Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-15
WORLDS FAIR.
Nearly $t50,OOO,OOO Under
One Roof.
LIBERAL ARTS EXHIBITS.
TRANSPORTATION Day Locomotives
Old and Quaint Brought Gut
For the Publication OF the
Crowds The Fair Or
Chestral Music.

Chestral Music.
Nearly $3.50, 900, OOOl That is the gene al
value placed on the exhibits in the Llperai
Arts building in the Office Of the CHEZ Oh the
department. This figure WILL be SURPRISE
norhans the more so as not few OF the ex-
t.btors themselves have been putting 'he
figure ut from S50,00NO to S75,OOo'ooo.
AZ the costlest goods of every description
from nil over the earth are TO be seen mere
ord 90 there are some sixty solid acres OF
these things (including the galleries. 'niS
bioh aeure dos not seem out OF TUG way.
No figures in detail have been gathereo' Luz
the officials believe the total valua'ion Will
reach the amount given above.
sentember was something more than
Norman Day. 1t was Transportation Day
and Chairman PangGorn, OF the Transports
tion exhibit, invited all foreign and Ameri-
am exhibitors TO Unite in making it one OF
the notable days of the Fair. special track
was laid on the promenade outside, where-
npon over twenty reproductions III
wood and metal OF the Oldest pioneer en-
oines exhibited by the Baltimore and ONO
and Pennsylvania Railroads was roiieu ioi
tho edification and cnightment OF the null
titude. In addition there was parade VI
the antiques and horribles from the Midway
Plaisance and at the indoor exercises III
Festival Hall President Chauncey NJ Depcw,
Of the New York Central, and. President
Roberts of the Pennsylvania, with other
prominent railroad men madeepeeches' An
arch Of the transportation building had to
ba taken down to facilitate the egress and
inpress OF the exhibits. When the big loco
motives are taken out at the close OF the
Fnir thew will be towed home 'dead, that
is. without steam, in freight trains.
WHAT INSTITUTIONS ARE DOING.
Tint American institutions for the feeble
minded are doing grand work is shown by
case exhibits in the educational department.
Among tho institutions represented are inc
ce,e. rated ono at Elwyn, Pa. Port wayne,
Ind ;Glenwood Ia FairbuIt, MINI. Lake
Vile. Conn. Barre, Mass. Glen Eller, GAL
poston Mass. 1t is sad to look over those
SCORES OF photographs and notice the droop-
inv undcr lips and contracted eyebrows that
coll tho story of dwafted intellect, which
GOOD sanitarians are trying to start In'o
Growth Manual training and industria
sch. cling of course form large part Oh 'ne
Instructions in such places, and that won
ders can be accomplished is shown plainll
enough in cose after case Of needle work IL
every Lranch drawing, writing, painting
the work Of tools in wood, iron, leather anc
other material.
The photographs evidence marked intei
,ectual advance in the older pupils, when
horne out by individual likeness accom-
panied BY written descriptions
TIE FAIR ORCHESTRA.
: The Worlds Fair orchestral music threat
ems TO get Into chaos again and the cost
} maintaining that great o chestra OF loo me
IL nearly 5000 day as not lew Oh the PEI
formers are artists of established reputf
tions both In this and the old country, an
their pay is by no means small. Inc iarge'
daily receipts, however, so lar Fave Dee
only 5000, and the musicians are restiVe I'll
der the shortage The present income woul
sustain an orchestra of seventy men, bu
considering the magnitude OF the FAR ho'i
inc less than a hundred men is thought
|, Conductor Bendix is in doubt over the gu
= come But really, this orchestra is one
4 the exhibits in the Fair.
O II is ono OF the two great orchestras OF ID
; World. the other being the Boston Syn
phonv. and rs an educator of the people
=. the line of musical art its value cannot
ovsrestimated. The Musical Committee al
o much pleased with the success OF the mus
9 cal matt OF the Fair as an artistic exhlb
r They did not expect it to pay when they b
5 can II some wealthy citizens aIe willing
5, put up for the deficiency the orchestra
It sure to continue. The plan OF presentil
| such emint MT solo.sts cs Nile Nikita III
3 Emil Liebling is proving good th'n
/ Frances organist, DR.. Alexander Guiimau
ii draw big audiences at Festival Hall.
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