The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-22

1t will be seen from this table that the
worlds Columbian exposition is to cost
three times as much as any previous expo
sition in the history Of the world; that it
occupies about three times as many acres,
and has about twice as much space under
roof as the greatest Of former expositions.
No exposition Of the past has ever received
the support Of more than oOe-third the
nations of the world, while the Columbian
exposition has received recognition and
applications for space from every civilized
nation Of the globe. Russia, a nation which
has always held aloof from the International
expositions OF Europe, testifies a special
friendship for the United States by arrang-
ing to send magnificent collection of price
less art treasures " hich have never before
been allowed to cross the Russian frontier.
The following are the countries which
have officially made application to Chief
Walter Fearn for space. and have received
allotments: Argentine Republic, Austria,
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,
China, Colombia, Corea. Costa Rioa, Cuba,
Denmark, Egypt, Ecuador, Francs and is
provinces Great Britain and every British
possession. Greece, Guatemala, Hawaiian
Islands, Hayti, Honduras, Hungary, Italy,
Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Madagascar, Meth
erlauds and all colonies, Nicaragua, Nor-
way, Paraguay, Persia. Peru, Russia, Sal
vador, San Donlngo Se-via, SIAM Sweden,
Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela.
OF these the following countries will have
independent < lvernment buildings: Aus
tria, Canada, Ceyion, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Great Britain,
Guatemala, Hayti, Italy. Japan, Nicaragua,
Norway, Russia, Sweden and Turkey.
Concessions have been made for the pur-
pose of conducting theaters, restaurants,
shops and representations of native life to
the following governments: Algeria. Aus
trla, China, British India, Dahomey, Egypt,
Hungary, the Islands of the Pacific, Italy,
Japan, Morocco, Persia, Sandwich Islands
and Eunis.
The appropriations made by various for
eign govern ents up to this time foot up
nearly $4,000, 900, and they will probably
expend S2,5O0,O0J more.
The true magnitude of the worlds Column
bian exposition can only DO realized when it
is stated that, the United States not consid-
cred, the space already allotted to foreign
nations alone exceeds the total space of any
previous worlds fair. In addition to this
will come the space Of American exhibitors.
which far exceeds the aggregate OF all the
foreign nations of the world. Nearly every
state In the union has msde appropriations
for state buildings and state exhibits, and
there are already under construction no less
than thirty state buildings on the grounds.
SITE OF TIE FAIR.
The worlds fair site is in Jackson park
and Midway plaisaace. about six miles from
the center OF the city of Chicago, and l,O37
acres is embraced III the site. This is nearly
four times the area Of the previous exposl-
Jion, and tue number of square feet under
roof, over 5,OJU, 900, is nearly twice as much
as the creates, exposition OF the past. The
beauty If the location of the buildings OF
the worlds Columbian exposition is that
nearly every structure fronts on the lake,
the entire eastern limits of the park for
- miles being washed by the shores OF
Lake Michigan. In the northern portions
of the park are grouped nearly all the state
buildings, the fine art building and the va
rious structures Of foreign nations Next