Show WORLDS FAIR NEWS some interesting paragraphs anent the louisiana purchase centennial exposition sir J batill ferns a member oi the michigan Michi gap worlds fair auxiliary committee and an alumnus of ane michigan state university is arranging for a banquet christmas week of the local alumni of that educational institution anait is expected that the affair will be devoted largely to fair interests te rests gov bliss of michigan and congressman W A smith of the same state have been invited and are expected to be present voth gentlemen are good friends 01 the worlds fair enterprise ter prise the legislature of michigan will not meet in regular session until jan 1003 but an honorary state commission may be appointed by alie governor to take charge of a private fair fund to be later merged into a legally authorized state fund secretary walter B styrens rens and ex mayor walbridge one of the vice presidents of the louisiana purchase exposition company are members of the michigan state university alumni association and will i represent the company at the banquet i the manufacturers and shippers club of new york city is consulting the manufacturers of the country on the of a grand combination display of american tools and machin cry at the st louis worlds fair tha idea is to get up oy combination an exhibit which no dinglo firm or city could produce and one that will demonstrate the superiority of american invention and workmanship A telegram from jackson miss says that the papers and public sentiment in that state for the first time overwhelmingly favor liberal appropriation and a big corida Vo rIda fair exhibit some members of the legislature want to appropriate prop and the indications are that the amount will not be under it is remembered that without any state aid individual mississippi and tennessee have first prizes at paris vienna ana philadelphia on the products and manufactures of state governor Savage ihas completed ne braskas worlds fair commission ayap pointing W H smith of north as the fifth member prudent francis and treasurer thompson hat jut returned to st louis from washington and new york and both express themselves as much pleased with the result of their conferences with the president and his cabinet officers all of whom as also the congressmen aliey met were enthusiastic friends of the worlds fair eliat president not attend the ground breaking ceremonies was regretted but not wholly unexpected As for the appropriation for alie government exhibit that rests with the treasury department part ment and congress we expect as much of an appropriation at least as was made for the government exhibit at chicago said mr thompson and a million and a half or more will bo necessary to meet the expense governor van sank of minnesota issued a proclamation asking the people of his state to 3 join the other states of ane louisiana purchase territory in a general observance of the anniversary of the transfer of that territory to the united states and to commemorate the historic importance of tho occasion by a general display of the flag and other patriotic exercises lie alluded to the deep interest of minnesota in the success of the st louis worlds fair governor rogers of the state of washington is vigorously pushing the work of preparing a big worlds fair exhibit for his state elmer E johnson an enthusiastic worlds tair man who was executive commissioner for washington at the pan american exposition has been put at tho head of the movement governor rogers expects the legislature to appropriate 1 from to but as that I 1 lody does not meet until january j 1903 he proposes to havo the exhibit ready before that date the municipal art society of new york and kindred organizations have arranged to come to st lauh 10 tares to the louisiana fuchise emosi tion officials a scheme for a model city at the worlds fair alie members of the municipal art society committee arc C C charles K lab jolin dc ailt varner william S cran lall and albert E kelay of philadelphia their scheme to be recommended provides for the appointment of an advisory boand which shall represent the various arta science crafts and professions fes involved in tho construction of a model city ahn committee also believes that an effort should be made to have the international convention on municipal art held at st I ouis in 1903 the illinois historical society hag begun in a systematic manner to save and protect as much of the old records of the early settlers of the state as I 1 possible tor exhibition at the st louis worlds fair chamber of commerce will give A reception and banquet to tho six governors of the new england batca and the officials of the st lauh woolda fair when the of the exposition will be discussed |