Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-01
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Mrs. Palmer Highly Approves an Idea
Originated by Mrs. Price of
North Carolina.

Paraguay has decided to participate in
the exposition. Barbados, French Gul-
ana, Ceylon and Corea have also joined
the list.
The State of Idaho has applied for TO-
600 square feet OF space in the mines
and mining building for display OF
minerals.
The Agricultural Society of France
has decided TO offer q number OF premi-
ums for the best French horses shown
at the fair.
The District of Columbia has decided
to ask Congress for an appropriation OF
$50, 600 to enable it to make a creditable
exhibit at the fair.
Wisconsin's building at the exposition
will be S0X90 feet, three stories high and
OF the Queen Anne style of architecture.
Its cost is estimated at $4,000.
The uphosterers of Philadelphia have
applied for $4,000 square feet of space
in the manufactures building for col
lective exhibit from their several estab-
lishments.
The buildings OF the Worlds Column
bian Exposition according to Section
of the act of Congress providing for the
| fair are to be dedicated October II, 1892
the exposition is to be open to visitors
not later than May /, 1898.
Hassan Ben Ali of Morocco is seeking
a concession to make Morocco exhibit
at the exposition. He says he will spend
$780, 900 in showing the people, manners,
customs, amusements, etc, of his coun-
try and in bringing to Chicago tribe Of
Berbers.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is to drive the last
nail in the woman's building. The lady
managers of Montana at the suggestion
of Mrs. j. Il. Richards are having the
nail made OF gold, silver and copper. II
will be forwarded to Chicago as soon as
completed.
l.. Takaqui and X. Ikeda, two repre-
sentatives commissioned by the MikadC
of Japan, have been in Chicago seeking
detailed information concerning the ex
position. They were greatly pleased
and said their country would make fine
exhibit, and that in it would be mum
Der Of the private art treasures of the
Mikado.
The number of intending exhibitors
who have applied for space at the expo
sltion reached | 1923 on October "a. This
is much larger number than the Cen
tennial had at q correspendingly earl,
date. The number does not include any
foreign applications, all of which are
made to their respective national com
missions.
Seventy-four cases of relics of the In
dams and mound builders have been re
ceived by the department of ethnolog,
of the exposition from Chillicothe, o
They contain a great variety OF prehis
toric implements and utensils, such Al
axes, arrow heads, pipes, bowls, lars
etc. They were exhumed by part,
acting under the direction of Chic
Putnam.
Ample restaurant accommodations ar,
TO be provided at the exposition grounds
, The locations for restaurants thus far de
clded upon are four in the mines ant
mining building, sixteen in the mann
features building and six on the espan
ade In front, four in the electricity build
ing and two in the women's building
some are on the ground floor and som,
in the galleries.
r Mrs. Charles Price of Salisbury, n. C.
i"t' NiNS~i IcsiutHJ OF the Board q
Lady Managers of the Worlds Fair. ha
, Just received letter from Mrs. Potte
Palmer nightly approving an idea, orig
,, mated by Mrs. Price, of employing Ia
guides at the fair number OF Soutber,
women, who will thus be given an on
portunity of paying their expenses dnr
ing the exposition and perhaps earnin
handsome sum.
Il
Thomas A. Edison, the lannon's electri
cian, has applied for IS 900 feet of space
a or about one-seventh OF all the electric
I lty building contains. 81 have il fror
! Mr. Edison himself" said Chief John /
Barrett, that his display at the fair i
10 be the greatest achievement of hi
lie. In talking OF his application f.
| space Mr.. Edison admitted that he wa
asking Tor large section of the bnilI
! ing; but every inch will be put 10 600
/. purpose, he added. shall not vast
1907 OF the area assigned to me. br
, Wall present series Of the most into,
esting electrical inventions ever M
II duced.' ! happen to know" Prof Ra,
e rett added, that Mr.. Edison is dom
l. Just rs he says. He is making an almo.
y lnnumerable list OF novel and spectac,
Ne lsr exhibits. Other electricians are n,
g. idle. We are already crowded for s,a,
d IN our building, and ii the demand 90,
+ tinues as 1t has begun, don't know ho
iwewiii accommodate all the exhibitors