Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-14
INTERESTING ITEMS
About the Weeks Progress on the Great
Worlds Fair.

Ostrich eggs, artistically painted in prize
competition. are to be a feature in the cx-
hihit made by Cape COLONY. South Africa.
New Hampshire, which claims to be the
Switzerland of America" has appropri-
ately planned to erect Swiss chalet for its
World'S Fair building.
Wisconsin will have a $50 900 binding
at the Fair. Building material tn the value
of slt 300 has been donated, and the con-
tract for erection has been let for 81. 900.
The main Exposition buildings require
for their ornamentatiou l6h.tIS separate
pieces of staff work. OF these. l0s,00O
have been cast and more than $1,000 have
been put in place on the buildings.
Galveston. Tex. has raised $50. GOO of
the sl,0.0oo. which it pledged towards the
State Worlds Fair fund. The city is alive
with enthusiasm over the Fair and is hold
ing public meetings. torch-light professions.
etc.
The Commercial Exchange of Des MONIES,
Ia, has resolved in favor of raising $50 900
for the purpose of securing a creditable rep
resentation of that city at the Exposition
Brooklyn. n. Y, wants to devote like
sum to the same end.
The directors of the celebrated Ward :
museum at Rochester. \. Y. have decided
to cxpcnd SD. 0oo in making at the Expo
sition display of specimens from all parts
of the establishment. The value of the
exhibit will exceed 800 600.
Fifty public spirited citizens of tab have
guaranteed $50. 900 for an exhibit at the Fair
from that territory. \ like amount was
similarly raised in Connecticut recently. and
in both cases it is the expectation that the
Legislature will reimburse the donors
Intending exhibitors at the Exposition can
get the general rules and regulations for
exhibitors and the special regulations pcr-
| tanning to exhibits in the department OF
departments in which they may he par,cu-
larIy interested, by addressing Director
General Davis.
Italian Commissioner Alexander Del
Nero writes from Rome to the effect that
there will be n fine exhibit of the mosaics.
tapestries. Columbian relies and other
treasures of the Vatican which have never
vet been on exhibition. He further reports
that the photographic Museum of Rome
will probably loan many Columbian antiqui-
ties 10 the Exposition.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Board has
forwarded TO Chicago nine tree trunks to
compose three of the columns of the rustic
eoionnade around the Forestry building
These trunks are typical specimens of yell
low pine. white oak, red oak. ash cypress.
red gum and hickory. II has also sent
thirty pieces of timber all of different vari-
ety.. for the rustic interlace,i work between
the three columns.
The counties in California are permitted
by action of the last Legislature. To make
Worlds Fair appropriations aggregating
x5i5 600 Some of the counties haze re-
spon,led and nearly all seem disposed 10 do
so. 1t Is believed. that fully $500 $50 viii
be raised in that manner. If so. Cslifor-
mia, with its state appropriation of see. ooo
will have the handsome sum of staso. faH,
with which to make a representation. the
Exposition
\ nGnbcr of owners of steam yachts in
New York intend TO utilize them to trans
port themselves and their friends to the
Exposition by way of the St Lawrence and
WelIand Canal. They believe it will be of
great advantage to live abroad their yachts.
and thus be independent of crowded hotels.
II is reported that the owners of MANY steam
barges in. Canada will Dit them with COM