Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-19
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

North Dakota has appropriated $780,
900 for the Worlds fair.
Oklahoma's joint committee on tne
Worlds fair has agreed to appropri-
ate $4,000 for the Oklahoma exhibit.
Herbert w. Bowen, U. S. minister to
Venezuela, reports that President Cas-
tro will make an effort to arrange his
affairs so that he can visit the
Worlds fair, st. Louis, in 1904.
The California legislature has de-
cided on a $l30,000 for a state exhibit
at the Worlds fair. This will be in
addition to the county appropriations
which will exceed the state appropria-
ton.
The great military parade is to be
one of the most important features of
the three days ceremonials in con-
nection with the centennial celebra-
ton of the Louisiana Purchase and
the dedication of the Worlds fair
buildings at st. Louis, beginning
April Both next. Adjutant General
Corbin, the grand marshal, has select
ed General Bates to command the
5000 regulars and General Roe. rank
ing officer of the New York National
guard, to command the militia regi-
ments in the parade, which will num-
ber 10000 to $1,000 men.
Benedict Perry, aged twenty, of New
Haven, Conn, has turned out some
wonderful articles with jack-knife
made to represent modern city. He
intends to represent his work at the
| l., 0nd
there will be few exhibits which will
represent more skill and patience.
1t has been proposed to reproduce
independence hall for the Pennsyl-
vania building at the Worlds fair, st.
Louis.
The Missouri-Kansas zinc and lead
district is at work on scheme to
| build a large concentrating plant at
the Worlds fair, and ship four or five
carloads of mineral daily to be con-
centrated, and let the fair visitors see
how the work is done in that region.
Charles Stanley, an inventor OF San
Francisco, is building huge airship
| to enter the Worlds fair aerial tourn-
ament at ST. Louis in 1904. 1t is the
most gigantic airship ever attempted,
costing 100000 and the inventor pro-
poses to fly from San Francisco to st.
Louis in his machine.
Prof. Dyar of the department OF
biology of the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, D. c., reports that 1853
1 butterflies will be needed to complete
'ihe government exhibit at the lepidop-
,era at the Worlds fair. The requir-
ed specimens are of the European va
riety and can be secured in one pur-
chase from the Dresden collectors.
The exhibit will be complete within
three months.
S. W. Bolles, superintendent of
Graphic Arts in the department Of lib
eral arts at the Worlds fair, has just
u returned from trip through the
\ northwest, where he visited manufac-
turers of paper making machinery and
paper and pulp mills in Fox river val
:. Hey. Mr.. Bolles reports great inter-
e est everywhere in the exposition. The
:. Wisconsin Press association in ses-
v sion at Milwaukee, upon Mr.. Bolles' in
l. vitation, appointed a commission OF
five to arrange for an exhibit of news.
papers, printing. etc. Arrangements
n for most interesting exhibit by the
paper and pulp manufacturers of Wis
n consn are unde way.
h A wonderful timesaving admissions
n system has been perfected for the
/. Works fair Automatically register
+ ing tGrnstiles will be used for the first
time at any exposition. Each turnstile
/. will be connected by underground
v electric wires, with corresponding
dial in central Office. Every admis-
sion through a turnstile will be regis
tered simultaneously on the dial. The
dials in the central office will also
= keep running record of admissions,
! giving at any minute of the day, the
exact number of persons that have
, passed through every gate. AT night
an adding machine will cast up the
totals in less than five minutes.