Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-05
HAIL COLUMBIA.
All Nations are GettinS Ready for the
Chicago Worlds Fair.

More than 1900 cariSals Of boi'ding ms
tsriAi have been received on tire Exposition
grounds.
An Ess. rndisn village and exhibit will
occupy 200 900 square feet Of space on
Midway PlAissnee.
The Worlds Fair appropriations by for
eign countries, IS fat As reported. aggre-
g,t, more than 81 SOC. coo
The CAnsdian PAc ii: rsi.~sy will exhibit
Of the Fir . mndel parser ger ,r.in. and
also moisls Of the fse ocean steamers in
that compsnj's SERVES.
The 5 lk Association Of America and the
TX Industry Assoeiaio' have decided TO
comblne in making the finest possible sx-
h,oit of elk goods shd prolncs
A Choral tui'dir g. leo by e60 feet, and
co,tins 900, ~ili De erected near HoI-
tioultaral Hall l. will be devoted 10 mus
cal attractions, hiefy large ehoruses.
The Methodisfs have decided to hold al
iutsrua ionxl camp meeting Of 3 mouths
duration at the time Of the EXPEDITION. 1t
viii be held bali the time a. Dssplsiles and
the other half at Lake Bluff. Both places
are few miles out from Chicago.
Norweglsns living in Chicsgo. with the
help Of their country men in other parts of
ihs country, are engaged in Kissing sufh-
eisnt m ,ney to erect building f n Norway
at the Exposition Norway's appropriation
of $50, 400 is TO be devoted entirely to
securing An exhibit.
The Italian government has selected its
war ship, Americs, to convey to the Uni,ed
States the Italian exhibits 10 the EXP lsition
free of charge. The Rome Chsmber Of
Commerce has invited other chs mbsrs to
form committees to promote the securing
Of Italian exhibits.
Minnesota will supplement ita Worlds
Fair appropriation Of $4,000 by 500, 900
rsised by subscription. Nesrly Ihret =
fouttns Of that amount has already been
secured Hennepin county, 10 which Nit
neapolis is situated, has contributed $25,-
900. Minnesota will sxpend S25, 900 for a
building.
IDAHO will show soms splendid specimens
Of mica in the Mines Building. IL has
| Lodges Of mics eight fee. thick and appsr-
entity inexhsustible. Sheets Of it as large
as 10 BY IL inches, without few, and SIS
thin as tissue paper, are not uncommon. 1t
is proposed to have some Of the windows in
the Idsho building glazed with mica.
Several additions have recently been
made to the appropriations made by the
states and territories, whichno aggregate
| s. $50 600. Msrylsy and New York, re
specnveiy, have voted $50 900 aud $500
| 600; New Jersey has increased its sppro
priation Of $40 900 by $50 600; Iowa il.
$50, COO by Sl25,0o0. and Mass chusett:
has doubled the s75 900, which i. had
ready appropriated.
From the Royal Nurseries for IRELAND
Jonn Thorpe Of the Bureau OF Horticulture
mas received information that two casei
containing $50 plants have been shipped
TO the Worlds Fair. The announcement
came through Alexander Dixon & Co, who
maintain the nurseries. Mr.. Thorpe be
liaves that his floral display will eclipse any
thing Of the sors which the world has ever
| seen.
1t has bsen finally settled that the shoe
and leather industry will have a separate
building at the Fair. Representatives. Of
that industry have accepted the site offered
them, and will erect, a; al expense OF 500
900, building, measuring $50 by 600 feet
in which they will show an almost endless
array of leather products, and every pro
cess in their manufacture from the raw
bide to the most finished article.
One OF the attractive feature9 Of tbs
Australian exhibit at ibe fair Will be tree
ferns from Sidney, New South Wsles
| These have always been popular exhibit
a. London expositions. Chief Samuels hs.
been assured by Arthur Renwick, commits
sloner for New South Wales, that nunbel
of rare specimens will be sent. The fernG
vary in height from eight to fourteen feet
At the close OF the Exposition many OF
them will b. given to the park commission
ers CT Chicago.
Tine Californis Worlds Fair Commission
has made the following appo,tionnent Of
the $500, 900 which it has at its disposal
Agriculture, $40, 900; malt and spirituou'
liq iors, $1,000; forestry, $4,000; horticul-
tute, Sl2 ,0c0; viticu ltu,e, $4,000; 1Jricui
ture, S2000 live stock, machinery. trans.
rottstion. manufactures and electricity
$500 esch; fish and fisheries $1,000; minel
snd mining, SIS 600; fine srts, $500
liberal srts, $40 600; ethnC | g., S2500
publicity aud promo ion, $40 900; freigh
and trsr spartstion, $4,000; bulldog, s75. :
0C0; expense of comm ssioners, Sl4 900;
contingent fund, $4,000 There is ief
SCI 600 which will be devoted msirly tc
msining the California building and ex
hibits.
Chief Willard A S nj Of the d part
meat Of Transportation is arranging for q
large number CT Interesting exhibits r
Gently he has teen p y ng special attenror
to the msrire section. Ia it will /,
models OF the rig ot the Old frigs Con.
stituiiou, the flsg hip of y .lsop, csT,
svel from Spsin, the exact copy OF The
Santa Maria, in which Columbus made hi
afst voyage, canoes If the native traders OF
the West Indies. hewa from \ single tree
aud propelled bY tEeD'y five s1dles
There will be models Of such modern racing
schooners go he America, Nay flower, Pu.
ritan, ard Volunteer. All sotts Of stern
vhesl, passenger and freight steamers fol
river navigation, s'eel-scres fesrybosts
| electric piHrsuces, nsIh hs LAUNCHES, etc
will be shown. Then there will appear