The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-11
NOTES OF THE
BIG FAIR.

The American Jersey cattle club, at It's
animal meeting recently in New YORK, ap-
nronriated S1O,O O to secure a proper ex-
hibition of Jerseys at the exposltlon.
The Holstein- Freisian association, one OF
the most prosperous cattle breeders, assoclo
stions in America, haa appropriated SiG,ooO
to be paid, in premiums Oh is oa'ONo 0A""
at the exposition.
Scotchmen have asked Dlrector-Generla
Davis to get apart one week during the e1-
%rosition VIXEN Scottish games may be MADE
q leading attraction. The request will pro-
badly be granted.
Oregon will try to raise at least S1Oo,oOO
for a Worlds fair exhibit. A meeting Tor
that purpose will be held at Portland on
June Is, under the auspices OF she oregon
board Of agriculture.
William Gibson, president of the Silver
smiths company, London, has written d.
rector Revell that English merchants are
making great preparations for exhibiting
their goods at the fair.
Prof, William Sanders, director of the
experimental farms of the Canadian de-
partmept Of agriculture, 10 IN correspond
ence with Chief Buchanan, with a view to
getting space for a big display.
The assertion that this exposition build
ings cannot be erected within the required
time because of scarcity of structural iron
ia entirely without foundation in fact. No
trouble on that score will be encountered.
President Bonney, of the Worlds Con-
press auxiliary, says that the indications
are that the proposed Congress- on educa-
ton. temperance, religion, agriculture.
labor and other great subjects, will be SO
large that great difficulty will be expert
enced in providing large enough assembly
rooms.
The Chicago architects have asked Direc-
tor-General Davis to reserve a space in the
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tectural display. The intend to collect and
show the drawings of architects of Europe,
America and other countries, and also mod
els of celebrated buildings. The request
has been granted.
Packers of canned goods, at their recent
national convention, voted to request the
exnosition authorities to be allowed to show
the process of preserving fruit, and to erect
n fully equipped cannery for that purpose.
They claim that the result would be the re-
moyal Of the prejudice felt abroad against
American canned fru1t.
Quite Il number of the cities in the
United States are making Efforts to raise
funds with which to make special exhibits
at the fair. Among those thus far re.
ported are Duluth, Atlanta, Augusta, Ga.
Sioux CITY, Galveston, Aurora, H., auc
Johnson City, Tenn. The last named
talks of raising 100000 to show of it's lror
industry.
Prof. Halsey T.. Ives, the newly appointed
chief of the department of fno arts, ha
been granted three years leave of abgenc,
by the Washington university of st, Louis
and will soon come to Chicago and assum
active direction of the preparation of tn
art exhibit. Already he has received agsur
pnces from q number of owners of priyut
collections of paintings and statuary tina
their treasures will be placed at the disposa
of the sI, ositloi.
Cattle breeders of Germany, ara takin
great int. est IN the live stock feature G
the exposition. Chief buchanan is r.cri,
ing munr letters of inquire about repul,
tiona 10 SHOWING hEcn ing pattle. ].
Sa.g, CT NussGGriF, German writes tn,
he reprcso9ts too largest / reed rs' associ,
ton on tie tult;EtGt-ti.. Estl,e Breeder
ussocipl!ua OF iaaau- NJ tat he ,ntcn,
to send to tnr tx G7 10 - ,p.d vf the ce
ebrut.u iuIIe.thH! c%rttte.
The most ei3javabis gay Of reaching Il
Worlds fam grounds from tt.a Aen.t Of ii
city will DE by boat Gu Lax Michigan, al
the local directory intends 20 SEQ that We
extensive facilities in that limo are pr
vided. Captain Cummings. N old tin
- excursion manager. has offered to equip
~ine of steamers especially adapted to trav
Iackson park, and capable of carryil
)ople each day, if adequate landil