Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13

Rules Governing State Exhibits at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.

! Definite rules, as given below, have been
| adopted to govern the erection of state
! buildings at the Worlds Columbia expo
| SitiOu and to regulate the admission of cy-
! hibits. No manufactured goods of any de-
! scriptiOu viii be allowed in the buildings
and all articles entered for awards must be
| installed in the proper departments. for
| which buildings will be put up by the eX-
! position company. This ruling does away
| with IN endless duplication of displays. and
! gives each state tine opportunity to make
an extensive exhibit of its natural re-
sources. The regulations are as follows:
"All exhibits intended 10 be compe. tive,
ana within the jurisdiction Of iuries or
committees authorized TO award prizes,
must be- located in some one of The general
| exposition buildings, and be grouped ac-
cording to the official classification, ex-
I cept sucn exhibits IS can only be properly
and simultaneously displayed in the
grounds; provided, however, that this ex-
ception shall only operate in those cases
where, in the Judgment of the director gen.
eral. he shall deem It eXpedient TO grant
the express permission.
Each of the states of the union. the ter
ritories and the District of Columbia shall
be entitled TO erect and maintain, on the ex-
position grounds, Il building for the use of
such state, territory or District of Column
bia. or two or more states or territories, if
q
ing III common, and each state or territory
desiring TO erect such building. or two or
more proposing 10 erect Il building 10 be
used in common. shall, through their Off
cial representatives or their state Worlds
fair board, Tile with the director general an
application, III writing, for ground space for
such building. and. is soon us possible give,
4 general description of the character and
style OF the building proposed 10 be erected,
and the sum OF money appropriated for the
construction thereof. and after the ground
space shall have been allotted. as herein
after provided. and before any occupation
thereof, there shall be filed with the chief
of the bureau of construction detailed plans
ana specifications for each of such proposed
buildings, and when such plans and speci-
ications shall have been approved by the
chief of the bureau of construction and bv
the director-general 4 permit 10 erect 4
building shall be issued by the last named
officer
That, preparatory to the assienmeut of
ground space for state buildings, the d.
rector-general. after conference with and
the concurrence of the grounds and build
iHsS committee Of the exposition. shall
cause the states and territories of the
Union to be grouped in such Z manner is
shall appear most likely to produce the
best results 10 the exposition as whole
and shall allot suitable ground space to
each Of such groups: and after such allot-
ment shall be made the space in each allot-
ment shall be again properly sub-divided so
rs TO provide suitable independent locations
FOR each state or territory, or any two or
more of them desiring a location in COM
mon, and the location of each individual
state or territory, or any two or more of
them desiring location in common, within
the territorial space assigned TO that group
wherein they are included. shall be de-
termined in the order of their application;
subject, however, to harmony of grouping
of buildings, which shall be determined by
the supervising architect and landscape
gardener and director general.
That correct plans and specifications for
every state building, as approved by the
chief of the bureau of construction and the
director-general shall before the issuance of
the permit, be fled in the Office of the d.