The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-22
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Descriptions Of tho Magnificent
Buildings for the Exposition.
A HISTORY OF The CELEBRATION

A HISTORY OF The CELEBRATION
The Fair VIII surpass Any Universal
Exposition Ever Held Many Fold.
Each Building Observation-Disclosures
Visitors May Expect to See When
They Visit chicago.-A Graphic Re.
view of tho Work that Has Been
Done.
The formal dedication OF tho Worlds
Columbian Exposition affords the first
opportunity for public examination,
criticism, and approval or disapproyai
OF tho building to be devoted to this
great international enterprise. To-day
finds all the great buildings, which only
existed to tho architectural eye twelve
months ago, now practically completed
and ready for the installation Of eE-
hibits. In tho quick succession with
which the waves Of progress and enter
prise have succeeded each other some
changes have naturally been made, and,
as a result, an educational building not
yet begun may find n place among the
othes great structures OF the fair before
the formal opening on the first OF May.
With the growth and development OF
the original plans the financial nccessi-
ties OF the fair have also tremendously
increased, but public enthusiasm has
fortunately Kept pace with this rapid
development until the contemplated
$1,000, 600 worlds fair Of three years ago
has now grown to n Worlds Columbian
Exposition with S1S,750,000 available
and to be actually expended before the
gates are opened TO visitors. In add
ton to tnis, millions OF dollars arc TO be
expended by the several statos i'll the
construction OF state buildings and IN
atallstion OF state exhibits. The man
agement OF tho Worlds Columbian EX-
position may bo said to be vested in
four organizations: Tho national COM
mission, authorized by Congress; the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, organ
lied under tho laws OF the state oil Hill
nois; the board OF lady managers, au-
thorized by Congress, and tho worlds
congress auxiliary. The national COM
mission is composed Of eight commits
sioners-at-large, with alternates; two
commissioners from each state, terri
tory and the District OF Columbia, ore
Democrat and one Republican, ap-
pointed by the President on the NOM
ination of their respective governors.
The board Of lady managers is COM
posed OF two members, with the alter.
mates, from each state andterritory, and
nine from the city OF Chicago. 1t has
the supervision OF women's participa-
ton in the exposition, and OF whatever
exhibits OF women.s work may be
made. This recognition OF women
marks an epoch in the Worlds EXPOSE
ton, as in no previous international
fair has women and her works, intlu-
ences and industrial importance been
so formally recognized. Mrs. Bertha
q. Palmer is president and Mrs. Susan
Gale Cooke, secretary OF the board OF
lady managers.
The Worlds Congress Auxiliary was
organized for the purpose OF holding a
series of congresses to supplement- the
exposition that will be made OF the ma
terial progress of the world by a por.
travail OF the achievements in science,
literature education, government, juris-
prudence, morals, charity, art religion,
and other branches OF mental activity.
The Hon. @. @. Bonney, OF Chicago, is
president of the Congress Auxiliary, but
equal praise for its success is due to the
Hon. Thomas B. Bryan, the cosmopoli-
tan scholar of the exposition, whose
matchless diplomacy has been SO many
times invoked to crown the triumphs OF
the great Worlds Fair enterprise.
George r. Davis, of Chicago, is director
general of the entire exposition and
therefore its chief executive officer.
The Worlds Columbian Exposition is
to cost three times as much as any
previous exposition in the history OF
the world. 1t occupies aboat four times
as many acres, and has about twice us
much space under roof as the greatest
OF former expositions. -,
The following arc the countries which
have officially made applicationto Chief
Walter Fearn for space, and have re-
ceiyed allotments: Argentine Repub.
lie. Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Chile, China, Columbia, Corea,
Costa RIGA, Cubs, Denmark, Egypt,
Ecuador. France and its possessions,
Great Britain and every British posses
sion, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaiian Is
lands, Hayti, Honduras, Hungary, Italy,
Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Madagascar,
Netherlands and all colonies, Mica
raugua, Norway, Paraguay, Persia, Peru,
Russia, Salvador, San Domingo, serVia,
Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay
and Venezuela. -,
OF these the following countries will
have independent government build
jnes: Austria, Canada, Ceylon, China,
Columbia, Costa RIGA, Ecuador, France,
Great Britain, Guatemala, Hayti, Italy,
Japan, Nicaragua, Norway, Russia, Swe-
den and Turkey.
Concessions have been made for
the purpose of conducting theatres,
restaurants, shops and representations
al native life to the following govern
ments: Algeria, Austria, China, Brit
;gh India, Dahomey, Egypt Hungary,
The Islands OF the Pacific, Italy, Japan,
Morocco, Persia, Sandwich Islands and
Tunis.
of foreign governments will DO at least
s2s, 10000.
The following shows the assignment
NJ Rpace elready'made to some OF the
COMMUNICATIONS OF the globe:
Austria. $4,000 square feet.
Belgium ..........---''r.' l55SSSyNS "
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