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P' .ft *' > J '->.,< ■■-.jr. -. ..«■ >.. l^WWP^^ li K P O 1 1 T ON TMK WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION UKIN<; A STAIKMKNT OK THK l'K0(;i{K8S OF THK \Vol!K OF THK C AIIS^ A D T ^ TV S K C T 1 O >r BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS i.n/i K.i'i'iifni L'fiii' r OTTAWA PRIIVTKD BY,S. E. DAWSON. PRIXTEK TO THE \»IEEXS M«»ST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1892 REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF 11 IE WORK OF THE CANADIAN SECTION (^F THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Ottawa, Deccmlier i7tli, 1892. To the Honourable The Minister of Ag^ricultiire. Sir, — In connection with my resignation as Executive C'uni- niissioner for Canada at the World's Columhirui ivxposition, tendered on the 21st of November last, a position I have reluc- tantly fjiven up on account of ill-health, T have the honour to submit the following report on the work carried on during the time I have held this office, with some particulars regarding the arrangements which have been made under authority of the Honourable John Carling, late Minister of Agriculture, with the Governments of the several Provinces of th.e Dominion. While pursuing special investigations early in December. i8<)i, in Nebraska, for the Government of Canada, relating to the Beet Sugar industry, I received instructions from the Hon. Minister of Agriculture to visit Chicago on my way to Ottawa, and to prepare a report on the condition of the buildings and grounds in process of preparation for the World's Columbian Exposition. Acting on these instructions, I spent several days in Chicago, and on my return submitted a report on this subject to the Hon. Mr. Carling under date of 15th December, 1801. On the nth of January following I was appointed, by Order in Council, Executive Com- missioner for Canada, and on the iQth of that month made another journey to Chicago, where after a careful consideration as to the probable requirements of Canada, application was made to the Director General of the Exposition for space for an exhibition of Canadian products in the several buildings then in course of constmction, amounting in all to about 110,000 square feet. Application was also made for sufficient accommodation in the live stock department, for an impressive exhibit of the 'oest repre- sentative specimens obtainable, of pure bred Canadian animals, horses, cattle, sheep and swine, with sufficient space also for poultn.- and dogs. At the suggestion of the British Commissioner. Sir Henr\' Wood, the request was made to the Exposition authorities that the space to be allotted to Canada in the several buildings should, wherever it was practicable, be adjacent to that which had been given io Great Britain, and the *i>ace assi{::rncd has in most in«a3x«* been so located. I beg to a».kno\vlc(lp[i' in this c« •nnccl>:«ai the land assistance given nie b\ Sir llcnry \\'or»cl, atid hi? fz^-ntr-ysxr in transferring to Canada in three of the buildings, where a sufi&c^ent arta in a prominent location oould nut otherwise lia\Y l<«n secured, a portion of the space which had been a]l<»ned ■:•: 'i* 3kIoCfacr coantry. Aiter much negotiation and correspondence, and sevt-raJ adifi- nonal visits to Chicago, sufficient space was obtained f<«r Canxia in rery adTantage«3us positions in the buildings as follows : »). feel Manaiactures Liberal Ans Agriculture. . - • Dair>- PrrxJucts Agricultural Implements Forestry Horticulture Fish and Fisherio«; Mines and Mining Madnnery ii«(70 Transportation i>aao Electricit>- ^jooo Fine Arts iwall space* 3,jooo Ethnolo^- and Archeology' i/ko lOXOO 7JSS0 4x100 80000 >ooo IOjOOO Total 106.526 In most instances this is gross space and is measured from r> centre of Ibe aisle on either side, the total area is equal to Txarij two and a half acres within the buildings. Accommodai3<^ *•:*■> also bees promised outside of the buildings for traction en«!ine& In the hve stock department space has been seaire'3 :' - ->n * i-rz ot April, an advertisement was inserted in most of the It a _ • *oa|«rs oi the l)ominion extending a general invitation : ^ ^liao producers and manufacturers in agriculture, horticulrure. pradacts of forests, fisheries, minerals, machiner>-, manufacciinei^ arts. &c to assist in bringing together such a displa\ of r * - ■; — i. r^e* forces and industrial products of Canada as will l»e a "rre countn.. Under instrucii< >■ - iiter of Agriculture. I \ isited the Governments of Xoi-a >cvica. Prince Eilward Island, New r.nms- wick, Quebec, C>ntaT>-- ^'anitoba. the Xorth-west Territories and British Coltrmliii. 3. were approved by the H to the Provinces. The Order in C'-^-^ ■ acceptance by th^ < •tened into such arrangements as hn Carling. and were satisfactory ■t-uan.- nth. i8>f)2, announciiig the emment of tlie invitation extended by the Govtrm: . • -iae L'tiited Slates to take part in the World's Columbian "E-xpogidoa. provided that the Dominion Govenmient slior.lrl "z&j At transport of exhibits going and returning." Pro\iaciE was also made for " the placing of the exhibits in position ~ ior dbe nvmsliing of caretakers to look after the exhibits during '.'^ the nomirjon < t • • the Provinces were bur-ri The Provinces and Tt of the Dominion <~ -.- Brunswick ; appoin'ri advisory, honorar}- :«r - necessar>' for the '• Dominion and PV |^ • : by their respective < - " Minister of Agricuir.-- memoranda, copies ci ~ the Exposition, all at the charge of ~'.ie negotiations conducted with I.-' 'tm these provisions. res all resp:)nded to the invitation "' : excepting tlie Province of Xew "liiicners. aided in most instances by -trve b«-vards, and provided the funds Tb& agreements made between the - r^-ientacives, subse(|uently a]>proved ~e"*s and sanctioned by the Hon. L been embodied in the fonu of 1- -cuith submitted. J' >vemmeut it was agreed that On the part of ■&t the cost of transjo ■—•■ " .'.: exhibits to Chicago and their retuni to the owner? i-- c" i 'e provided for by the Dominion, with the "condition rk sr. ill exhibits as respects wear and tear, damage from exftrtsurt--. *c^akaco?r-:r f- I- was further understood in regard 6 to the Inuisportatioti i)f exhibits, that the expenses incurred by the Provinces in bringing exliibits together at central points in order to provide for their more economical transportation to Chicago in car-load lots should be defrayed by the Dominion Commission. In the live stock department the Dominion Commission have promised to jiay also for the food consumed by the animals while on exhibition, tlie Provinces agreeing to defray the cost of selecting suitable animals, and the expense of providing the attendants required to go with the stock, and to take charge of it while on exhibition. This applies to horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. The exhibit of dogs will be under the charge of the Dominion Kennel Club, aided by the Dominion ConKnission. It was further agreed that in case it shall be found necessary to detain any of the stock in quarantine on their return from Chicago, the quaran- tine expenses will be borne by the Dominion. The Provinces and Territories have agjeed to prepare, at their owT^i expense, creditable exhibits to be shown in Provincial groups as follows : ONTARIO. Minerals, timber, fruit, vegetables and honey, and also to co-operate with the Dominion Commission in preparing a display of the agricultural products of the Province. The bottles and jars required for the preserx^ed fniits are to be supplied by the Province, while those needed for grain and honey are to be furnished by the Dominion. This Province also agreed to prepare an educational exhibit, and to make a display of live stock. QUKHKr. Minerals, timber, fruit, vegetables and honey, and also to co-operate with the Dominion in '^'e preparation of an agricultural exhibit. It was agreed in this case that the Dominion Commission should supply all the bottles and jars required for the preserx-ed fruits, grain and hone>'. Quebec also agreed to prepare an educational exhibit, and to make a display of live stock. Nova SCOTIA. This Province agreed to prepare exhibits of its minerals and fruit, and to co-operate with the Dominion in providing a display of agricultural products. It was understood that the Dominion should furnish all the bottles and jars needed for fruit and grain. This Province did not undertake to make any exhibit of live stock, but promised to make an educational exhibit, and to assist tlie Department of Marine atid Fisheries in gettinjj; together a full representation of the food fishes of Nova Scotia. HKlNCr. KhW \K|) isi.Axn. 1. The Provincial Government agreed to prepare a collection of the agricultural products and fruit of the Island, with the under- standing that the Dominion should provide the necessary bottles and jars for the specimens. The Island will also ]>rei>are some exhibit illustrating its systcin of education, will send examples of its manufactures, and if practicable, make a selection of its horses. NKW liKUNSWICK. After a very full discussion of the o ; ''ect with the memljers of the Government of this Province, they o' clined to do anything in the way of contributing as a Province t.) the World's Columl)ian Exposition. On a second visit '; er i'l the ' • .ir tlie Preti.ier promised to co-operait with the Dominior as far as was then p*" icticable in the preparation of an exhil it of the grain and other agriculturi.l products oi the Province, ^w^. i believe some specimens have been secured by Mr. Julius Inches, the Provincial Secretan' of Agriculture. MANiroiiA. This Province has undertaken to make a display of its ;igricul tural products, vegetables, cultivated and wild fruits, the iJominion to furnish the glass containers for grain and fruit. The Province also agrees to prepare a collection of timber, minerals, game birds and animals, some representation nf its mamifactnres, its system of education, and an exhibit illustrating early methods of travel in the Province by dog-train, Red River cart. Sic. Some good animals will also be selected to show the character nf the stock produced in that Province. NORTH-WEST TKRH ITOKl KS. The Territories have ])romised to prepare exhibits nf their agricultural products, vegetables and native and cultivated fruits, with the understanding that the glass containers for grain and fruits will be furnished by the Dominion. They are also bringing together collections of minerals, timber and fish, and are preparing an educational exhibit, but have not promised to send any stock. I BRITISH COLUMBIA. This Province has agreed to make an exhibit of its minerals, timber, fruit, vegetables and agricultural products. The Provincial Fruit Growers'Association had been supplied prior to the time of my visit with a large proportion of the glass jars needed for preserved fruits, l)ut it was agreed that the Dominion should furnish any further supply needed, also the containers for the grain. Britisli Columbia is also preparing a collection of fish, and expects to send some very fine specimens of its wild animals and birds. An educa- tional exhibit is also in course of preparation. It has been distinctly understood throughout that none of the arrangements made with the provinces should in any way interfere with the authority of the Executive Commissioner who will have charge of all the exhibits and the allotment of space. The Dominion Commission undertook the work of bringing together the exhibits of a more general character in the departments of Manufactures, Machinery, Transportation, Electricity, Fine Arts, &c. In the central and more populous provinces this has been carried on by personal solicitation. The Executive Commissioner has also attended several meetings of manufacturers held in the larger cities where the provisions made by the Dominion Govern- nient for intending exhibitors have been fully discussed. In the more distant provinces, where there are fewer manufacturers, the same end has been reached mainly by correspondence. The services of IVTr. J. S. Larke, of Oshawa, were secured for the Pro- vince of Ontario, Mr. Lucien Huot, of Montreal, rendered efficient help in Quebec, where Mr. Larke also assisted, Mr. W. D. Dimock, of Truro, N.S., was employed in Nova Scotia, and Mr. E. A. Chatters, of Sussex, N.B., in New Brunswick, and it is mainly due to the zealous efforts of these gentlemen that so excellent an exhibit of Canadian manufactured products has been secured. Brief references will now be made to the progress and present condition of the work in the various departments. MANUFACTURES. The space allotted to Canada in this building, as already stated, is 2i.6o(0 feet gross, equal to 16,192 feet net. It is all in one square block, in a very prominent and desirable position on the centre aisle and adjoining the space assigned to Great Britain, There are wide aisles on three sides of it, and by mutual concession with the British Commissioner a ten-foot passage way ha.s been ar- ranged for between Canada and the Mother country. These arrangements give a good frontage on every side. Among the more important exhibits in this section of the Canadian display will be large representations of Canada's cotton and woollen industries, carpets, clothing, manufactures of leather, furs, scales and weights, stoves and ranges, furniture, terra cotta work, paper, blank books, twines, wall papers, stained glass, woodenware, perfumery, glass- ware, plated ware, brass and iron goods, edge tools and a host of other articles. The following are among those who have applied for large areas of space in this building : D. Morrice & Sons, John C. Watson & Co., H. R, Ives & Co., Consumers Cordage Company, Belding, Paul & Co., J. C. Wilson & Co., E. Chanteloup, George T. Slater, (S: Son, Lyman, Sons & Co., Rolland Paper Company, Warren Scale Manufactxiring Co., Montreal Cotton Company, Globe Woollen Mills Company, of Montreal ; Wm. Marsh & Co., Felix Gourdeau, G. Rochette, C. Bellerive, Quebec ; Cascade Narrow Fabric Company, Coaticook, Que. ; Corticclli Silk Com])any, St. John, Que. ; Dodge & Adams, St, John, N. P>. ; Epps, Dodge & Co., St. George, N. B. ; Yarmouth Woollen Mills Company, Yarmouth, N. S. ; Diamond Glass Company, New Glasgow, N. S. ; McDonald Bros., Glendyer, N. S. ; Oxford Furniture Company, Oxford, N. S. ; Toronto Carpet Manu- facturing Company, Beardmare & Co., C. Wilson & Son, J. McCausland & Son, Brown Bros., Barber &; Ellis, Cobban Manu- facturing Company, Acme Silver Company, W. B. Malcolm, E. & C. Gurney Company, J. H. Rogers, Don Valley Pressed Brick Company. Toronto, Ont. ; W. E. Sanford & Co., Canadian Screw Company, Gurney Scale Company, G. B. Greening Wire Company, Hamilton, Ont. ; S. & H. Borbridge, Cole's National Manufactur- ing Company, Ottawa. Ont. ; McClary Manufacturing Company, Pigott & Bryan, Canada Featherbone Company. C. E. Anderson, London, Ont. ; W. E, Welding, Brantford, Ont. : J. J. Tumer & Son, Peterborough, Ont. ; Oshawa Malleable Iron Company, Oshawa, Ont. ; Rosamond Woollen Company, Almonte, Ont. ; .Shirley & Dietrich, Newlands & Co., Jas. Warnock & Co.. Gait. Ont. ; Jas. Hall & Co., Brockville, Ont. ; Breithaupt Leather Company, Berlin, Ont., and others. In this department space has been reserved for a large display of ladies' work from all parts of the Dominion : also for a special Indian exhibit. LIBliRAI. ARTS. This department will utilize a considerable proportion of thr gallery space in the Manufactures Building, and a large part of this area will be devoted to educational exhibits. The space assigned to Canada is 6,000 square feet gross, most of which will be occupieo bv the educational exhibits of the Provinces and Territories. The ^ 10 display which is designed to illustrate the educational system of Ontario, under charge of Dr. S. P. May, of Toronto, is already well advanced, and similar preparations are in progress in the Pro- vince of Quebec. Dr. ^lacKay, of Halifax, has the Nova Scotia exhibit well in hand, and preparations are also being made for creditable displays by Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, the North- west Territories and British Columbia. A much larger area than that which has been granted could have been filled had it been possible to obtain it. Among the other exhibits included in this section are musical instruments, optical goods, surgical instruments and appliances, sanitary goods, photographs, &c., and among the leading Canadian exhibitors the following may be named : O. Newcombe & Co., W'haley, Royce & Co., R. S. Williams & Son, A. & S. Nordheimer, Joseph Hugell, Campbell & Son, Toronto, Ont.; Henry Grant & Son, W. Notman & Son, A. Henderson, L. H. Williams, Montreal ; Dominion Organ and Piano Company, Bowmanville, Ont. ; Cana- dian Office and School Furnishing Company, Preston, Ont., and Goderich Organ Company, Goderich, Ont. AGRICUI.TURi:. In this building Canada has been awarded two blocks of space, one of which contains 5,330 and the other 2,450 square feet net. This is also very advantageously located on the central thorough- fare, and adjoins the space given to Great Britain. It is proposed to erect a large trophy on the front in the centre of the larger block, in which will be displayed agricultural products raised on the Dominion Experimental Famis, also to provide for a very large map of the Dominion, including the newer railways and settle- ments, most of the remaining space to be divided among the pro- vinces for a large display of their cereals and other agricultural products. In designing the provincial agricultural courts it is proposed to have the exhibits made in a light and open manner so as to admit of a more or less complete view of the whole from any given point. Here samples of grain will be shown grown at hundreds of different points, from Prince Edward Island on the Atlantic Ocean to Vancouver Island on the Pacific, and from the Peace River and Athabasca countries, to the United States boimdary, dcmonslratinjj!- the adaptability of this vast region to the growth of the finest quality of cereals, and pointing to the fact that Canada is destined soon to occupy a most important position among the food-producing countries of the world. In this block of space the collections of stuffed animals and birds which are being prepared by some of the Provinces will also be found. To accom- modate the Provinces and Territories with the area they desire to 11 occupy in this building will be a difficult matter within the limits of the space granted. The smaller block of space will be well filled with exhibits of manufactured agricultural products. Prominent among these will be the mammoth cheese, weighing over 22,000 lbs., which has been made under the direction of the Dominion Dairy Commissioner, Jas. W. Robertson. The Do- minion Millers Association are preparing to show all the leading brands of Canadian flour. There will also be exhibits of biscuits, condensed milk, ales and beer, canned meats, flax and its products, starch, maple sugar and many other articles. Among the leading exhibitors in this department are : Christie Brown & Co., Toronto, Ont. ; H. Walker & Sons, Walkerville, Ont. ; Carling Brewing and Malting Company, John Labatt, of London, Ont. ; Thos. IloUiday, Guelph, Ont. ; British American Starch Company, Brantford, Ont. ; J. &J. Livingston, Baden, Ont. ; J. W. Windsor, Ciias, Gurd & Co.. G. H. Grimm Manufacturing Company, Montreal, Que. ; Truro Condensed Milk and Canning Company, Truro, N. S. ; John Lindburg, Halifax, N. S. ; Edward Drury and Blackwood Bros., Winnipeg, Man. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Here Canada has been assigned 7,880 square feet net, which, after deducting necessary passage-ways will leave about 6,204 square feet of space for goods. The applications for space in this build- ing amount to 8,718 feet, so that there is likely to be an excellent dis- play in this department. One of the leading features will be the exhibit of the Massey-Harris Company, of Toronto, who represent a combination of five different firms, and will occupy nearly half of the Canadian space. Among other laro^e exhibitors will be the Watson Manufacturing Company, of Ayr, Ont., John Abell, Toronto, Ont., George White & Sons, London, Ont., Coulthard Scott & Co., Oshawa, Ont., Cockshutt Plough Company, and the Verity Plough Company, Brantford, Ont., Tolton Bros., Guelph, Ont., Sawyer & Massey Company, Hamilton, Ont., Johnston Patent Plough Share Company, Toronto, Ont., J, Fleury & Sons, Aurora, Ont, and Halifax Shovel Company, of Halifax, N S, * D/fKY BUILDING. Three thousand feet of space was applied for in the Dairy Build- ing for the Canadian exhibit of dairy products, but this building being small it was found necessary tq provide for the mammoth cheese in the Agricultural Building and restrict the Canadian ex- hibit in the Dairy Building to 576 square feet, which is all that 12 could be got. About i,ooo choice cheeses of Canadian nianufac- ture have already been secured, chiefly of the make of 1892, with enough of 1891 to demonstrate the good-keeping qualities of Cana- dian cheese. If to these are added the newly made cheese of 1893, there will probably be not less than 400 of the choicest examples of Canadian manufacture available for entry at each of the four periods of competition. This special exhibit is in charge of the Dominion Dairy Commissioner who is being assisted in the work of selection by the officers of the Dairy Associations of the different provinces and other dairy experts. It is confidently expected tliat this cheese exhibit from Canada, in which all the Provinces and Territories will take part, will excel, both in quality and quantity, that of any previous exhibition, and will no doubt receive its due proportion of awards. Preparations are also being made for a good display of butter of fine quality from all the important dairy sections; The dairy products of Canada are now held in high esteem by European consumers, and it is believed that the Chicago Exposition will afford an excellent opportunity for impressing the world with the advantages which the climate, soil and productions of this country ofTer for a large extension of the dairy industry. FOKESTRV. The Forestry Building has been so constructed as to require for its support along the front a series of groups of columns. Each of these groups is composed of three trees with the bark intact, of from 12 to 15 inches in diameter, and 25 feet long. Canada hav- ing been invited to supply some of these groups Ontario has con- tributed five, and Quebec one. These are now in position, and represent some of the principal varieties of timber of which these provinces have still a large supply. These trunks will be labelled and the opportunity afforded of attaching to them statistics of the timber resources of the provinces which have supplied them. With- in the Forestry Building 4,000 feet of gross space has been assigned to Canada, equal to about 3,020 feet net, and in this area will be included the timber exhibits being prepared by the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, also the examples to be shown by Manitoba and the North-west Territories. This dis- play will consist of sections of trees, timber, hewn and sawn, in all its commercial forms ; also shingles, veneers, wood pulp. &c. The Geological Survey will also show in this connection a magnifi- cent collection of photographs of the timber trees of Canada. From the preparations which are being made, there is no doubt that the display in this building will be highly creditable, and that the space will be well filled. 13 HORTICULTURE. ;s The fruit which .vill be shown in this building- from Canada will doubtless do much to dispel the erroneous ideas which still prevail in many quarters regarding the climates of this countr}'. Eight thousand square feet has been assigned for a display of Canadian fruits and vegetables. Most of the Provinces have entered heartily into this work, and by employing men specially qualified have succeeded in bringing together very large collec- tions of both fresh and preserved specimens. The softer and more perishable sorts have been preserved in handsome glass jars, of which the Executive Commissioner has selected a great variety of patterns, having visited most of the large manufacturers in the United States for this purpose. In these jars the fruit is placed in antiseptic fluids prepared in accordance with instructions issued by the Dominion Commission. In the Province of Ontario the work of collecting and presenting the fruits has been under the charge of Mr. A. H. Pettit, of Grimsby, President of the Fruit Growers Association of Ontario. In Quebec the work has been done by Mr. A. Hamilton, and Mr. R.W. Shepard, Jr., of Montreal. In Nova Scotia it has been placed in the hands of Mr. J. W. Bigelow, of Wolfville, President of the Fruit Growers Association of Xova Scotia, and in British Columbia it has been undertaken by Mr. E. Hutcherson, a well known fruit expert of that Province. About 3,000 glass jars of all sizes have been filled with fruits, most of which will, it is expected, under tlie conditions mentioned. preser\'e their natural appearance in a marked degree. This collection will, in itself, form a very handsome exhibit, bul in addition to this a large quantity of very choice later keeping apples and pears have been collected and sent for- ward in their fresh natural condition to Chicago, where arrange- ments have been made by the Executive Commissioner for their preservation in the storage chambers of the Produce Cold Storage Exchange. There they will be kept in an even temperature a Hltle above freezing, until required for exhibition, when it is expected they will be taken out firm and fresh. Ontario has sent 81 half barrels, and one barrel of apples, and two casks of pears ; Quebec, 163 boxes of apples ; Nova Scotia, 100 boxes of apples and pears ; Prince Edward Island, 13 boxes of apples ind pears. There ha? also been received from New Brunswick, through Mr. E. A Charters, one box of apples, and one box from the Tuscarora and Rice Lake Indian Reserves. To these must be added a large con- signment, weighing about two tons, shortly to be forwarded from British Columbia. Large stores of excellent samples of well grown field roots and vegetables have also been placed with the Cold Storage Company for preservation. To this collection Ontario has contributed 25 11-^ II t|t 14 boxes and two barrels, 14 boxes and i barrel have gone forward from Quebec, 25 boxes from the Experimental Farm at Brandon, Manitoba, 12 boxes from the Experimental Farm at Indian Head, North-west Territories, 5 boxes from the Central ExperimentaJ Farm at Ottawa, 2 boxes from the Tuscarora and Rice Lake Indian Reserves, one box from Xew Brunswick, through Mr. E. A. Charters, and 34 boxes and two barrels from the Experimental Farm at Nappan, N. S., part of which were grown on the farm, and the remainder collected through the efforts of the Superin- tendent of the farm, Mr. Wm. M. Blair, assisted by Mr. Howard Trueman, of Point de Bute. X. B.. from farmers in different parts of Nova Scotia and Xew Brunswick. A collection of roots and vegetables has also been made in British Columbia but this has not yet been forwarded. The total number of packages now in cold storage in Chicago from Canada is 362 of fruits and 127 of roots and vegetables. The opportunity of producing a favourable impression by the exhibit of Canadian fruits dunng the opening period of the Expo- sition will be the greater for the reason that the fruit crop in man} of the Western States has been so poor during the past year that some of them have been unable to find anything worth showing. For this reason Canada will be permitted to occupy at the opening a larger space than was at first expected, and ample provision has been made to fill it with credit. It is proposed to continue this work by sending from each Province large consignments of fresh fruits of all sorts as they mature, culminating with a grand exhibit of autumn and winter fruits, fresh from the orchards, during the closing months of the Exposition. The display of roots and vegetables will also be maintained in a similar manner ; a very good show will also be made in the Horticultural Building of native wines made from Canadian grapes. FISIIKIUKs. A space of 3,607 square feet has been given to Canada on the ground floor of the Fisheries Building, and 1,350 square feet adjacent in the galler>'. This area will be filled with an excellent exhibit in course of preparation by the Department of Marine and Fisheries, who will use as a nucleus for the purpose the fine col- lection in the Fisheries Museum at Ottawa. A number of ex- cellent examples of the food fishes of the east have been recently collected and forwarded to Ottawa, to which will be added a larfi^^e number of specimens in process of preparation in British Columbia. The Government of the North-west Tettitories is also preparing a collection of the fishes of the inland waters of that immense dis- trict, and there is no doubt that the space granted to Canada in this building will je -'ell filled. 15 MINKKAI.S, In the building devoted to minerals Canada will have an excellent display of the wealth of her resources. The space awarded to this country is well located, adjacent to that assigned to Great Britain, and embraces an area of about 10,000 square feet gross, equal to 8.350 feet net The Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Xova Scotia and British Columbia, all especially rich in minerals, are using their best endeavours to bring together an imposing array of specimens. Large and impressive masses of nickel, copper, iron and coal, fine examples of gold and silver ores. mica, asbestos and phosphates will be shown with many others. Smaller exhibits will also be made by the other Provinces and Territories, all of which will be shown in Provincial groups, more especially from a commercial stand-point. On the other hand the Geological Sur\-ey of Canada will make a very complete disjjlay of minerals of the whole Dominion, grouped and arranged in a scientific manner. These collections will no doubt attract qreat attention, and result in bringing additional capital into the countr>- to aid in developing its vast resources. 1; 1 MA< IIINKItV The gross space of 11,470 feet assigned to Canada iti the Ma- chinery Building, when reduced to a net figure, amounts to 7.226 square feet, and after allowing for the necessan- passage ways re- quired among exhibits of this character, it will be found that the actual space available for the articles to be exhibited will not exceed 5.7'. Tl'ANSl'(»UTATIOX. In this building Canada has been assigned 15,000 square feet of gross space, adjoining that of Great Britain. About one half of 9!^m I 16 tliis will be occupied b)- the Canadian Pacitic Railway Co. with an engine and full train of cars, elegantly finished with tiie latest improvements. It has been arranged that this train shall be shown alongside of a train of English cars to be sent over by the London imd Xorth-westem Railway, so that an opportunity may be given for a fair comparison of the relative advantages offered by Cana- dian and English trains. With the view of showing the means of transport used in the North-west prior to the construction of the railways, there will be shown in proximity to the cars a dog train and a Red River cart. The Canadian Pacific will also exhibit an elegant model of one of the new line of steamers to Japan and a very fine series of photographs illustrating the scenery aJong their line of railway. The Grand Trunk Railway has promised a model of their tunnel under the Detroit River at Sarnia, with a series of photographic views. .Space lias also been promised for exhibits tc the Windsor and Annapolis Railway and Western Counties Rail- way, of Nova Scotia, and to the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. Space has also been applied for by manufacturers in the several Provinces for displays of carriages, sleighs, wagons, carts, boats, canoes, bicycles, &c. Among the larger exhibits are those of the Starr Manufacturing Company, of Halifax, N. S., Alexis Rancour, Quebec, S. Vessot & Co., Joliette, Que., Wm. Grey & Sons, and the Chatham Manufacturing Company, of Chatham, Ont., Adams & Sons, Paris, Ont., G. W. Robinson, Kingston, Ont., Louis Mas- scro. Montreal, Que., J. B. Aniistrong Manufacturing Company, Guelph, Ont., A. A. Archibald, Truro, N. S., Strickland & Co., Lakefield, Ont., Herald Bros., Gore's Landing, Ont., Wm. English Canoe Company, Peterborough, Ont., Montreal Canoe and Boat Company, Montreal Car Wheel Company, Montreal, Que., St. Tliomas Car Wheel Company, St. Thomas, Ont., Henry Mosely, Dartmouth, N. S., and others. It will be difficult to bring within the space g^ven to Canada in this building all the exhibits which have been accepted. ^ Kl.KCIKlCITV. The exhibits in the Canadian section of this building will not be numerous, but they will be attractive in their character, and the 3,000 square feet of space which has been allotted \vill be. well filled. One of the most interesting and striking things in this section will be an elaborate automatic telephone exchange system, by Romaine Callender, of Brantford, Ont., illustrating some new principles. FIXK ARTS. Early in Februar}', 1892, the Executive Commissioner met the Executive Committee of the Royal Canadian Academy of Fine 1 ■BWi 17 Arts, and discussed the best methods of proceeding in order to obtain a satisfactory exhibit of the best work of Canadian artists. Commnnications were also carried on with the Ontario Society of Artists with the same end in view. The Executive Commis sioner was requested by the artists to endeavour to secure 4,000 sqtiare feet of wall space which was at once applied for. The Chief of the Fine Arts Department at Chicago found it impracti- cable to assign so large an area to Canada, but subsequently awarded to this country 2,895 square feet. This space, which is reckoned from two and a half feet from the floor to 15 feet, is contained in two rooms in a prominent location to the right of the front en- trance through which visitors must pass to reach the British exhibit. After several consultations v/ith representatives of the Canadian Art Associations the following was agreed to as satis- factory to all parties : That exhibitions of pictures should be held in Toronto under the auspices of the Ontario Society of Artists late in December. i8c)2, or early in January, 1803, and in Montreal in February. 1803. under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Academy, for the purpose of bringing together the material from which a selection should be made. That the committee to select pictures should consist of three members to be appointed by the Royal Canadian Academy, two by the Ontario Society of Artists, one by the Ottawa Art Associa- tion and one by the Montreal Art Association, and that this corn- mittee should select all the works of art to be exhibited. That if a sufficient number of pictures of merit could not be found at these exhibitions, further selections of the work of Cana- dian artists should be made by this committee from private col- lections. That a hanging committee of two be chosen, one by the Royal Canadian Academy and one by the Ontario Society of Artists, who should proceed to Chicago and superintend the hanging of all the pictures to be exhibited and determine their location. That in consideration of a grant of two thousand dollars to be paid out of the fund provided by the Dominion Government for carrying on the work of the Exposition, to' the Secretary-Treasurer of the Royal Canadian Academy, the artists have agreed to undei-- take the work, pay all the expenses connected with the selection and packing of the pictures, pay the expenses of the hanging committee, including the unpacking and placing of the pictures, put a suitable person in charge of the exhibits, and pay his expenses for the whole time of the Exposition, provide for the taking down of the pictures in November and the repacking of them amd shipping them to the owners. In short to undertake the work and defray all expenses connected with this exhibit excepting the cost of transportation of 18 the pktnres to Chicagro and the return In their owners. This thr Dominion Commission agreed to provide for. Since the space allotted to Canada in tiiis section is less than dof asked for. the selection of pictures will necessarily be hk^tc njnd and I have no doubt that the exhibit will be a credit to the counny. etiinoi,o<;y and au('iik<>i.Kr\KrMi:\r OK IXniAX U^FAHfes. InbmatdT connected with the retnains of the Indians oi fonner times urin be the work to be shown of cxistin,e^ races. The Dejan- mcnt of Indian Affairs has undertaken to brings tog^ether throcfrb it? agents in all parts of the Dominion examples of the hajidiciafe •"»! bodi sexes composinq- the various tribes residing; in Cana'3a_ Ex- amples of a^cultural and horticultural products raised Iv -.JSm^! win also be shown. Adjacent to the building being- erect ec :' - :' e^ Ethncdogical exhibit is a piece of land stretching along a lie • -i which has been reser\-ed for occupation by living re]trc^r:ii: . -- of some c-f the tribes which occupied America at the •dmt ::* ::5 discovery. Within this range space has been prrrm'se'-"] : :>«e Chief of this Department. Prof. F. W. Putnam, suflBritTi"t to wr- commodate three lodges of Canadian Indians from the XorA-^wese hdon^:in^ to tribes not represented in the United Sn:€->. Hayter Reed. Esq.. Indian Commissioner for the Xorth-we?t. i-3s imdeitaken to provide these families of Indians with their eqrip^ ments representing their wild condition. Arrangements a'r -/^T' boi^ made to send to the Exposition some of the young I: j i:.ir5 of both sexes who are being trained at the Industrial Schc»ols -sir^ch have been established by the Dominion Government in d-~ -^-: parts osed Ihzi "V. -e Too^g: people shall find place in the Canadian space in ilit "ir^ bwildii^ for Manufactures where they will work at their several oc- cnpationSw By sending children from the different schoc-ls :- re- lays it is expected that some pupils from all of these inst:-—--;? wtH have the opportunity of showing the results of their tnc-i'z and evidences of their skill at some period of the Exposition. T!m; exhibit is designed to demonstrate in some degree the result of the 19 liberal and palcmd emnient in its tri so long pursued by the Canadian Gov- oi the Indians. omCZ IHVAK-niKNTAI. KMIIItlTS. Some illustTati<»T;f aane als«3 expected of the work carried on under tlie Depararjr-i x Railways and Canals, such as will draw attention to the i:.i^ _: jie of our public works, and tiic excellent facilities which hart: beta pnnvided for transporting- the products of the Pro\incei. and Tcniu)ries of the Dominion from the interior to die seabctard. FTftflaes have also been requested to illustrate the Canadian pc«:i-^ - -r-.ce. the system of militia and defence, of the work of the ^! :>lice in the Xorth-west, and the char acter of the set- •.- •. _- Xadonal Parks reserved by the Cana- dian Govenimc: : "ie mstan mountain ranges, all of which would lend addit; _ terest to the Canadian Courts. W«»H6 -"r EXPEKIMKNTAI, FARMS. Ac The fact that ag mJuihiMe forms the ground work of Canada's prosperit}-, and ilia: i - £xr-«iriraental Farms have been established for the special piir ■ -t . - : rim.jting this industry, has led to the expectation that -Jt 2l .:'7r~c::tal Farms of the Dominion would lend material aid i _ t i^- : .;>/-:ral section of the Canadian Exhibit. This will be done :; '-'.': -■--/.■^ material for a trophy displaying the products of the Z--r:'rr.rr.cr.taI Farms and by helping to render the exhibits of tbt xr.-r:- re:^ r:: FOR EXHIBITS. The managers of the Chicago Exposition have devised a special form of label for the foreign goods to be consigned to each building, in accordance with the requirements of the United States Customs authorities. These have all been printed and are now ready for distribution to the exhibitors. ladies' w<»rk. The display annually made at the exhibitions and fairs held in different parts of the Dominion of the handiwork of Canadian women, deserves high commendation, and the artistic skill em- bodied in some of these productions show a degree of talent highly 21 creditable. In order to bring together s(»nie of the best examples of the work of the women of this conntry the Executive Commis- sioner was authorized to secure the services of Miss R. J. Barrett, of Ottawa, a lady of much experience and skill in such matters. Miss Barrett visited the exhibitions held during the autunm in Toronto, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Kingston, London, Brant- ford and Fredericton, N.B., and has also visited the cities of Halifax, N. S., and St. John. N. B., and enlisted tiie services of ladies who take a great interest in this subject. liy this means a verj' excel- lent selection has been made of articles covering most branches of needlework and other artistic work of women. In Prince Edward Island a similar duty has been undertaken by a committee of ladies nominated by Mr. A. B. Warburton, Secretar)- of the Provincial Exhibition of the Island, while the exhibitions in Winnipeg, Man., and Regina, N W. T., were visited by Mrs, A. Mackay, of Indian Head, who has rept)rted to Miss Barrett on a number of objects shown at these fairs deemed suitable to fonn a pnrt of the Canadian Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposi- ticr. Arrangements have also been made to secure objects of interest in this department from British Columbia. Miss Barrett has been engaged to select the entire exhibit of ladies* work and to go to Chicago prior to the opening of the Ex- position and arrange the articles to be shown in glass cases to be provided for the purpose. I.IVE sioCK. Preparations for an extensive display of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry have been made in Ontario. Expert judges in all the classes have been chosen by the Ontario Commissioner, N. Awrey, Esq., who have visited the more important exhibitions, also the establishments of many of the breeders and have selected the best specimens to be found in the difTerent classes. Similar work has been done by the Quebec Commissioner, Hon. John Mcintosh, and those associated with him. It is expected that some display of horses, cattle and poultry will be made by Manitoba, and it is also probable that some horses may be sent from Prince Edward Island. The total number of animals to be shown has not yet been determined, but it will undoubtedly be the largest exhibit of stock which Canada has ever made, and will certainly call attention to the advantages which the Canadian climate offers for the breeding of high class animals by its imparting to them that health and vigour of constitution so important for breeding purposes. 22 DOOS. Canadian breeders of dogs now take part in almost every im- portant dog show held in the United States, and usually secure a good proportion of the awards. Indeed in some classes Cana- dian dogs are said to be unequalled anywhere. Arrangements have been made with the Dominion Kennel Club to secure for the World's Fair the best examples of Canadian dogs obtainable, it being understood that the total number will be limited to 200. The Kennel Club proposes to hold an exhibition (probably in Toronto) early in 1893, where all the dogs offered for show will be brought together and a committee of judges appointed to select those most worthy. The Dominion Commission has agreed to ])ay the express charges on the dogs sent to Chicago and to pay to the managers of the Exposition the entry fee of $1 . 50 each, which will secure the advantages of suitable food and regular feeding during the week of the show, also to contribute the sum of $300 towards the expenses which will be incurred by the Dominion Kennel Club in holding their exhibition, and in selecting tlie animals which are to form the Canadian exhibit in this class. i'"KKit;ni AM> K.\rKi:ss AKiiAN(;i:>rKNTs, An agreement has been reached between all the leading lines of railway in the United States and Canada, that the charge for trans- port of exliibits to the World's Fair shall be one full fare going to Chicago and a free return, provided there has been no change of ownership. It is not yet certain whether this privilege of free return will be granted in the case of stock. Definite arrangements have not yet been made with the Express Companies, but rates con- siderably less than those usually charged have been granted on ex- hibits of perishable products, such as fruit and roots, which have been sent to Chicago for cold storage. » ANAhlA.N lU'II.I»IN(i. Early in 1892 the Dominion Government decided to erect a Canadian Building on the Exposition grounds at^ Chicago in order to provide the necessary office accommodation for the Dominion and Provincial Commissioners, and a place of rendezvous for the Canadian people. In this building there will be a commodious reception room where Canadians can meet their friends. It is proposed to have in it books of register where the names of visiting Canadians will be recorded, a post office to which visitors to the Exposition can have their letters addressed and a bureau of infomiation where inquiries may be made regarding hotel ■as?!—- 23- and boarding house accommodations, and information had regard- ing the Exposition and other matters of special or general interest. To provide ample space for friends to meet friends a wide covered verandah, provided with seats, will extend all around the building on the ground floor, with an equally capacious open balcony on the next story. The plot of ground which has been assigned to Canada for this purpose is very near the building erected by Great Britain, is adjacent to and facing Lake Michigan, and is one of the most attractive locations on the ground. Canada has been par- ticularly fortunate in securing so desirable a site. The building will be of two stories with a central tower, from which a commanding view may be had. The exterior will be covered with " stafif," relieved by panelling and other decorative work, and having the arms of the Provinces on a series of shields on the face of the balcony in front. The interior will be finished entirely with native woods. The rooms set apart for the use of the Commissioners fro.n Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia. Manitoba and British Columbia will be finished with woods the growth of these Provinces, while those portions of the building designed for the use of the Dominion Commissioner and the general public will be lined with v^oods from British Columbia, partly on account of the beauty of their grain and partly for the reason that these lioautiful woods from the Pacific coast so admirably adapted for internal finish are so little known. This feature of the Canadian Building will make it particularly attractive and will bring under the direct observation of thousands of visitors the beauty, variety and utility of these products of the Canadian forests for this particular purpose. The sum originally named as the probable cost of this building was $15,000 and $5,000 for furnishings. Plans of die building in i'.ccordance with this estimate were prepared and subinitted, 1:)ut being necessarily of a plain character were not approved by tiie authorities in Chicago. Other plans have since been prepared and approved of, but the cost of the building will, it is expected, exceed the sum mentioned. The Provinces have agreed to con- tribute to this building as follows : Ontario, $3,000 ; Quebec, $2,(X)0 ; Manitoba. $2,000 ; Nova Scotia, 1,000 ; British Columbia, $r,ooo. These contributions have been agreed to with the under- standing that the Provinces which contributed $2,000 and up\\'ards should be entitled to the e- elusive use of two rooms in the building. and those giving less than $2,000 the use of one room. Also, that when the building is disposed of at the close of the Expo'^ition any sum realized from it shall be returned to the several Provinces in proportion to that they have contributed. It was further under- stood that any Province which provided woods for the interior lining of the room or rooms devoted to the use of its representatives should be entitled to deduct the cost at fair and reasonable rates of 24 such timber from the amount of its contribution, the charg-es in such cases to be subject to the approval of Mr, D. Ewart, the officer of the PubUc Works in charge of the erection of the building. RErORT ON EXPENDITURE. A summary of the expenditure incurred in carrying out the work- referred to is herewith submitted. A grant of $5,000 was made by the House of Commons for preliminary expenses in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition for 1891-92, and a further sum of $100,000 was ]5rovided for in the estimates for 1892-93, making $105,000 in all. The total expenditure from the date of my appointment on the nth of January to the 17th of December, 1892, when I received notice of the acceptance of my resignation, was $39, 638.5c, leaving a balance on hand of $65,361 . 50. There is included in the sum expended $9,719.65 for the purchase of cheese, the proceeds of which when sold will be returned to the exhibition fund, $6,000 liPs been advanced on account of the Cana- dian Building. $5,000 to the Department of Marine and Fisheries to defray the cost of the preparation of the Fisheries Exhibit ; an advance has been made of $2,ocx:) to the Department of Indian Affairs, and a like sum of $2,000 to the Geological Survey towards the expenses incurred in preparing their respective exhibits. These sums put together amount to $24,719.65, reducing the sum ex- pended in connection with the management and work under the direct control of the Executive Commissioner to $14,918.85. It will be seen that a sum of $2,000 hac been promised to the Koyal Canadian Academy of Fine Arts, $300 to the Dominion Kennel Club, and a further sum of $2,000 to the Geological Sur- vey, making $4,300 in all. ExrENDiTrRi;. Dat. 1S!I1 !I2. Siiliiries 18it2 !t3. (1.) ISO] 02. Advertising. 1802 03. do 1801 02. Travelling ex I )enMes, including living expenses of agentH soliciting exiiibits 1802 03. do do do Amount. $ fts. (iOO 00 2,720 25 725 10 2«3 30 817 42 3,111 72 Total. iiji cts. 3,320 25 088 40 3,020 14 mmaa^smmmn 25 EXPENDITURE- Conc/ui/ed. m. cts. Date. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1892-93. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1891 92. 1892-93. 1892-93. 1891 92 1892-93, 1891-92. 1892-93. Transportation, including transport of fruits and roots to cold storage in Chicago do do ■do':: Glass jars and grain containers— Whitall, Tatum & Co Henry Allen : : : : Dickinson & Murray T. a. Otto & Sons. ....:: Preparation and installation or exhibits, labour. &c., mainly in preparation of grain in straw and threshed, also preserving fruits do do "do Stationery and printing do Purchase of special exhibits, chiefly grain do do Telegraph account Petty cash do 1892-93. 1892-93. 1892 93. Sundries do 1892-93. Mammoth cheese. ... Dairy account :::::::::: Canadian building :.::::: Memo, of contributors- Ontario $3 000 9"®bc^ 2,000 Manitoba 2 000 British Columbia 1000 Nova Scotia : : I'ooo . SQ 000 Special grants for Departmental and other ex- hibits — Paid Department of Fisheries do do Indian Affairs Amount. $ cts. 13fj 63 1,344 17 2,405 38 70 35 3 .50 195 00 226 87 824 53 133 93 786 72 150 10 53 37 8 10 18 62 65 55 176 29 5,000 00 2,000 00 do Geological Survey. :.:::::::.. 2;000 00 Memo, of fuither grants to be paid- Royal Canadian Academy of Fine Arts. $2,000 Dominion Kennel Club 300 Geological Survey 2 000 — S4,300 Total. S cts. 1,483 80 2,674 23 1,051 40 920 65 203 47 78 95 26 72 241 84 3,089 53 6,630 12 6,000 00 9,000 00 3 26 WORK IN ABEYANCE. The principal items of work at present in abeyance and in need of early settlement are, the apportionment of space to the exhibitors and to the Provinces in the several buildings, and the location of the exhibits ; the completion of the negotiations in progress in regard to the provision of suitable frames for show cases and the supplying by loan of plate glass for the same, and the making of some pro- vision for procuring statistics of the philanthropic and other public work being carried on by the women of Canada. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I gladly take this opportunity of acknowledging my indebted- ness to the Hon. John Carling, late ^linister of Agriculture, for his unwearied attention to the many details in connection with this work which I have had the honour of submitting to him from time to time for his consideration. It has been a great advantage to me to be under instruction of a Minister who has had so much experience in former exhibitions in which Canada has taken part, particularly in the comparatively recent Colonial and Indian Exhibition, where this country gained so much credit ; one also whose judgment has been ripened by long acquaintance with business and commercial affairs. To Sir Henry Trueman Wood, the Commissioner for Great Britain, also to Colonel G. E. Grover, R. E., of the British Com- mission, my warmest thanks are due for their kindly aid and co-operation in everything relating to the welfare of Canada. i am also under obligation to General Geo. R. Davis, the Di- rector General of the Exposition ; Walker Fearn, Esq., Chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to all the other Chiefs of Departments of the World's Columbian Exposition, for the uniform courtesy they hav? extended to me, and the kindness and consideration they have always shown in their endeavours to meet my requests in the interests of Canadian exhibitors. I desire also to express my sincere thanks to all those who have been associated with me in this work, for their zeal in its ad- vancement. I am under special obligation to my immediate associates, to my former secretary, Mr. J. L. Payne, who rendered me much assistance during the early part of the work ; to I\Ir. J. S. Larke and Mr. W. D. Dimock, who have been most assiduous in their attention to duty, also to Mr. N. Awrey, Commissioner for Ontario ; Hon. John Mcintosh, Commissioner for Quebec ; Dr. E. Gilpin, Secretary of the Executive Board of Nova Scotia ; Hon. Thomas Greenway, Premier of Manitoba ; Hon. J. H. Turner, Minister of Finance and Agriculture for British Columbia, and to 27 Messrs. A. H. B. Macgowan, E Hutcherson, C. H. Law and J. K. Anderson, the Commissioners for that Province. With these gen- tlemen, as well as with all others connected with the efforts of the several Provinces and Territories, my relations have been most cordial and pleasant, and the present advanced condition of the pre- paratory work in connection with the Provincial portions of the Canadian display at the World's Columbian Exposition is largely due to the promptness with which they have responded to m\' re- quests and the deep interest they have taken in the success of this enterprise. Regretting that I have been compelled through failure of health to leave this work unfinished, I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, WiM. SAUNDERS.