Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-03-29

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tud- Of the appropriations. No lee
than 100000 francs, or $500, 900. Ia
h~tn vot' d by the French Cover" men
to the development Of i's exhibit
100000 Of the gu" being assigned t
drfrsy the cos, Of erecting q building
The latter which is dsintily designed
will 'otm a reniezv"us for visiting
Frenchmcn and will contain an tx
h,bit o. hronz and other works" IT art
In addition to the building of the
mother country the French COLONIES oil
Algeria, Tunis and Tonquin will be
represented by buildings. Germany
is making a determined effort to exc~
all foreign nations il her exhibit. o.
her governments generous appropria
ton Of $75O.OOO. $4,000 has he- II
devoted to the erection Of building
The latter is q solid brick s,ructur-.
which will consist If two parts, =
chapel in which will be shown the
eccles'a.tical embroide,ies and cruci
fixes, the other q display of books
Germnny's exhinitors occupy spAo-
i" every building aud tho products of
the country have never been So fully
displayed as in the present Instance.
England has been accorded sou, 900
feet Of space IL the various buildings,
Victoria house, her national ~uifce, is
like that of Germany, Of solid con.
st:uction, and will be devoted to the
reception of English guests at the
Fair. The total appropriation Of the
British governm-n, amounts to $780,.
600 and private exhibitoss from Enx>
land have already erected booths in
most Of the buildings; in hardware
in pottery and IT, other manufactured
articles, her exhibit will he especially
thorough. Of her dependencies
Canada and India possess buildings,
while British Guiana is the tenant of
u pavilion.
PICTURESQUE buildings will denote
the presence Of N"rwav and Sweden
At the Fair. The Norwe. ian building
represents an OLD fas h,oned church III
MANY gahl-s, wh,i- Sweden. building,
some what more aspiring, represents n
cathedral. Both cou,tti.s have been
assigned space in a majority Of the
buildings.
o. thu other countries the larges,
nnmh'r OF exhibits will probably bear
the marks OF Austrian handiwnrk,
though the Aust ian gove,nme, has
decided against national building
Ha,ti and Costa RIGA have erected
buildings. while every South Americas
Republic has forwarded an application
tor space. Japan possesses thr+e
picturesque pavil'ons on an island n
the artificial lagoon If Jackson P, TX
while native Cingalese are actively
engaged in the erection OF tea house
on the Lake shore.
One Of the sights at the Worlds
Fair grounds is thu painting machine
at work. The invention is that OF
Frank P. Millet, An artist of much
capabilitv. The buildings OF the tx.
position being for temporary use only
are not built of durable material.
"Staff" which is used to enclose tn
is something If the nature
1t across bttw-en plaster and papi-r
mache il such a combination can be
imagined. When dry it is white
Many of the buildings had to b-
painted hut the hundreds of acres OF
space presented made the task im-
possible by the ordinary method.
There is not y sufficient number of
painters in Chicago, if they were all
sent to jackson Park, to have com
ple'ed the work it, time.
The expense would reach into the
hundreds Of thcu.ands. Officials were
At n loss FOR way out of the difficulty.
Then MIR. Miliet's genius budded and
bloomed.
"Paint the Fair with q hose" he
said
A, first the committee on construc-
ton smiled sadly. 1t was a good
joke possibly. hut It was no time for
idle j-.t and jeer.