The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-09-05
suILoIN ! EHe FAIR.
Busy Scenes at jackson Park, the Site OF
the Columbian Exposition

lVe GOiuUuidH CNpOsttoH
SPECIAL To GAzxrrE.
Ii takes a fence SIX miles .ong
to enclose lie World Eair hluld.
lngs. All these structures are to
lie Of extraordinary dimensions,
nut the largest Of them, ON which
the foundation work has just been
commenced, will be something
stupendous. II Is the Hall of
Manufactures aud Liheral Arts.
The site for this vast building is
broad, hlghIy situated plateau
overlooking the lake A railroad
track runs through its center, and
on each side rise tremendous piles
of lumber, iron and all sorts of
construction material.
A similar scene Is witnessed at
The other great bmldIngs, on
which further progress has been
made. Within the enclosure the
Exposition site resembles one
vast work ground, surrounded by
freight cars aud lumber yards.
Looking out towards tae lake.
the break water, the long per and
foundation for the naval exhibit
present the appearance of u lnam-
moth backward.
Changed, indeed, Is jackson
Paik, aud these who visited II
,hree months ago would not
krow 1t now. A worlds work.
shop, employing an army Of
builders, onvi"oued on three sides
BY the foliage aud flowers Of the
south parks, and on the fourth By
the Infinite expanse Of the lake.
The exposition sitr has un Ter
gone wonderful change since
last spring. Then 1t was IA soft
marshy ground shelving in rrgu-
lar stretches To the swaler line.
Nov it is Il finn level, smooth
sandy surface upon clay sub
soil. A perfect and admirably inn
proved building site. The hun
dreds of visltlrs who view the
grounds cannot immediately APP
precIate the immense difficulties
that have been overcome and the
great labor involved III the ealth
work accomplished on this lake
shore sire. Il is now level sur
face to the line of the lake, sur
face mile and half in length
aud at its southern extremity
nearly mile in width. THIS has
been created, grad d and leyeied
by constantly employing a small
army of mcn aud now, within th'
SIX miles of fence thar surrounds
il, the work of constructing III
great buildings IS being pnshet
with ceaseless activity.
From The slight eninence al
ready known as administration
hIl,' which the lofty adapinistra
tion building is desIined to ellec
tlyely crown. the obserV cal
even thus early gain realistic
sense Of the distinctive feature
and general magnitude of thi
stupendous undertaking. At TIN
point hr Is practically N the cen
ter of the sites alldted To tn
principal buildings aud the system
of terrace work which will sur
round them. He is also Iu n
center of \ complex network Q
railway rack, 80. .0U) ieet of
exten,lng IN every direction an
Connected with the trunk lines .
fffty switches, all of thsm ~ con
stant use. This system of railwa
Is Land upon what, tour month
ago, WAS Wild park land u
touched by the first Improvement
The tracks are c'vered with car
loaded wuh lumber, iron an
rvery desc lpIion Of building ms
terlals. These roll iuiO ii
grounds Increasingly aud al
switched up to the baildings
which the mat rials beloni
Gangs of men tnke hold wI'h
will aud Us { rs magic :owerir
piles Of material rise IN ever
sectiun of the grounds. Mount,
snperinteudents ride fro p1il
to point urging things io-war'