The Washington times., 1902-09-29
SITES At WORLDS FAIR
FOR STATE BUILDINGS
Formal Allotment Ceremony
to Begin Tomorrow.
WERE ASSIGNED IN ADVANCE
Program Is Opened by President Of Ex.
position, Hon. David R. Francis
Display Planned by Government.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2S.-At the World'
Fair grounds. ON Wednesday. October ]
governors and State commissions from
= thirty or more States will gather herr
to receive the allotment of sites TO
State buildings. A dinner will be giveI
BY the Business Mems League in thu
evening at z o'clock at the Mercantile
Club. attended by $50 guests.
The ceremony of allotting the site
for State buildings at the Worlds Fail
will begin on Tuesday, September 80
continuing three days. Sites will be as
signed in advance of the ceremonies. ant
each site marked by State flag. Eacf
ceremony will be as follows:
The president of the exposition. the
Hon. David r. Francis, and the director
Of works. Isaac S. Taylor, will take theil
places at the flagstaff. The chairman
Of the committee on State and Terri
torial exhibits, Charles H. Huttig. will
advance with the State commission. The
chairman will introduce the commission
to the president and announce their de-
sire to receive the site allotted for
their State building.
After acknowledging the introduction
tn q few words the president will in
str,fct the director of works to deliver
the site. The director of works will
raise the staff and deliver the flag to the
chief commissioner, who Will acknowl-
edge it in few words. and introduce the
speaker chosen nv the commission, who
will deliver a ten-minute address. The
party will then move to the next site
Formal allotments of sites will be made
also the commissions general OF the
Philippines. Mexico and Canada.
The governors. the national commits
sion. State commissions. board Of lady
managers, Government board and other
guests will be given a luncheon at the
Worlds Fair administration building. on
Wednesday, October 1. at 1870 p. m. On
Thursday evening theater party will
be given for the guests.
Mammoth. Government Exhibit.
The United States Government board
having in charge the Government ex-
hfbit for the Worlds Fair will meet here
on September 80 to look over the ground
and note the progress of exposition
work. The Government building will
contain 10000 square feet Of floor space.
and the funds available for the work OF
collecting. installing. experimenting and
returning exhibits amount to $500, 900.
besides $4,000 for the Indian exhibit
xnd 5000 for the life saving station and
daily exhibitions.
The committee on allotment has given
$4,000 to the Treasury Department and
1900 square feet OF space in the main
building for the department exhibit The
life saving display will have separate
building. The exhibit OF the public
health and marine hospital service will
require 1000 square feet of floor space
and $4,000 for its preparation. This ex-
hibit will include hospital ward, op--
Grating rooms, ETC., with all the most
modern appliances and surgical instru-
ments.
The lighthouse board will erect near
the life saving station complete light
house. fully equipped with the most
modern lenses ard fog signals. New
models will be exhibited of several of
the most important lighthouses of the
country.
The United States Mint exhibit will
illustrate the process of coming United
States money, with the exception of the
melting OF the metal. by operating roll
ing machines. coming press, etc. This
exhibit viii. also embrace a display OF
coins of all nations and the various
medals prepared at the mint. The
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing will
show. SO far as can be done legally, the
method followed in printing United
States notes and postage stamps.
Novelties to Be Displayed.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey wilt
have an exhaustive exhibit, comprising
instruments and articles not heretofore
exhibited. The new National Bureau oi
Standards will have an exhibit Illus
trating the performance of some of its
most important functions.
The office of the Treasurer of the
United States will show the process OBJ
served in redeeming and canceliny
United States securities.
The Secretarys office and the Office OF
tie Registrar of the United States Will
have large exhibits of United States Sc
curitfes. old ledgers. journals, etc.
wEich will be found very interesting and
Instructive. The Revenue Cutter Serv-
fee and the steamboat inspection serv-
ice, which never before have been rep
resented at any exposition, will have
complete and interesting exhibits. The
Department OF Labor will expend SIS, 900
upon its exhibit. The exhibit of stamps
by the Postoffice Department will be one
OF the most interesting collections ever
placed on exhibition. 1t will embrace
types of all the stamps used by the
Government since the postal system was
established
The various departments are repre-
sented upon the board as follows: De-
partment of Agriculture, j. H. Brigham,
chairman; Department of Justice. Major
Frank Strong: Treasury Department,
Wallace NJ. Hills; Labor Department,
G. W. W. Hanger: Postoffice Depart
ment. ]. B. Brownlow; United States
Fish Commission, Prof. W. De c. Raw |
enei: Department of the Interior. Ed
ward NJ. Dawson; Bureau of American |
Republics. William C. Fox; Department |
Of State. William H. Michael; Navy De- |
partment. B. F. Peters; War Depart
ment. ]. c. Scofield; Smithsonian Ins.i- |
tuition, DR.. F. w. True; Supervising |
Architect. James Knox Taylor
An Eight Months Exposition.
Some OF the siaia commissions haze
Expressed themselves favorable to open
Ing the Worlds Fair on April 1, and
closing on December /, 1904 Some of
the members of the Government boari
are also understood to be. favorable 10
this plan. The argument is made that
The exposition will be SO vast that he
longer tine will he desirable