Passaic City record., 1893-05-06
FACTS ABoU T THE FAIR.


PROVISION has been made for the transpor-
tation of G., 900 persons an hour to and from
the grounds.
Frprv Nations and tbirtv-seven colonies are
represented. Added to these are the United
States Government and the various States and
Territories of the Union
RouaHrv sneakine. the grounds contain
e01, acrea They are mile long and about a
mile broad at the widest mart. The distance
from the middle of Chicago is seven miles.
TYR oolIao+;on of axhibits IN the RritisF,
sect;o,, ;s the ja,.oest and most innortant that
hoo avar, baan hrouoht together in apv inter-
national exbibition outside of the United
Kinodom
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slds ao, WI. In E ,be fact that averv
ueh f so;e,,c and indmstrv has been sniff
m into minor denartments. This is the age
~ the anecialist
r 800 -. 4.o,....st
~ ~. 500 - 49, - ,x,.,,,s.d ~;
ploce ~ arm ~ .no o ~ II =.
..,;1, =, ,t;,' ls1 ont s tSe ..ostlu enter.
nrise hmt he has pleased his sovereign.
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II tne eAuip.s are ~ pe III Tra,sa,, .ra oa
Ine stanapolnt ol nupers 'no reJa -. AZ aao
s..unsssss ..i,a 10y T.. .. Vt Eoiian5 ,vstho,t
5vo,ase SAool,en1o IA a.. s-1;-s ,,.sil.,e,
ooupt. caAes INC ie<su al'ions o.oaen n's'o's'
In the department OF natural history New
aorK ssa.e saxes Inc ie49 20 ~aau as a. na.-
i,4 ,t; pnfs is 1,ef
lps ml,ola f,,, ~ an;,,ai life sfron,
~ SHOWS esoly ioini ~ u "nio' io
spoheeS W nian'
1T must pc understood tnat tne ExposlLlon g. e1l
Is city with complete government. There
are over $4,000 exnibitors. ana TWO persons
lor eacn lnterest lepIessneeu ssn Mouiu siso q
nAeu popuaaaioa ,,;roa - ,ea,;ca end Are a.
=. 20 str,a,ts snnlroa "1'A ~ 'PfoN f'-'SS
po- e1e
IN the artllery exmplt ls y l1.incn haval va
rifle, thirty-six feet long and weigning n1y
tons lo-inch naval qua JacRet. seventeen
feet long and weighing 56,ouo pounds, tne
l3-inch tube that VIII pc incased py tne Jacket,
Is thlrty-elgnt leet hve incnes iolg ana "ei2nS
os.ooo POUNDS
THERE Is a building Wnere oaoles can DO
checked Just IKE nat or coat OF umprela.
Ine cnarge Is mooerate anu tne nulses alo
good There was slmiiar institutlon at Ine
Paris Exposltlon, put, unIortunateiy, seveIai
nundred papleS were on nanu Wiei1oue cialiu-
ants When the exposition closed
FRoMthe roof of the huge building Of Manu-
factures and Liberal Arts will beam the biggest
electric search light ever constructed. 1t has
refectors six feet in diameter and viii give
light OF 194, ,0O0, GOO candle poWe- ~ IS as
serted by those ID charSe OF this hyne tnat %
people sixty miles away tne hgns VIII NC
nearly as bright as lcil moon.
MOST interesting in historical sense are
the trophies from the Hohenzollern Museum,
loaned to the State Department of tho United
States Government for exhibition in this sec
tion. They have been sent over in the custody
OF Captain Rogers of the United States Navy,
and the State Department assumes the re-
sponsibility for their safe keeping and safe
return.
THE golden nail. which marks tho compile
ton Of the Woman's Building at the Exposi-
ton, required several weeks of constant work
to make. 1t is composed of gold, silver and
copper. and Montana sapphire is set in the
upper portion of the shield which is attached
to the nail near the head. Mrs. Potter Pal
mer. President OF the Board of Lady Man
ayers. drove the nail of gold horne with q sill
yer hammer.
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