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Show WORLD'S FAIR NOTES, Missouri GettlDg Ready tot s Big Show-iB&-a'Bce for Forelm Rations, The work of the Missouri world's fair commission la progressing rapidly and already a large warehouse in St. Louis is filling with exhibits of the products of the soil of th"! state. VVith the ripening of the Tanous crops the work of collection was begun in southern south-ern Missouri, progressing northward with the season. Specimens of grains, grasses, forage plants, etc., in straw and threshed, have been secured, including in-cluding corn, flax, cotton, tobacco and every other agricultural product as developed. de-veloped. Specimens of every kind of Missouri fruit and berry are being prepared as they ripen and placed in crystal glass jars. This exhibit will be added to from next year's crop, this year's supply being kept in cold storage. Already forty specimens of timber have been collected, and nearly two hundred more will be added. The mineral exhibit will include exhaustive specimens of zinc, lead, coal, iron, stone, clays and shale. The following schedule of allotments of space in square feet to foreign nations na-tions in the agricultural building includes in-cludes grants of increase made since the first schedule of allotment determined upon some time ago. As finally fixed these allotments are as follows: Brazil, 7,200; Argentine Republic, 2,9X6; Chili, 731; Honduras, 999; Nicaragua, 1,180; Colombia, l,8101s'; Peru, 1,342; Salvador, Salva-dor, 1,342J; Bolivia, 1,342; San Domingo, Do-mingo, 912; Porto Eico, 912; Cuba, 1,444; Ecnador, 1,710; Guatemala, 978; Haytl, j 978; Ceylon, 1,684; Mexico, 6,020; Germany, Ger-many, 11,875; Great Britain, 18,346; France, 6,835; Denmark, 1,584; Sweden, Swe-den, 1,760; Japan, 3,038, The rich and powerful princes of India, writes Consul-General Ballan-tine, Ballan-tine, are preparing to send to the world's fair a large collection of exhibits, exhib-its, including artistic articles of gold and silver, ivory carvingi, paintings, lacquer and damask work, embroidery, lace silver filigree work, etc. Several of the princes have decided to visit the. fair with their retinues. |