Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-14
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
Everybody Is Hustling and Everything
Is Moving.
Especial Correspondenee.l


| CHICAGO, Feb 10.-"Everyb body must
! austle and everything must be hustling."
/ So said Thomas w. Palmer when be was
here a few days ago. When the rotund
! aud good natured ex-governor of Michigan,
ex-minisJer to Spain and president Of the
/ national commission of the Worlds fair
says a thing he means it, and 50 it is that
4 his presence and vigorous utterances have
/ tended toward the exercise of increased
| vim and energy through all the depart
ments.
| Down on the Lake Front, and almost
| under the shadow Of the big Auditorium,
! the initial structure that is intended for
/ the headquarters Of the bureau Of con-
/ struction is nearly under roof, and will be
ready for occupancy in a few weeks. The
| department OF promotion and publicity
| has doubled It's staff, and the board of lady
| managers has issued its call for plans for
/ the women's building, - cost u the neigh
1 borhood Of a couple Of hundred thousand
| dollars, with the Droviso that none but
! those prepared by women architects will
| be considered. The board OF control of the
/ government exhibit has selected its site,
/ and work on Uncle Sans distinct portion
/ of the enterprise will shortly be in full
I blast Fifty thousand copies of the CLASH
/ fication and rules for exhibitors have been
! turned out Of the government Office and
| are now being scattered throughout the
I country where they will do most good and
I afford the most information Four times
rs many VIII be forthcoming rs fast as
/ they are needed. Chiefs nave been ap-
/ pointed for several departments, including
( that Of fish and fisheries, and altogether
/ Gen. Palmer cannot ask for very much
! more "husting" than is being manifested
/ from the Office of the director general to
! those Of the minor officials at the present
I time.
/ Five months hence, or not later than
Z June l5 the grounds in Jackson park
must be ready for the building contract.
| ors. This is but short time in which to
/ do the tremendous amount of clearing ex-
/ cayating and lilling that is necessary, but
| the contractors are under heavy bonds and
| the ground viii be surrendered on time,
/ even if it is necessary to keep both day and
/ night forces of men at work. The first
/ thing to be done-or rather the first thing
/ that is now being done-is the removal of
ali trees, shrubs and other distractions to
/ excavation before any digging can be done,
and all this material must either be burned
/ or removed from the area. Then all the
/ surfaces to be covered by buildings are to
/ be graded TO a height of four and half
/ feet above city datum, while the surfaces
I intended for open spaces must be one foot
! higher. When the work of excavation is
entered upon fully one thousand men and
| as many teams will find employment in
/ throwing up the earth and carting it away
| to the low levels and bitches that are to be
/ filed up. With the ground thus in order
( there is no reason why the erection Of the
! main buildings, the Illinois state building
/ and the women's structure should not
/ have been commenced by the next ami
/ versary q. Americas independence,
1t will not be necessary for visitors to the
exposition to do very much walking out
side Of the structures Plans for an intra-
/ mural railroad nave been made, and, to-
! gether with the route, have been approved
by every one Of the ten members Of the
board of architects. The route will wind
1 in and out between the great buildings,
4 landing passengers at their very doors. 1t
I is not unlikely moreover, that the railway
will be connected " ~ the elevated road
I now in course OF construction on the South
/ Side of the city, and in this event visitors
may be able TO leave the center of the city,
make a tour If the park, see the exteriors
| Of all stru aturcs and return without hav-
/ ing TO leave the car Each of the ten mem
! bers of the b)ard-hye in Chicago and five
| in the east-have received the ground plats
and adjustments of the buildings, and are
now assumed to be hard at work on their
! respective designs. 1t has been left for
/ the five cas- ern architects to CONFORMITY lie
| sign the main group OF buildings ut Jack
| son park.
Architect II. NJ. Hunt has prepared the
/ ortline plan for each of the buildings
/ which constitute the group, and from his
! general suggestions the other architects
! will work out their plans The music hall,
! the mining, horticultural and agricultural
/ buildings and the live stock structure will
| be designed By the Chicago architects.
/ The leather interests have been consider
! ably worked up over a report that the
plans as outlined left them out in tho
| cold and headquarters have been deluged
with inquiries growing out of the rumor.
1t is hardly necessary to say that it is err
! roueous. The leather men will have a
! building, and big one at that. twill be
! located Immediately north of the main
! building and viii cost a round 500, 600.
Mrs President Potter Palmer viii very
I shortly realize that her position Is no sin
] tCAiGs &AINAlAAAllea " b4t tttioAtL1 VI s2GNA
tary Blaine she is authorized 10 personally
/ appoint all the women ENJOYS that are to
I be sent to the Latin American countries,
I and it is probable that she viii be ais en-
( powered to name all the women to be sent
to Europe. although decision on this lat
| ter point has vet to be rendered. The very
| announcement that she will have these
! plums at her disposal viii naturally bring
! down upon her p deluge of members Of the
! fairer sex, all anxious and willing to tenn
I porarily leave their country for their coun-
trys good. Possibly she Will iiud it neccs-
/ sary, out Of the abundance of good ma
/ terial, 60 make her choice by lot or ballot
! Mrs. Palmer and Secretary Couzins are in
daily conference designing schemes and
plans for interesting women all over the
country aul abroad in the work they have
before them. The next move on the car
pet is % organize each state by counties,
and then by townships. Indiana viii prob
ably have the honor OF inaugurating this
movement, as the idea originated in the
fertile brain OF Mrs. Virginia c, Meredith,
the lady manager for that state
( The committee on ceremonies has made
+ considerable progress, although the general
ideas that 10 has formulated viii be kept
under lock and key for some time to come,
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