The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-19
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Almost Ready to Start on Six Of The Ten
Buildings.

CHICAGO. July Is, 1S91.-The present
week has developed many new and i'm
pOrtant features in the Columbian Exposi-
ton work. Unusual activity has been
shown in all the departments at fair head
quarters. Rapid strides have been made at
the Jackson Park site.
Mr.. Ernest Gall OF Adelaide, South Aus
tralia, who has been connected with inter-
national exhibitions in Australia, called on
Secretary Dickinson lately, and, after
speaking in enthusiastic terms of the Chi
cago Worlds Fair, said that Australia
would be represented on large scale.
For six of the ten great buildings of the
fair contracts have been let, and it is a
question of but few days before the con-
tractors for the carpentry will begin on the
entire six.
There are special railroad tracks run
ming to the several sites for the delivery of
material, and nothing stands in the way of
a general beginning.
.Cnef of Construction Burnham has
given his word that every building will
be completed before October II, 1892, when
the dedlcatory ceremonies will take place.
As the exposition opens May !, 1898, there
will be seven months for exhibitors to in
stall their displays before the gates are
thrown open.
Models in PAPER mache, representing the
fur seal and walrus fisheries on the coast of
Alaska. are being prepared by the Smith
sonian Institution at Washington for the
Worlds Fair.
Chief Skiif of the Mining Department is
receiving many applications fer space and
inquiries for information relative to the
work in his department.
Captain r E. Thompson of the United
States Signal Service will have 10 charge
the Governments exhibit of carrier pigeons
ut the Worlds Fair. He will liberate birds
for flights to within 200 miles of Chicago.
George w. Chlds. the Philadelphia philan-
thropist, has taken great interest in this
feature of the Government display, and
offers prize valued at 500. which will be
ON exhibition at the fair, to the owner of the
bird making the greatest distance in one
day.
Prince Della Rocca of Mosino, Italy, a
nobleman OF great wealth and influence
both in Italian commerce and politics. has
written to the fair headquarters stating that
if an influential committee of Italian citi-
Zeus will be accorded attention by the fair,
he Will form a special committee composed
OF the highest Italian perSonageS in the
ariStocracy, in commerce and finance.
Italy's works of art are wanted, and officials
express the hope that private enterprise may
accomplish what the Government officially
stated it felt too poor to do.
According to information cleaned by
Chief Buchanan of the Agricultural De-
partment, the American silk culture ex-
hibit Is to be on such grand scale that the
foreigners will lind 1t hard to compete with
us. Thirty-three of our States produce silk
new. One county i'll Kansas leads with 5000
pounds year.
Adolph Nielsen. Superintendent of FISH
cries for Newfoundland, writes to Captain
Collins that he will do all possible to get the
Newfoundland Fisheries Commission TO
take part in the Worlds Fair, as be has no
doubt the Government will grant money
f0r that purpose. j. b. CAMPBELL