Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-28
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Late Items Of Interest Showing Progress a. the
Worlds Fair.

The number Of men working on thu. Ex-
position buildings is now more than 5000
On some Of the buildings work is proceed
ing day and night.
4 complete collection of Ohio birds. in
GLIDING every variety known 10 live within
the boundaries Of the state, will be an ex-
hibit at the Exposition
in the Michigan exhibit will be repre-
stutation ia wax of 500 specimens of fruit
which grow in the state. twill be prepared
by Kalamazoo woman.
The committees ON mines and mining OF
both the national commission and the di-
rectory will make tour in MAY of the
principal mining states with view of
stimulating interest IN the mining depart
ment. The members will defray their own
expenses.
President Nunez of Columbia, it is an
nouneed, has declared his intention of
being present at the ceremonies dedieatory
of the Exposition buildings next October.
Sir Julian pauucefote, British Minister at
Washington, will be present to represent
Great Britain
Tree trunks for the cdlonnades of the
Forestry Building have been received from
Wisconsin, Montana, West Virginia, Cali.
fornia, Indiana ohio, Delaware, New
Mexico, North Carolina and Connecticut.
Thirty of the states will make contribu-
tons of this character.
Of the -. $50 900 feet Of lumber required
for the Exposition buildings docks and elec-
trio subways, ~ SIS, 500 have been placed.
Of iron and steel 80 400, 900 pounds, or
uaartA t,,na arr -nu,,5rn1
nearly half is in place, and the remainder
will all be in position before the first of
June.
Lieut. Baker, recently special Exposition
commissioner TO Mexico, estimates that
fully 10000 Mexicans will attend the Fair.
Throughout Mexico there is great enthnsi-
assn over the Exposition. and extensive
preparations are being made to have that
southern republic represented by splendid
exhibit.
teylon will have at the Exposition several
ten kiosks formed of native timber. includ-
ing specimens of its exquisi,ely beautiful
cabinet woods--eboRv, satiuwood. calaman-
der, tamarind nadun. suriyamara, etc
Descriptions appearing in tevlou papers in
dicatu that these kiosks will he of most
elaborate design and finish, and that the tea
ministry will spare neither pains nor cx-
pcnse in drawing the attention of visitors to
the merits of the fine favored beverage
The exhibit of the harnessmakers which
is in charge of the Wholesale Saddlery As
sociation, viii include not only trade
exhibit, embracing specimens of the finest
work, hut also collection of harness
trappingS and cognate things. showing the
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early times To the present The sum of
$4,000 viii be expended on this latter
feature In the collection will be a saddle
used by Napoleon Bouapartc.
The upper Michigan peninsula has APP
Piled for 2u,hb square feet of space. and
will ill il with mineral AMI timber products
IL i proposed to show several cords of nat
ural copper a. il comes out of the mine, and
also the various sorts nf iron. \ complete
working model of mine with reduction
works is also promised In the state build
ing will probably he a mantel of rough
beaten native copper, and also Il pillar of
the same material and the copper ore will
he 81 chosen rs to show the native silver
that is often found with the copper.
The Legislature of Ohio has appropriated
s2:i non for monument typifying the great
ness of that state. The monument, exc
Gated in bronze, will be seventeen feet high.
II will be put up in trout of the ohio build
ing and after the Fair removed To Columbus
and erected in front of the capitol Life
sized figures of Grant sherman. Sheridan,
base. Stanton and other Sous of Ohio will
BE- grouped around the granite shaft Cor
relia, pointing to the inscription, There
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