Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03

supervising architect VIII tnhn w
able to prepare II plan Tor the group
ing OF the main buildinge. The ioi-
lowing buildings have been deter
mined upon;
Administration buildius agriculture
horticulture and forestry building,
minss aud mining building (sllver
palace), manuiActures and liberal arts
building, machinery and electricity
bullding, auditorium, transportation
building, dairy ami aplafy building
railway terminal building, live stock
buildings and pavilion, poultry build
ing.
TIE total cost Of the buildings is
estimated at S550.O0O, amt the total
cost OF preparing tn grounds is es-
iimated at $500, 900. Work VIII begin
Just m soou SO preliminary plans can
Oe made and contracts let.
The auditorium will be modelled
after the world-famed Mormon TAber.
nRcle in Salt Lake City, II building
renowned Tor acoustic properties, The
plan contemplate two or more
permanent buildinge. The govern
mtnt building Will probably be one Of
these, the purpose Of the exposition
promoters being 10 purchase this
building after tne exposition lie over.
1t Is also the purpose TO nave the auJi.
torium Constructed OF permanent
msterial,
Applications for space at the eSpOsi.
ton continue to pour into tho depart
mtnI OF s&bibits and q very 1altering
chewing hat teen made IN the
number OF fr.rent lines. the list
OF applicanin for spnce, already
atgr, IL growing daily. Manager
Il. h. Bruce, Of the department OF
EXHIBITS, snp0uLCts special prizse,
consisting OF xix gold trophiGg, six
silver cups aud ak gold medale, to
oompetitor- in each OF the following
classes: For the best display OF an
iIrigsuDg systsm in operation, Tor the
best electric light service la dleplay;
for tho best display Illustrating tue
process Of the manufacture of beet root
sugar; Tor the best display OF manuiau.
turing plant iu operation; as well rs
two more lots Of similar prizes for other
high cIhes eNh bits to be designated
hereafter.
Manager A. L.. Reed OF the depart
meat OF concessions and privileges nae
gu file large number Of applications.
The line which seems to be receiving
the most attention In 8musements In
the nature OF which formed the i'm.
mortal Midway PlaisaDce at the
Worlds Fair. There will be no lack
Of novelties ut the iexpUsltiOn Of 1898.
The Chicago Il Northwestern .rail-
way bal announced a subscription Oi
1900 to the stock OF the VrABsmissis-
supp anu International exposition
to be held at Omaha nUxt year. The
Burlington road more than a
month ago eubscribed SS0,000. The
ROck Island anu UniOu Pacific Will
each subscTlbe s25, 900; the Missouri
Pacific, 100000; ami the Milwaukee
100000. The Total stock subscriptions
now amount TO Si3S, 49, ana the
Promised subscriptions Of tue railways
will raise the total to s52S, 4S0.
Y. 7. Lindsay, manager OF the do
psrlment OF ways and imeans, expects
70 secure at least 81 900, 900 ia slook
Subscriptions.
Congress has appropriated 100000
to deIray the expenses OF "a national
exhlbil. The government VIII erect a
great building for lite exhibit.
The tia,e OF Nebraska has approprl-
atod 100000, while Omaha aod
pOuEiss county Will vote bones in the
sum Of $500, 900 in AID OF the exposi.
ton. Utah mas apprOpta OF $4,000 for
an ,xuibit at the explsiu0D, and Mon.
tAna VIII spend $4,000 Tor the sans
purpose. New Mexico's appropriation,
with private suhscrip'iols fToui thai
territory, wilfamount 10 not less than
$500 Appropriation bille are pend.
iug Ia most 0! the legislatures IN
states aud territories west OF the Mis-.
sissippi river.
Inc beginning OF work on the
RFOunun W II be formally cgIphFatpd mr.,
Atbor day, April 22ud.
The exposition Will open June /, ami
Close November |, 1898.