The broad ax., 1897-04-10

Iings. The following buildings hav'
been determined upon:
| Administration building.
Agriculture, horticulture and for
estry building.
Mines and Mining building ISL
yer Palace.
Manufactures and Liberal Art
building.
Machinery and Electricity build
ing.
Auditorium.
Transportation building.
Dairy and Apiary building.
Railway Terminal building.
Live Stock buildings and Payil-
ion.
Poultry building.
The total cost of the buildings is
estimated at $3.50, 900, and the total
cost of preparing the grounds is es.
timated at 100000. Work will
begin Just as soon as preliminary
plans can be made and contracts let,
The Auditorium will be modelled
after the world-famed Mormon
Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, q
building renowned for perfect
acoustic properties. The plan con-
templates two or more permanent
buildings. The Government build
ing will probably be one of these,
the purpose of the exposition pro-
moters being to purchase this build
ing after the exposition is over. 1t
is also the purpose to have the Au-
ditorium constructed of permanent
material.
Applications for space at the Ex-
position continue to pour into the
department of exhibits and a very
fiattering showing has been made in
a number of different lines. The
list of applicants for space, already
large, is growing daily. Manager
E. E. Bruce, of the Department of
Exhibits, announces special prizes,
consisting of six gold trophies, six
silver cups and six gold medals, to
competitors in each of the following
classes: For the best display of an
irrigating system in operation. For
the best electric light service in dis
play. For the best display illus
trating the process of the manufac-
ture of beet root sugar. For the
best display of manufacturing plant
in operation; as well as two more
lots of milar prizes for other high
class exhibits to be designated here
after.
Manager A. L. Reed, of the De-
partment of Concessions and Priv
ileges, has on file a large number of
applications. The line which seems
to be receiving the most attention
is amusements in the nature of
those which formed the immortal
Midway Plaissance at the Worlds
Fair. There will be no lack of nov
elites at the Exposition of 1898.
The Chicago and Northwestern
railway has announced a subscrip-
ten of $4,000 to the stock of the
Trans Mississippi ard international
Expos ton to be held at Omaha
next year. The Burlington road
more than a month ago subscribed
/ $4,000. The Rock Island and
Union Pacific will each subscribe
$25, 600; the Missouri Pacific $780,
600 and the Milwaukee $4,000.
The total stock subscriptions nov
amount 10 $438, 48O, and the prom.
ised subscriptions of the railways
will raise the total to S52S, 4SO.
2. 7. Lindsey, manager of the de.
partment of ways and means, ex
poets to secure at least $1,000, OOC
In stock subscriptions.
Congress has appropriated $780,
600 to defray the expenses of 4
national exhibit. The Government
viii erect a great building for it
exhibit.
The State of Nebraska has ap.
propriated 100000, while Oman,
and Douglas county will vote bond
in the sum Of 100000 in aid o.
the Exposition. Utah has appro'
priated 5000 for an exhibit at tn,
Exposition, and Montana will spend
| $50, 900 for the same purpose. New
Mexico's appropriation, with pr
vate subscriptions from that Terri
tory, viii amount to not less thar
$4,000. Appropriation bills ar
pending in most of the Legislature
IN States, and Territories west o.
the Mississippi river.
4 The beginning of work on ,th,
grounds will be formally celebrates