The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19
81. Louis Exposition
Weekly Review From the World s
Fair News Bureau

Exposition grounds this week by
General Manager Louis ] Worth
am; his secretary, +. L. Knott; G.
III. Page Jr., architect Of the Texas
building; and R. H. Sexton, the
state S resident commissioner. An
address to the people Of Texas from
the executive committee Of the
Texas commission states that sub
scriptions to the exhibit fund
amounted on January 7 70 sIIo,
II9.o5, Of which Sac, 763.49 had
been called in and s4s,735.7I dis
bursed. The report gives a good
account Of the work done in The
way Of preparing exhibits The
Texas building will soon be conf
pleted
Mr.. # G. Hubbard. Indian Ter
ritory's executive commissioner
and the following honorary com
missioners Of the territory made
tour of the grounds in carriages on
January IS, spending some time at
their building, nearly completed,
on the Plateau Of States: II j.
Johnson III Chickasha Chickasaw
Nation; A. j Brown Of Wewoka,
Seminole Nation; w l.. McWil-
liams Of Miami, Quapaw Agency;
J@E. Campbell Of Alluwe, Cherokee
Nation. ]. j. McAlester Of MeAles-
ter, Choctaw Nation; and William
Busby Of south McAlester. choc-
taw Nation. The only absentee
was II. B spauldmg, of Muskogee
Creek Nation. The executive
commissioner, Mr.. Hubbard, IS
from Mnskogee. The visitors re-
port that the resources Of Indian
Territory will be well represented
at the Exposition
The installation Of the fine inter
ior woodwork Of the Chinese gov
ernment pavilion began January ~
II comprises wainscoting, interior
screens. woonen grills, etc, about
6,ooo pieces in all. 1t shows some
fine examples Of scroll saving,
wood carving, typography and IN
laying with ebony and ivory Some
Of the larger pieces are fine exam
Piles Of mitering and doweling,
which excite the admiration Of the
American carpenters
The board OF directors adopSed.
the following amendment TO tbs
rules and regulations at the Janu-
ary meeting "Nontransferable,
Photographic, coupon, season tick
cts, good for one admission each
day to the Exposition may b sold
the price 10 be sa5, including The
photograph Of the holder Of the
ticket. under such limitation as the
Exposition Company may pre-
scribe. There will Be Is4 week
days Of the Exposition The gates
will be left closed On Sunday
Mr.. Thomas ] Milan, manager
of the Arkansas commission has
opened permanent headquarters IN
the Arkansas state building. This
is the first Office opened in d state
building on the Exposition ground.
The Worlds Fair Automobile
Transit Co has ordered fifty 7o-
passenger automobiles for its ser
vice. Some will bc operated with
in the Exposition grounds anu the
others between the business portion
Of the city and tie Exposition
grounds. and also within the
grounds. This order & in addition
to the one placed the other day for
tallyhC automobiles for 40 passeu-
gers each. On each Of the new We
hicles The company will have a
guide with megaphone as well as
a chauffeur
Mr.. L. c. cushman IT, special
agent Of the department Of An
thropology, has gone to Yuma, Ar
iona, to arrange for the presence
at the Exposition d a group Of Co
copa Indians from Northwestern
Mexico. This tribe still cultivates
corn and other crops by aboriginal
methods, and makes pottery, basl-
etry, etc, of distinctive character.
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