Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-03-28
OUR WORLDS FAIR LETTER.

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tim English Exhibits Ready.
Special Correspondence Of the TINES
CHICAGO, March "a, 1901.
Ninety.two carloads of exhibits
came into Jackson Park yesterday
Mr.. Holcomh, manager It transports
ton, said this Looked more encouraging,
although he would rather have 800
cars daily rs they were fully compe.
tent to take care Of that many still
compared to the dr.bbIing receipts Of
thirty or forty per day, who. has heen
the hip he t number tor several da,.
past, this looks much b. tier. The
transfer force consists Of forty >thrre
teams and about one hundred men.
Such force could make quick work
with the exhibits il they would come
j." promptly. 1t is hoped that ever!
State will send in its exhibits promptly
now. SO that when May LIST. roll.
around everything will be in rraiin-s.
TO roll up tho curtain and commence
the big show ON time.
California will he we'll represented
IN the fruit line. At recent meeting
1T the Worlds Fair Commissioners
from that State, it WIS decided to use
four hundred feet of space on which
to erect a pyramid Of oranges.
Sa" Di-no county will send 243
packages Of fruit, and Santa Barbsrn
county will erect an "b-lisk twenty.
three feet high covered with bottles q.
olive oil. to be illuminated on the
Inside with electric lights. In thu
decoration of the California building
Miss Bates. who has charge OF the
work. will use 500 castor bean
branchcs, 600 cAtts,ls viii long stalks.
and about 1000 pampas plnmes.
When completed it surely mus, prove
a wonderful sight.
Caa any one Imagine the true
splendor Of the Wo,ld's Fair? Each
And every State will send ennuyt
exhibits to insure the visitor Of getting
his moneys worth and right here VT
wish to saw word TO our readers.
1t has heen asked so MANY times.
and always answered the Same, and
vt it is asked again, "Does the gate
admission give free admission To all
the buildings inside the erounds?''
Emphatical'y we answer. Yes. 1t is
true there are manv things that @, z
"a" see only nv paving a small ndmis
sion fee: hut ever, State building and
every Foreign building will he open
FREE TO ALL VISITORS There are
over forty bull 'ings within tn.
grounds that the so cent admi>sio,
Tee will admit one tn. ard even il on.
"nlv glanced at the exhibits a. the,
hurried nv, they surely would g..
more fer 50 cents than ever was
known to be given for tina, price be.
fore.
The large naval ship Illinois which
vas built close to the pier At Jack, on
Park is all completed. The Illinois
cost $4,000, and WAS built with n
view OF providing space for the naval
exhibits. She is 34S feet long on t..
water line and GO feet wide A. her
extreme breadth. She is az 10 rnO
tons burden. or would be il s. floate d
instead OF resting on piles a,n found
atoms ~ he does. On the stathoarn
side. amidshiPs. will be displayed
torpedo guns Of various kinds, and
near by will he the exhibit Of marine
engine MODELS. types Of launch en-
gines and boilers, testing tools aud
workshops. A number of cases con
tanning models of American wa,
vessels will he on exhibit. She will
probably be turned over by the naval
architect in charge Of construction
about April l.
One Of the mos. interesting xhihits
at the Fair will be series of mod. |,
illustrating the improvement in the
waters which pass through H-ll's Cat.
near New York City. These mo .el,
are unique in design, aud Are Of mu.
interest to those who care for 81. i