The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-12
THE CHICAGO FAIR.
Definite Rules That Must he Observed by
Exhibitors Adopted In Time to Avoid
Mistakes.

Exhibitors Adopted In Time to Avoid
Mistakes.
4 set of rules in compact form and in
concise language has been issued from
the Office of the Director-General of, the
Worlds Fare As they are of peculiar in
terest at this period the Times presents
them to its readers:
Definite rules, as given below, have been
adopted to govern the erection of State
buildings at the Worlds Columbian Elk
position, and to regulate the admission of
exhibits. No manufactured goods of any
description will be allowed in the build
ings, and all articles entered for awards
must be installed in the proper depart
ments, for which buildings will be put up
by the Exposition Company This ruling
does away with an endless duplication of
displays, and gives each State a fine OPP
portunity to make an extensive exhibit of
it's natural resources. The regulations
are rs follows
Gall exhibits intended to be compcti-
tive, and within the jurisdiction of juries
or committees authorized to award prizes,
must lie located in some one of the general
exposition buildings, and be grouped ac-
cordiug to the official classification, except
such exhibits as only can be properly and
advantagously dsplaid in the grounds;
provided however, that this exception
shall only operate in those cases where, in
the judgement of the Director General, he
shall deem it expedient to grant the e1-
press permission.
"Eace of the States of the Union, the
Territories and the District of Columbia
shall be entitled to erect and maintain, on
the exposition grounds, building for the
use of such State, Territory or District OF
Columbia, or two or more States or Terri
tories, if so desired, may erect and main
tain building in common, and each State
or Territory desiring to erect such a build
ing, or two or more proposing to erect
building TO be used in common, shall,
through their official representatives or
their State Worlds Fair Borad, file with
the Director General an application, in
writing, for ground space for such build
ing, and, as soon as possible, give gen
eral description of the character and style
of the building proposed to be erected,
and the sum of money appropriated tor
the construction thereof, and after the
ground space shall be allotted, as hcreinaf-
ter provided, and before any occupation
thereof, there shall he filed with the Chief
of the Bureau Of Construction detailed
plans and specifications which shall have
been approved by the Chiefof the Bureau OF
Construction and by the Director General,
permit to erect building shall he 49,
sncd by the last named officer
"That, preparatory to the assignment
of ground space for State buildings, the
Director General, after conference with
and the concurrence of the Grounds anu
Buildings Committee of the exposition,
shall cause the States and Territories to
be grouped in such manner as shall ap-
pear most likely to produce the best re-
suits to the exposition as whole and
shall allot suitable ground space to each
of such groups and after such allotment
shall be made the space in each allotment
shall be again sub divided SO as to provide
suitable independent locations for each
State or Territory, or any two or more OF
them desiring location in common, ana
the location of each individual State or
Territory, or any two or more of them de-
string location in common, and the To-
cation of each individual State or Terri
tory, or any two or more of them desiring
location in common, within the terrific
rial space assigned to that group, wherein
they are included, shall DC determined in
the order Of their application subject,
however, to harmony of grouping Of build
ings, which shall be determined ny the
supervising architect and landscape gard
ner and Director General.
"That correct plans and specifications
for every State building, as approved by
the chief of the bureau of construction
and the Director General, shall, before
the issuance of the permit, be filed in the
Office of the Director General and be pre-
served as record of the exposition.-
"That in the construction of such State
buildings each State or Territory may use
such material or materials produced in
such State or Territory as the State Board
shall determine, with view of promoting
a full exhibition Of the structural materi-
ais produced in such State or Territory.
"Such State buildings shall be main
tanned as State or Territorial headquart-
ers under the control of the State Board,
but subject to the rules and regulations
governing the exposition, for the conven-
fence and entertainment of residents OF
the particular State or Territory, and the
reception and entertainment of their
friends and such guests as they may invite
to share the hospitality of such State or
Territory; and shall also, if desired by the
State or Territory, be used as depository
for collective exhibit of such a line as
shall best illustrate and exemplify the ma
tural resources of such State, as well as
it's historical and archaeological features.
Each such collective State exhibit shall,
however, be installed and maintained only
subject to the following conditions, limi-
tations and restrictions, to-wit:
"Those exhibits shall not be C atalogued
nor considered as competitive or at all en-
titled to participate in prizes or awards,
nor be within the jurisdiction Of the com
mittee or juries of award. They shall en-
brace no manufactured goods or products
No processes shall be included therein and
no motive power permitted in any such
building"