Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-21
NOT ROOM ENOUGH.
Insufficient Space for Pedes-
trianS at the Worlds Fair.
A Difficult Problem for the
Directors to Solve.

Negotiations for the Leasing OF More
sive Literary Scheme in Connection
with the worlds Fair Congress--Con-
gress Invited to Chicago,
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The worlds fair
authorities will soon have big problem
to solve. One question which has
troubled the directors has been that Of
securing sufficient space inside the
buildings. In satisfying the demand for
that, another cause for alarm has been
created. The great question now Is to
secure sufficient space outside of the
buildings. Because Of an elaborate al
lotment of ground for the purpose Of
outside decorations, the space accorded
to pedestrians has been SO narrowed
down as to make it almost useless for
the purpose intended.
Between the buildings, and the lake
and the lagoon, the authorities say there
is not sufficient space. AS consequence,
Chief Burnham, of the construction
department, and the buildings and
grounds committee are now wrestling
with the proposition. The only way out
of it is to do away with considerable Of
the space accorded for the purpose of
floral decorations. Even then, it is ad-
mitted, the pace will be insufficient. SO
crowded is the committee for space
that President Baker is now negotiating
with the owners of property directly
south and adjoining the grounds for the
lease Of forty acres.
A Literary Scheme.
President Bonney, of the worlds fair
auxiliary, has mapped out a unique and
comprehensive literary scheme in con
nection with the worlds fair congresses
He has sent invitations to the famous
men of letters of all countries asking
them to prepare, especially for the
worlds congresses, some contribution of
prose or verse-in most cases verse
representative of the best style of the
writer thereof. 1t is expected to have
songs and verses from the ablest of
Asiatic, European Australian and
American writers. In the opinion of
the presidel !, there will be perhaps
hundred of these specially-written COM
positions, constituting the cream of the
literary work of the decade.
There are to be ninety-tive congresses,
and it is hoped to have an oration and
poem for the opening Of each Of them
by famous orator and poet. 1t is hoped,
for instance to get Sir Edwin Arnold to
write hym for the opening of the con-
gress on religion. Tennyson, Whittier
and Holmes are old men, but, while
they do not promise to write, they hope
to be able to do so. Sir Edwin Arnold
has been made an honorary member of
auIiliary, and has accepted.
Chief John Thorpe of the bureau Of
Horticulture, has just returned from the
east, where he has been to get plants
and palms for the horticultural depart
ment and exposition buildings AZ |
grounds generally. Among those who
have promised to contribute are Jay
Gould, George w. Childs, of Philadel-
phia, and many other notable collectors.
Mr. Gould's contribution will be col
lection of palms, many Of which are
forty-fve feet high and centuries old.
This collection is said to be the finest
in the world.
Messrs, Chance, of Birmingham, En-
gland, have sent communication to the
effect that they would be willing to
erect duplicate of the famous Eddy
stone lighthouse on the lake shore, not
only as an exhibit, but as beacon light
for the steamers carrying passengers to
and from the worlds fair.