New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-06

inao race between exhibitors as individuals. Each
wah'eu more space and higher platform Una"
''ls heiehpor lhen he wanted TO fill this space
WIZ" al the products of his factory. as though
and not quality were the basis Of compar
SUI mere Is endless duplication OF artciesi p
cause no one wds authorized 10 invite this eAhioit
~nu rcJect mat one on the ground that ~ wa VI
Was not needed 70 round out symmetrical eXhi.
ni'ioh OF what the country could produce. mere
Is 100 much Of this thing and too little OF that
usually too much. These defects might yet he
remedied, but who has the nerve, one may well
ask, 10 undertake. so delicate and difficult task
ms power TO keep exhibits within reasonable space
ana TO prevent needless Implications The task
mas been hcrcnlean He believed that "X-
hlbtors were trying TO show too many specimens
OF ~" same article. detracting from the beauty
or the exhibit and confusing the visitor !,
seemed to him that to say any more than he had
about II meant to drive exhibitors out entirely.
because many felt they had been badly treated IN
not getting the amount Of space they wanted.
lie instances one firm which now has twice the
space 1t needs to make an effective exhibit. ana
which withdrew once bccause II cOu.d rot nave
five times "a much sracc as was finally allotted To
IT. Mr.. Allison sad the American exhibitors had
Co'umbia-av".. fronting the German. Austrian and
japanese sections. which would aid in giving
national character to tie principal part OF the
American exhibit. II will br In keeping with
that already constructed by the lcwclry firms near
the centre Of the building X will be constructed
in sections outside the building and be put in place
Italy and Japan are botE clamoring for more
space They will be greatly vcrcr,wGed I'M
less they get it. But they will be disappointed
since there is no more room to give 70 any
body. Yesterday they bcsought the Chief 10
permit them to use portion of the asl"s ad
joining their spaces. The request was rcfnsrd
full width
Mr. Allison sail he expects to scc al work work
completed and the cranins and polishing 1nHS, done @n
building is very dirty. aid the dust from the
staff used in construction settles upon every.
thing and is seriously ininring SOME kinds Of
goods. France. Italy ana lraIil are particularly
datory in this staff work.
The managers of the Far have promptly begun
war aqair.; the eNtortionatc charges ma1" pN
the restaurant Keepers inside the grounds; kc'o-
lutiCns were passed to-day by the Council OF Adj
mnis,raton requiring all the holders OF restaurant
conce .sons 10 submit their schedules OF prices '"
the Executive Co'nrii'frr OF INC L'Npo'i.ip. h"
this committee directc 20 approve or reduce
the rates as they should think proper Hereafter
all charges will be printed on the restaurant 1illS
OF fare and no opportunity VIII Ne anoruc" a., l."
PROJECTORS TO collect from each guest not only the
price of the food eaten. but an extra charc" Ior
the use Of napkins and tableware. This prompt
and sensible action on IN" part o, ,ne .omn h,
will probably remove IN abuse which was rapldv
becoming public offence and had SERIOUSLY
shaken confidence in the manaGcm"nt's methods
Of dealing with the conccSslonnirrs Al,er ne
restaurant keepers in Jackson Park are inv"stl-
gated il would be we'll for the Council to 20 out
side into tho Midway P'aisarcc. whor, ~" sam"
system of secret overcharges has already taken
vigorous 0rowth. - J.;
4 fatal accident occurred this riorning IN
Nachincry Hall header on rhc big lG-nch steam
main blowing ont with terrific force James
GIassman a switchman Of tn" Northwestern kali
road who was making coupling nearby the
header. was blown sixty feet away. and scaldrd
so badly bv the volume Of steam that his rccovcry
is not thong 1t possible Two other wo,km'm YER r,
Machinery Hall was cnvolopcd in steam. and thrr"
was a rush of worl,men 10 escape from the build
inc The steam was soon shut of and III" dam
age 10 pipes and floor quickly repaired.