The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-10
NOTES OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.

The nitrate Industry Of Chill will be illua
Sratsd By an elaborate exhibit Ut th
Worlds fair.
The Kansas state normal school, whicl
has LOO pupils, and u the largest in ~
west, will make an exhibit u the World
fair.
The Home Insurance company, Of IL
Broadway, New York. has subscribed $3.50
10 the capital stock of the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition COMPANY, and has prom
Used TO subscribe 81, 500 more.
Since 1864 Illinois women have taken out
284 pAtenta for inventions n devices o.
one kind and another. The Illinois World,
fair board will exhibit copies Of oil OF these
patents, and models OF all of the inventions
that can be obtained.
Tho Austrian wood carving industry vii
position by thirty-four expert wood carvers
from Vienna, who will exhibit their work IL
its various branches. Everything IL beinf
done to organize = thoroughly repressnta'
tive and interesting collection Of exhibits.
The Winnsbaco County ILL.,. Woman's
Columbian club, for = time conternp plated
making an exhibit at the Worlds fair. but
money to send to the fair for eight days
156 working wonen and pay all expenses.
II 10 believed that many Other women's
clubs will follow their very commendable
example.
The Japanese government has arranged
to send to this country 1000 Japnnese OF
the middle class, who are TO be here during
the Worlds fair, and afterwards make q
touY Of the principal cities of the United
States, Instruction and information a. to
the industries and customs OF the Amerl-
can people constitute the object desired to
be attained.
Chief Smith. Of the department Of trans
portation, has secured the promise OF two
monster locomotives TO adorn the entrance to
the railway Worlds fair passenger station.
inside Jackson park. The Rogers locomotive
works has agreed to furnish one and the
Brooks company the Other. Each locomo-
tive will weigh 160.0 600 pounds, and be
mounted on a pedestal. They will stand
one on each side of the main entrance,
The Worlds fair souvenir coins, some Of
them. 1t ID now expected, will be issued in
November, probably by the middle of the
month. The exposition authorities have
offered quantities Of them 10 banks through
out the country at the uniform rate OF 81
each. and il 10 believed that those institu-
tions will be prompt to avail themselves OF
tho opportunity to get q supply for their
customers. Orders for them are already
being sent in at tho rate Of $1,000 to $4,000
u day.
Hayti. next in point of time to the
United states in declaring its Independence
of European rule, will mako = notable ex-
hlbit at the Worlds fair. 1t has never par
ticipated in any international exhibition
and ID ambitious to make its showing at
chicago = very crsditsble ons. ARricul-
THE. forestry, minerals and . historical
display will constitute the main features
of is exhibit. c. A. Preston. the Haytisn
commissioner visited Chicago recently to
secure space and information and arrange
for erecting q 5000 TX pavilion.
A national exhibition ID now in progress
at QUITO. Ecuador, aud q commissioner of
the Chicago exhibition writes that almost
the entiEs exhibit IL to DO sent to Chicago
to Constitute EcuAdor's exhibit at the
Worlds fair. Tho display includes lace in
great variety. leather goods, wood carving.
gold and silver fligrss work, paintings, and
many varieties of fibre. several of which are
said tosbe very abundant and of such sxcep- |
tionafly fine quality as to be destined in
TINA to become the basis OF very great in
dustrial and commercial interests.
Col. Culp and the committee on cere-
monies have completed the seating arrange
msnts in the big manufactures building for |
the crowds that will attend the Worlds fair
dedicatory exercises in October. In the
center of the great building, which under
the main arch measures $50 by $50 feet,
are to be two great platforms. one at each
end of the building and the two Joined by a
platform about ono Thousand feet long.
The honorary guests are to be received at
the north entrance of the building. mount
the other at the south end, where the dis
tinguished visitors will sit. This platform
will have seats for $500 people, and the
other will provide room for over 1000 must
clans. There are to be 5000 seats on the
main floor.