Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-12

for construction; But the $50, 900,
600 comes like this: Nearly S.,
600, 600 has been subscribed by the
citizens of Chicago and additional
stock is being sold every day. The
city government of Chicago stands
ready to issue 5000, 900 Of world s
fair bonds the moment So, GOO, 0O0
Of stock subscriptions shall have
been collected. The United States
government has appropriated ST.,
500, 900 and will undoubtedly be ask
ed at the next session of Cong ress
to increase that appropriation to So,
100000. There is good reason to
believe that this will be done and
the citizens Of Chicago by more
stock subscription will make up the
balance. That is the amount of
money it requires to swing con-
tract like the worlds fair, an enter
prise in whose success the whole of
this continent is deeply interested /.
What is to be: the fate Of the
foreign department of the expos
ition was question which, up to a
short time ago, worried the minds
Of men who have the enterprise in
charge. That question can be hon
estly. answered by the statement
that the success Of the foreign de-
partment is absolutely assured. 1t
is no exaggeration to state that the
governments of the Old World new
er before took such deep interest
in anything American as they do in
the Columbian enterprise. And
why? Simply because the nations
on the other side of the Atlantic. best
des being DESTROYS Of commercial con-
quests in this country, find that
they have come here to keep even
with each other. What commercial
prestige would England lose were
she to remain away from the
Worlds Fair while Germany and
France prepared good exhibits.
They are coming, all Of them.
They are bound to come. In fact
all Europe is rallying to the sup
port of the exposition. Kings,
queens, marquises lords mayor, earls
and all sorts Of royalty and aris-
tocracy have taken up the idea and
are raising their glasses with a
l"Here here" in response to its toast
ed success.
The National Commission to
Europe" as it is technically called,
or the committee of boomers as it
really is, has met everywhere in
Europe since its arrival in England
the most cordial reception. It has
been suggested that their presence
in Europe is the cause of the rye
famine in Russia, but whether that
be true or not they have certainly
done good work. English royalty
received them with open arms, the
moguls Of the French government
and the imperial advisers of Ger
many's young ruler were equally
affectionate, and in fact everywhere
they have been toasted and Toasted
in a manner which will certainly
affect their lives if it does not give
them all the govt.
1t may be interesting to people out
side Of Chicago TO know just how
far the physical work of building
the fair has progressed. The plans
prepared for the exposition call for
the most elaborate group Of build
ings ever constructed for an enter
prise of the kind. Around that
architectural gem, the administra-
ton building, are to be grouped the
physical manifestations Of ideas of
the foremost architects of the
country. The work upon these pal
aces is well under way. "But they
will be completed in time, for the
chief of construction, Mr.. D. II.
Burnham, utters such brave words
as these: II have undertaken to
construct these Worlds Fair build
ings in time for the dedication ex-
cruises, and / will do it or die in the