. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). ng. The entire expenditure of money atthe Omaha. Exposition, which was truly avery nice show, amounted to but fifteen hun-dred thousand dollars. So, with the three-,millions in sight and the prospects we al-ready have, with time to take full advantageof them, no question but what ourexposition will be all that is hoped for. Fair Notes. Several of the larger cities have been agi-tating the question of holding. expositionsfor the purpose of showing the products ofour Colonial possessions, yet no city butOmaha can successfully and fully do so, be-cause no othe
. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). ng. The entire expenditure of money atthe Omaha. Exposition, which was truly avery nice show, amounted to but fifteen hun-dred thousand dollars. So, with the three-,millions in sight and the prospects we al-ready have, with time to take full advantageof them, no question but what ourexposition will be all that is hoped for. Fair Notes. Several of the larger cities have been agi-tating the question of holding. expositionsfor the purpose of showing the products ofour Colonial possessions, yet no city butOmaha can successfully and fully do so, be-cause no other city is properly equipped inthe way of buildings. And for an exhibit ofths kind, much housing room is necessary. Syracuse. N. Y-, is to have a big time inSeptember. Masons will gather there fromall parts and no fewer than 10,000 are ex-pected. The conclave of the Knights Tem-plars will last three days, September 24, 26and 27, and at least Knights are ex-pected, mest of whom will be accompaniedby families or MISS GERTRUDE WILLIAMS,Secretary Bristol County Agricultural Society, Taunton, Mm. ; The ground* and buildings at Omaha, whichwere prepared at a coat of two million* ofdollars, are now .almost- ready for the open-ing of the Greater American Exposition, al-though, the opening is not to be until July 1. Of course, the people of Syracuse are al-ready .thinking and planning for the event. .A big parade is to be one of the M. charge of the ar-rangements for this part of the program,and Edwin C. Talcott ,1s Secretary of theExecutive Board. On March 2, the rules were suspended Inthe House, and a half million dollars eachwas appropriated for the Pan-American Ex-position at Buffalo, and the Ohio Centennialat Toledo. The success of these two giganticundertakings ia now assured. The horseless carriage will beat a merry-go-round to death as a money maker at thefairs this season. Several are In the fieldand applying tor concessions. The exac
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