Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-13
Worlds Fair Notes.

| cost s75, 900.
Michigan will construct its building
| wholly Of Michigan material, and will ser ID
it to Chicago in sections.
The state of Idaho has applied for 10, 900
square feet Of space in the Mines and Min
| ing building for 3 display Of minerals.
The agricultural society of France has
decided to offer s number Of premiums for
the best French horses shown at the Fair.
The Worlds Fair power plant will be CT
| "a 900 horse power. ard will require tie
| services of $50 engineers, afemen and at.
tendants.
Henry B. Worthington has offered to
furnish the Exposition, free Of charge,
pumps with = capacity Of 10000 900 gsllovs
Of water day.
| Siam has decided to make an exhibit at
Chicago. which shall eclipse the one it
| made At the Paris exposition, where it car
ried ID the honors in the oriental section.
Iudisns will have q 5000 building at
the fair. 1t will not cost that much, how
ever, IS q large share Of the material, all of
which will come from that state, will be
| donated.
The first cotton gin, made by Eli Whit
| ney, will be exhibited at the Exposition by
the New Orleans Machinery Company,
which will also make an extensive exhibit
Of cotton gins, sugar mills and other ms
chinery.
Il Is e1pe cted that there will be fully
three thousand dogs entered in the Expo
| sition bench show. The various kennel
clubs propose to supplement the already
satisfactory premium list by q number of
very handsome medals.
The publishers Of Puck, the we'll known
comic paper, have been granted space, so
by 100 feet, for & building on the EXPOSE
ton grounds, in which to show fully every
detail of the process of editing and pub
fishing humorous paper.
Between $40 and $50 men are employed
10 perfec.ing the landscape features Of The
Exposition site. II is the ints ntion to make
the grounds exceedingly beautiful by
walks, drives, lawns, terraces, fountains,
shubbery. and iiSwers. Several hundred
thoussLd dollars are to be expended for this
purpose.
The women Of Illinois, who have the
spending Of $50. 900 of the $500, 900 which
the state appropriated for its representation
ct the Exposition, have been granted for
their exclusive use. one-tenth Of the space
in he Illinois Building, which, altogether,
10 something more than an acre and half
The women will make sepsrate exhibit.
The Associated Press has spilled to the
grounds and buiidir q committee Of the
Exposition for suitable spsce, either in thu
press quarters on the grounds or in sep
srate building, where its reports can be pre-
pared and dispatched during the Fair, III
is certain that the Exposition authorize.
will provide extensive press and telegraph
facilities, but the details are not yet deter
mined.
The Palace Of Music ct the Exposition,
II is now expected, will stand on the great
island formed by the lagoons and will be
surrounded by . magnificent garden Of
Aovers, ten acres or more in extent. This
location is desired by Theodore Thomas,
Musical Director Of the Exposition, but has
not yet been finally passed upon by the
Board of Directors. The structure viii
measure 100 by $50 feet, and cost sppro1i-
mstely 800, 900
II. c. Payne, special commissioner to
Mexico, says that country will probably
appropriate ct the start $50, 900 for the
representation at the Exposition, and that
Ii will most likely increase the amount to
80, 600. 900 later on. Mexico voted $780,
900 at the start for the Paris Exposition,
ard spent 81, SOC, 900 before ii got through.
Great enthusiasm 10 manifested over the
Chicago Exposition, and Mexico will GER
tsinly excel all previous efforts.
British Columbia hiss decided to build q
structure, which will be . novelty in srch.-
lecture, composed of every variety Of wood
known to the British Columbia forests.
The building will be built first in sections
Of contrasting woods neatly mortised to-
ssther. The roof will be Of native slate
and Q variety Of cedar shingles, making in
all . pleasing effect. It 10 intended to ship
the building in sections, ready to be erected
OF its arrival. The display will be unique
in every way, the government and cities OF
the provinces subscribing to the fuud.
Thomas A. Edison, the famous electii-
eian. has spplied for So 900 feet of space.
or about one -seventh Of all that the Elec-
tricity building contains. II bave II from
Mr.. Edison himself said Chief John P.
Barrett, chat his display at the Fair 10
to be the greatest achievement Of bis life.
In talking of bis application for space Mr..
Edison admitted that he vas asking for .
large section of the building; but every
inch will be put to good purpose he
sdded. Il shall not waste foot Of tbs area
assigned to me, but will present series Of
the most interesting electrical inventions
ever produced happen to know Pro-
lessor Barrett added, "thst Mr.. Edison 10
doing jun rs he says. He is making an
almost innumersble list Of novel and spec
sscular exhibits. Other electricians are not
idle. We are already crowded for space In
our building, and II the demand continues
a. il has begun don't know how We will
accommodate all the exhibitors.