Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Interesting Progress Notes Aboni the
Columbian Exposition.

Denmark has mad, World Fair sppro-
pristiou Of sG7 .0o0.
New York has made . Worlds Fair ap-
propristlon OF $500, 0o0.
More than 100 exhibitors s'e chronicle d
from Phi lads h alone.
A $4,000 monument OF Bsrre granite will
be one of the exhibits from Vermont
Saginaw, Mich, noted as ssls producing
city, 10 constructing in miniature Gem
plete salt plant tor exhibition a: the Worlds
Fair.
The Nav York Assembly has y.tsd per-
mission for the raising Of one or tso old
sunken vessels in Lake Gao gs for the pur
pose Of sending them as relies to the Fair.
Tbs cottage IN which George F5x. the
founder of the S)cisiy Of Friends or q lax
ers, was born, in Leicestersbire, Ejslsnd,
l., being taken down to tie re-9rec ed in
Chicago.
Several Of the states are having prepared
fine Autographs OF the buildir q which they
will ertc; st the Worlds Fair, ard through
the sale Of them are srgumenting their
amounts svAilsbie tor bai'diug purposes.
Pope Leo Nil hss written letter
s.rt sly commencing Va Exposition which
II is believed will have mot favorable
efYect in stimulating int re in ths Fair on
the lait Of all Catholic countries and com
munities.
A California "big ire. has been selsc.sd
In Tulare county to be shown At the Exp
ion A c. mmittee Of the board Of trade.
after an eIt,Bded tonr Of inspection, picked
out tree mea ring 81 feet. inches in
ercumfersf a. a. the base, So feet hse feet
above TIE srvuad aud IS feet at height of
sixteen feet,
The "-ooded islapd n the Exposition
srou IDS is beginning to assume the char
act " which in grea, part it will have dur
ing the Fair-that Of = gigantic hlwer
garden. Already the Horticultural Depart
men, has received $1,000 rose bushes and
other plsnts. several thoussni Of which
came from abroad. These are being tranG-
planted on the i.lsnd.
Harper Boz Scfibner & SEES and The
Century Company have sgreed to exhibit at
the Fair illustrations sho wing the history Of
transportion "a oil .uutIies. Chief Smith
expstti TO secure similar exhibits from
foreign cout .ies and from other publishers
in this county. The exhibit will include
reprodrc ions Of lithogrsphs, original draw
ings and photo grafhs.
A feature Of Tdahe's exhibit At the Fair
will be = practical illustration Of the system
aud b5nsft' Of irrigation A large sac ion
OF ssse brush roll will be unsupported to
Chicsso. Through this bitches will he run,
and uee,. fruits ar divers wilt be grown
In the soil by the irrigation system. Pios-
psc,ive Idaho settlers are expected to be
espe cialiy attracts d BY this exhibit.
The "San Frar cisco Wemet'. California
Book Exhibit for the Worlds Fair" lie the
name Of society recently organic q i, sac
Francisco. The object Of the society is to
collect complete library Of booss BY Cali
fornis vriters. Ties Of papers. scrsI socks.
scattered pApe's and tx s,ehes worthy Of
preservation. These will be tske1 to Chic
90 srd exhibited during the Fair. After
the Exp stion the collsctioa will be given
to the Golden Gate Park Muteum
A very complete, and doubtless, an eye
cper Jog dismor exhibit, will be made by
Cape Colony. South Africa, The s1hib
~iil include 10000 carsss Of uncu. stones,
Q large quantity ef very fne cut srd pol
i.hed onts. together with oil that 10 ueces
ssry to .h,w the process tf Mining and
wa.b;ns. Fer this Il will be necessary TO
transport to Chiesgo 100 tons Of pulver-
fzsd hlas earth. 30 tons If uapulverizsd
earth and q complete washing machine,
which will be op.rs'sd b. na.ives The
sah Bit all ais, iacluie . uniq lie cole etIon
of cfocidoliie, spscisl dismonoifsrt pro-
duet. o'trieh fesi hers, ffecss, etc Il IL
reported that Bust sn ard Ho,t.tt t in
native dress will acc smpany tie exhibit.