Culp has received letter from
the Adjutant-Generalo of Iowa, stating that
Iowa troops will probably take part in the
dedicatory ceremonies in October, 1892.
Contracts were awarded this week for the
construction OF the Administration Building:
Carpentry, S1O2,S 41; iron work on dome,
$4,000; painting and glazing, S4716; lath-
ing and plastering, S4935; exterior covering,
S111,G00 j. B. CAMPBELL.