The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-12-31
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Interesting Notes Compiled BY the
Gazette's Correspondent.

at Jackson Park To gnty thaf the
Worlds Fair hnhlingS and
grOu, ds are Ia he possession Of
the United Statrs goverume t.
Vice President Mort ton acc, pied
them on behalf of the gnvernm MT
on Dedication day, Tut actual
noSspssinu was not takea until
Dirtctur-Genrr,i ID Wis, ihe cilel
government WORLDS Fair otnria'
smFwo, Ell info his Officers in th a 4
in's.iaU'''n uuiidlng. Tie 'at'-
ig OF the stars aud ripes sig
aled titt event.
81 All of the Worlds Far Offices,
#ex,ept two or three, are now re-
n moved to Jackson Park, and thos
will sonn l"llnw. For nearly Two
Aears the offices have been in the
Ra d-M 'Nllly buil,li g 10 the
c.nter If The city. Now, however,
tue work of preparation ut the
great FAIR has reached q stage re-
qniring it to be carried on Ia the.
buildings which are e. contain tho
e4htl lis. All of these hui dings
.arg now practically flushed a i
sady aor tne install I'll II nf eAh b
biis. Most OF the work iemaining o
be done on the buildings is of n
decorative nitur- aad can l.,
CARED ON and ronpleted withm
interfering with the placing OF ex-
hints.
In the Administration bniltling.
= with Dirertor-Geneia DAVIS, ar
doc officeS OF the departments OF
Foreign Affairs and Publiriiy a d
Promotion. Th, chi fs IF The varl.
Gus exhibit dep ,rtments-,gr
cul uIe, electricity, mines. ira =
~ rtat"n, eic.-have their nfficr>
r sp~,tivrly in the great depart
ment buildings.
rnr /, stall tion of exhibits ha>
air ady begun, but Ii not v t
progress ell la. Soon, h wever, the
interior OF each one of the hu ld-
Jugs will he the scene of great e.
d ti,iY. The u'hOriii.S ~. deter
mined to have all exhibits in paa
at the opening of The Fair, ami
ndnifrstly this caunot he accom-
pnshed if exhibitors are alIo Ned t
be dilatory. Il will not do to pes.
mt the great III IS OF exh b tors TO
defer inS alling their rxh bits unti
April an accordingly sta a Il
& foreign commissions nd individual
exhibitors wi, b. req nrrd to lie
prompt. Exhibitors who ate
dlIatnry beyond a cert 'in point vi
lose their spAcr and he b rred out
n TIE requirements of the prep ua-
tion of he official catalogue ut eX
hints also mecrssi ate prom tines
on he part of exhibitors. This
cttal que Will be All eidbo at,
publca 10 IA d, grne ally ~ AN
4 ing, will Ii We IA separate volume
devoted to each 'i'partm n.
preparation is is charge ut N j u
lIunl,, chlet of the Il larlment 81
PaDlicity aud Promo lOn. 1t Is til
determination 10 have 1t gu sale
Complete condition on the opening
day Of the FAIR, if il is possible a.,
do so. rnat will, OF course, depe j
mainly on the pronplness OI eA-
hinitUrs.
There is no ground for the pul,-
lished rrport that visit RS TO ih
Fair are TO lie made the victims +
exhorhttani charges. Cnmpeti 10
will br so xtenSive and arr ~
to prevent it. One who climbs to
The top of one of the ExpOSitilu
hu ldings and SURVEYS The ierritor,
Ming to the nor b., west and uth
Of J,' kson park can eIsil lievr
this staleme /. Their and ind al
IL al par $ of the city, lh- amouai
OF bGil.ii < which is e iug on /,
simply astoni ,hing. Hundreds uI
5 rncIures tu me { w .rli's L i'll
I'm mas are b ing erected. SOM,
OF the Hew hotelsNre large elough
10 accommsld seve. al tb0nsani
gne>ls each. BY The lin- the Far
olens Chi ago will I'VE II, lug a,-
cpmlnniatluD tur not !. 81 than
3p0uUO stranger @ nnecird Wit
the Expos tion man gem Mt is !.
A. du vi uptAf 1UHit u
Through the age ~ of wnch
mary thousands OF visitors ca
be lirrel, Il 10 hotels, apartments.
9sariing hans,s, fur i-led Ons,
str., where they will be cOmfor a.
~ cared fur at mo,lrret pr.ce.
f#l tar'li les. hot "a : ,le TIA
Fair grounds aud in h. nuiner-N
,.a.- aii.S ln me Exp ~ ial.
b Mldings, will be so,x en- iYr thai
81, nu ne. Il !, ar Ihat hr wii rot
y able Ia get all Ia nee is To eat.
nal at 10 enape Charge. ,
All eff ut 8 b i'm mad e. ar
an = iJr grand ieuninn Al III
Norld's Fairof surviving "49--ers"
-tae men VIII" lett lh. ir homes 10
"a East IL 1919 b,.,:.,in gold
unt 5 ia Calilur l.. IL thou hT
r.al srA erai thoas. na of them a.e
~ wing, and That Ii wOal
axe an extra ffnt TO 20 TO On
No nexi y, ar, we've Ieu ,ion a :
ingea a, Is proposed. NJ ny 81
.ufm rensaine,i il C.iif1tni., but
Ihr majority returned and are now