Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
TO BOOM THE FAIR.
The National Committee OF the COlum-
bian Exhibition Goes Abroad.

The National Committee OF the Colum-
bian Exhibition Goes Abroad.
New YORK, July 9.-The National
committee of the Columbian exhibition
sailed on the Hamburg American liner
Columbia for Europe. The commission
will confer with the commissions ap-
pointed by the various governments of
Europe and will visit the leading cities
Of the world, London, Paris, Berlin,
Brussels, Vienna, st. Petersburg, Mos
COW, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Constan-
tinople. Athens and other centers.
The commission consists of Major
Moses p Handy, Judge Lindsey, of
Kentucky; A. G. Bullock, of Massachu-
setts; Congressman Butterworth, of
Ohio, and Ferdinand Peck, of Chicago
They have been made special agents of
the United States treasury, with Major
Handy as disbursing agent. They will
meet the representatives of foreign gov
ernments to arrange regarding the GUS
tom dues. patent protection means and
rates Transportation, apportionment of
space at the fair ground and other de-
tails of like nature.
In an interview with representative
of the United Press, just before starting,
Major Handy said: 1--WE are astonished
at the interest taken by foreign nations
in this Columbian exhibition. Russia.
we have been assured, will give the
greatest exhibit she has ever sent to a
foreign country. Likewise China and
Japan have appropriated to the enter
prise.
"The Central and South American re-
publics have shown great enthusiasm in
the matter. Persia and Turkey have
sent their acceptances during the last
few days. My mail is enormous, and
letters reach me flom all points of the
globe. An Englishman told me that he
was in Sydney. Australia, not long ago,
and had dealings with Parsee mer-
chant.
"'I'll see you in '93,' remarked the
merchant as they were about to part.
"WhereY returned the astonished
Briton.
"'At Chicago, of course. l and my
six sons will be there
''And so it goes. All the world and
his wife are becoming interested in the
great fair.
"a discussion is now going on In
France regarding the advisability of
sending the entire Paris salon of 1899 to
Chicago, and the proposition has strong
backing.
''The enthusiasm regarding the expo
sition in this country is growing. AL
ready twenty odd states have appropri-
ated $2,0O0,000. Hardly $500,000 was
appropriated by all the states for the
Philadelphia exposition. California has
alone voted more than was appropriated
by all the states for the centennial.
"New York is yet to be heard from,
but her contribution will be large.
More than $4,000,000 will be voted by
all the states. Instead of a SIC, 900, 900
fair we will have a $4,000, 900 one.
Work on the grounds and the buildings
has already begun. The contracts are
all out, and in few weeks $1,000 men
will be at work.
81 carry with me birds eye view of
the grounds and buildings, the result of
competition among artists from de-
signs and descriptions furnished them.
The successful competitor is Charles
Graham, of Harper's Weekly. You
may say for my colleagues that we are
delighted with the outlook. The year
'93 will be a proud one for the United
States"