St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-04
PREPARING FOR VISITORS.
Plans for Illumination During the Fair
Week.
NEW FEATURES PROPOSED
Chairman Van Slyke Promises to Sur
pass ALI Previous Efforts in a
Brilliant Display.

st. Paul will be more brilliantly illu-
minated during the coming state fair
than ever before, the arrangements be-
| ing under the management of EX-Ald.
William r. Van Slyke. Mr.. Van Slyke
was seen by GLOBE reporter last even
ing, and was very enthusiastic regard
ing the plans adopted and already part
| ly carried out. "The illumination. lie
said, twill be grander than anything
ever beforeattempted in the Northwest.
The effect which we expect to produce
will be very fine in The variety of cOlOrs
we will use. don't wish to be egotis-
tical, but having placed my plans be-
fore several well known gentlemen
who have seen the most successful
Examinations in the principal cities of
both America and EuaOpe, have their
assurance that ours will eclipse any,
thing ever before attempted. In st.
Louis and other cities that have
illuminated recently but three colors of
globes have been used-red, white and
blue, with twO-thirds white and the
balance red and blue. The difference
with ours will be that we will use all the
cOlors of the rainbow-ruby, blue, green,
amber, crystal and white,
WITH RUBY PREDOMINATING.
AT Bridge square, covering the entire
space, will be erected a canopy which
will require l 200 globes to cover Down
Third street at Cedar, Minnesota,
Robert, Jackson and Sibley streets
arches will be erected, as will also be
other arches in the centerS of the blocks
between the streets named. Side or
curb Examinations will be extended
along Third street from Sibley to Wa
basha, with a creScent-Shaped piece
surmounting about every twenty feet.
These crescents will be at right angles
with the curb pieces, and will contain
about sixteen globes each. The arch at
Cedar street will be SurmOunted by the
anchor of incandescent electric lights
which was so enthusiastically received
last winter.
''That which we hope to make the
great feature of our illumination, how
ever" said Mr.. Van Slyke, Twill be To-
Gated between Robert and jackson or
Sibley streets. 1t will be a represent
alton of an old-faShioned sickle, and it
is now being constructed of incandes-
cent electric lights by the Edison COM
pany, and will be suspended in the
center of the block, twenty-five feet
from the ground. The handle will be
of ruby, the back of blue and the blade
proper milk white. Suspended five
feet above the sickle in the center will
be sheaf of grain three feet In diam
eter and seven feet long, the binder of
which will be set with incandeScent
lights of an amber hue, as will also be
the heads of the grain. forty or fifty
lights being used for the purpose. The
sickle will be fifteen feet in length, and
separate from the illumination of the
sheaf, will contain
OVER 200 LIGHTS.
''Archcs will be erected on WabaSha
street at the principal cross streets be-
tween Third street and the capitol; on
Jackson at Third, Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh; on Sibley at Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh; on Seventh at Wabasha, Min
nesota, Robert, Jackson, Sibley, Wa
couta and Broadway; and three fine
arches will also be built in the vicinity
of the Windsor hotel. Clusters of
globes will be placed upon all street
lamp posts upon the streets mentioned.
''Three Of the best bands of the city
have been engaged to give promenade
concerts on Third street each evening
between the hours OF and II o'clock.
Band stands will be erected between
Bridge square and Cedar street; be-
tween Cedar and Minnesota, near Min
nesOta; and between Robert and Jack
son streets. The street will be thor
oughly swept and cleaned each after
noon, and in the evenings, between the
hours named, all carriages will be ex-
cluded, so that all may enjoy the beau
ties of the illumination and the music
without fear of accident.
"a large force of men are now at
work. under the direction of the city
engineer, preparing and erecting the
gas pipe frames, and the prospects are
that all will be in readiness for the
illumination day or two before the
opening of the fair.
Unfortunately for those interested
in the illumination of Third street dur
ing the coming state fair week, the
fronts of several old buildings on that
thoroughfare are in process of recon-
structiOn, and if they are allowed to re-
main in the present condition will tend
to greatly mar the beauty of the scene.
An effort will be made by some of the
prime movers in the enterprise to have
these places cleared up and the opera
lions of repairing suspended during the
week."