Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1892 — World's Fair Notes. [ARTICLE]

World's Fair Notes.

The fine art exhibit will be much more extensive than was at first expected. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., is preparing to make f a notable exhibit. A collection of finely mounted birds and animals will be shown in the Penn-‘ sylvania building. A New Jersey pottery firm is making a large number of specimens of fine work for exhibition at the Fair. The gold and silver and other mineral exhibits at the Exposition will probably aggregate in value several million dollars. A telephone exchange having, It is now thought, about 600 instruments, will be established; in the Exposition grounds. It is the intention, if possible, to arrange for a grand international regatta for both salt and fresh water yachts during the exposition. It is announced that the Pope has directed that specimens of the beautiful mosaic pictures, made at the mosaic works in the Vatican, shall be exhibited at the Exposition. A company has been granted the privilege of carrying visitors by lake to and from the Exposition grounds. It is planning to run at least fourteen steamers. Between the "lake front” in Chicago and the grounds, four large boats, two of them whalebacks, and all having a capacity of 5,000 each, will make trips every half hour. The charge will be 15 cents one way and 25 cents for the round trip.