Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
WYOMING, MONTANA, IDAHO.
Three Growing Northwestern States and Their Elk
hlbs at the Worlds Fair
nIlI7nHiuuu

/ In which II. Santos Dumont Prof.
| Rotche. Of Harvard; Prof. WOODWARD
OF Washington university, ana g. -,
Moshcr, the inventor OF light Weleht
| high power motors participated WIN
| the aerial subcommittee ana other OF
! fcials OF the exposition company
They agreed upon the substance OF me
rules and regulations for the aerih
contests and the distribution OF the
aeronautic prizes, a grand Prize OF
| 100000 to be won by any machine thht
proves most successful IN SERIES OF
contests over designated courses, ana a
number 0f prizes valued al 100000. H.
Santos Dumont made a second inspec-
ton 0f the Worlds fair ne and adj
iacent country on the Goth In com
pany with Prof Rotch Of Harvard
Prof Woodward Of Washington Uni
verslty, Messrs. Knapp and Frank OF
the Aerial subcommittee Vice Presl-
dent Spencer and several Of the ex-
position directors. NJ. Santos LEFT 81.
Louis for London on the evening Of
April q, much pleased with the site
and the provisions for the great aerial
contests. from which he expects the
era Of successful navigation Of the air
VIII be dated.
Loo stevens, one Of the areonauts
who Will compete with NJ. Santos-Du-
mont. at the ST. Louis Worlds fair
has staked our ground for his air
ship shed on the old Gutenberg race
track near New York city lie VIII
begin his trial fights about the middle
OF June.
Walter Williams writes that his WIS.,
II 10 the capital Of Hungary was par
tlcularly successful; that he secured
notices OF the exposition In the eight
principal dalies; addressed the Press
club on the subject Of the eXposltioni
that q resolution to give Il newspaper
support was adopted by the club; and
that directors Of the provincial press
agency sent extracts from his address
to the principal Hungarian journals,
lie also spoke at the Liberal club ana
had among his auditors the prime min
iater. several members Of the cabinet
and about nifty members Of Parlla'
ment,
Walter williams, Of Columbus Mo,
writes IN a letter recently received AT
Worlds Fair headquarters, about the
art schools established in Greece by
Lady Egerton, wife of Lord Edward
Egtrton. the British minister at Athens.
Lady Egerton started these schools to
relieve the popular distress In Greece
following that cOuntry's last war with
Turkey, by teaching women lace-mak-
ing and other Industrial arts. She has
established and conducted these schools
at her own expense, selling the pro-
ducts for the workers, and exhibiting
them at expOsitions In other countries,
where she has obtained many medals
for them and Is now willing 10 install
her Industrial exhibits In the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition at her own eX-
pense. provided they are classified and
displayed In the department for educa-
tional exhibits.
A letter from j. G. Houston, Of Vlcks-
burg, Miss, states that that city IS
preparing a voting contest which Will
give her most popular minister trip To
the 81 Louis Worlds Fair,
Mr. u Banny Proctor, of Chicago,
writes TO the exposition authorities that
be ~ creating an airshlp with no I'M
wleldy balloon or treacherous aeroplane
feature and that there win be no blum
ders, breaks or accidents when his
"ConQueror' appears In ST, Louis and
demonstrates how air navigation has
been accomplished.
The Rountree Construction company
begun laying the floors OF the varied in
dustries building April %, having COM
pleted the pilng. the footings and all |
the SALES.--FUTURE Of the building.
Commissioner Joseph Brucker writes
from Berlin that he has learned from
DR. Richter that Germany is preparing |
to accept the invitation and ask for |
large space at the Worlds Fair for |
very fine exhibit Of works OF art and |
art industry A special commissioner |
VIII be sent to st. Louis soon,
Lieut. Gov Lee, Prest. Francis and
many other representatives Of the Lou /
isiana Purchase Exposition, the state OF |
Missouri and The city of ST. Louis. left |
on the evening Of April % 10 take part
Ia the exercises Of Louisiana Purchase
Day and Missouri Day" OF the /
Charleston Exposition, April a.
The Rich Construction company. con-
tractor for the River des Peres chan
mel way, has raised wages 10 81 rs per
diem for lahorers and TO 81 80 for teams
IN day time and 500 at night
Alexander Konta a st. I.ouisan, re-.
turning from a three years sojourn I'm
europe says that that part OF the
world Is taking a great interest in the
81 Louis Worlds Fair.
The first wall Of a Worlds Fair ex-
1lbit building, the one at the western
md Of the Textiles building, was raised
by Dunnavant & Estel on April q.
'The projectors Of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition which is to be held
n Portland, Oregon, In 1905, would be
delighted to have the Worlds Fair al
81 Louis held In 1904" said Mrs
Edyth Tozlor Weatherred. commission
,r from oregon to the Pan. American
md Charleston expositions, who was IN
~, Louis this week with the National
Editorial association party IF the
Lewis and Clark exposition comes in
1905, just after the Worlds Fair al ST
LOuls II viii be possible to get the
'oreign countries especially the Asiatic
o take their exhibits 70 Portland. II
he ST. Louis exposition is held IN 1908
I would be hard TO get the foreigners
10 do that"
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