, 1903-03-19
WORLDS FAIR News-horEs.

North Dakota has appropriated $780,
900 for the Worlds fair at st. Louis.
Oklahoma's joint committee on the
Worlds fair has agreed to appropriate
$40, 900 for the Oklahoma exhibit.
1t has been proposed to reproduce
Independence Hall for the Pennsylva-
mia building at the Worlds Fair.
Herbert w. Bowen. United States
Minister to Venezuela, reports that
President Castro will make an effort
to arrange his affairs SO that he can
visit the Worlds Fair, in 1904.
The California legislature has decid-
ed on $4,000 for a state exhibit at
the Worlds fair. This will be In addi-
ton to the county appropriation which
will exceed the state appropriation.
Benedict Perry. aged twenty. of New
Haven. Connecticut. has turned out
some wonderful articles with a jack
knife made to represent a modern city.
He intends to exhibit his work at the
Worlds fair in st. Louis in 1904, and
there will be few exhibits which will
represent more skill and patience.
The Missouri-Kansas zinc and lead
district is at work on a SCENE to build
a large concentrating plant at the
Worlds fair, ship four or five car loads
of mineral daily to be concentrated and
let the fair visitors see how the work
is done in that region.
Charles Stanley, al inventor, OF
San Francisco, is building a huge air.
ship to enter in the Worlds fair aerial
tournament at st. Louis in 1904. 1t is
the most gigantic air-ship ever attempt
ed. costing 5000, 900, and the inventor
proposed to fly from San Francisco to
St. Louis in his machine.
The great military parade is to be
one of the most important features OF
the three days ceremonials in connec
ton with the centennial celebration
Of the Louisiana Purchase and the
dedication of the Worlds fair buildings
at st. Louis, beginning April Goth next
Adjutant-G General Corbin, the grand
marshal, has selected Gen. Bates tC
command the 5000 regulars and Gen
Roe. ranking officer Of the New York
National Guard, to command the mill
tia regiments in the parade, which will
number 10000 to $4,000.
Arturo Faleniof Buenos Ayres, Argen'
tine, has written the Worlds fair man
agement his intention to compose 9
'Triumphal March" and dedicate it to
the fair.
Prof. Dyar of the department Of bio
logy Of the Smithsonian Institute al
Washington D. c., reports that 76s
butterflies will be needed to complete
the government exhibit of lepidoptera
at the Worlds fair. The required
specimens are of the European variety
and can be secured in one purchase
from the Dresden collectors. The ex
hibit will be complete within three
months.
The Saengerfest association of st
Louis has made preparations for a re
ception to be rendered by the singers
to David R. Francis, president Of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, on his
return to st. Louis from abroad. With
pitch torches and a band Of thirty
pieces they will greet him with songi
and show in every way their apprecia
tion Of his work.
s. W. Bolles. superintendent Of graph
is arts in the department Of liberia
arts at the Worlds fair, st. Louis. ha.
just returned from a trip through thu
northwest, where he visited man,
manufacturers of paper making mach
inery and paper and pulp mills in Fol
River valley. Mr.. Bolles reports grea,
interest everywhere in the exposition
The Wisconsin Press association, IL
session at Milwaukee upon Mr.. Bolles
invitation, appointed a commission o
to arrange for an exhibit Of newspa
pers, printing, etc. Arrangements TO
a most interesting exhibit by the pape'
and pulp manufacturers Of Wisconsin
are under way.
A wonderful time-saving admission
system has been planned for tn
Worlds fair at st. Louis. Automatic
ally registering turnstiles will be use'
for the first time at any exposition
Each turnstile will be connected b,
underground electric wires with a col
responding dial in a central once
Every admission through a turnstil
will be registered simultaneously o.
the dial. The dials in the central ono
will keep q running record Of admif
sions, giving at any minute Of the da'
the exact number Of persons that hav
passed through every gate. At nigh
an adding machine will East up tn
totals In less than hve minutes.