The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-08-05
THE WORLDS FAIR.
ouIoAsO, Aug. /, 1891.
From our own Correspondent j


Another tower scheme is proposed. 1t
is to be called the Columbia Railway
Tower. 1t is designed to be 400 feet high,
200 feet diameter at the base, and 100
feet 10 diameter at the top, having slope
Of one foot in 90 feet. Eight trussed
towers are arranged in circle in the
plans. Tho towers are thoroughly braced,
rendering the whole one rigid frame work
of STEEL
If the King of Belgium will permit, the
United States Worlds Fair Commissioner
to Africa, Lieut.. Schufeldt, win send a
whole tribe of Central African Dwarfs to
the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The Worlds Fair European Commits
sion have reached Europe, and by cable
information comes that the members are
already inaugurating the work committed
to their care. United States Minister
Lincoln presented the commission to Lord
Salisbury.
The leading English papers are saying
good words for the Fair.
Chauncey M. Depew, the cable reports,
proposes to speak encouraging words for
the Chicago Worlds Fair during his sum-
mer sojourn in Europe.
The "World's Columbian Exposition
Illustrated, the very handsome and ella
borate illustrated and historical exponent
of the Fair is out for July 1t is COM
pletc, authentic and beautiful encyolo-
pedia of the exposition. 1t can be had by
addressing this paper, or Headquarters at
2l8 La Sale Street, Chicago, I'll.
This has been week of marked pro-
gress in the work at the Jackson Park
site. Over twelve hundred men and six
dredges have been daily ioiling in the
Fair grounds. Five buildings have been
| begun and material by the train-load is
being unloaded. Contractors are keeping
as many men at work as there is material
TO work on. The five buildings on which
work has been commenced are the Wo-
mans Building. Electricity Building,
Transportation Building, Mines and Min
ing Building, and Horticultural Building
Material is on the way for the Adminis-
tration Building and the Building for
Manufactures and Liberal Arts. Before
another week is past the force of work.
men will be doubled.
The Woman's Building has been under
way for two weeks. 1t is 10 be in the
form of a parallelogram. 400 feet long and
200 feet in width.
The foundations for the Electricity
Building feet-have been laid,
and material for the building has begun
to arrive.
transportation Building is under way
aud workmen have already laid the foun-
datlons.
Grading for the horticultural Building
is now practically completed. 1t will
have frontage on the lagoon of ,00C
feet, and depth of $50 feet.
Other details on the grounds, especially
the work on the lagoons, the piers ant
breakwater, show very satisfactory pro
gress.
Pile-drivers are putting In piles, on thu
lake, for the pier and steamboat landing
where all wafer craft will land. Tram
lines intersect and bsect the land, carry
ing earth dug from the canal and lagoon
to places designed by the landscap,
gardeners.
One of the busiest places in jackson
Park is the Modeling-room, where half
hundred workmen are engaged in model
ing the friezes and panels and the ale
gorical and historical figures that are I,
ornament the various buildings.
Electric fireworks promise to be a fea
ture of the Worlds Fair. These will b.
on hand during the dedicatory cercmo
MES in Oct, 1892. Director-Geuera
Davis is so pleased with what Messrs
Eugene & Cane Champion, of Neuilly
Sur-Seine, France, propose that he ha
instructed the European Commissioner t,
visit the firm and make report. One o
the pieces proposed, is for brilliancy o
conception and novelty of feature, simpl,
wonderful, and discounts anything eve
ATTEMPTED in pyrotechnics in this country
| w. X. Carlisle, son of U. s. Senate
John g. Carlisle, has been given
Worlds Fair Plum. The Directory ha
made him assistant solicitor general upor
the recommendation of Solicitor Genera
Butterwortb. Mr.. Carlisle will have Il
do with the law details OF the Exposition
Mr.. Carlisle was one OF Col. Davis chic
assistants when Chicago was making it
fight before Congress for the Worlds Fair
Chief SkifT's department, Mines ant
Mining, is bustling with activity. Tb'
Encouragement Of Cape Town, Soull
Africa, has inquired about space for I
magnificent display OF Cape Town
diamond industry. A New Hampshire
company wants to exhibit its grindstones
polishing material, etc. The compan.
promises to have a force of pretty girls L
give away souvenirs. The Dixon Lead
Pencil Co. desire to exhibit plumbago
graphite, etc.
Prof. Rufus Gibbon Wells, one of th
worlds most noted aeronauts, comes fror
New York for the purpose OF organizin
- ffx,
: balloon at the Worlds Fair.
The President OF Ecuador has name
commissioners to have charge OF tht
country's exhibits at the Exposition. Tn
Ecuador building at the Fair will be th
same structure put up at tho Paris Expo
sition. 1t is reproduction of the famou
Temple Of the Sun of the time OF the Incai
The Second Regiment Band of Ecuadc