St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-08
LIKE ALADDIN'S PALACE.
The Exposition Has Sprung in Short
Season Into Size and Beauty.
Promises Redeemed and the Giant
Structure Ready for Exhibits.

Six weeks ago, when everything at the
Exposition was in that state of chaos which
is inevitable with the hurry in this under
| taking of magnitude the building COM
mittee authorized the statement that by
Aug. the structure would be practically
finished and ready for exhibits Many who
saw the building laughed at this assertion
as wild and chimerical, if not impossible,
but the building committee has indicated
itself. The building is practically finished,
and is not only ready for exhibits, but eX-
hibits are now being placed. Last night the
upper floors were cleared and made ready,
and forces were at work putting in exhibits.
The firms that deserve credit for being the
first on the around are Janney, Semple &
Co., wholesale hardware; Regain Bros,
bakers, and Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
scales. Besides these, the depots are
now being crowded with exhibits and
on Monday dozens of teams will be in
| requsition to transport them to the build
ing. In another day the first floor will be
in place and machinery can go in as rapidly
as possible. The main lower stalrways
were completed last evening and the upper
ones will require but little time more.
IN THE ART GALLERY.
| Mr.. VOlk is hard at work setting up the
casts, which will occupy the corridor be-
tween the galleries proper and the main
building. The group of LAGOON is set up
| and ready. and the Quot Player and Venus
de Milo ale also in position. About thirty
panel groups and pieces, which require no
work, ale out, ready for placing, while
familiar heads and busts peep from boxes
and papers in every direction. The collec-
ton is in good shape and will be, as was
anticipated. feature of the big show.
The main halls of the art galleries are now
painted and in few days will be ready
for the reception of pictures. Workmen
are now placing the connecting stairways.
The tints are all harmonious and pleasing,
and judges of such matters are highly
pleased with the general result.
MACHINERY WORK.
The lower floor and basement present
the busiest scenes, just at this time. The
boiler room and engine house are at the
southwest corner of the building and the last
pieces of the ponderous machinery are just
going In. From there, shafting runs
throughout the first floor to furnish power
in every locality. Besides this pit run
ming parallel with the front wall carries
steam pipes for that class of machinery
desirable to exhibit in that way. Connec-
tons have been made with the pumping
pool for the elevators and the pool itself is
about completed. Foundations have been
put in by quite number of machinery
manufacturers and in some cases the en-
gnes themselves have been put together.
EXPOSITION ETCHINGS.
Exhibitors who have arrived here stand
amazed when told of the short time which has
elapsed since the Winslow house stood on its
site.
Leonard Volk handles the scalpel about as
well as an Italian cast maker, as he skillfully
sets up the collection.
The exterior of the building has been COM
pleted, except the skyllght and the finishing
of the several towers.
The Venus of Milo looks as though she had
been exhumed from the ruins of Hercula-
neum.
Supt. Al Hubbard has gone for one day to
Illinois to see his family.