The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-19
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

1t is announced chat the Pope has di
rected that specimens Of the beautiful
mosac pictures, made at the mosa e
works in the Vatican, shall DO exhib.
tied OF the Exposition, and that at least
one picture shall be made expressly
for tho fair
Mrs. Potter Palmer has decided to
supplement- her work in inviting the
nobility of Europe to organize commit
tees to help the lady board of managers
by sending similar invations to iuhu-
entail women in South America. These
invitations will sent out by tho State
Department at Washington. The let
ters sent TO Europe resulted in securing
the cooperation OF many of the most
prominent women abroad.
Visitors to Machinery Hall will be
enabled to pass from ono end of tho
building TO tho other at an elevation,
and thus gain a birdseye view of tho
vast area of exhibits, and see many of
tho larger exhibits to much greater ad-
vantage than will be possible from tho
floor To accomplish this three NAM
moth electric travelling cranes will be
constructed, each with lifting and
carrying capacity Of 40, 900 pounds. Con-
tracts for their construction have been
let to the Gale e Towne Manufacturing
Company of Stanford, Conn, the Nor
gan Engineering Company of Alliance,
Ohio, and the Edge Moor Bridge Works
of Wilmington, Del. Previous to tho
opening of the exposition these cranes
will be used for the moving of heavye x-
bibits; afterwards they will be covered
with broad platforms capable of carry
ing several hundred people at each trip
to and fro in the building.
joaquin b. Calvo, minister OF Costa
Rica in Washington, has received from
the commissioning general Of that coun-
try letter stating that he had travelled
all over the republic and that tho coun-
try is sure to be we'll represented at
Chicago. Plans and drawings for an
Aztec temple to be erected by the Costa
Rican government have been prepared.
The building, which will be very fine
one, will be surrounded by a garden in
which there will be 4 complete collec-
tecJion OF palms, ferns, bronallas,
schilos and other tropical plants, and
it is probable that specimens of the ma
tive animals and birds will also be sent.
In addition to this fine archaeological
collection will be exhibited.
Tho gold and silver and other mineral
exhibits at the Exposition will probably
aggregate in valuo several million dol
Colorado will naturally tako front rank
1t is announced that the gold and silver
nuggets to be shown by that State alone
are worth quarter of a million dollars.
There has been mado a splendid collec-
ton of native gold specimens from all
the richest mining districts. single
collection valued at $50, 900 has already
been secured. This will be supple
mented by the finest collections, secured
as loan exhibits. The exhibit will be
both technical and economic in
its character, showing scientific
classification of tho mineralogy of
Colorado and correct presentation of
its geology. AT the same time a popu-
lar and massive display of ores, build
ing stone, commercial clays and other
mineral products will be made. Models,
maps and diagrams will be employed to
show the progress made in mining
These will be accompanied by historical
data and reliable information regarding
tho product aud formation OF veins in
the mining districts. In the display
will be the "Silver Queen" a beautiful
statue of an ideal female figure exc
cuted in silver and valued at $500 to
$4,000.
The New Mexico Worlds Fair board
has taken steps to have prepared for
exhibition at the exposition, photo
graphs of the most striking scenery in
the territory, the most prominent vine
yards, orchards. apiarieS, wine cellars,
farms. ice factories, manufacturing
establishments, school houses, public
buildings, etc, the whole to be nicely
bound in collection to be called Pic
torial Now Mexico.
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