Evening journal., 1892-11-25
I'D MonLos FMn oArALoou.-
Work on That Mammoth Volume WIN
Soon ncrin.
OrigE HArlmn.
fsrccial JOllcsp0nd0nce.1

CniCtGO. Nov. a. Preliminary work
upon the catalogue shat ia TO serve as q
beacon Light nest year 90 the prospec-
two millions of Worlds fair visitors
viii very soon be in order Five months
ihee 8re in which 60 commence and
complete g.
Tie task viii be no mere child's play.
hnt rather one of considerable magui-
tuGa Such a catalogue. To De of any
earthly use must VI necessity combine
aceiuacy with reliability Not only lhis
bun 80 must be COTTON ont on time, 10 lhe
end that Is may le of service to the adj
vance army that VIII take time bv the
fereiock and 10 its sightseeing before
the crush commences. Herein lies the
problem. how accuracy and prompt pub
licaUon may ~ hand 10 hand. aud tho
success Of this Important adjunct of the
exposition work BE- linus iusured
The Columbian exposition mnnaga
meni viii he Sos oWn compiler and ih
own publisher Incidentally 81 wiz
gather in am ile sheltels lhal mlv ae.
cna u profits on tho unertlsov Al
Philadelphia Gfreen yeas evn certain
llaplo pald round hundred .iou-and
dollars in good american gold h> way
of concession. and relieved Dl. .oi
General Goshoru and his associafe- of
an responsibility rotating to the Cmfen.
Nal catalogue.
Both parhes-ana especially tho con.
repented later OF thoic barr
gain. 10 brought iho concesei5nuiras. ai
least SO say the musty court records OF
that time. little glory and less prof.
The exhibitors falling to appreciate ihe
importance cf the work. were backward
in coming forward with the necessary
data and as consequence the initial
edition was $50 incomplete and mislead
ing that each and every page had of
necessity 90 be corrected for Subsequent
issues, and there was not pago of the
last edition that resembled the first.
Then confusion conf0uuded resulted
from the fact chat the concess sion was sub
let, The typesetting being done in one
state, the mechanical work In another
ard Che binding in a third. and what
with these troubles and the fact that
display and reading advertisements were
run in with the regular lists until the
most careful reading could scarcely dc.
termine which was the orc and which
the other it is very little wonder chat
the catalogue in question was regarded
by experts as very much in the nature
Of a freak
But the catalogue Of the Columbian
exposition win profit by the mistakes of
fI.l
and printing proposes that it shall be q
model of its kind. As % first step in Thar
direction it has intrustod the task of
compilation 10 Major Moses r. Handy
who viii be able TO utilize as assist
ants the entire force of his woll organ
ized bureau of publicity and promotion.
as well as TO call to his aid such expert
advice aud cooperation from outside as
may be found necessary.
Much of the detail connected withtha
task has yet 10 be agreed rpon, but in q
general way the ideas of the commillee
on certain leading points have been
clearly defined For instance, no delay
ou the part OF exhibitors In fumishu.
the necessary data viii be tolerated
Each exhibit win he entitled TO three
lines Of mention. and the material there.
fof viii have TO be turned in as pre-
requisite TO the issue Of permit for tho
installation of each and every exhibit
no display or illustrated advertising
VIII be tolerated, and matter relating 90
proprietary medicines and patented art
cles. togetnerwit pulfs and testimonials
will be strictly barred. Exhibitors wh,
desire TO add a limited number of line.
of descriptive matter 10 the official desie
nation Of their exhibit will De permitted
that privilege at "a specific charge yet o.
be decided upon, but the copy viii bC
subject to editorial supervision and al
woeal.
Tie catalogue viii be published IN
English, and English only, although
each foreign government viii be granted
the privilege of issuing catalogue oI
its own section and in its own Language
should Sc be inclined.
There win De volume fr every DE-
iar.meut or section OF the zposition, d.
taa,a in all. hcncc. 10 a visitor n
lcres,cd only in one particular section a
( The show, he will be enabled TO obtain On,
catalogue relating to that section at th.
outHy of silver quarter, and need moi
: tax himself FOR the entire publication.
/ On the other hand. those who ma1
prefer the catalogue in it's entirety wal
/ lind the thirteen volumes neatly boun,
I ia one, and procurlble at an outlay Of
/ $3.50. These are some Of the detail
that have been or are certain TO b,
agreed upon by those in authority.
"Our idea of a catalogue" " says Majo
Handy, lis complete registration o.
exhibits ana exhibitors, properly an.
cncisely classified, together with sncl
information as is pertinent and needful
and to be in such form and at sue.
price as to make il available withou
unduly taxing those desirous of CONSULT
ing d." And this, in brief, describes ta
sort of catalogue that Chicago viii ollie
10 her guests next year.
Henry NJ. HUNT