Show woolda FAIR NOTES it is announced that the pope has directed the specimens of he beautiful ful mosaic pictures made at the mosaic in the vatican shall be exhibited at the exposition and that at least one picture shall be made expressly for the fair lire potter has decided to supplement her work in inviting the nobility of europe to organize commit tees to help the board 01 lady managers by bending simil invitations to influential women in south america these invitations will be abut out by the state department at washington the letters sent lo 10 europe resulted in securing the co operation of many of the most prom nent women abroad i tae gold and silver and other miner al at the exposition will pro aggregate in value several billiou dollars in exhibits of this description colorado will naturally take front rank it is announced that the gold and silver to be shown by that state alone arc wu rh a quarter of a million dollars abere baa bein made a splendid native gold specimens from all the richest mini 2 districts A single collection valued at has already been secured this will be supplemented ted by the finest collections secured as loan exhibits the exhibit will be both technical and economic in ita character showing a scientific classi fi cation of the mineralogy f colorado abid a correct presentation of its neology at the same time a popular and massive display of ores building stone commercial clays nud other mineral products will be made models daoa diagrams will be employed to show the progress mede in mining these will be accompanied by historical data and reliable information regarding the product and lor mation of veina in the mining districts in the display will bo tha sil yer queen a beautiful statue of an ideal female ficare executed in silver and at fa to visitors t machinery hall will be i enabled to pass from ne end of the buil dius tu another at an elevation and thus gain a birdseye bird aeye view of tho vast area of exhibits xhi bits and see many of the larger exhibits to much greater advantage than would be possible irom the the floor to accomplish this three mani moth electric traveling cranes will be constructed each with a lifting and carrying capacity of pounds contracts for their construction have been let to the galec tone company of the stand fernl conn the morgan engineering company of alliance 0 iio and the 1 dee moor birdge works of tou del oua to the opening of tha exposition these cranes will be used far the moving of heaby exhibits after j they will be covered with broad platform capable of carrying several hundred people at each trip to and fro in the building |