The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
allotted
FOR FRISCO FAIR
Different Departments Get
Money for Exhibits at
1915 Exposition.
EACH To HAVE DISPLAY
EACH TO HAVE DISPLAY
Amount Provided by Congress for All
Work Is O00-Commeree
Department Gets Most.

All branches OF the national govern
ment will be represented at the San fran
cisco Exposition. The work OF allottins
to the various departments the appro-
priation of $4,000 provided by Congress
has been completed.
The Department of Commerce, with ex-
hibits by the Census Bureau, Coast ana
Geodetic Survey, the Bureaus OF stand
ards, Navigation. Lighthouses. and Fish
cries, has been allowed the largest
amount, $4,000.
Second on the list with s62,5oO comes
the Department of the Interior. which
will have more bureaus represented than
any other department. Among the In
terror Department bureaus will be the
Patent ONCE, Geological Survey. Bureau
Of Mines, Reclamation Service, Bureau OF
Education, Pension once, General Land
Once, and the bureau which has control
of national parks and reservations.
Forty thousand dollars each has been
given the Departments OF Agriculture and
treasury. The many bureaus Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture Will have ex-
hibits Of agriculture, forestry, wild game
and its preservation. etc.
Convenient for wsrships.
The bureaus OF the Treasury Depart
ment to be represented will include the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. the
Mint. the Public Health Service. Life
saving Service. the ONCE OF the Super
vising Architect, and the Revenue-cutter
Service.
San Francisco is a very favorable Ioca-
ton for the exhibition OF the War and
Navy Departments The harbor facilities
will make IL easy to bring the battleships
to anchorage that will be convenient for
sightseeing visitors. The work Of the
army also can be shown at slight expense,
for the exhibition grounds are immediate
ly adjacent to the Preside, where United
States troops are always stationed.
The appropriation allotted the War De-
partment Is $S3,5Oo. and the branches of
this department, which will show exhib-
its, include the quartermaster's depart
ment the ordnance department. Coast
Artillery Corps. Signal Corps. and the
Medical Corps.
The Navy Department. requiring a
much smaller amount, has been allowed
$4,000.
Both the War and Navy departments
will give particular attention to arrang-
ing to show the work being done to i'm
prove the education Of enlisted men. Much
OF the work given our soldiers and sail
ors today is planned TO At them to become
uSerul CltlZens ana 10 Hldhc DelltI pIO-
vision for themselves when they return to
to civil life.
Model Post-ofuce.
A large part of the $1,000 allowed al
lowed the Department OF Labor will be
used for the exhibit Of the Children's Bu-
reau. Other bureaus OF this department
TO be represented are those OF immigra-
ton. naturalization, and labor statistics.
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Iotted $4,000 postofice doing actual
business and provided with the most
modern equipment will be one OF the
features of the exposition.
The Department of State has been
given only 5000. which will be used al
most exclusively for showing the work
OF the consular service.
Many branches OF the government not
connected with any Of the departments