Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-26

fronts south on Sixth street. Last year
there was also front Of $50 feet on flerco
street. which was of equal Importance IN
its design to the Sixth street front. But
the Corn Palace this year, although IL
shows IL decorated mass in whatever aspect
il is viewed, concentra, eS its main exterior
effects uron the south or Sixth street 'front.'.
The frontage OF tho structure Is 25o Ieet
and its depth $50 feet
The architectu is unique and difficult to
describe except at great length of detail 1t
is composite, the features Of many distinct
styles being selected and ali to2ether SUP
4Tfe genofar t6strpniin nprpQsep . fuhofe' sng-
gcstiVe as castle than OF anything else.
| The roof is early English. The windows or
numerous openings are Moorish. The tow
ers and pnnacles are OF various origin. Inc
main wall of the Luilding Is thirty live lect
| his h. 1t includes two ample stories II inc
| gallery running around the interior can be
| counted as a story. Above this wall me
| roof rises TO peak in the center, which
| is sixty-eicht feet above the floor. me
| main feature OF the structure is tho grand
| tower, which rises over the center OF
the south side TO height ot 1856 leet
| lolow the flag staff The tower is forty
eight feet square at tho base, through
wi ich is the grand entrance. The tower Is
intended rs well for n lookout as for the
| other purposes which IT serves Inc
original plan Of equipping the tower with
an elevator had to be abandoned on ac-
count of the severe strain involved. but u
is provided with ample stairways. AT dill
ierent heights there are four balconies run
ming around the tower the uppeInosI oe-
ing l64 feet above the ground. from which
an admirable view is to lie had not only oi
the building but also of the entire city. On
either side of this tower there are fanKing
towers Of lesser height, but provided IKE,
wise W tn balconies which are connected
with the main tower by bridges. AT each
extreme OF the south side, also, there are
towers, Just beyond the lateral gables
The entire face not only OF the main
building but also Of the towers Is dressed
with natural products IN Ia; ianenutd ud i1rmI 10 ai
parts OF the plant, is the predomihaIlnt
material, but all the grains. grasses ano
seeds OF this region are used. inc rool II
matched with grain. The appearance o
the whole Is gorgeous and interesting u
contemplate. The interior of tho building
, would present the general appearance OF
vast rectange IL IL were not broken IN III,
middl by the projection OF the FRAMEWORK
' of the main tower. This makes apparently
two OMEN spaces to tho east and TO tn
west, but there is n connecting space be
tween OF more than one-half the depth Q
the building and in this space Is tho ralse'
t platform for the musicians. Runnlng arouh
the interior OF the building, at the height
seventeen feet above the floor. is CALLER.
Q prarded by a balustrade. The gallery
q eighteen feet deep. The space under tn
= gallery is divided into booths, as Is ais
Il the gallery. .
o II is in the interior OF tho building tht
y the finest artistic effects OF decoration ar
4 wrought out. Every particle OF tho space
u decorated. The work is freely done by IN
y ladies OF Sioux City. who are organized tC
y the purpose. Something OF the magnitud
n OF this work may be inferred from the Ia
" that the floor space on the ground Is aDol
/ 2S,OOO square feet. and In the gallery, ov'
10 IL 600 square feet. For over three weeks 9
average Of 275 ladies have been daily engage
i. inldecorating the interior. The materials al
u supplied at the expense OF the Corn Pala'
!, management. An army OF 700 laborers' al
a employed by the management Is at the con
~ mand OF the ladies. The latter are divide
5. into groups OF from five to ten, each under
N director, and each group Is assigned TO
- booth. A plan OF decoration Is invented al
10 approved. and when completed the gro'
AZ goes to another booth. The stimulus
rivalry among the groups is strong e.
as fruitful OF results. 1t is simply impossit
v. TO describe the wonders OF the ehec
r wrought out in this way. they are SO
'n ried and complex, so surprising and so G
Of rious on account OF the materials use
=. that a volume would be required Tor 4
~ details, and then the story could not be
preclated without visit to tho scene