The morning call., 1890-10-15
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Secretary of War Grants Per.
mission to Pile the Lake.
Special to THE CALL

CHICAGO, Oct 9, 1s9O-At the writ
ing of this the Committee on Classical
ton have not handed in their re-
port. The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds cannot alot the space and deter
mine OH the buildings until the details of the
divisions are settled upon. This question
at present is the key to the situation. Once
it is determined the different committees
will move to the execution of the work al
Iotted them. The last request of the Di-
rectors has been granted. Secretary Butter
worth has received from the War Depart
ment formal consent to pile in what is known
as the lake front.
The permit grants the privilege to pile
about 700 feet in width and about three
fourths of mile in length Of the lake east
of the Illinois Central Railroad, and be-
tween Park row and Monroe street eX-
tended. The riling, at the request of the
Secretary of War, 10 be all removed within
eight months after the formal closing OF
the exposition. 1t is now proposed
to fill in the lake and make ten acres
of solid ground Here will be placed
the permanent Mem rial Hall, a grand
monumental building, Surmounted with a
dome. The temporary buildings will be
around them. Memorial Hall is designed in
a chaste renaissance style OF architecture.
The other buildings will harmonic, and be
constructed of iron and glass, and show Il
magnificent frontage of 1000 feet of build
ings.
Captain +. ". Mead. who has been ap-
pointed as representative OF the navy on the
National Commission, has novel idea OF
making a naval exhibit. He proposes the
building fog the purpose to have the form OF
4 large wooden cruiser, the naval exhibit to
be placed in the interior, guns in the turrets
and all the naval appliances i'll their regular
place on board ship. The building would
be about 100X400 feet and cOStabout 100000.
This plan would be very attractive, and
would give an opportunity to see the a.
engagements of the weapons of death and de-
struction on real warShIp.
F. l.. Dana of Denver, Colo, has pre-
scented to the Direct0r-General an idea for a
special feature of the fair. in the form of
social entertainments or receptions. These
he would have conducted by ladies of
high social standing from each State aud
country in the Western Hemisphere,
would form a Columbian Court. 4
large building would be erected for
the purpose Of having suites of looms for
the Columbus in their private receptions.
Each would be provided with handsome
crown, and with coat-of-armS emblematic of
each State, Territory or country she repre-
scented, costing from $500 to $1,000. The
idea is TO show the world the great advance
ment since the days of Columbus in social
accomplishments. costumes, manners, etc.
Dr. L. Ziegfeld, of Chicago College of
Music, has plans to furnish the fair NTH
music. Here is an opportunity, he thinks,
TO Offset fer all time the idea that Is preyG-
lent among Europeans that America is far
behind in the art of music. He would make
an exhibit of all the science connected with
music; also museum of ant que
instruments, those made during the
centuries that have passed since David
PLAYED on harp of thousand
strings" There would be the grandest
chorus ever organized and the largest and
the finest orchestra ever assembled, which,
under an able leader, would execute the
works Of the grand old masters in manner
that would rerd the air with music and song
and the visiting world would bow III admir-
alton 10 the greatness and grandeur Uf music
in America.
large body of representatives of the
press from the East visited the site and
were agrreably surprised 10 find the location
an ideal one and grauder than they ever sus-
pected. HeucetOrth they pledge their
hearty support.
Personal interest in the great far is grow
ing rapidly. Already strangers throng tho
streets. State pride is being aroused, and
its influence will be felt in the Legislatures.
Iowa mas uGpuldllON mere 10 arrange LOT
an exhibit that will Guido her sister States.
Nebraska has also come TO the front. She
does not propose to be caught mapping. Her
committees are preparing to have the State
appropriate $780, for Nebraska. Letters
upon almost every imaginable topic pour
into headquarters asking all sorts OF ques-
tons. Touching the plans and scope, there
is no other idea than to meet the reasonable
demands of the situati0n-the fruits of 40C0
years of effort in the field of thought and
actiOn-a living picture of what the civil
liZatiOn of 1890 can produce is what is in-
tended the great exposition will represent.
Since cur last writing Chicago mas grown
richer to the amount Of 81, 10000 in having
a tn-plate factory costing that amount To-
Gated here. The ere viii be brought from
the Black Hills and North Carolina. The
enterprise will give employment to $500
men. Thus the great city grows Natural
gas for fuel and light is being
piped from Indiana, aud by 1895
it will be novel feature in itself to the
world of strangers. The elevated roads and
cable systems are being pushed with vigOr,
making preparations for the transportation
of the nations visitors. An aeronautc
corporation with capital stock of S20,000,000,
has been organized to operate air vessels for
transportation of people and freight. This
will be a novel and clean way to travel, but
many will prefer the old way of going on
foot
Colonel George r. Davis, Drector-General
of the Words Fair, was born at Three
Rivers, Palmer, Mass, January 8, 1910, and
educated i'll the public schools. and at Will