The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-07-28
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Ground for Kentucky Building at Worlds
Fair Will be Broken This Week.

ne contract LOT the erection OF the
Kentucky State building at the World 3
Fair in ST. Louis next year has just been
awarded to Caldwell g Drake, the firm
which is erecting both the Agricultural
and horticultural buildings, and ground
will be broken this week.
The announcement of this fact will
disclose to many people who have not
been keeping pace with the work of the
Association that it has been pushing
matters with energy and is beginning to
REAP tangible results The Association
has raised already about $4,000 and,
with nine months in which to labor be-
fore the opening of the Fair, is already
assured of the ultimate success of it's
plans. Not only has the Association
completed arrangements for the erection
of a building which will be credit to
the State, but it is industriously pushing
the work of collecting exhibits, which
will reflect the industrial and CONNER
cial resources of the State in most
striking way.
The building will be a most attractive
one and it will be located on site which
is the best yet assigned to any State,
being so situated as to constitute a part
of what is called the ''Main Picture" of
the Fair. It is very near to the Gov
eminent building and everybody who
goes to an exposition goes to the Gov
eminent building many times. 1t is
situated at the intersection of two main
avenues, one leading from the Govern
ment building to the Grand Basin and
the other from the Government building
to the cascades and restaurants. Nearby
is tc be the extensive German display
and on the other side the outdoor
mining exhibit, which is to be one of the
most attractive features of the EXPOSE
ton.
The building will, in fact, be so sit
uated as to attract great attention aud
be of the utmost value to the State as an
advertisement. 1t will face an open
space between the Government building
aud the Mines building, in which, is to be
located the government gun exhlbIt-one
of the striking features of the big show
At this point it will readily attract Wis
itors no 'nly from Kentucky, but from
all other states, and it is the purpose Of
the Exhibit Association to make the
building attractive, not only as a resting
place for visitors from Kentucky, but as
something worth seeing for anyone who
gees to the exposition.
The Association has been beforehand
In the matter of securing this site and
also in securing space for its exhibits in
the main exhibit palaces. The fact has
been amply demonstrated that if this
work had not heen undertaken now as it
has been by the Association, it would
have been impossible to secure desira-
able site for the building and the neces-
sary space for the exhibits, as applica-
tons for sites and spice have been
overwhelming. With the time still
ahead of it in which to prosecute both
its campaign for funds and the work of
collecting exhibit materials, the ascot
alton is assured of success. 1t is receiv-
ing assurances of support from many
quarters and believes it will have at the
exposition Kentucky display that will
be not only display of the St,t9's re-
sources, but n demonstration of the
public spirit and liberality of the citi-
zens of the State. which will be of itself
an exhibit of the greatest value.