St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
THE EIFEEI. TOWER

In order to give some idea of the
magnitude of this exposition, it may be
said that over 100000 of square feet on
the Champs de Mars are covered with
magnificent structures OF glass and
iron, Illuminated by the most brilliant
electric lights. and made in every way
as cOmmOdiOuS. convenient and hand
some as the latest modern invention,
coupled with the most refined taste, can
make them. The Eiffel tower stands
at the grand entrance to the exposition,
and around it extends the beautiful
park of the Champs de Mars, with
its cascades, fountains and pleas
ure gardens. Near it is the $4,000
square feet of space allotted to the
United States, in which will probably
be found many of the most interesting
exhibits of the exposition. The Edison
company alone are spending many
thousand dollars on their display, which
will embrace all the most recent ingen-
tons in electricity. Among other things
will be 10000 beautifully cOlored cleo
trio lights arranged to represent our
national flag. Tiffany & Co. have also
gone to great expense, and have sent
collection of diamonds and other
precious stones which will readily bear
comparison with the crown gems of any
court in Europe.
The tower, when completed. will
reach the enormous height of 1000 feet,
and will be by far the largest structure
in the world. In order to form some
idea of building LOCO feet high, let us
compare it for moment with the other
tall towers in the world. The dome of
st. Paul's cathedral in London is 404
feet in height. and that of st. Peters
in Rome 433. The top of the spire of
st. Stephens in Vienna is ten feet
higher, while that of the Strassburg
cathedral is 466 feet from the ground.
The famous cathedral In Cologne
enjoys the distinction of being
dozen feet more than half
the height of the new tower.
The cost of this vast structure will eX-
coed 5000, 900 francs, of which one-half
was contributed by the government,
and the remainder by NJ. Ethel and his
associates. The projectors of the affair
will receive all the money taken in
during the exposition, after which the
tower will become the property of the
French government. At the first grand.
landing, which is situated $50 feet from
the ground, there will be a Supurb cafe
and restaurant. conducted by MeSSrS.
Speir and Ponds, the well-knOwn Lon
don caterers, and also a variety of
little shops and booths devoted to
the sale of small souvenirs of the
exposition. Four Staircases will lead to
this landing. and beside these four ele-
vators of American manufacture will
1un from the top to the bottom, and it is
expected that the whole trip can be
made in from seven to eight minutes.
The charge for ascending to the first
landing will be 81, and to the top of the
tower 81. 1t will be seen therefore that
if 1000 people make the ascent each
day, the receipts from that source alone
will be $4,000, and in addition to this
there. will be the profit derived from
carrying people to the first landing, and
also from the rent of the cafe and shops
situated there. The platform reached
by the elevators includes balcony
of square form measuring about sixty
feet on each side. There will also be
large outside promenade formed of
glass plates in movable frames. In the
center of the platform will be a cabin
divided into laboratories to be used for
making experiments. Above this plat
form is the highest landing of the
tower, the summit of which contains
lantern twenty-three feet high,in which
will be placed an optical system similar
to that employed in the finest light