The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-30
THE LIKE WAS NEVER
SEEN IN ALL THE
WORLD
Fireworks Display at the
Worlds Fair in April to
Outrival Anything At
tempted in That Line
Notes of the Fair.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 29.-Work
has begun on the vast system of frame
works for the great display on the Oc-
casion of the worlds fair dedication
ceremonies at st. Louis, April 80 next.
Magnificent as have been former dis
plays of fireworks at famous jubilees
and celebra tons in Europe and Amer
lea, these programmes will far surpass
ali former efforts. Some of the set
pieces are nearly half a mile long and
100 feet high. Many tons of eXplo-
sives and chemical ingredients for pro-
ducing the different cOlOrs of fire are
necessary in the manufacture of these
novel features.
The balloons to be used in one fea-
ture of the display are so large as to
require three days for their imitation.
Expert aeronautS are in charge of this
number on the long programme. One
central balloon, much larger than this
rest, will discharge the initial volley
from a position 1000 feet from the
ground and will be followed by salutes
from fourteen other balloons ranged
on each side over a stretch of more
than a quarter of a mile. Bombs and
rockets Will be set off by thousands
and the sky will be brilliant with new
things in fireworks. The programme
provides for two evenings of fireworks,
grandstand seating 10000 people now
being under construction from which
to view the spectacle.
Acceptances have been received from
President Roosevelt, former President
Cleveland, the presidents cabinet, the
diplomatic representatives of foreign
countries, governors of states and 9TH
er distinguished men. The first day.
April 80, Is dedication day. May l is
diplomatic day and May 2 governors
day. The military parade on April 80
will be composed of $4,000 to 10000
troops and the civic parade on May 2
will be equally large. if not larger.
Boy Grown Corn for Show.
All over the great state of Illinois
the farm grown boys are preparing to
produce the finest boy-grown corn that
ever peeped from earth or waved it's
broad sword leaves lazily IN the prairie
sunshine. VIII p. Orwell, superintend.
ent of the agricultural department of
the Illinois exhibit for the worlds fair
of 1904 at st. Louis, is responsible for
this splendid burst of rural enterprise.
The prize corn IS for exhibit at the
worlds fair and Mr.. Orwell has sent
out 10000 circulars announcing the
conditions of the contest. Each boy
in Illinois, whether he gets a circular
or not, is entitled to 500 grains of the
best white corn for cents, and with
those 500 grains he can enter the con-
test for prizes, amounting in all to
"
that yielded last year as high as nine
ty-five bushels to the acre.
The scheme is wholly Mr.. OtweIPs
He has held two similar contests on a
smaller scale in Macoupin county, I'LL
nois, with great success. The first
contest was held two years ago with
300 boys competing. The second year
1900 boys grew corn and a very fine
crop was displayed. In speaking of the
present contest, Mr.. Orwell says: I'm
the worlds fair contest that has now
been fairly started, the success will be
even better In proportion, from the fact
that the interest has, to a great extent.
spread over the state, the premiums
offered are far greater and the fair is
a greater attraction than a county In
stitute. 1t is our plan to arrange all
the corn grown by these boys at the
fair, and We hope to have the finest
display ever seen in this country.
Some of the best known men in the
state are included in the prize givers,
The Hon. A. L. Kerrick, of Blooming
ton, heads the list with the great