The Green Forest tribune., 1893-02-16
OUR WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Getting Ready TO Open tho Gates-Exhihits on the
Way-The krupp Guns-FWe Acres Of Plants
Mnrid,c Cam

sition for the S@spection of the world When it
lis considered how comparatively little has been
accomplished since the first of the year. and no
immediate prospect of weather more favorable
to building operations the task seems formid-
able one indeed But there is not AL officer, de-
apartment chief employe OF the exposition who
will admit that the work not be done, and
that the queenof worlds fairs will not be ready
for visitors by May L. Every person connected
with the Fair is imbued with the spirit of energy.
Many Of the officers are giving every moment of
. their time, and hundreds OF clerks and laborers
are working every night until II o'cl ock.
q Director General Davis eats and sleeps in the
administration building, returning to his home
on the west sideofthe city Saturdays only. With.
in the next fortnight 10, 600 workmen will be en-
ployed in various ways, erecting new buildings,
completing those yet under construction, clear
ing the grounds, and installing exhibits
Up to the present time nearly two hundred car
loads of exhibits have been received, part of
which are yet in the government warehouse.
In all III shipments have been received, some
representing complete and others partial exhib-
its. Unavoidable tardiness in assigning space
aud cold weather. have prevented freer ship
ment of exhibits, but from this time on it is be-
lieved the goods will come as fast as they can be
handled.
There are thousands of exhibits on their way
toJacksoD Park, mostly from foreign countries
60 lsignments of paintings, statuary, and other
works Of art Of almost priceless value are now in
New York and are expected to arrive during the
present week. After passing through the custom
house these will be at once installed in the art
building on the sites set apart for them. They
will be practically exhibition, though none o +
them will be removed from their cases until the
building is entirely completed.
The krupp guns and other products of the Es
sen works have been shipped from Baltimore and
should arrive at Jackson Park tomorrow.
This exhibit, wuich will be one of the most re-
markablc of all the worlds display Of novelties,
are Of such magnitude that special steel cars rad
lobe built for their shipment, and they will be
faally placed iii pavilion overlooking the lake,
near the southeast corner of the agriculture
bF Ing.
4 other feature of the general preparations,
Of that is not noticeable to casual visitors, is
u rapid progress made by foreign governments
thccohstruction Of paviions, i'll which their
n splays will be made. Many car loads of min-
n gmachinery and mineral products for for ill.,
h aliaton in she mines aud mining building have
E cen received, and the displays of several foreign
N oyermnents IN the transportation buildings are
4 complete.
After March l, domestic exhibits will begin to
come from all quarters in a constant stream,
when that rnsh begins, says Col Davis, 10, 600
men can fad employment inside the build
ings
We cannot have toe much help. There must
be no ideas OF false economy Nor will there be.
The directors Of the fair realize the vast amount
of work to be done and will assist in every way
possible
Wemust have the gates Of jackson park open
Ito the public May l..
Every day we lose after that da to means loss
sof 81 600 900. Ten days mean $40, O0o,GoO With
fair building weather and plenty of help we can
easily have the work completed Ii we have
bad weather for the neXb thirty days then we
must employ still more help and work harder
aud longer hours.
Five acres have been set apart for q nursery
exhibit Every arrangement has been made for
complete display OF the native plants, hoWers
aand fruits OF all nations And the display Will
ibe OF interest Us well Instructive. Germany
Ehas taken full acre, while France will occupy
faaalfas much space. This display of trees, seeds
sand vines in these two sections Will rival
THE exhibit from the Pacific slope. Michigan
ayill have an acre to show what peach orchard
can dc, while cranberry plants from the marsh
ses OF Wisconsin will bear fruit in q nursery
marsh constructed on scientific principle. An
acre will be set apart for Grange trees, part Of
"a semtropi Cal disnlay Heaa,e by Californian
lEvergreens will be thcre'toe in every variety,
hld trees aud Shrubs from all quarters of the
globe.
The aecratary of the National Temperance So
ciety Is how lp Chicago making Anai arrtnge-
sa,erts for the worlds temperance congress to
coaTe..e hcrs during the week commencing juno
&, under ghe au pices of the wori:ifs con ;ress
auxiliary. Assurance is given that the worlds
temperenee congress win be the largest of the
kind ever convened.
Papers have been invited from some of the
mist elninen writer's OF the world, and from
saaery great temperance organization on the
tebe. Tha society has invited every church in
EScago to set apar. s1 day, June II, to be
wa as Temperance sunday, wren large
kQtthe foremost advocates ia the world
UioEty, ard it is expected tbat most OF
alMspond.
intS1esting indeeds;s the collection OF rel
a1eanatIistc be brought to the New York state
3 bui1ding frcn Staten Island. One ftlie the rel
Axns to come Ia an ancient browD milestone which
dlee told the syayfarrer from Philadelphia how
III ny miles Il " as to New York, aud the edyes
soSSthe stone.haye been worn and eaten by the
I'd ID suiunear one hundred years. Then
\ Fek .ChGsx, a warnli a,-Fan and foot
asoWby George Washington.
& ih sc useful articles are now extinct, so far
nse is coacerned, but the Staten Islanders who
arc n ewing them nov look at them with warrn
hea rts a, yearn Tor the good Old times when, if
Tie wcatL ), is cold, sthere .were appliances at
hand that won. ID make life worth living, and a
1e5 not Iita bank when crawed into.