The book of the fair; an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 (1893)
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 · Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Co. · leaf 45
fterward postponed to the 2 1 st of October, 1892; the Fair to be opened on the 1st of May, 1893, and closed not later than the 30th of October following. As soon as the sum of $10,000,000 should be raised or subscribed by responsible parties, and provision made for suitable grounds and buildings,…