The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-12
rIsnEnIEs BUILDING.

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
nam building on either end by ar
cades. The extreme length Of the
building over all Is /, 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 VIII be the general fisheries
exhibit In one of the polygonal
buildin s will be the angling exhibit,
and in the other the aquaria. The ex-
terror Of the building is Spanish Rom
anesque. and will contrast agrecably
in appearance with the classic style OF
all the other buildings
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
The main building of the transport
alton exhibit measures $50 feet front
by 256 feet deep from this Will extend
westward TO Stoney Island avenue a
triangular annex covering about nine
acres ana consisting Of one-story
buildings "a feet wide set side by side.
AS there will be railway trace every
rs feet and as all these tracks VIII
run east and west, these annex bnlid-
ings may be used TO exhibit an entire
freight or passenger train coupled up
with its engine IL is likely that the
display of locomotive engines Will be
quite stupendous, 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 10 the effect of the
exhibits a the architectural i'm
preston given bv long
vista OF richly ornamented colon
made and 1t may easily be imagined
that the interior of the Transportation
building will be one OF the most inn
pressive OF the Exposition.
The exhibits TO be placed in the
building will naturally include every
thing OF whatsoever name or SORT de-
voted TO purposes of transportation.
and will range from baby carriage
to mogul engine.
MORE FOREIGN AccEPTANcEs.
In report OF a status OF the world
fair In foreign countries, Chief Fearn
states that one of the most gratifying
results of the month of October was in
securing the official ceptlnces OF
Austro- Hungary, Cape Colony, the
Argentine Republic Algeria, British
Guiana, Corea and Bolivia. Com
missioners have been appointed in
most OF thcse countries MIR Fearn
adds that the reports from Japan are
especially gratifying Gustavus Cow
ard, special commissioner 20 that
country, says Parliament will be asked
10 appropriate 500. 600. whereas the
Alikado originally intended TO ask for
but s50O.OJO. The government OF New
south Wales tho oldest OF the Aus
traIasian colonies, has appointed
commission OF iifty-thrce members and
the other colonies will probably take
similar action.
FLomDA's UNIQUE BUILDING.
Old Fort Marion will be reproduced
at the Worlds Fair grounds ms 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
Commissioned fortress was begun un-