Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-18

Il hss been decided that the Exposition
si' open tie doors 10 the public On May /
1893. and close them on October 3 Of tue
same yesr.
A single entrance fee. probably 50 cents,
viii eGutla visitors 10 see The enurs Exp
sihon proper. The specisl attractions on
MidAas Piaisa4ce will make modeEs.s
additional charge.
Ia April, 1898. 8 grsrd International
| nsval review. preliminary to the opening
Of the ExpotiIon, as provided for ov set
| Of Congress, will be hid in New York
| hsfb1r. Arrangements for this are now
0eiI Z msde.
According 20 present lsns fully $50 res
| taursnts and cafes wi lie in operation in
| the various buildings ard about tie grounds
| These will be conveniently distributed, and
vii. have IN estimated aggregate seat
| lag capacity of 6 coo VI 5000
| The hotel acc nDod ztions Of Chicsgo
airs ADJ very extensive, are being au.-
men FL b. he erection Of fully twenty
req h.teia, some of which are very large
Two million dollars or more are 10 be scent
| by The city snd the psrk commissioner in
putti he street s psrks, etc, in present.
sbe caadidon rgitust me i fax of visitoss
Jackson PARK ssd Midway Pl,isance-
th- Etpos!'lon slte--ara 10 The SOU heastern
/ par. IT h cage, add embrace 664 acres
with tr1'Asa OF about mile aid ha!f
On Lase NJ CHI gan. Fprty-fye mi es "
| boa, ward c inject the size 9Th the general
park s,st- m of Chicago, which embrace,
10 er more parks, ugsrt g.ing 200 acres
| Hslf a million dollars has already bee1
expended IN grading Jackson PARK and
dredg extensive waterways throughout
| Il. Hundreds of thousands are yet 10 be
spets for landscape gardening, fountains,
3 'uary pleasure boats, etc A plumber
of observation towers, from which excel
lent vi-ws Of the buildings and grounds
cau be chained, will be erec. ei Ia different
| : vts.
| l. NAV be said TO be assured that toe
| xBibits at the Exposition will cover a y iier
+ ugs srd be far moe numerou. III an we're
ev r before gather, togeErer. Tney viii
| present pi tars OF the eoDd ii ID aid IT,
| dusIisl progress Of MAJ kiud Ia every quar-,
| ter OF the world, and OF i,s ACHE W m ents in
every brsoch Of the seiences and srts. The
/ Exposition Clsssfcs ion embraces IL de.
| psrmen 3, l76 groups, and 967 classes
| The sppl cstioo tor space by inle1dit ex-
! bloitors il the U ,ited States alone, uum-
| boring 1882 On January The number
nj the Phii4delphis Centsnr ial on cores
/ pondiag date was SG4. Applications from
| foreign exhibitors are reported very nUu-
erous SD rapidly Increasing. l. seem
assured that the exhibitors Will outuumber
| iEose al any previous worlds fair. The
slOtment If space will be made about
June The rece D'ion Of xhibits viii begin
November 1, 1892 and continue un.il
Apfli 10, 1893 No charge will be male
for spsc, Ior exhibits
The exp sltlon buildings, az required by
Act # Congress, will be dsdicst-d "Siih
| appropriate ceremonies on Oct. ~, 1892,
the 40Uth anniversary Of the d scoveiy of
Ameiic. by Culgn bu. The e1eroi .es will
occupy three Day, beginning an tie llth
ano clos, g On the l3 h with q grad dedi-
cation b-lt The committee navIug the
| ms.ter III charge has planned to make the
ceremonies most impressive in character.
Something ike $500 COO will be spent to
g cure this end The President of the
UnIted States snd his Csbilet, the Senate
and House OF Representative, The gov4ru-
ors o. the several states with their g. f.,
ard represe natives of all foreign malone
vii. be invited to be present. The IN bih-
ztlon OF ~ 600 mliii8 snd several thou
zsnd regulars i pls nd, as is slso an IN.
posing cislc and Industrial display. 10
the evenings there will be a msgn, &c ut
dlspisy of Fireworks, and in the park vster-
Says a rsgssrt OF s. moUncsl flo ats, repre-
seDtlng the Procession OF the Ceetur!es
In The dedics DRY exercises On the IL d, the
computed buildings will be rendered By
the president Of he eKposii n to the ns-
tionai c4mmission. PEesid Mt y. W. Pal
ner will sccept them on behslf Of that
body and will st once present hem TO the
President Of The United Stats Who will it,
iins'y respond. he Gedlcatory GRAFTON
will follow. Much stteHtion is being given
TO The musical pornon OF the programme.
This will include dedicstory ode and or.
chestrs marches written for the occasion.
These and other numbers, including
'Americs" and "Stsr Spsasled BSnnes'
will be rendered with full choral and or
ches raj accompanies t.