, 1873-07-13
THE SHOW OF 1873.
Rapidly with Which tho Great Ex-
/ position Building is Co.
! i. ing Up.
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An Idea Of What the Structure Will
:: Be Like---The View from
tho Dome.
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The Railroads Coming Down Handsome.
: iy--1A Fine-Art Exhibition
+: Finally Decided On.
The Money Part Of the Brlsiness---A
Promising "spec." "--solic.
itors Withdrawn.

was con,pletod ycstorday, throughout lts entire
length and width. Il is no long that you cannot
see tho ono end whilst standing ut tho other,
The, contro Of the floor is occupied by huge
uprising Of timber, not unlike three attenuated
bridge piers. This is intended to
j. SUPPORT TIE DOME
during erection, as well aa mid in its otruc-
ture. It's massive character gives good idon of
what tho doule will DO, whom finished. This
falso work." Oh It is called meaning this tower
like framos Of timbor, have attained height
Of 80 feet, and already the appearance il inpros-
sivo. Whit tho framework will appear when
it hns attainod it's full growth Of 100 feet, ono
oan hardly innglue. Something very effective,
no doubt.
The floor on either Bldo Tho dome is nero
CARPENTER sHor.
Heaps Of rough lumber arc being converted
into all aorts Of shapes, as rapidly Us Baw, plane,
and chisel can do 1t. Tho principal work is that
Of preparing tho lumber for tho trussos. Theeo
inmouse maaHcs Of wood form tho most i'm
postant feature Of tho structure, aud will be
forred to hereafter
THE ouTEn WALLS,
of brick, aro being raised with o rapidity ncon-
coivabe to any other tim Chicago man. Tho
bricklayors startod ut tho centre, north Of the
dome, on tho weBt front, aud BEEN to l,ave tray
olsd right around, opposite to where they COM
menced, Oh tho lake front, building % they went
wall Of some four or FIVE feet high. Then they
made fresh start, about fifty yards further north,
and PIT up another layer OF four or flvo feet.
| Then. at tho north end, thoy crcled round with
| still another layer. And on tho lake front they
| have put up another and last layor, making
brick wall on that side. fully twenty foot
high, in which doora and windows at proper in-
| toryais arc regularly built. They Hoom to havo
raised the wall as high as they intend to at pros
ont, and are working back, boing. now engaged
| n mn n rnfpl,
tho quarter-circlc describing the north end.
| ALONG THE FLOORING,
throughout its entire length. the spectator,
standing at either e.d,, will perceive little opon-
regular intervals, in two lines, from end to end,
ono Oh each side, ut distance Of twenty-five
foot from the brick vail. The truasos already
aef9na to tn T 1.ns dfG the9o ao 9pen
roof will rest. Tho trusscB aro bcing
mado now, by tho simple process Of milling one
plank Of an inch thick over another plank Of an
inch thick, and that over another, and 80 on,
until six {or eighty hayo been 20 nniled together,
tho cnds dovetniliug, and tho wholo beng after
ward bolted firmly.
10 these truasos, from tho top OF the brick
wall, will be built what everybody will recognize
when wo call it
"LEAN-To,"
namely, gallery for spectators, etc., and roof,
thus covering tile 25-foct space already mention
Cd between tno trap~liAo> openings and tho wall.
made, halls Of. entrance. Iobbios, rooms for all
Sorts Of purposes; and every inch OF space that
cannot ha found uHe for in this way can bo
turned iato crisp. grcon0acks by giving it up. to
| exhibitors.
Tho floor. is Of hewn lumber. rough, uneven.
with gaping voids between. But it IL solid aud
strong, level and vast. 1t is used BY hand.
wagons to carry loadn Of lumber from ono parl
OF the structure to tho other. One Gun conceive
| ITS CLEAN-suAvEN BEAUTY
When tho plane, the axc, and tho chiaol hnvc
done thoir work. Looked at through tho higl
windows built into tho now brick wall, from this
floor, tho lake appears more ako-like than 1t die
before. Ono HeeinB to bo noering right into it,
beautiful bluo watera, with no dusty railroad
track betwcen. The hepht Of this building a1le
proximity Of the water, deceive tho oyo pleasant
crystal depths, making no account Of unsightl3
smoAostacks.
THE VIEW FROM TIE DOME
''falso work" >" not half up although it be Ia al
Inhibited tho fat streets Of Chicago for any
length Of timo will DO surprised by tue pan
orama-lke scene into unexpected and irrcprcs
aihlo expressions OF rapture. They will deBcont
viii aod o sseas onensd a & e @
Montreal, seen from the oll-towor Of tht
Church of Our Lady, ia the finest show-picturt
in the East. Chicago from the dome Of he1
Exposition, will be tho most magnificent Wow II
the Northwest.
There seems no reason to doubt that
TIE BUILDING WILL he READY
in due timo although tho date was fixed 80 earl!
TINT it leaves no limit for play. T. IL no boy'
work, this Exposition building. The vaat new
hotel buildings of Chicago, carayansarles AZ tic,
arc callod, arc shantios ii comparison to this mag
nificent ediilco. Tho Cincinnati building will b
a moro sholl compared to il; yet the stock Q
the latter is worth 250, and $50 por ceut in divi
deudB have boon paid. 1ts extent ID 90 great
and tho work 80 Intricate and difficult, that SOM
margin for accidents might havo boon allowed
Meanwhile, tho work goes Oh aa satisfactorily d
though heavens thundors aud heaven's rain
had not lost lib a whole week, and heaven
winds done their best to pull our young gian
into ahrels at the moment Of his birth. Barring
. any serious acoidont, tho Exposition will b.
ready as per advertisement, and there won't b,
another nail to drive, nor coat OF pnint, o
varnlsh, or whitowash, or plaster to put on
pleaae tho pigs, after tile last day na1nod in th
YnriouA contracts.
MONEY, THE s1NEW8 OF WAR.
il coming in with gratifying promptitudo. TIL
stockholders arc paying up ticlr assessment
will, tho regularity aud cheerfulnosB Of men VIII
arc suro Of . soft thing in tho way Of aividonds
aud whon 9nythnE as sad 9o 9n9n6 a6 makng
addod to the capital (1naking It 1000 iu all)
thoao stockholders frown. and intimate that tho
arc perfectly ablo to subscribe tho nloney thcnl
soyes They haye aroaay wliharawn Avn. fr9r n
, aro in tho concern now intond to subscribe 81
tho stock untaken themselves. Tho day for til
Btockllnllorn formally sanotioni,,g.the issno o
tho further $l00, 600 IL tho 18th, and from win
lap boon lcarnod from q private canvass Of til
stockholders no doubt Is entertained Of thel
consent to tho inorcase being immodiatel
, glyon, followed by the whole OF tho stock bein
| ut onco talon up.
Certain negotiations hnyo ondcd in tho Adyit
ory aud Executive Committees detorulinin
upon
FINE AIT exhibition.
At first It wau intended that tho lne arts shou!
tuke tLeir chance with the rest, but, fostunatol
for tho ontiro Northwest, wiso couuaes and at
yanced tasteA havo prevailed, altl lino arts vi
form one OF the most prominent features Of til
L1ppsItioI. A pity thiH wAs hot docidad u mont
. ago. There iA timo yet, however,, for q yigorou
effort, which will undoubtedly 10 made.
TIE FOLLOWING CIRCULAR
on this subject has been sont out to artlsts III
AouHos, etc.:
Dean B1n: Tho inaugural Eo1htb!tlon Of tho Into