The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-22
NEW JERSEY AT CHICAGO
Gov, Albeit and the Com
missioners Select
a Site.
ONE OF THE BEST TO BIZ FOUND
a Building That Will Represent the
Commonwealth 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 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
rainad almost constantly while they
We're 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:--
soon after our arrival In Chicago we
met by appointment Colonel Davis,
Director General OF the Fair, aud 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 site for New
Jersey.
The location is in'what is known as the
social department and Is ad jacent to the
ground upon which the United States
building Is TO be erected for the Govern
ment exhibit IL 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.
Tine 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
1t stands at the intersection of two
thOroughfares. In its rear are two State
buildings Of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island but we are on the circle nearest
the main entrance TO the Park. The
location is very beautiful and everyone
who goes through The Park will have to
pass our building
THE OBJECT IN VIEW.
1t Is our object to make it distinctly
New Jersey building. 1t Is proposed to
set 1t up here and so build it that IL can
be taken apart. shipped TO Chicago and
there set up on the spot we have chosen.
Nothing will be in II, SO far as is posi-
BILE, that was not made In New jersey,
and we think we can buildit distinctively
lures. and by New Jersey workmen.
After the fair it is proposed
to fnke fJ apart bring ~ il
back to this State and put 1t up at Sea
Girt or some equally puplic place where
! it can be seen and examined By all our
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-
jecied are on an enormous scale.
'sWe were Informed that applications
had been received for more than double
= - y L
applications would have to be cut down
radically. We also aseertaned 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.
"On the lake side OF the park, where
there Is driveway, a sea wall is being
huilt along the entire lake front, aud pre-
parations are being made for aIbreakwater
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 fa-
nous White Squadron. so that the people
Of the prairies can see what floats In
our harbor for the defeuce of the
country. The model will be equip
ned with guns and manned with
sailors, and be in every respect a
faithful reproduction of the moder
cruiser. We also found that large ponds
had been prepared for floating within the
Fair grounds pleasure craft OF all de-
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
80 that beautifully shaded places
can be provided for those visiting the ex-
positiou Thousands OF tons of earth
were being moved and everything was a
busy scene OF activity. Contracts for the
buildings are all our, everything Is being
driven, aud the prospect is that every
thing will be ready for 1898.
ssSix millions OF dollars have been sub.
scrlbed and the city Of Chicago has
agreed to issue bonds for S. 000. 600
more. The Fair viii involve an outlay of
from S15. 900, 900 to SEC. goo. Represent
government aud provisions have been
riyeu 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
FINANCIAL WAYS AND MEANS.
"The managers propose to raise the
amount of money still needed 70 COM
plete the Exposition, tirst by asking Con-
Hf6e8 TO appropriate Vt,Oeo ethu tvSooV
for prizes and rewards. AS q loan TO be
guaranteed by the gate receipts. IL Con-
Eress should fail to make the appropria-
ton. il is believed that the S5,000.0 600 can
be raised from among the moneyed men
Of the country upon tho same terms.
s.The delegation from New Jersey was
satisfied from what it saw there that the
Fair viii be a success and will be carried
out upon lnagnificent scale.
The Fair is the pride Of the people Of
Chicago. They have been thoroughly
make il q great success. They feel that any
failure wOnld 30 la st. ts a1,s;graee to
satisfied rhey viii raise the money neces-
gary to nay all contracts now nnder way
ana get the Fair opened under favorable
auspices.
Il regret very much that the Fair was
not located In New York, which think
was the proper place forsir. But AZ Con-
9ress has decided otherwise think every
State IL the Onion should do all in its
power 70 make It a grand success.
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* Gnvernor Hoadiy Sick,