The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-22
new JERSEY AT CHICAGO
Gov. Albeit and the Com
missioners Select
a Site.
me OF THE BEST TO BE FOUND
A Building That Will Represent the
Commonweallll-It Will Be
Brought Back and Set
Up at Sea Girt.

National Commissioners from this State
to the Chicago Fair, and Samuel Meeker,
President, and Walter S. Lenox, Secre-
tary of the State Commission, have just
returned from o successful visit to
Chicago. They were accompanied by
George R. Gray, State Treasurer, and
General William G.. Heppenheimer.
State Comptroller, accompanied the
party. The distinguished gentlemen
visited the windy city to select site for
the New Jersey building. Although it
rained almost constantly while they
were there the party spent but little time
indoors and made the best possible use of
the limited time they were In Chicago.
GOVERNOR ABBETT's IMPRESSIONS.
In speaking of the visit yesterday Gov
ernor Albeit said:-
met by appointment Colonel Davis,
Director General OF the Fair, and in his
company we went out to the Lake front
and visited the grounds. We inspected
the portion of the grounds which has
been allotted to the States for the erection
of buildings and selected a site for New
Jersey.
.sThe location is in'what is known as the
social department and Is ad jacenJ to the
ground upon which the United States
building is to be erected for the Govern
ment exhibit 1t is also in the neighbor-
hood of the ground allotted to the Con-
suls of the various foreign governments,
and adjacent to the improved portion of
jackson Park.
'sThe site we selected for the New
Jersey building fronts on the road lead
ing from the main drive up to the inn
proved portion of the Park. 1t also has
front on one of the main streets. so that
it stands at the intersection of two
thoroughfares. In its rear are two State
buildings of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. but we are on Jhe circle nearest
the main entrance to the Park. The
location is very beautiful and everyone
VINO goes through the Park will have to
pass our building
THE OBJECT IN VIEW.
s'It Is our object to make it a distinctly
New Jersey building. Il is proposed to
set it up here and SO build it that it can
be taken apart. shipped to Chicago and
there set up on the spot we have chosen,
Nothing will be in it, SO far as is possi-
BILE, that was not made In New Jersey,
and we think we can build it distinctfyely
lures, and by New Jersey workmen.
After the fair it is proposed
to take it apart, bring it
back to this State and put 1t up al Sea
Girt or some equally puolic place where
it can be seen and examined by all our
people.
1--WE found the Fair much further adj
vanced than we expected. The skeletons
of MANY buildings were complete and
some were rooted in while in others the
work on the interior was progressing
actively. We found acres upon acres of
flooring ready to be placed in the large
buildings, and many of the buildings pro-
iected are on an enormous scale.
'sWe were informed that applications
had been received for more than double
he space available, and that many of the
applications would have to be cut down
radically. We also ascertained that Edi-
sou, the great electrician, whose home is
in New Jersey, would be allowed all the
space he would need in the electric build
ing for the display OF his wonderful In
ventions, and that in all probability the
display he would make would be worth
100000
ON THE LAKE.
son the lake side of the park, where
there is a driveway, sea wall Is being
built along the entire lake front, and pre-
parations are being made for albreakwater
SO that vessels can anchor in safety.
I'VE saw in course Of building model
of United States cruiser which is to be
an exact reproduction of one of the IA
nous White Squadron, so that the people
of the prairies can see what floats In
country. The model will be equip
ped with guns and manned with
sailors, and be in every respect
faithful reproduction of the modern
cruiser. We also found that large ponds
had been prepared FOR hoating within the
scriptions and so arranged that steam
and sailing vessels could reach them
direct from the lake. In other places we
saw islands being built, upon
which forests are to De planted,
can be provided for those visiting the ex-
position. Thousands of tons of earth
were being moved and everything was
busy scene of activity. Contracts for che
buildings are all out. everything is being
driven, aud the prospect IS that every
thing will bc ready for 1898.
"Six millions of dollars have been sub
scrlbed and the city of Chicago has
agreed to issue bonds for IS, 600
more. The Fair will involve an outlay of
from SIS, 900, 900 to S20,000.000 Represent
atlyes have been sent to every civilized
government and provisions have been
given that exhibits will be made by al
most every country visited. which will
invest it with international features The
most encouraging reports have been re-
ceiyed from almost every State in the
Union.
FINANCIAL WAYS AND MEANS.
.sThe managers propose to raise the
amount of money still needed to COM
plete the Exposition, first by asking Con-
gress to appropriate %, OOO,O OOO aud SIo0.OOO
for prizes and rewards. as a loan to be
guaranteed by the gate receipts. Ii Con-
gress should fail to make the appropria-
ton, it is believed that the S5,00o,000 can
be raised from among the moneyed men
of the country upon the same terms
'.The delegation from New Jersey was
satisfied, from what 1t saw there that the
Fair will be success and will be carried
out upon magnificent scale.
.'The Fair is the pride of the people OF
Chicago. They have been thoroughly
aroused aud are satisfied that they must
make it great success. They feel that any
failure would be lasting disgrace to
their city, and with this feeling l am
satisfied they will raise the money neces-
sary to pay all contracts now nnder way
and get the Fair opened under favorable
auspices
ii regret very much that the Fair was
not located in New York, which l think
was the proper place for il. But as Com
rress has decided otherwise ! think every
State in the Union should do all in its
power to make it grand success.
Ex-Governor Hoadiy Sick.
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