The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-05-13
FOB HALF A DOLLAR
What Can Be Seen for Fifty Cents
at the Worlds Fair.

Director General Davis Furnishes List OF
the Many Attractions at the ExpositioD
for Which No Extra Charges
Are Made.
WE'LL WORTH THE MONEY.
JACKSON PARK, CHICAGO, May 10.-Di-
rector General Davis has furnished the
national commission with the first com
plete and official announcement OF
charges within the grounds, together
with detailed statement of the ex-
hibits that may be seen free of charge.
The report says:
'Ihe fee OF fifty cents charged for admission
to the Worlds Columbian exposition covers en-
trance to all parts OF the exposition grounds,
including the Midway Plaisance, a total area OF
about $40 acres It covers also admission to all
the buildings of the Worlds Colum b1an EXPOSE
ton, including all the special exhibition build
fngs allied with the several great departments.
the floors galleries and dome of the admintstra-
ton building, the monastery OF La Rab1da, con-
tanning all the most valuable and authentic
relics of Columbus now. extant, the Woman's
building and the United States Government
building the battle ship and all the state build
ings and the pavilions of foreign nations. There
are innumerable other attractions OF which no
mention can be made in brief report, all Of
which are covered by the single entrance fee
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
"In Jackson park are the great departments
and their allied outdoor exhibits and annexes, as
follows: The buildings of the department OF az
riculture, with outside exhibits, including the
windmill exhibits and the agriculture exhibits
of France and her colonies. The buildings OF
the department of horticulture with extensive
greenhouse annexes, nurseries. plantations
flower gardens and lawns, under the care OF
,1>sA =
ment Of live stock includes the stock pavilion,
or show ring, and also additional structures for
the sheltering Of stock. The exhibit OF the de-
partment of live stock will include special
shows throughout the exposition period; in adj
dition to horses, cattle, sheep, swine, ETC., it
will include an extensive bench show Of dogs
1at-stock show, poultry and pet-stock shows
and hon1in g-pigeon contests.
FISHERIES
I'm the department of fisheries will be shown
the methods and products Of fishing industries
throughout the world, which will occupy the
central portion of the structure while of the
two annexes of the building one will be filled
with a magnificent aQuarial exhibit under the
auspices of the United States fish commission
and the other with complete exhibit of angling
appliances and material gathered from all over
the world, the most unique and interesting ex-
hibition of the kind ever made. Adjacent to the
Fisheries building and in the north en- trance Of
the lagoon is the fish storage yard for renew
ing the supplies of live fish for the aquaria
the anglers camp and the Izaak Walton fishing
lodge
MINES AND MINING
"In the building of the mines and mining de-
partmeDt will be illustrated ancient and modern
systems OF mining and metallurgy in use
throughout the world with specimens of
countries, and refined products and
metallurgical process Within the Min
ing building will be shown the process OF
washing and cutting diamonds by natives Of
South Africa the diamantiferous clay being
brought to this country for this special purpose
and transported from the storage yard at the
western extremity of the grounds to the Min
ing building by automatic conveyOrs An i'm
portant annex to the mining exhibit will be the
exhibit of the oil industries, covering 10000
square feet.
MACHINERY.
'sThe buildings of the department of machinery
Include, besides the American exhibits and the
steam and electric power plant, extensive and
Interesting displays from Germany, France,
Belgium and other foreign countries p0r-
ton of the great exhibit of Frederick Krupp Of
Germany, which is installed in a pavilion on
the lake shore south of the monastery of La
Rabida, is also included in the classification OF
the department of machinery.
TRANSPORTATION.
1.-THE transportation exhibits department
win display a most extensive collection OF
vehicles used on land and water from the most
ancient time down to the present day. In
cluded in this department are the outside ex-
hibits of the Pennsylvania railroad and the
New York Central railroad, each in it's special
pavilion.
MANUFACTURES AND LIBERAL ARTS.
"The great building OF manufactures and lib.
eral arts covers more than thirty acres Of
ground floor. In this are included the manu-.
factured products of over eighty nations aud
colonies, as we'll as the educational exhibits
included in the department of liberal arts, un-
der which are also classified q magnificent col
lection OF musical ms truments, both ancient
and modern, from our own and foreign coun-
tries.
''The building of the electrical department is
occupied by exhibits alone: and the electrical
plant of the exposition which will be one Of
the most conspicuous features of the electrical
display, exceeds in extent and power any in
Stallation heretofore attempted.
THE FINE ARTS.
'"rhe fine art galleries. with their annexes,
are occupied by the choicest examples Of mod
ern art from foreign countries and the best COL
lection ever yet made of the productions of
American artists.
woMAN's BUILDING.
I'm the Woman's building will be shown the
best productions Of woman's work from all
quarters of the globe. The building will be one
OF the most attractive features of the expo
sition. Adjoining it will be the Children's
building, showing the methods of training and
caring for children and will be of equal inter-
est and advantage to children ana to parents.
THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.
"The great building erected by the United
States government at an expense Of nearly
$500, 900 is filed with the most complete and
bestarranged collection which 1t is possible to
secure from all the government de-
partments and the National museum
at Washington. Lying just of shore,
northeast of the Government building, is
the reproduction of modern warship, with the
latest designs in armament and defensive
armor. The United States signal station and
life-saving station stand In close proximity upon
the north entrance to the lagoon.