St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-06-28

lars in tickets were taken beforehand to :bc
redeemed the first year the house was open
ed. q meeting was called Of prominer.
icitizens, merchants and others interested
At the iis'Cincinnati 'Club-rooms.n = "a cotl-
/ | mittee WAS >ppointed Of one hundred per-
sons to solicit subscriptions. This .stoo
much committed being, Of course, pom
dexous did nothing tor sometime. Mean
while a Mr.. Handy an enterprising builder
i proposed 20 build ono ealso on tho saimc
terms The papers gave him thea coli
shoulder ): Mr.: Pike was the man and be
only. should build, the temple OF art. Mr..
Pike. publishes 4 card withdr6wing flis
proposition, which summarilye disposed of
Ethe tstoo much COMMITTEES and said; -1the
did not wish TO- be forced into an ,opposi
tion to others making the attempt to sun
ply the. great want" In other words Nj.
Pike was disgusted with expressions :aof
sympathy and no money; and will pursue
his Intention Of erecting, magnificent
block: of+tores on the site of the old opera
house. Mr.. Handy proposes to build an OPP
era house and art gallery combined. Tie
building 10 be 86' BY 100 The auditorium
win b. so feet deep, which is considered
large enough. Pixies was 100 feet, being
the largest in the world. In oInamentation
acoustics. ventilation and arrangements for
egress il is TO be equal TO. anything of the
kind i'd the country. The art gallery Is to
be designed, arranged and under the man
agement Of T. Buchanan Read, the celebra-
ted poet and artist, who is q resident Of
this city This is TO be free, open to all
uglhefday, and used by tie audience
as a promenade s.between the ACTS" in the
evenings. I have doubt as to the audi
ence rushing out between ac:sto be refntd
by the soft, influences Of art: The heaviest
rush will be III the direction Of the bar and
not to the art gallery. People are SO sell
fish and unreined, you knoW....We trust,
however, that We -wiai-seoh have an Opera
house worthy of the city. -'TisJ h luxury,
and7xe must have it. "A city, that aims to
be metropolitan without an opera house:
It will never do. So presume all interest
ed Will walk up and purchase their tickets
aad II this opera house does not indulgein
a eonfagration too pre'naturely, they will
get their money back. ..z a.
The large suspension bridge over the
Ohio.at this place, now nearly completed;
is truly one of the wonders of art. 1T was
commenced ten years-ago, and the calcula-
tlon is to have1it done by October next
The master mind who is building this im-
mense structure is John. A. Roebling, ma
tive OF Prussia. q man Of world vide repu=
tation as an engineer and bridge builder.
He built the, beautiful structure known as
the Niagara suspension bridge; the Pitts
burg aquednet suspension over the AlleT
ghany, 1000 feetin length; the seven-span
su,pension bridge over the Monongahela,
1850 feet which is now in. USE, and also the
new Allegheny bridge at Pittaburg. Some
iems concerning the bridge here emay:p prove
interesting The ;two;tswers of stone are
2s0feet high. and the length Of the main
span from tower t. tswer is 1927 feet. The
totai length: Of the bridge including ap-
proachesa is 1882 feet. ] The height above
low water 1OO feet.e The width. Of the
bridgewill be Sc feet supported by two CA
bles l2{ inches in diameter. The amount
Of wire tn the cables-is.l :, ,0O0, 600 pound6-
The s,rengthot the structure 16, 800 tons.
A temporary foot bridge: now spans the
river from anchorage: to anchorage, r1tis
4 miniature suspension bridge; only two
feetswide but complete in every detail with
ifs cables, guys, suspenders and railing.
it:wil take - person: Walking pretty rap-
idly eight minutes sto. cross the bridge. .ouy
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