Information for Exhibitors
A brief Description of the Exposition, Extracts of important Rules and Regulations, and an Analysis of the Plan and Scope of the Exhibit Departments

Mines and Metallurgy WITHIN the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy will be displayed the mineral products of the world, together with illustrations of mining and met- allurgical processes. The leading metallic ores, such as iron, lead, zinc, gold, etc., will be illustrated by examples from the several States and Foreign collective exhibits. These will be supplemented by the metallurgical ex- hibits and coal displays made by private individuals and corporations. Especial attention will be given the new and rarer minerals and the processes for their reduction. These include the several ores which have lately come into prominence on account of their radio-active prop- erties. Gems, rare stones and crystals will make an important exhibit. Mining engineering, as practically applied to the de- velopment of properties, will be shown. The petroleum exhibit will contain a collection of all the crude oils pro- duced in the world, besides a full series of derivatives and by-products, and also models of all the appliances used in drilling, piping, storing and distributing ore. Clay and its products will have a very prominent position, and the raw material will be shown with the finished product. The great increase in the uses of ce- ment since the last International Exposition will make a large and interesting field for exhibit purposes. The most improved methods and appliances used in mining Coal, Iron and Stone will be shown, including the hand- ling, transportation and delivery at destined points. The Department as a whole will contain much that is