The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-28
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The numne- Of nen working on t"
exposition hu,ldi',gs is now more tn
5000. On sonv VI tho buildings Won
is proceeding day and night.
Prince George Of Wales, who If he
lives will some day BIO king of England,
will visit the exposition. u cablegram
from London announces.
The Worlds Fair board of Santa Clara
county, Cal has petitioned the supervi.
ors for an appropriation of $500 to deiray
the expenses Of making an exhibit from
the Lick observatory.
A complete collection of Ohio birds,
including every variety known to live
within the boundaries of tho State, will
be an exhibit at the eXpositi
The Salt Manufacturers Association
OF Michigan has agreed to make the salt
exhibit for the State, and will got up q
display which, doub tless, will attract a
great deal of attention. A Bay City
man has made life study of salt man
ufacturing, and has learned the methods
practiced in all ages for making salt. 1t
Is the intention to have him mako mod.
els of all salt manufacturing apparatus
used from the earliest days down to the
present timo, from the most primitive
to the modern salt blocks, and in con-
nection with tho models show all the
processes now practiced in producing
salt. The association will, of course,
show full line of salt.
Mrs. Amy M. Beech, of Boston, will
prepare an original musical composition
to be rendered at the dedication of the
Woman's Building. Theodore Thomas
will conduct the presentation and Prof.
Tomlins will organize the chorus of 400
voices.
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resentation in wax of 500 specimens of
fruit which grow in the State. 1t will
be prepared by Kalamazoo woman.
p. S, Denison, of Alameda county,
Cal, intends to send to the Exposition
pumpkin weighing 326 pounds.
Ceylon will have at the Exposition
several tea kiosks formed of native tim
Der, including specimens of it's exquis-
itely beautiful cabinet woods-ebony,
satinwood, calamander, tamarind,
nadun, suriYamara, etc. Descriptions
appearing in Ceylon papers indicate
that these kiosks will be of most elab-
crate design and finish, and thai the tea
industry will spare neither pains nor
expense in drawing the attention of
visitors to tho merits of the fine favored
beverage.
San Miguel county, Now Mexico, is
planning to place in the Womans build
ing an emblem typical of the territory.
1t will be monument of native stone,
upon which is carved in relief the coat
of arms of tho territory and the various
fruits and grains of the county. Sur
mounting it will be bust of the late
Miguel A. Otero.
The women OF Missouri intend to fur
nish tho state building with carpets,
rugs, ETC., made OF Missouri grown wool.
Missouri schools of design will furnish
the designs and tho women will bear
the expense of manufac ture.
The upper Michigan peninsula has APP
piled for 10000 square feet of space, and
will fill it with mineral and timber pro-
ducts. 1t is proposed to show several
cords of natural copper as it comes cut
of the mine, and also the various sorts
of iron. A complete working model of
mine with reduction works is also
promised. In the state building will
probably be q mantel of rough beaten
native copper, and also a pillar of the
same material, and the copper ore will
be so chosen as to show the native silver
that is often found with the copper.