The Taranaki Herald.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9123, 2 July 1891, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald.

PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1891~ When anything is undertaken by the American people they usually carry the' work out on a very large scale ; and the " World's Columbian Exposition" to be opened at Chicago in May, 1893, is of such gigantic proportions that it will require at least a six months' stay in that city to see all that will be on view there. The preparations which Chicago has made for the forthcoming Exposition give promise of this celebration being equal to any which the world has seen. Under the terms of the Act of Congress providing for the Exposition, at leaßt two million pomjda M to be meed before the

President of the United States could issue his proclamation inviting the world to participate in the enterprise. Of this sum the people of Chicago have authorised the municipal Government to raise one million pounds, pledging the City's credit for such amount, and the remaining one million has been forthcoming by public subscription* to the stock of the local corporation. Of the latter organisation it may be said that it fairly represents the people of the Western Metropolis, its list of 400,000 shareholders, including representatives of every condition of society, trade, and profession. The original amount intended to be raised, namely, £1,000,000, has already been more than subscribed, and the Directors of the Association have every confidence that an additional capital of £1,000,000 will be forthcoming, thus giving the Exposition a fund of £3,000,000, in addition to the £500,000 appropriated for the Government Exhibit. The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, we are told, will offer an unprecedented collection of wonders to the foreign visitors. America's fertilitj' in the way of inventions will undouotedly be a source of astonishment when presented in the concrete form of a national exposition. France, Great Britain, Spain, Venpzuela, Mexico, Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, San Domingo and Columbia have formally accepted the invitation to participate in the Exposition. Informal information has been received of tho acceptance of Russia, Japan, Peru, Brazil, and a number of others Mr Theodore Thomas, it is announced, will be musical director of the Exposition, and Prof. Tomlins, choral director. The National Live Stock Association have requested space for the holding of live stock, horticultural and other conventions, promising, if that is done, to request all agricultural and kindred organisations to assist in the preparation of a fine programme for such conventions. The association .declared that no better service can be rendered the agricultural classes of the United States in connection with the World's Fair thanby securing, for the proposed conventions, the services of the most eminent authorities of both continents as speakers on the live questions pertaining to the various departments of rural husbandry. Such au exhibition is sure to attract a largo number of visitors from all parts of the world, and will be one of the great successes of tho age.