Omaha daily bee., 1898-03-09
7DsR ISSUED BY EXHIBIT DEPARTMENT
Action Taken that the Great Show May
Open on Time.
SPACE IN BUILDINGS ABOUT ALL TAKEN
Indications Favorable for the Exposi.
tiOn Being Opened Promptly On
Tfme-Superintcndcu In
Charge of Buildings.

May 80 the SdltS Vi lne cNpOSltlUt1 VIII De
closed against the reception of exhibits and
any exhibitor not having his material on
the grounds at that time will be shut out.
The time between that date and June 1 will
be utilized in making ready for the opening
of the gates and the Transmssissippi and In
ternationa Exposition will be opeued on time
and every exhibit will be in read!oess for
the inspection OF visitors" Thus spoke II.
B. Hardt, superintendent of the Exhibits de-
partment of the exposition, and he showed
pile of printed notices to this effect which
are being sent to all exhibitors as an in
centive for them to govern Themselves ac-
cordiogly.
at may work hardship on some exhibit
ors to be compelled to comply with this rule"
continued Mr.. Hardt, but 1t cannot bc
avoided If the exposition is to be opened on
time"
ut has been announced that this exposition
will be opened on June 1 and Manager Bruce
has issued positive instructions that all eX-
hibits must be in place at that time. Nothing
will be left undone to bring about this result
and it can be announced w,h certainty that
there will be ho delay so far as the Exhibits
department is concerned. There will prob
ably be few exhibitors who will be I'M
avodaby delayed for some good reasons snd
these will be admitted to the grounds after
June 10, but between May 25 and June 10
no exhibits will be received. There will be
| some exhibits which cannot be made ready
| as early as the opeolng day, especially In
horticulture and agriculture, and these will
be received after June TO- but at the time Of
the opening thece will be no confusion, such
as is seen at nearly all expositons, caused
by exhibitors and their assistants rust' ing
| about getting thec exhibits installed. There
| will be no packing cases scattered about In
| the aises and no noise of preparation.
| Western push and enterprise will show to tho
| world that it Is possible to open a treat ex-
position promptly cn time with everything
| ready"
WILL START THEM EARLY.
| May the floor in each exhibit building
will be marked to show the space assigned
to each exhibitor, and on that date every
| exhibitor will be required to commence get
ting his exhibit in shape. Each building will
be placed in charge of the superintendent of
the department in which the building belongs
and this superintendent will be required to
see that the rules Of the department are
| complied with. The Office of Manager Bruce
will be removed to the grounds on that date
! and will be established In the Manufactures
building, and all operations of installation
will be directed from that point.
The Manufactures building will be under
| the direction Of Superintendent Hardt, who
will look after the installation Of exhibits
| in that building. Superintendent +. w. Tay-
| lor will be in charge OF the Agriculture and
Horticulture buildings, Secretary Ford OF the
| Womans Board OF Managers will have charge
OF the Liberal Arts building, DR.. David T.
| Day, the mining commissioner, will be in
charge OF the Mines building; Art Director
| A. II. Grffths will have charge OF the Art
building, Prof r. B. Owens will be in charge
| OF the Electricity and Machinery building,
| Superintendent D. H. Elliott will take charge
| OF the installation OF exhibits In the Trans
| portation and Agricultural Implement build
| Ing, j. b. Dnsmore will have charge OF the
Dairy building and L. Whtcomb will be in
| charge OF the Apiary building. All will be
under the general direction OF Manager
Bruce, who will take up his headquarters ON
the ground and will devote nearly all OF his
| time to this work
SPACE is ALL ALLOTTED.
The allotment OF space in the several ex-
| hiblt buildings Is virtually completed Every
building is entirely filled and additional
room can only be made by reducing the
amount allotted to exhibitors already as
signed There are very few cases in which
this can be done, as nearly all OF the ex-
hibitors make their preparations to fill GER
tain space and cannot change their designs
without great expense and loss of time For
this reason the department is encouraging
the erection OF buildings by certain desirable
classes OF exhibitors and the indications are
that there will be no spot OF ground left
unoccupied when the gates are opened.