Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-31
FISHERIES BUILDING.

This cut shows the central portion
of the Fisheries building. Excluded
from the view are two smaller poly
| gonal buildings, connected with the
MAN building on either end by ar
cades. The extreme length of the
building over all is l, 100 feet, and the
| width 200 feet. The building is sub
divided into three parts, to conform to
the shape of the site. In the central
portion will be the general fisheries
exhibit in one of the polygonal
buildin will be the angling exhibit,
and in the other the aquaria. The eX-
terror Of the building is Spanish Rom
anesque, and will contrast agreeably
in appearance with the classic style of
all the other buildings.
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
The main building of the transport
alton exhibit measures 9&0 feet front
10y psf feet deep; from this will extend
westward to Stoney Island avenue a
triangular annex covering about nine
arrcs and consisting of one-story
buildings "a feet wide, set side by side.
AS there will he railway track every
ii feet and as all these tracks will
run east and west, these annex build
ings may be used to exhibit an entire
freight or passenger train coupled up
with its engine. 1t is likely that the
display of locomotive engines will be
quite stupcndous, for they will all be
placed end on to the central avenue or
nave of the main building. AS there
will probably be at least 100 engines
exhibited, and placed so as to face
each other, the perspective effect of
the main avenue will be remarkably
effective. Add to the effect of the
exhibits - the architectural i'm
preston given by long
vista of richly ornamented colon
made and it may easily be imagined
that the interior of the Transportation
building will be one of the most i'm
pressive of the Exposition.
The exhibits to be placed in the
building will naturally include every
thing of whatsoever name or Drt de-
voted to purposes of transportation,
and will range from baby carriage
to n mogul engine.
MORE FOREIGN ACCEPTANCUS
In report of a status of the world S
fair in foreign countries, Chief Fearn
states that one of the most gratifying
results of the month of October was in
securing the official acceptances of
Austro- Hungary, Cape Colony, the
Argentine Republic, Algeria, British
Guiana, Corea and Bolivia. Com
missioners have been appointed in
most of these countries. Mr.. Fearn
adds that the reports from Japan are
especially gratifying. Gustavus Cow
ard, special commissioner TO that
country, says Parliament will be asked
to appropriate S7OO,O 900. whereas the
Mikado originally intended to ask foc
but 100000. The government of New
South Wales, the oldest of the Aus
tralasian colonies has appointed a
commission of ffty-three mem Ders and
the other colonies will probably take
similar action.
FLOMDA'S UNIQUE BUILDING.
Old Fort Marion will be reproduced
at the Worlds Fair grounds as the
Florida State building One hundred
thousand dollars is being raised for
the erection of the building and the
maintenance of the state exhibit,
Fort Marion, which is at St Angus
tine, Fla, is probably the oldest and
most picturesque structure in North
America, the most important and in
teresting of the Spanish relics. This
four Fashioned fortress was begun I'M