Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1890 — WORLD'S FAIR MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

WORLD'S FAIR MATTERS.

The Commissioners Consider Plans of Procedure. Four tentative plans for the Worid’E IFair buildings have been presented by the local Chicago directors of the committee [having charge of the exposition architect ture. Two of the plans omitted any consideration of the lake front as an integral part of the Fair. Roth were ordered discarded and the two others tyere taken unv der advisement E. E. Jaycox, who has been connected with the Chicago & Northwestern RailWay, was chosen traffic manager of th* exposition. Col. H. C. Corbin, who ha* been suddenly ordered from army headquarters in Chicago to a post at Los An* geles, was asked whether the change would prevent his proposed connection with the World’s Fair as an attache of the National Commission. Col. Corbin replied that the order might possibly be changed. Requested to give an outline of his plans for the celebration of the Columbian quadri-centennial week, Colonel Corbiii said: "I consider it of the greatest importance to make the celebra*. tion whiejh will begin October 12* 1892, of such a character as to arrest the attention of the world. If it is made abig success, it will have a great influence in exciting people to attend the Fair. My idea is to consume the entire week in displays that shall partake of the char* acter of parades. Let Tuesday be devoted to early history. Let the landing of Columbus be actually represented with ships and crews in the dress of those days.' On that day, also, let there be an indus_ trial parade showing thg primitive industries. Wednesday I would give over to the various Civic organization and labor organizations of the day, ; "Thursday should be devoted to the Grand Army, as it is generally understood, that the encampment will open on that day. The fourth and last days should be devoted to a military display. I would have every period in which we have made military history represented, from therevolution down to the late war. I would have the parade led by. a battallion of soldiers in colonial uniform and the rear brought up by the,National Guard of the, day. Following would be a series of prize drills, the details of which I have not yet considered. That is a rough plan for thej celebration of that week.”