World's Fair Notes

Evening Star, Issue 8770, 10 March 1892, Page 3

World's Fair Notes

Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance—the Exposition Bite—are in the southeastern part of Chicago, and embrace 664 acres, with a frontage about a mile and a half on Lake Michigan. Forty-five miles of boulevard oonnect the site with the general park system of Chicago, which embraces fifteen or more parks, aggregating 2,000 acres. According to present plans fuily 150 restaurants and oaf tin will ba in operation in the various buildings and about the grounds. These will be conveniently distributed, and will have an estimated aggregate seating capacity of 6,000 or 8,000. Midway Plaisance, connecting Jackson Park with Washington Park will be occupied throughout ita entire length by apeolal Exposition features largely of a foreign character, such as the 'Bazaar of All Nations,' * Street in Cairo,' ' Street in Constantinople,' • Moorish Palace,' • Maori Village,' etc. Panoramas, cyoloramas, the sliding railway, etc., will also be located there.

A single entrance fee, probably fifty cents, will entitle visitors to see the entire Exposition proper. The special attractions ou Midway Plaisance will make a moderate additional charge. The hotel accommodations of Chioago, already very extensive, are being augmented by the erection of fully twenty new hotels, some of which are very large. Two million dollars or more are to be spent by the city and the park commissioners in putting the streets, parks, etc., in presentable condition against the influx of visitors. It may be said to be assured that the exhibits at the Exposition will cover a wider range and be far more numerous than were ever before gathered together. They will present a picture of the condition and industrial progress of mankind in every quarter of the w6rld, and of their achievements in every branch of the sciences and arts. The Exposition classification embraces 13 departments, 170 groups, and 967 olasses. The application for space by intending exhibitors in the United States alone numbered ?,082 on January 1. The number at the Philadelphia Centennial on corresponding date was 864. The reception of exhibits will begin November 1, 1892, and continue until April 10, 1893. No charge will be made for spaoe for exhibits. The Exposition buildings, as required by Act of Congress, will be dedicated " with appropriate ceremonies," on October 12, 1893, the 400 th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus. The exeroises will oocupy three days, beginning on the 11th and closing on the 13'.h with a grand dedication ball. The Committee having the matter in charge have planned to'make the ceremonies most impressive in character. Something like 300,000d0l will be spent to secure this end. The President of the United States and his Cabinet, the Senate and House of Representatives, the Governors of the several States with their staffs, and representatives of all foreign nations will be invited to be present. The mobilisation of 10,000 militia and several thousand regulars ia planned, m is also an imposing civic and industrial display. In the evenings there will be a magnificent display of fireworks, and in the Park waterways a pigeant of symbolical floats, representing the "Proces ; sionof the Centuries." Much attention ia being given to the musical portion of the programme. This will'include adedicatoiy ode and orchestra marches written fcr the occasion. These and other numbers, including 'America' and 'Star Spangled Banner' will be rendered with full choral and orchestral accompaniment. In April, 1893, a grand international naval review, preliminary to the opening of the Exposition, as provided for by Act of Congress, will be held in New York harbor. , The Exposition will open its doors to the publio on May"l, 1893, and close them on October 30, of the same year.