The morning call., 1891-11-15
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
The Forestry Blildilg-DiSDlaY by The Militia.
Street Railways.

!. M. Weston. President OF the Michigan
Worlds Fair Board, writes to Chic, Bu-
chanan asking for q large space in the For
estry Building. He says Professor Beal of
the Michigan State Agricultural College will
make an exhibit In the Forestry Building Of
laths, shingles. paper pulp and lumber
mems tools. In addition to Professor Bears
exhibit. Mr.. Weston says he will make an
exhibit of the methods of lumherinR-log-
ging, logging railway trains, trucks, sleighs,
pictures, etc.-and will show two sections Of
logs to be cut this winter He says he has
issued circulars to the iumbermen of the
State to save such sections. 1t Is his inten-
ton TO make the features of the Michigan
exhibit forestry, fruit fish and minerals A
committee of fifteen lumbermen has been
appointed, all of them milionaires, and all
of them taking great interest In the work
Professor Beal will spend about $50. 900 in
collecting specimens of the seventy varieties
of trees in Michigan and the several hun
= dred varieties of what the Professor calls
shrubs-that is, trees under six inches in
diameter. The specimens of the standard
trees which he will collect will be eight feet
long. Professor Beal had charge of the
Philadelphia lumber exhibit, which was
burned. He Is the best authority on trees
and grasses in Michigan. and perhaps in the
country, his work on grasses being q recoK-
nized standard authority.
Adjutant-Gene and other high officials
Of the national militia, appointed for the
purpose by the Governors of the several
States. met in Chicago last week to confer
with exposition officials with reference to
the participation which the militia shall
nave in the exposition and in the exercises
dedicatory OF the buildings. About one
hundred were present, representing nearly
every State in the Union. Action was taken
which. it is believed, will result In between
1900 and $4,000 militiamen participating in
the dedicatory exercises In Octobrf 1892
ana IN national eDcampment and grand
review OF 100000 troops being held in Chi
cago in August, 1893. while tile exposition is
in progress. Resolutions were adopted adj
yOcatmg national encampment of the Ma
tionnl Guard, embracing the militia in the
several States, every ten years, at the ex-
| pense OF the General Government, and that
the first OF such encanspments be held at
| Chicago in 1898.
| Plans for the exercises dedjcatorv of the
| exposition buildings during the week of
| October II, 1892, are fast being matured,
| One of the chief features practically de-
| cided upon Is nocturnal procession of
noatS Oh the Illuminated lagoons at jackson
| Park These floats VIII represent chron-
| illogical epitOme of salient historical events
by centuries from 1892 until the present
time. Altogether there will be between forty
and fifty floats costing perhaps 500 each on
| an average. The last one will represent Chi
cago welcoming the nations of the earth.
| All the boats will fairly blaze with electric
| lights, and thousands of ncamdcscept lamps
under the water will give them the appear
ance OF floating on a lake of fire. 1t is be-
lieved that fully 100000 people will watch
| this gorgeous spectacle each night from the
| banks of the lagoon.
| Electricity is to be the motive force in
| Jackson Park during the CONSTRUCTION of
| the buildings. Inc electric plant has been
| completed ana steam engines must 90.
This is done in order 10 reduce the fire risk.
| The saw-mils used in getting out building
material, which have been run bv steam.
are now supplied by electric power. fur.
nished, If desired. night and day. Electrical
Engineer Sergeant is prepared with sixty
| horsepower plant to supply electric-motor
service. In a few days 300 horsepower will
| be available.
The American Street Railway Association
has applied for 10000 square feet in the
Transportation Building and appointed a
committee to help Chief Smith get a suita-
bic exhibit, which will be collective. The
| committee comprises men Interested in
street railways from New York to San
francisco and from Montreal TO st. I,ouis.
John Il. Parsons is the Chicago member.
The President of Ecuador has ordered
that complete display of women,s work
shall be prepared for the fair. This ia to
include collection Of gold and silver braid
| work, woven straw and other noyeItIes
| Two OF three women may be sent to Chicago
| to take charge Of the display