The morning call., 1891-05-03
WORLDS EXPOSITION.
England. to Appropriate Funds "A Valuable
Loan SPANS Idea.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

CHICAGO, April 80, 1S91.-Chicago will be
to blame if England is not well represented
at the fair. 1t has been decided already by
the English Government to make.a liberal
appropriation for the display of her products
at the exposition. This is more than she
did for France. No. appropriation was
made Tor Pa is. But general lack Of in
formation concerning transportation and
rules governing exhibits keeps many Euro
peans from taking more immediate action.
False reports still exist concerning the
standi ng of the fair,
The Department Of Publicity and Promo
tion have recently sent TO Europe over
$1,000 pieces of printed matter containing
information about the exposition. In addi-
ton to this the United States and Canada
have received their share
The Worlds Congresses promise to be
very important feature ofP93 The Presi-
dent has already drawn up defnite plans
and submitted them TO tn Directory. He
has made classification suggesting the
months that earh congress should meet.
The most scholarly and prominent men have
accepted positions on tue committees.
George w. Childs, editor Philadelphia
Ledger, promises to loan his souvenirs and
works of art. This is one of the rarest COL
lectiOns eXtant, among them being a harp
of Thomas Moore and miniature likeness
OF George Washington. 1t is now, suggested
to rebuild the old Fort Dearborn Of this city
for the fair. The old timberS are pierced
with bullets which would tell palmer than
words the times that il has seen.
The State of Washington has filed a
requisition for a site, also to be allowed to
make a separate State exhibit. California
has also a similar application. 1t is ex-
pecied that contracts for two of the main
buildings will be let at once. The Art
Committee are working. hard to secure a
S5Oo,0O0 art palace. Work on the great pier
in the lake will begin Immediately, and
circulars have been sent to carriage manu-
facturers to learn what space they will
need
The Agricultural Building promises to be
one OF the handsOmest structures of the
fair. Its dimensions are 500XS00 feet, its
greatest height 100 feet. 1t has choice
location. The most notable features
are the pavilions, five in number. one
at each corner and one in the center.
The pavilious will be sixty.four feet
square surrounded by domes seventy:Six
feet high. The grand entrance is COM
posed of post COrlnthian columns FIVE
feet in diameter and forty feet high. The
entrance will be twenty-five feet wide and
leads into a vestibule sixty-four feet deep.
The electrical display is assuming such pro-
portions that Chief Barrett Of the Depart
ment of Electricity is already clamoring for
more space. A company has been incOrpo-
rated in this city under the. name of the
Phillipsueo Worlds Fair Relief Company
This has secured from the managers of the
exposition the exclusive right of exhibit
ing in this and foreign countries model Of
the buildings and grounds of the Worlds
Fair. Jackson Park, with Its lakes, trees,
and fountains, and all the buildings rail-
ways and towers are to be modelled on a
scale of one-eighth of an inch to foot.
The work will be done in metal. alabas;er
and carton pierre. 1t will be made entirely
realistic. The lakes and fountains will be
modelled with metal and filled with water.
Electric fountains will be reproduced
Buildings will be lighted from the inside
Even the trees and Shrubbery of the im-
proved park will find place in the piano.
rama which is to be laid out. The first
building and panorama of this company will
be erected in this city in the near future at
a cost of $4,000 The National Theological
Survey Is preparing novel exhibit that
Will interest scientists the world over. The
survey has arranged TO drill into the earth
as far as human skill will permit and make
the result of their discoveries the principal
feature OF their exhibit.
The Spanish Government has started a
medallion in memory of the discovery of
America, and Invites all nations of the world
to make a sketch for it. The models must
be either IN wax or plaster of paris, repre-
Senting on each side plastic representations
In bas-relief. The diameter will be twenty
centimeterS and the thickness seventy milli-
meters, giving all details. For the best two
designs will be given 5000 francs for the
first prize and 1000 francs for the second