The border vidette., 1903-07-25
Worlds Fair News Notes.


 Swiss Day at the Worlds Fair, St. Louis. next year, will be August 20.
 France will spend 40, GOO francs for her colonial exhibit at the World s Fair.
 Paris, France, has appropriated $1O.- OOO for a municipal exhibit at the Worlds Fair
 Work on the French National Pavi- lion, a reproduction of the Grand Trianon at Versailles, was begun re gently at the World s Fair.
 An accurate plaster model of the pro- posed enlarged Capitol at Washington will be an attraction in the Government l Building at the Worlds Fair. Two 200-ton refrigerating machines will be in operation during the entire period of the Worlds Fair. The ice manufactured ,7ill be used on the grounds.
 A. Bratschie, blacksmith of New Castle, Pa., his invented an airship, which he will enter In the contest for the Sl00, 900 prize offered in the Worlds Fair aerial tournament. The Peace Society of New York will erect S40.00O monument, typifying | Peace, at the Worlds Fair. It will stand in the main transverse avenue on l a line with the western end of the Ma chinery Building.
 A toothpick machine which cuts out perfect picks from the wood at the rate of l, 1000 minute, different advertise ment being printed on each one, will be a feature ln the Machinery Building at the World s Fair.
 A model school for the deaf and the | blind will be a feature of the Depart ment of Education at the WoI Id s Fair, St. Louis. How the afflicted are taught to read and write will be practilly shown 1 for the benefit of visitors.
 China's building at the Worlds Fair will be in Chinese style and with Chinese surroundings. It will serve | for reception purposes for the com missioner, Prince Pao Lun, and will be furnished and ornamented with articles of Chinese make to serve as an exhibit
 The contract for the erection of the Louisiana Purchase Monument at the World s Fair was let recently for SS,- 900. The price does not include the sculpture, which will cost more than twice that amount. The monument was designed by E. L. Masqueray, chief of design of the Exposition. Iowa's State Building is practically 1 finished.
 The big Manufactures Palace is nearly under roof and the construction is progressing lavorably. Mexico's National Pavilion is finished and has been accepted by the Mexican Governments representative. The Forestry, Fish and Game Palace is well under way. This is the last of the big exhibit buildings to be erected. The towers in the center of the north facade of the Machinery Palace have been finished. They are 265 feet high.
 The frame work on the twin res taurant pavilions that overlook the cascades region has been finished and the workmen are applying the staff.
 All excavation for the waterway system are finished. The substructure for the cascades is done and the work of applying the staff will begin soon.
 The Palace of Varied Industries was on July turned over by the contractor to the Exposition authorities. The great building is now ready for the installation of exhibits. The steel frame work on the power house west of the Machinery Palace was finished early in July. In this building will be generated the 3S, GOO horsepower required to operate the Exposition.
 Transportation Building, the largest of the Exposition buildings in the ''main picture,' is being rapidly con- structed. Work was begun immediate ly prior to Dedication. It grows west ward 30 feet per day.
 Workmen have begun applying the staff on the immense Palace of Agricul- ture. The contractor is working three shifts of men, and will have the big building ready for the installation of exhibits by December l.
 Work has begun on the Horticulture Building. It will be finished before winter and the conservatories will be used for tender plant exhibits arriving this fall. April 30 next is the opening day of the Exposition.
 Work ou the Mines and Metallurgy Palace was delayed because of the floods in the South. Several shipments of lumber were lost and new orders were filed. Work is progressing rapid ly at present. The contractor will be ready to turn the building over Novem- Der l