The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-11
New Orleans Times DemocratD
THE WORLDS EXPO6lTIOY.
Report of Director General Burke
ON the Progress Made.

On tme Progress MADE.
THE OPENING TO RE DEFERRED so THAT
TIE PRESIDENTs OF THE UNITED STATES,
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RE
PUBIICs MAY RE PRESENT.
The following report from Director
General Burke has been sent to President
Arthur and to the press of the North
west:
EXPOSITION GROUNDS, New Orleans,
Nov. l.-Director General Burke COM
pleted to-day
FULL REPORT
of the progress of the preparations for
the Worlds Exposition.
The Main Building has been completed,
| and exhibits are now arriving for installa-
ton. The extension of Machinery Hall,
an iron building, requires only the sash
and flooring, making that hall now about
,a4o feet in length. But little space re-
mains in the machinery department. The
shaltlng is rapidly being placed. Nearly
all of the boilers have been set, and three
tourths Of the foundations are laid for the
| engines. Sixty-Six boilers afford 5000
horsepower of steam for twenty engines,
| aggregaling 1900 horsepower. Eighteen
! hundred horsepower is required to drive
the electric light, and 2,2OO for shatting.
Horticultural Hall was completed some
months ago, and is rapidly being filled
with rare plants. Diaz reports plants for
the
MEXICAN GARDEN
ready for shipment. A vessel will be
sent for them. Large shipments Of plants
are arriving from Central America and
| Florida
The Worthington Waterworks were
completed to-day, and water placed in the
boilers, and this magnificent plant will be
ready on Tuesday to supply 100000
gallons of water daily. Filtered water
is furnished at the rate of $4,000 gallons
per hour Steam Will be raised for the
purpose of testing the boilers, engines
aud sh2flings Nov. 20.
Eight thousand Northern and Southern
evergreens, purchased and contributed,
are rapidly being placed in the grounds.
The walks will be completed by Nov. Is.
The Barber Asphalt Company is laying
the principal walks. Seventy-five car
loads Of gravel and shell are arriving
daily for the walks
\ saw-mill building, 600 feet long, was
completed yesterday, aud Samuel Smith,
superintendent of machinery, reports
FORTY sAw-MILLs
located in the Extension Building. Have
ordered new building for brick and tile
making machines, 300 feet long, Appli-
cations now in will fill it. The art gallery
will be completed Nov. 10. 1t is an iron
building, 25O feet long
The building for the Government and
State exhibits is the handsomest building
on the grounds and has as much floor
space as the Main Centennial Building.
Nearly all the roof is laid and two-thirds
of the flooring finished. Sash and doors
will be placed and the building finished
Nov. Is.
The Director General notifies State
! Commissioners that their exhibits can
come along at any time The building
will
RECEIVE EXHIBITS
on the 10th of November.
Every State and Territory is now repre-
sented.
The erection of stables is progressing
rapidly. Stalls are being provided TO
show 1000 horses; also suitable cattle
and horse barns, and a stock arena with a
lalfmile track.
A Wisconsin dispatch says Jay-Eye-See
and Phallas will be at the Exposition.
Arrangements are being made for noted
horses, stables 800 feet long, and live
stock exhibits the largest ever before
made. Edison's agent arranged for space
for splendid exhibit to-day, and opened
All Office in the Main Building. Six loo
horsepower engines will run their light
drAught motor. The agent is here ar
ranging to
RUN TRAINS INSIDE
the Main Building around the gallery
nearly one mile; also for a road in the
grounds. The Jenny Company com
menced to-day. The department of
woMAN's WORK
have space 800 feet long by 20 wide; edu
cation and instruction, l,450 feet long BY
40 wide
The foundations for FIVE towers, which
with 100 standard arcs and FIVE $4,000
candle-power lamps, will make the g' ound'
appear as light as day.
The Pullman Company closed arrange
ments for exhibiting a miniature City 0
Pullman leO feet long by IS feet wide.
The splendid building of the Mexican
Commission is nearly ready for occupancy