, 1873-08-03
THE September SHOW.
Progress Made on the EXPOSE
tion Building.
One Hundred Additional Men to Ga
to Work Tomorrow.

The Entire Space Already Taken-.'FulI
Assurance of a Grand
Success.
Why Chicago should always hAvo boon, and
still remain, among all oitios 10 pre-eminontly
succesBful In MI her undertakings, lh a matter
which has never boen properly looked into. Hor
wondrouB growth, from the Insignificant village
which auccaeded uononttty but q fow yoars Binco
to her nnto-Aro aptendor, hor almost incredible
rosuacitation since tho fire, arc matters which
iazo tho intellect and lcayo 1t aataaod With look
ing at and enjoying the resulta without inquir-
Ing iuto thoir cause. Without doubt, these
achievements nro but tho result OF tho
thoughtfuliy applied enorgy OF pooplo
who appreciate tho extra alvantagca which
tho place they 1.-Two in affords them. and work
thom to tho utmost, who know Of no Ruch word
as failure, and who, wlilo each works sln8ly and
independently for his own gain, aro over rcndy
to join haud-in-hnnd for tho promotion Of .
Hchome which promiscs to promote tho public
welfare. At no timo has tho Willingness OF our
citizens to join together In public undertaking
bean moro markedly shown than In tho gotting
up Of tho Chicago Exposition. Tho subject was
broaollel quietly, initiatory matters woro ar
ranged in tho most unostentatioua mannor, and,
beforo tho public lad begun to realize tho fact
that m Epostion was to bo had tha fall all tho
stock WAS subscribed. CommittoeB wero
formed, and tho nocoHsary operations
wore SGT going to insure it's auccoss,
thing Of which now tho loaat sangr,ino
originally cannot brontho doubt. Since tho
first issue Of stock, 30 MANY applications for
space havo como IN TINT it Ia found that the
building will hayo to bo moro roo1ny, md, to pro-
yido for this, second issue Of stock was made,
Of which somo s40, 600 odd is still unsubBcribod,
and for which tho managers are willing to accept
propositions. OF
THE PnodREsB OF TIE WORK
the present condition Of tho building can best
speak. III our last report tho principal matter
would DO dono. Now what has boon accom-
p1shed can be npokon OF. Tho picture Of The
building which is to DO is, from lts
piquant appearance on handblile I,II! ct inter-
will call to mind pretty correctly view OF as
much Of tho structure LII now stands, Almost
all of tho brick work ia built. Out Of tlirty-one
trusBos, fourteen arc alrcady in poation. while
four mora }io promo Oh the floor ready for eroc-
| ton. These trusscs deserve more than o pas
| sing word Of notice, being probably tho largest
which hnye oyor been built, and costing not less
than 81 200 pieco. Their height is eighty feot,
and their total length is 235 foot, the ot1oct Of
tho spans which arc already elevated bolng worry
| beautiful, thoy covering length Of over 2G0
feet. Tho triBaes orc built on lilo floor Of tho
| Exposition, and arc elevated by moans Of Xix
| derricks ponderous aB they arc, it takoH but
though it may bo aH we'll to add that tue 1lccos-
sary preparations for this operation tako from
| eight to nine hours to mako.
| THE acENE AT THE DU1ID1SG
| fo Sua1y In I'm yfrAfn Mn
mon arc busily engaged at all points. Carpen-
tors on tho floor are torturng plank8 into their
proper positions in thu tr1lsHcB, while 81 feet
over head they clanihor along tho boalnB In a
manner TINT gives less neryy man's bair an
inclination to standing upon end. Along tho
yyaliH tlo busy bricklayorH pile brick upon brick,
| tho claug Of their trowels as thoy chip. off q
fragment joining morrily in the general olatter.
| out oven serious injury to ono of tho work.
men, although on Saturday tho special watch
man had narrow escapc: In hecdlesa
momont ho got under the brick and mortar
tion ha had Of it's prosence WaB gentlo invita-
tion to aeBumo, on tho shortest possible notice,
il not tho proportion. at loast the Bhapo, Of a
| buckwheat pancake. Before he did 30, however,
he WAS rescued by somo bystanders, lis only
injuries boing a bad br,lise on tho top Of hia
head md Jared shoulder.
Notwithstanding tho fact that rapid proEroBa
las already boon Inado, 1t ls tho intention Of the
contractors to put On ...
on Monday morning : 80 that by tho end OF the
wook tho appearance Of tl.o building will DO auch
as to give all an dea Of how big thing tho Chi
cago Exposition Of 1873 il going to bo.
Without going into any dry Getalla it is vol te
stnto that although tho building will bo IL worry
beautiful one, the main object OF the builders
isto
MAKE IT PERFECTLY sAFE
and glance at tho solid sub-strnctuIe, the heavy
I pAl1 Ia infnrljnH1.