Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-23

failure. So something fresh will have to
be arranged fer this time, and much of il
will very probably have to be brought
from the farthest ends of the earth.
| must be distinctly understood that all
these plans are merely PROVISIONAL The
appropriation for the government exhi-
bItlon IN the Columbian fair was made by
congress In such terms that further action
viii have to be taken by the matte nal legis-
latlon before any of money can be used
Appropriation was made by the bill pass
ed for expenses of transportation. care
and custody of the exhibits; but no pro-
vision whatever has been made in words
for the preparation of the exhibit, and so
things are at Standstiii. The govern.
ment is all ready at this moment to go
ahead and give Its part of the show within
SIX months, and vet it Is not in a position
to do the hrst stroke of actual work toward
this end
Furthermore, the entire appropriation
OF Sl,oUO,UUO Was made 70 cover the eX-
penseS of the government exhibition, in
Guiding those of the Columbian eommis-
sion. II was MOI said IN the law what
part of the sum should be spent by the
commission and this has given rise TO en-
barraSSment. For the commission. in
vided for the expenditure of about mil
lion, so that by the time it is through
with its work there Is likely to be little or
nothing left to pay for the exhibition.
However. the government board has
made " its mind that this is none of its
business. Congress has said that S4O0. 900
shall be paid for the building and that the
floor space provided shall be 100000 square
feet. 1t Is simply a question of arithme-
tic to determine that the sum requisite to
ill that space properly is 81 600, 900.
Therefore. 81 100000 has been assumed as
the sum to be spent, and all arrangements
are being made upon that preSumptlve
! basis. If the commission has provided
for the expenditure of most of the money
III other directions, that is matter for it
to settle with congress. Meanw lille the
departments nave allotted the 81 900 600
among themselves through the board. and
the work to be done has been to great
extent reallotted among the bureaus and
divisions OF the departments. in the di-
visions and bureaus plans are already be-
ing formed for the part to be taken by
each in the show. By each department Il
large part of its allotment is reserved for
| the time being. on the strength of expert
ence which shows that any plan of to-day
us to an exposition may be vastly amend
ed and improved by one adopted SIX
months hence.
| When the bureaus and divisions have
| completed their plans the latter will be
| submitted to the heads of the departments
and. subject to their approval, carried out.
| Meanwhile all the branches Of the 90 7ern-
ment are laying their plans for the fair
| just as if they had in their hands the mil
! lion dollars IN cash which congress will
undoubtedly provide. The commission
| can hardly interfere, inasmuch as its func-
/ ton as defined by the law is to enlarge
and promote the government exhibition
| Having made these arrangements, and
! fixed everything In readiness to 90 ahead.
| the departments, as soon as they get their
| money. will be prepared to set all the ma
| chlneIy IN motion, and set up their dis
! play in Chicago. The government board
| includes three experts in such matters
| Prof. G. Brown Goode, Capt. Collins and
Gen. Hazen-who have had to do with
every worlds exposition that has ever
| taken place.
The government building is the first of
| the structures for the Columbian fair
| which has got SO far as completed plans
| 1t will be an important feature in the
| arc of facades which will afford an I'M
pressive view, architectually speaking,
| from the lake off jackson park. 1t viii
occupy, with Its annexes and grounds,
| twelve acres; to the south of it will be the
| huge general exhibition hall, and near by
to the north the fisheries section, with the
horticultural and viticulturaI quarters be-
yond. Between the general exhibition
| building and the machinery hall will be
a great basin of water admitted from Lake
MICHIGAN, while ON the west will be a
wooded island surrounded by a wide canal
Chat runs from Lake Michigan to the
south end of the grounds to an artificial
sheet of water of some size at the north
end Agriculture, mines and electricity
will be provided for near the lake with the
wooded island. For live stock sixty acres
will be set aside. This is the first ex-
hibition known to history that has great
water feature. Whereas others have had
rivers, this one is to be given on the shore
of great island sea, rendering possible
many features of display which could not
be shown under less vast conditions.