The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-09
CORRESPON.DENCE.
Countries ut the Worlds Fair.-Vernont
Also.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9Th, 1901.


from this country to their different
countries, have been looking over the
ground for the Columbian Exhibit
These countries have approved the site,
plans, and general management. They
have evinced their interest in the Ex-
position so much so, that they have
asked for greater space for their dis
plays than they have asked for at pre-
vious expositions. The commissioners
names are: Sir Henry Wood and lanes
II. Deidge of England; Herr Adolph
| Wermuth of Germany and DR.. Emil
Meyer of Denmark. The English and
German Commissioners have had ex-
perience in previous eXpositions, and
their praise Of this one after they have
seen what it is be, is received with all
the more qualification. They have not
made single remark of disapprobation,
and their approval covers everything.
After having been shown the site, Sir
Henry Wood said among other things:
There could not have been selected
!
the purpose than the site of the Column
! bian Exposition. The landscape skirt
ing the lake is most delightful, and win
! call forth the warmgst admiration from
all VISITORS" Herr Wermuth said: II
am astounded at the size and enterprise
of Chicago, and the great preparations
being made for the exposition. We are
prepared by what the foreign commits
| sioneTs Of the exposition told us b,sore
we left home and during our trip, to eX-
pect something greater than had ever
been before attempted in international
eXpOsitions, but l must confess little
dreamed of the vast amount OF money
raised by Chicago and now being ex-
pended, nor OF the stupendous energy
displayed by the management. The
scene q, 'hn rounds is incomprehensi-
Ole in it, .aatless and in its activity.
1t is more Ike dream than a reality.
The situation Of the grounds is perfect,
even when viewed from the railroad as
one approaches the city. The view of
the grounds and buildings will be males
tic, but how grand the sight will be
from Lake Michigan. | rode out to
Jackson Park in boat, and people who
live in that immediate vicinity do not
appreciate the sight as witnessed from
the lake. 1t surpasses that of any other
exposition site l ever saw. No cxposi-
IN,
equaled these in beauty and conveu-
fence. The grounds, the buildings, the
lagoons, which remind one So much of
Venice, and make such delightful
passageway between different portions
of the grounds, are magnificent. The
manner III Which the work is progress
ing and the enthusiastic endeavor On all
sides to make it credit to this Great
country, will not fail to make the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, the |
grandest fair ever held. 1t is on such a
magnificent scale that there is no com
parison between it and the Paris Expo !
sitiOn." Dr.. Emil Meyer said: II am
surprised and delighted with the sites |
selected for the exposition and the pro-
gress made in the work. 1t is going to |
be most successful fair and Denmark |
will be well represented. l am about
selecting a site for the Danish building |
before | return home. l cannot speak |
too highly of the place of the location,
and the buildings now in process of
erection
England and Germany have each APP
piled for space, and had their requests
satisfied. In a general way these COM
missioners of England and Germany,
have 100000 square feet, or five acres
each. This is considered large amount
of space for the two countries to ask.
Their commissioners held a long con-
ference with Director General Davis,
and explained to him exactly what they
wished The commissioners did not
think that they would exhibit in all of
the buildings, but asked for 80, 900 square
feet each in Machinery Hall, 10000 in
the Electricity building, 10000 in the
Fine Art Palace, and 100000 in the Man
ufactories building. England will build
on its space a structure representation
of an old English Manor, and it will be
used chiefly as a club house or place of
social entertainment of English visitors.
The German commissioner says it will
construct building typical of old Ger
man architecture. 1t will be also used
for club house purposes, and no exhibits
of any consequence will be placed in
either of these foreign State buildings.
There will be a German and an East
Indian village at the Worlds fair, and
they will be under the management of
the German and English governments.
A request for space for these two vii
laaes wa made before the Ways md
Means committee. Herr Wermuth as
ISOLATED with De jain in the Worlds
Fair, made long statement before the
committee, concerning the construction
here of German village in the Midway
Plaisance. The village would be similar
to that of a street in the city of Con-
and the street in Cairo for,
which space has already been granted.
DR. jain said that typical German vii
lage would be selected, and on the site
granted for it would be displayed the
modern and ancient customs of German
villages. He said also that 1925, 900 APP
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