Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-08-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The largest American flag ever made
will float from the top of a very lofty
Liberty pole" in front the Adminis-
tration building at the worlds fair.
Upon request, the state of Washington
Will furnish this big flagstaff as well as
two or three Others of the largest, that
are required by the Exposition.
Canada will erect worlds fair build
ing at Chicago 100 feet long by A feet
wide, with a ten foot veranda suround-
ing II on all sides. Plans have been SUBJ
mitted for approval.
the Worlds fair commission of the
state of New York has applied to the
Exposition through the department of
Transportation for l $50 square feet of
space for the exhibition of a great relief
map OF the canal system ofthat state.
Quite number offoreign yachts are
likely to be in Chicago at the time of
theworld's fair. Roberts. Mccormick.
representative of the exposition in
England, makes announcements to that
effect. Ali depends upon how favorable
are the facilities for getting through the
Canadian canals and for safe anchorage
In Chicago. At this request full pai-
ticulars on these points will be furnish
ed.
The architects of the world are to
be invited to the Congress at Chicsoo
during the worlds fair to discuss arc hi
tectural subject and the interest ofthe
profession.
The worlds fair commission of New
South wales has decided to send to
Chicago for exhibition in the Horticul-
turaI department of the exposition the
following typical representatives of
Australian vegetation and fora: Tree
ferns, s;aghorn ferns, birds-nest ferns,
todea ferns, macrozamias of two dis
tinct kinds, gigantic lilies, rock lilies
aud grass trees.
The board of Trade of Dubuque, Ia,
has appointed committee to prepare
an exhibit for that city to be sent to
the worlds fair.
The flora of Montana will be shown
at the worlds fair by collection as
complete as it is possible to make it.
The state has about 900 different va
rifles ofwiid flowers and of these 800
have all ready been collected. The ex-
hibit will include also a display of
grasses and forage plants. Many of
the states are preparing similar exhib-
its of their flora.
Sousa's band-the one he is now Or
ganizlng for Chicago-will be promi-
nent participant in the worlds fair
dedication exercises next October. It
is Sousa's intentions to draw liberallv
on the best musical talent in this coun-
try and abroad, in order that the new
band may eclipse every other organiza-
ton of the kind on this side of the At
lantic, not excepting the celebrated
National Marine Band at Washington,
OF which he has been the head.
Wisconsin, through its worlds fair
board, has asked that May 80, 1898, be
designated as "Wisconsin dayr at the
Exposition. That date is the forty fifth
anniversary of the admission of the
state into the Union, and it desires to
celebrate it in an appropriate manner
at the fair. 1t is expected that each
state will have a day set apart upon
which to monopolize public attention
as far as possible.
The Essex conference of Liberal
Christian churches at Its last session
held at Lawrence, Mass, passed unani-
nous resolutions requesting that the
worlds Fair be kept open Sundays,
and condemning any attempts to in
fuence national legislation by the in
PRODUCTION of the Sunday question.
Handsomely framed, large photo
graphic views of the prominent features
of numerous seaside resorts of New
| Jersey will be shown in the exhibit
of that state at the worlds Fair.