Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-02-16
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The British section at the Worlds
Fair will be decorated In part by some
seventy banners bearing respectively
the arms OfdiiereDt municipal cor
porations in the kingdom, such as Lon
don, Edinburgh, Dublin, Ayr, Canter-
bury, etc. The British Royal Com
mission invited the corporations to
furnish the banners, and some loaned
those they possessed, while others had
their official insignia reproduced for
the occasion.
The white city," as the Worlds
Fair grourd and buildings are termed,
has the equipment of a model munich
pality. it has a combined water ca
pacity of 81, ,000, 900 gallons day and
will soon have 100, 600, 900. It has 25
miles OF water mains and 291 hydrants.
hundred more will be provided.
There are . s'eam fire engines, A chemi-
cal engines a lado,.- truck, water tower,
40 hose carts, 28, $50 feet OF lose, 1850
hand fire extlDguishers, 9, 800 fire pals,
steam fire boat, Go hremen, 150 alarm
boxes, $50 patrol telephones EnS nS guards,
complete electric Eight and sewerage
systems, etc., etc. By the time the
Fair opens many of these facilities and
equipments will be greatly increased
and perfected.
Special days are to be a great feature
at the Worlds Fair. Nearly, If not
quite every state of the Union will
have its day, upon which special exer.
cises will be held, and its governor and
staff, other state officers, militia and
thousands of its distinguished and 9th.
er citizens will be In attendance. Re
ceptions will be held at the state build
ings, respectively, and the governor
and others will make speeches. Many
musical, civic and secret societies alst
have made applications for specia
day upon which to hold exercises pc
culiar to themselves. Among then
are the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knight
of Pythias and Foresters. The Welsl
Eistedfodd will have an entire weel
for musical celebration. tits believet
that these special features will draw
many additional thousands of visitor
to the Fair. Arrangements for thes
special days are being made by Col
Culp, secretary ofthe Ceremonies Com
mittee, which had the Dedication Da
: exercises in charge.
The American Library Association
which has the cooperation of nearl
all the great libraries of the country
will make notable exhibit at th
, Worlds Fair. 1t will include samples
models and photographs, showing al
ticles and mechanical devices in actus
use; printed matter, forms, blanks, cor
stitations, bylaws, rules for subscriber
accession departments and their mai
: agement; catalogue, classifications an
reference departments; building de
, partment, with samples of building
temporary covers and receipts for r(
storing, mending and cleaning; she
, and building departments, and a
, architectural exhibit showing plan!
elevations, perspectives and models {
the best library buildings. There wi
also be a model library offs 900 volume:
selected from lists prepared and sent i
by the various librarians of the count
ry.
The Patterson and Newark mills {
New Jersey will make splendid sill
exhiblt at the Worlds Fair. The sill
in all its stages of manufacture will b
| displayed, together with the sill
worms and cocoons from which th
silken threads will be spun and passe
through various manipulations unit
they appear in the finished silk textuI
ready for market,