Show MINES AND MINING 1 an Irn innovation novation in worlds fair exhibitions considerable misapprehension exists both in this country and abroad us to tile the mines and mining exhibit which is to be makle made at the exposition at worlds fairs heretofore the mineral and allied exi exhibits libit have been shown in the manufactures building or in annexes to other structures structure occupied by exhibits exhibit a having but remote relation to anything any tiling of alie al description many press notices ani and comments indicate that tho the impression prevails widely that such is to be the case at ta the exposition of 1893 but that is lar far from being true mines an and d mining has been made a separate and distinct department of the clas of exhibits and will have the exclusive use of one of the finest and largest of tho the exposition buildings tho the mines and mining building measures by feet has a total floor space of almost 9 acres and cost tho the fact is that at the worlds columbian exposition for the first time in the history of such enterprises the mining industry and products are arc accorded the recognition which their exceedingly great importance to the wealth and pro prosperity of all civilized nations really V demands mr skiff chief of the department part ment says that it is already assured that in the mines and mining building will be bc gathered in 1893 1890 incomparably the largest arr array ay and most complete and most instructive evidence c of tho tha mineral wealth and progress of the th M mining ining industry ever coll collected cc W or attempted I 1 |