Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-17
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ton.
Nearly 100000 of insurance is
now carried on the exposition build
ings and electric plant.
The Blue Grass League of Iowa
has decided to construct "Blue
Grass Palace" at the exposition.
The Thompson Huston electric
companies are planning to make an
united exhibit at an expense of $780,
600.
Hon. w. G. P. Breckenridge will
deliver the grafton dedicatory of the
exposition buildings on October IL,
1892.
Water for the exposition grounds
will be supplied from two pumping
stations having combined capacity
of e4,oOO,OOO gallons day.
The Chemical National bank of
Chicago has been granted the privi-
lege of establishing and operating a
bank on the grounds.
Secretary Dickinson estimates that
$685. 900 will be necessary for the ex-
penses of the national commission
for the year ending June 80, 1893.
A grand dedication ball, probably
in the auditorium, on the night of Oc-
tober 10, 1892, will conclude the ex-
ercises dedicatory of the exposition
buildings.
The fine geological collection made
by the late Prof. Worthen, state ge-
ologist of Illinois, will form part of
the Illinois exhibit at the exposition.
The state Worlds fair board has pur-
chased it for $4,000.
The colossal statue of the republic,
which will stand on pedestal rising
from the basin in front of the admin
istration building, is being modelled
in Paris by Daniel G. French, the
New York sculptor. 1t will be fe-
male figure rs feet high.
A "Columbia Catholic congress"
will be held at Chicago at the time
of the exposition, beginning on Sep:
TENDER 5 and continuing five days.
1t is hoped that Pope Leo XIII
himself will accept an invitation to
be present and to open the congress.
A project has been inaugurated TO
have an international rifle shoot at
Chicago at some time while the ex-
position is in progress. 1t is pro-
posed that picked teams from the
United States army and national
guard compete with teams from other
nations.
The lord mayor of London, it is
announced, will form a committee to
raise the sum necessary to send to the
exposition a selected number of rep
resentative workingmen from Lon
don, with a view of their making
reports on the industrial exhibits
here. Similar action was taken in
the case of the last two Paris exposi-
tions.
The ceremonies attending the ded-
ication of the exposition buildings,
October IL, II and Is, 1892, are to
be very elaborate and impressive.
The committee having the matter in
hand will devote 100000 to that
purpose. 1t is expected the president
and his cabinet will be present. On
the three evenings during the exer-
cises fireworks to the value of $4,000
will be displayed. The contract has
already been let.
The London Polytechnic institute
expects that it's plans for bringing art
isans and others of limited means to
the exposition will result in enabling
500 or 1000 such persons to visit
Chicago at total expense of some
thing like $l95 or $3.50 each for the
round trip.
Indiana's building at the exhibition
will be French Gothic in style and
constructed entirely of Indiana ma
terial. 1t will measure l0oxl7O feet
and in reality will be a 100000
structure, though on account OF the
donation of large part of the mate