The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-01-26
ADVERTISING THE WORLDS FAIR.

The Call of January oath has pre-
tended dispatch from Chicago, dated jan
uary 22d, and relating to the Worlds
Exposition, to which we wish to call
especial attention. The Call presents
this as a live dispatch from Chi
cago, dated two days before its issue. It
publishes it under the head of Especial to
the Morning Call" 1t was written at
least four or five days before its appear
ance in the Call, since it speculates as to
what the Congressional Committee, who
were appointed some months ago, would
recommend to the House, which recon-
mendations were made five days before
the CARS publication. The letter, or
pretended dispatch, predicts that the
Congressional Committee will propose a
limitation to the expenditures Of the
National Commission; that it will clearly
define the relations Of the National Com
mission to the local directory; and various
other matters, all Of which had transpired
five days before the publication in the
Call.
1t is reasonable to suppose that this let
ter, which is signed J. B. Campbell,
was written at the instigation of the
Worlds Fair managers at Chicago. It is
in the nature of an advertisement. 1t
gives resume of all that has been done
in the way of making appropriations for
representation at the Worlds Fair. Ohio,
it says, has appropriated 100000, and
since Ohio has four times the population
of California, this is ON the basis of 81, 600
for the State of California. Wyoming
was the first to make an appropria-
ton according to this letter, and
it has provided $4,000. 1t sets
forth all that has been said and done even
to the contents of recent dispatch from
Rome, which says that, contrary to the
general understanding, the Columbian
Exposition is attracting general attention
there, and that large appropriation will
be made by Italy to meet the expenses of
an exhibition.
We venture the opinion that this letter
is put forth by the Chicago local manage
ment. We do not know, nor do we care,
whether the Call was paid for it or not.
We find justification for the opinion that
this is one of the many advertising
lodges which will be resorted to by the
local exhibition. This kind of matter
will be paid for when its publication cam
not otherwise be secured. Its free publ
cation will be secured wherever possible.
Believing this letter to be from the in
side, its expressions have considerable
significance. 1t says that President
Palmer, Director-G General Davis and Gen.
eral Handy laid before Congress their
first annual report. They estimate the
total expenses for the coming year to be
SIS, 200 for the National Commission and
$4,000 for the Board of Lady Managers,
which is 100000 in the first year. No
part of this, however, is to be used for the
construction of buildings, the laying out
OF parks, nor in any other manner, but
is to be consumed in travelling expenses
and salaries. The Board of Architects
has been allowed $4,000 each and neces-
sary OUTLAWS, including travelling ex-
penses, for their services in designing the
exposition buildings. That is an excel
lent thing for the Board of Archi-
tects. But most significant feature
ofthis disclosure relates to the character
of the proposed exhibition. The CORE
spondent or advertiser says that it is
about an established fact that the famous
tower of Babel, as it stood in the great
city of Babylon, will be reconstructed as
an attractive feature of the Columbian Ex-
position, that the Smithsonian Institution
will supply the model, the construction
to be under the personal direction of DIR.
Haupt, the great Oriental scholar. 1t will
rise in seven diminishing columns, inn
pressive from without. Its interior will
be museum showing life and affairs ex-
actly as they were in the mighty empire
of ancient Assyria. OF course this tower
of Babel, with its seven diminishing coll
umns, Will remain permanent feature
of the city of Chicago, and thus Chicago
will have accumulated something for it
self
Another interesting feature of the ex-
position viii include the reproduction of
the Viking age, consisting of boats, i'm