The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-10-01
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Members Of the North American Turner
Bund Making Elaborate Prepara.
tons for an Exhibit.

Miss Elizabeth Ney OF Hempstead
Tex, descendant Of Marshal Ney 0
France, will execute in marble tn,
statues OF a number of Texas heroes fo
exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
The United States ship Constitution il
about to start for Italy to collect work.
Of art for the Worlds Fair. These ar
treasures will remain in constant Gus
tody Of the government, and will be re-
turned after the fair in the same man.
ner as brought.
New York State proposes to exhibit
at the Words Fair complete data. in.
cluding photographs, Of all the monu.
nents which have been erected to col.
diers OF that State who served in the
war OF the Revolution, the war oil 1872
or the war Of 1851.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby excursion trains to the Worlds
FAR, by whatever road they may arrive
IN Chicago, will run within the exposi.
ton grounds and discharge their passen-
gers there. No transfer OF passengers at
any point will be necessary.
More than 10000 men are now at work
in getting the buildings and grounds
ready for the great exposition of 1899
On a number Of the structures work pro-
ceeds day and night. Wonderful prog
ress 10 being made, and it is assured that
all Will be completed in time for the
opening.
The pupils Of the High School Of sa
lem, Mass, are preparing an interesting
memorial OF that ancient town for the
Worlds Fair. The amateur photogra-
piers OF the school are engaged in the
preparation OF series OF views of the
many points Of historic interest in which
the town abounds. These are to be fin
ished by the pupils themselves, and are
TO form the illustrations of handsome
album. The descriptive letter-press of
the book, also the work of the pupils. is
to be neatly written on typewriter. 80
that the whole volume will be literally
the handiwork of the children OF Salem.
Members OF the North American Turn
er Bund are making elaborate prepare
tions for their exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. They will occupy 1900 square feet
in the liberal-arts bu ldiug and 1880
square feet for outdoor drill, in which |
5000 adults and several thou.
sand children will participate. In the
covered space the Turner's will have
model classes taught gymnastics in ac-
;ordance with their system now in vogue |
N their societies and the Chicago public |
schools. The exhibition represented bv |
heir commission includes $50 societies. |
With membership of $4,000, of whom
900 reside in Chicago.
A very interesting exhibit in the
department OF the Worlds
fair will be made by the steamship and
ailway com Lanies OF England. The col
ection OF models OF battle ships, yachts.
ruIs.rs, more steamers and merchant
'essels will be complete than was ever
'efore exhibited. The London and
northwestern railway will send over a
ompete train of cars, headed by great
ompound locomotive named Great
Britain" This will afford an opportu.
ity to compare the English compart-
nent cars and sleepers with American
caches. The Great Western railway
ill exhibit the antiquated locomotive
Lord Of the Isles,' one of the first used
n the road. Several of the RAILWAYS
ill show their signaling systems.