The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-16
HANDY FACTS ABOUT THE FAIR
Cost, Space, General Plan, Buildings
And Directors.

$40, 600, 000
Amount raised by citizens of st. Louis,
So, 900, 900.
Proceeds from st. Louis city bonds,
So, O00, 900.
Appropriated by United States Govern
ment, IS, 100000.
Appropriated for United States Govern
ment Buildings, $3.50, 900.
Appropriated for United States Govern
ment exhibits, S84S, 600
Appropriation for the Philippine exhibit,
$3.50, 600
Twenty-three States and Territories
have made appropriations, as follows Arr
IONA, $50, 900; Arkansas preliminary,
$50. 600; Colorado, $50, 600; Georgia,
$50, 000 Indian Territory, private sub
scription, 500, 00e; Iowa, Sl25, 900;
Kansas, s75, 600; Maryland, s25, 600;
Massachusetts, s25, 900; Minnesota, $50
900; Mississippi $50, 900; Ohio, s75,
600; Oklahoma, $50, 900; Porto Rico,
$50, 600; South Carolina, preliminary,
50, 500; South Dakota, s33, 900; Texas,
private subscription, $3.50, 600; Wash
ington, preliminary private subscription,
$40, 600; Wisconsin, s25, 900; Missouri,
81, 600, 900; New York, $500, 600;
Pennsylvania, $500. 900; Illinois, $3.50, =
600.
Leading governments Of the world have
made or promised large appropriations.
Acreage World Fair site, 200.
value. SIS, 600, 900
Washington University buildings used
by Worlds Fair; cost, 81, 500, 600.
Exhibits arranged in Is great depart
ments.
Educational and Social Economy Build
ing, 400xG00 feet
Palace Of Art, S36x422 feet. IRE proof
cost, 1915. 900
Electricity Building 525x75u feet.
cost, 1899, $40
Textile Buildiug, 525x7jo feet, cost,
saI9. 39y
Palace Of Liberal Arts 525N750 teet
cost. 500, Oo0
Manufacturers Building cover, ~ acres .
o,st. Ss45. 600
Varied Industries Bnilding IL acres.
eo>i. S60i 000
Machinery Building. l. acre, e,,t
5000, 600.
Transportation Building, Is ACRES eis'.
500, 600
Agricultural Building, 20 arres. est,
$500, 600.
Twenty-Five acres devoted to live stock
exhibits.
Horticultural Building, 300xl 900 feet
Gust. $500, 600
Forestry aud Fisheries Building look
coo feet
Mining aud Metallursy Buildius
525x75O feet; cost. S500. 600,
Government Building. s5ox200 feet
cast. $3.50 600
Special buildings for anthroplo,y and
ethnology
Fratepal Orders Building. 81 roau.,
cost. s200, 000
Magnifeen, landscape effeets are
planned
Beautiful fountains, aower .hral,s apd
trees
Hundreds Of groups Of easily original
s,atuary.
Wonderful electrical effect on grounds
aud buildings
Over 20. QUO horsepower Tor Exposition
uses.
Tournament Of air~hips prizes amount
70 $500, coo.
Executive officers Of the Exposition sre
David r. Francis, president, Walter y.
Stevens. secretary. W II Thomp-ou,
treasurer, james L. Blair, general counsel
+. J. Y. SkiH. director d exhibits Isaac
). Taylor, director Of works, Nurris +,
Gregg acting director Of concessions I.e-
onidas Ii l.aidley, medical dinretor, MAJOR
Edward \. Goodwin, eommandant JeiierSoa
Guard.
Commissioners TO foreign countries are.
Thouas W. Cridler, To Europe John
Barrett. "a Oriental countries, Nutorio
Zeggio, 20 Italy. .IoSe Dc OiivaFe,, 10 Ar.
gennna, Chile Uruguay Paraguay and
Bolivia; John Taylor Lewis 20 Brazil
Ernest H. Wands, to Peru Ecuador
Colombia and Venezuela ChaTies NJ
Pepper, to Cuba; John Rice Chandler, 60
Guatemala. Salvador, Costa Ries, Hon
duras and Nicaragua; F II Wenner
strum, 10 Norway, Sweden and Denmark
/ Resident representatives Berlin Joseph
H. Brucker; Paris, Palmer l. Bowen
/ l,otzlon. George F. Parker
/ National commission representing the
/ United States Government in the expendi
ture Of the SIS, 600, 600 appropriation /,
composed Of nine members Thomas II
Carter, Montana. president. Martin II
/ Glynn, New York, vice president, John
NJ Thurston, Nebraska, William Lindsay
Kentucky; G. W Mcbride, Oregon
Frederick A. Belts, Connecticut Johu
NJ Allen, Mississippi John + Miller,
Indiana. Philip ID, Scott, Arkansas, Jos.
Flory, st. Louis, secretary,
Woman's National Board OF World
Fair Managers, appointed by the Unite,
/ States Government Commission. Is as FOL
lows Miss Helen NJ Gould, New Nurl
city. Mrs. james L. Blair, st. Louis
Mrs Louise F. Frost Winona, MINI,
Mrs John A. Mccall, New York city
AIrs. John NJ Holeombe, Hartford
Conn. Miss Anna l., Dawes, Pittsfeld
Mass. Mrs Fannie l. Porter, Atlanta
ia Mrs. Frederick Hanger, Little Rock
Ark; Mrs w. f. Andrews, Hastings
Neb. Mrs Helen Boiee Hunsieker
Philadelphia, Pa Mrs Emily W. Roeb
ling, Trenton, n j. Mrs. Jennie Gil
more Knott, Louisville, Ky; Mrs. Bell
Everest, Atehison, Kan. Mrs. William
H. Coleman, Indianapolis; Mr NJ. II
DeYoung, San Francisco; Mrs Margare
?. DAILY, Anaconda, Mont. Mrs. Fini
p. Ernest, Denver, Col Mrs. Edwar,
| L. Buchwalter, Springfield, Ohio; Mrs
Mary Phelps Montgomery, Portland, Ore
Letter From Washington.
correspondence of the Democratic Advocate
| WASHINGTON, d. c., May II, 1903.
While the President of the Unite
States was loudly inyeighing against corrup