Passaic City record., 1892-06-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The English admiralty authorities will
send to Chicago models of a number of mod
ern English war vessels.
THE Southern States will be we'll repre-
sented at the Exposition, Notwithstanding
only few of them have made appropria-
tions for that purpose.
A TYPOGRAPHICAL map of the Gettysburg
battlefield and models of the Centennial ex-
position, and of Independence Hall, will
appear In the Pennsylvania exhibit.
The Ecuador commissioners have had con-
structed fac simile of the famous palace of
the Inca Perca, the ruins of which stand near
the city of Quito, and will exhibit it at the
Fair.
A VERY interesting exhibit which, it is re-
ported, the British Commission is planning
to make at the Worlds Fair, is large scale
map, showing the discoveries which have
been made in North America by English
men.
Hon. J. j. GRrNLINToN, Worlds Fair
Commissioner from Ceylon is in Chicago,
engaged in making arrangements for the
Ceylon court. His country is greatly inter-
ested in the Fair, and will make notable
exhibit.
The French Government has consented
that plaster casts be made for the Worlds
Fair Of the numerous art treasures in the
Trocadero, Paris. The Exposition authori-
Ties VIII Dear G06 EXPENSE WaiCu Will no
something above $3.50
In order to show the fine quality of silk
produced in the State and the skill attained
there in the silk industry, the women of the
Southern California Silk Association will
make an artistic banner especially for ex-
hibition at the Worlds Fair.
THE New York Exposition Board is plan.
ming to show in its State building an exhibit
illustrating completely the art history of the
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New York artist. painter, sculptor, etcher
and engraver of talent from the earliest
record, represented.
The American Library Association will
make notable exhibit at the Worlds Fair,
divided as follows: Individual library ex-
hibits; comparative exhibits of library
architecture, appliances, fittings and build
ings; historical and descriptive matter re-
lating to libraries, and an A. L. A. library
in complete working order.
CARL HAGENBEcK, of Hamburg the cele.
brated dealer in wild animals will take to
Chicago his entire collection OF trained and
wild animals, also his collection in natural
history. A structure in the form of a Roman
arena will be erected in the Midway
Plaisance on a space ITO feet square, wnere
some seventy animals and several hundred
monkeys and parrots will be shown. The
widest beasts living, together with domestic
animals, will go through all sorts of per-
formances.
THE German VILLAGE" for which the Ex-
position authorities granted concession
some time ago. will occupy space 225 by
780 feet on Midway Plaisance. The features
of the exhibit are medieval German town,
with market place and town hall, which
will contain the German ethnographic
museum. Around the town will be farm
houses from different sections of the German
empire occupied by natives. In medieval
German castle there will be restaurant
presided over by caterers from Berlin. An
other interesting feature of the town will be
an ancient monastery establishment. Then
there will be large concert gardens, in which
about 5000 people can sit at tables, while
two German bands will play.
THE chief motive power for the machinery
at the Exposition will be supplied by gi-
gantic engine to be furnished free to the
Exposition by the E. P. Allis Company,
of Milwaukee. The engine will be furnished
as part of the company's exhibit. upon
special contract providing that it shall be
used FOR the motive power, and that no other
engine of equal size shall be exhibited. 1t
viii be an engine of the quadruple expan-
sion type, and will be of between 5000 and
1000 horse power Compared with this en-
CINE the big Corliss, that was exhibited at
the Centennial exposition, is almost dwarf.
In 1876 the Corliss was considered one Oft the
wonders of the exposition, but its builder
rated it at only 1400 horse power, or less
than half Of the one being built by the Ailis
Company. The Allis exhibit represents an
outlay Of $175, 900.