The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-27
THE FEATURES Of THE FAIR.
A Correspondent Gives an Interesting
Description.
TIE PROGRAM OF ARRANGEMENT
Special Exercises for Nearly All Of the
States to be Heid-Royaity's
Representatives.
Special Correspondents.

Special Correspondence.
Chicago, April 26.-Special days are
to be great feature at the Worlds
Fair. Nearly, If not quite every state
in the Union will have its day, upon
which special exercises will be hel6
and its governor and staff, other state
officers, militia, and thousands of Its
distinguished and other citizens will bt
in attendance. Receptions will be helt
at the state buildings, respectively, anc
the governors and others will make
speeches. Many musical, Givic an6
secret societies also have made appli
cation for a special day upon which t.
hold exercises peculiar to themselves
| Among them are the Masons, Odd Eel.
lows, Knights OF Pythias and Forest
ers. The Welsh Estedfodd will have
an entire week for a musical celebra-
tion. 1t is believed that l1ese special
features will draw many additional
thousands of visitors to thI fair. Ar
rangements for these special days are
bSii6 ny SOlOuCi sOuiDt y
of the ceremonies committee, which
had the dedication day exercises in
charge
The white City" as the grounds
and buildings are terminated. has the
equipment of a model municipality. II
has a combined water capacity of 54.-
100000 gallons day, and will soon hay,
100,0O00O0. 1t has 25 miles of water
mains and 291 hydrants. A hundred
more will be provided. There are three
steam engines. four chemical engines, a
ladder truck, water tower forty hose
carts, 26,75O feet of hose. 1.050 hand fire
extinguishers, $500 fire pals, steam
fire boat, sixty-five firemen, 150 alarm
boxes, $50 patrol telephones, 500 guards
complete electric light and sewerage
systems, etc.. etc. By the time the fair
opens many Of these facilities and
equipments will be greatly increased
and perfected.
The American Library Association,
which has the cooperation of nearly all
hiAG biCiN hpl dilN6 vi tAlC COuHlEyt Will
make a notable exhibit. 1t will include
samples, modes and photographs,
showing articles and mechanical de-
vices in actual use; printed matter. |
forms. blanks, constitutions, by.laws.
rules for subscribers; accession de-
partments and their management; cat
alogue classification and reference de-
partment, with samples of binding, tenn
porary covers and receipts for restor-
ing, mending and cleaning; shelf and
building departments; and an architec-
tural exhibit showing plans, elevations,
and models Of the best
library buildings. There win also be a
model library of 5000 volumes, selected
from lists prepared and sent in by the
various librarians Of the country.
The British section will be decorated
in part by some seventy banners bear
ing respectively the arms of different
corporations in the kingdom,
such as London, Edinburgh, Dublin.
Ayr, Canterbury, etc. The British
Royal Commission invited the corpora
tions to furnish the banners, and soma
loaned those they possessed, while
others had their official insignia repro
duced for the occasion.
The Patterson and Newark mills Of
New Jersey will make a splendid silk
exhibit The silk in all its stages OF
will be displayed together
with the silk worms and cocoons from
which the silk threads will be spun and
'assed through various manipulations
Until they appear in the finished silk
exture ready for the market.
The Queen Regent Of Spain will be
by the Infanta Eulalia and
Ter husband, Prince Antoine. The Span
sh cabinet has sanctioned their visit
s representatives OF Queen Regent
,hristiana. The Infanta Eulalia was
'orn February IL, 1864 and is, therefore
Q years Of age. She was married
0 Prince Antoine. son OF Prince An
oine dOrleans. Duke of Montpensier,
2S, 1886. The Infanta Eu- 9
ala is the youngest sister OF King AL
onso.
The Royal Chorus Society Of Belgium.
1ore than q hundred strong. will visit
he Worlds Fair and take part in the
in Choral hall. The chorus re- I
emily gave series Of concerts In Lon Q
on for charitable purposes, and was :
eceived with enthusiasm.
An English salt concern has made $
alt statue. modelled after Bartholdi's n
Liberty Enlightening the World" in 4
lew York hrbor. The statue is IL
set high and stands on a rock salt base
feet high. The salt was taken from
line $50 feet deep. The English firm |,
i'll eend 1t as an exhibit to the Worlds .
air
The king Of Siam. at his own expense. h
as decided to make an interesting dis =