Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
THE PRINTING ARTS EXHIBIT.
Important Place Given to Newspaper
  and Book Manufacture.

Important Place Given to Newspaper
 and Book Manufacture.
 The graphic arts section of the uni versal exposition to be held in St Louis, Mo, ill 1904, is in the liberal arts de- partment, of which Colonel John A. Ockerson is chief. It is designed to have the most complete exhibit of typography, photo-mechanical process es of book making and paper making which has ever been collected at any exposition.
 Colonel Ockerson, chief of the de partment of liberal arts is one of the best known engineers in the United States. He is prominent member of several scientific societies and has made many valuable contributions to technical literature In matters reIat- ing to river hydraulics and navigations he is considered as the highest author ity. At the present time he is a United States commissioner on improvement of the Mississippi river, to which he was appointed in 1898. Previously he had been engaged in engineering prac- tice in the construction of the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, on surveys and engineering work on the great lakes, at the Eads jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi river, on gen. eral surveys and Improvements of the Mississippi river and upon the con- struction of tramways and develop ment of mines in Colorado.
 In 1900 he was q member of the in- nf q T6 ut hn pQ Ysic exposition, was United States delegate to the international congress of naviga- tion and also United States delegate to the international congresses of mer- chant marine during the Paris exposi- tion. For his participation in these congresses and distinguished services rendered at that time. he received a decoration from the French govern ment. .t--.. .s
 Colonel Ockerson spent his youth on farm in Illinois. entered the federal army at the age of 15 and served two years during the civil war Returning from the, front he began preparation for college and graduated from the Uni versity of Illinois in 1873 q IS a civil and mining engineer. For twenty years he has been resident of St Louis.
 In direct charge of the graphic arts section is $. w. Bolles, who has been engaged in the newspaper editing and publishing business all his life
 The graphic arts exhibit will occupy a section of the Liberal Arts palace. one of the largest of the exhibit build fngs at the universal exposition and one of the most striking in architectur- al feature. It has nine acres of floor space. .ts ..
 Besides the graphic arts exhibit it will contain exhibits of photography, civil and military engineering. models, plans and designs for public works, architectural engineering. maps and ap- paratus for geography, cosmography. topography. instruments of precision. philosophical apparatus, coins and medals. musical instruments. theatr- cal appliances and equipment chemf- cal and pharmaceutical arts and medi- cire and surgery.
 There is no definition which covers in a few words the liberal arts. It is taken to mean. however. those things which are a step removed from the mere mechanical manufacturing and are not yet come under the definition of art itself. The groups which will be exhibited in this department are in themselves the best definition of the term.
 The location of the Liberal Arts building is of interest to a large num- Der of those whose attention will be attracted 10 the graphic arts section. One of the entrances is only short distarce from the press building and the triumphal callseway passes the southwest side.