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m New T. WI York ,,,d ,, wants not only tho world'a
has embodied the iden in a design for q
gigantic emblematic statue.
He proposes to construct n vast hollow
sphere. having a diameter of 500 feet. This
will be suspended between two enormous
towers 600 feet in height, with u spacious
terrace and an appropriate building on each
side Tor restaurants. drawing.rooms, build
ing and c~lub-houses, or other like pur-
poses.
The towers will be connected by enor-
nous arches passing over the suspended
globe. and surmounted by an observatory.
This will be $40 icet high, 175 feet wide. and
45O feet long. 1t will be reached by eleva-
tors in the legs OF tho towers, and will be
used as u grand promenade.
Inc globe will be Reached by eight ele-
vaior from u central support below its
center. and also by two in each leg of the
towor. making sixteen in all. The towers
are built in the form oil tho letter A. the in
itiul of America.
The interior of tho globe will be used for
q number oil cycloramic views. REPRESENT
ing tho landing OF Columbus and various
other events i'll his careers; also q repre-
sehtation OF the various countries of tho
world.
One OF the most elaborate and costly OF
all tho schemes proposed emanates also
from New York. IL is called the Driveway
Spiral Tower.
This is to be LOGO feet in height. 400 feet
IN diameter at the base. tupcring gradually
to 225 iect ut the top. 1t is to be built of a
lattice work OF iron. as open us possible to
ALLOW for the FREQ passage of the wind. thus
reducing to IL minimum the danger OF its
blowing down.
Inside the tower will be constructed n
double spiral roadway extending from the
ground to the observatory. or platform. ut
the top. Tho grade of these circular road
ways will be but 8 feet in 1000. which will
nab teams to be driven up and down OF
n trot. This would make u drive of nearly
four miles. or almost eight for the round
trip.
The other spiral will be for cars. which
Will be run ON what is called the "thread-
less screw" system. whatever that may be.
The cars are to be run once II minute and
to attain quite IL high rate OF speed. The
observatory will be 600 feet higher than tho
lofticst point of tho Eiffel Tower. md very
nearly three times the height OF tho WASH.
ington Monument.
The estimated cost of this vast and solid
structure is 81, 5O0,O 00-a tritle when IL New
Yorker is figuring. 1t is unnecessary to
say that It Is proposed to make it IL perma-
nent institution.
But tho tall structures suggested for the
Worlds Fair are not all in the nature of
towers. Chicago has very tall buildings
now. and. ii tho fair is located there, will
OF which u sketch is given, will be of TWEEN
ty-eight stories.
1t will be built of iron. and contain no
wood except WHAT is used in tho doors and
windows being in consequence absolutely
fire 1t will be furnished with tliir-
teen elevators. one for every two floors
above tho second, which will stop to re-
ceive passengers ut no others than tho ones
they serve.
IL will be $50 feet in height, containing
nearly l.UD rooms. and be perfect and
complete in all its appointments. The
plans for this structure have been prepared.
and whether or not the architect is 10 he
classed with cranks remains to he seen.
TO Western eyes the greatest crnnks who
have thus far thrown down the gauntlet and
entered tho arena. arc iound in the New
York Worlds fair committee. who lore to
locate tho wonderons prizt i'll their metro-
politan city by looking wise and holding
secret meetings.
However. it is difficult TO tell who will be
Governor until after the election. New York
may como out victorious. and all the Span