Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
ABOUT S7OO,OOO.
What 1T VIII Cost to Make
Awards. at the Fair.
Will Congress Appropriate Any
More Money!

President Palmer, of the Board of Con-
troll, Thinks the Necessary $4,000, 900
More VIII BE Forthcoming-The In
crease Not Necessary Because of Any
Failure on the Part of Chicago.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit will cost
about 800 600 to make the awards at
the worlds Columbian exposition. This
is the result of the labors of the commit
tee on awards, which closed its session
in this city Wednesday afternoon. The
report will be submitted to President
Palmer in few days.
More Money Necessary.
President Palmer of the board of con-
troll, is in a happy frame of mind, and is
confident that congress will m IKE the
additional appropriation of So 1000, 900 so
necessary to make the exposition sue
cess. He has submitted to President
Harrison the report of the commission
in regard to the progress and condition
of the exposition work. 1t concludes
with a strong Endorsement of the action
of the board of control in applying for a
loan of $5,000,000 by the general gov
ernment to advance the interests of the
project This, with the report of the
board of lady managers, previously sub
mitted to the president, will form the
basis of special message to congress
some time in December.
Chicago Has Done Her Share.
Chicago" President Palmer says,
"has done all she agreed to do in this
matter, and he denies quite vigorously
the statement that this increase is neces-
sary because Of her failure to keep her
promise.
This additional $4,000, 900 is neces-
sary because of a change in the plans
and a subsequent enlargement of the
scope of the exposition. We wish to
make this exposition the greatest the
world has yet seen. There are many
exhibits of great historical value that
will not be sent here by foreign govern
ments.
1T is proposed to have an exact re-
production of the home of Columbus
and many of the buildings in existence
during his time of life, and also scene
of the landing place of Columbus on the
shores of the new world. There is
also a large amount of archaeological
matter pertaining to the time of Column
bus still existing in Spain which would
be brought here and will be if the money
is at hand to defray the expenses Of
transportation. All these, and mar
other things that might be enumerated,
will add interest to the exposition, but
they are only possible by the outlay of
money.
"There can be no question about the
buildings for the exposition being ready
in time for the opening. They are now
SO far completed that any doubt that
may have existed upon this point has
long since been removed. If it were
necessary these buildings could be com
pleted by the 1st of July next.
"This exposition is being laid out on
score much more elaborate than that of
1899 in Paris. We may not be able to ex-
Gel the French in delicate workmanship
and details, as in that respect they have
no superiors in the world, but generally
speaking, the Chicago exposition will b
far ahead of theirs. The French exposl-
ton covered only 200 acres, while ours
will consist of 800 acres, and over $50
of them under cover. Nearly every
nation on the globe will be represented"