San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-16
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.


Calais, France, has contributed
1000 francs towards the expense
of making show of French lace
at the Worlds Fair.
Rhode Island will present its
Worlds Fair building to Chicago
after the Exposition closes. The
structure will be very picturesque
in appearance, being a reproduc.
ton in part of the famous "Old
Stone Mill" at Newport.
The Ohio building at the
Worlds Fair will be dedicated
with special ceremonies in DC.
tober at the same time as are the
great Exposition structures. All
of the state officials, both branch.
es of the legislature, the military
organizations, and probably many
thousands of citizens will be pres.
ent and Gov. Mckinley will de-
liver the Grafton. 1t is probable
that other states will decide to
follow Ohio's example.
The New York Central railway,
in it's exhibit at the Worlds Fair,
will strikingly illustrate the won.
derful improvements that have
been made in railway transporta.
ton by showing magnificent,
complete vestibuled train and
along side of it a reproduction of
the first train of cars used in this
country, the cars of which resem.
bled old fashioned stage coaches.
Space has been applied for at
the W Orld's Fair for a miniature
model of Galveston, Texas, show
ing it's advantages and facilities
as shipping point, and port of
entry, it docks, parks, public
buildings, etc.
The New York State Board of
Charities is preparing an indust.
rial exhibit for the Worlds Fair
of the products of the charitable,
corrective, reformatory and elee
mosynary institutions under it's
supervisor. The exhibit will con-
tain photographs models, illustra
tiOns of the various methods of
instruction, statistics; and a com
parison showing the progress of
work for the past twenty-five
years.
A "model of the figure of Lots
wife in salt" will appear in the
Kansas Worlds Fair exhibit to
represent or illustrate the salt
industry of the state.
The German exhibit at the
Worlds Fair will contain an archi
tectural display including draw.
ings illustrating 200 or more of
the most notable buildings in the
empire.
Notwithstanding the recent
failure and disbanding of The
Galveston organization, which
was formed for the purpose of
preparing an exhibit for Texas at
the WOIld's Fair, that state is
likely to be creditably represen-
ed. The Texas County Exhibit
Or's Association of Dallas, form
ed originally in the interests OF
the state fair, has taken the mat.
ter in charge and promises a fine
exhibit at Chicago.
Ontario, Canada, breeders of
thoroughOre animals have al.
ready applied for space for 163
horses, 1873 cattle, 27S sheep and
81 swine.
The colored women of Min.
have offered to assist in the dec
Grafton Of the states building at
the Worlds Fair, and the offer
has been accepted,
The South Kensington Museum,
London, recently paid four hun
dred dollars yard 70; some lace
manufactured in the south of Ire
land. 1t is said that the lace lis
of the exquisite workmanship.
The lace will be will be exhibit ed
at the Worlds Fair.
An international congress Of
charities, correction philanthropy
will be held at the Worlds Fair,
TO consider questions relating to
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