Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-23
! energy through all the depart


ments.
Down on the Lake Front, and almost
under the shadow of the big Auditorium,
the initial structure that il intended for
the headquarters of the bureau of con
struction is nearly under roof, and will be
ready for occupancy in few weeks. The |
department Of promotion and publicity |
has doubled its staff, and the board of lady |
managers has issued its call for plans for |
the womcn's building, to cost in the neigh |
borhood of couple OF hundred thousand |
dollars, with the proviso that none bat |
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
blast. Fifty thousand copies of the classi !
fication and rules for exhibitors have been
turned out of the government Office and
are now being scattered throughout the
country where they will do most good and
afford the most information. Four times
as many will be forthcoming rs fast ms
they are needed. Chiefs have been APP
! pointed for several departments, including
that of fish and fisheries, and altogether
Gen. Palmer cannot ask for very much
more "hustling" than is being manifested
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those of the minor officials at the present
time.
Five months hence, or not later than
June 15 the grounds in Jackson park
must be ready for the building contract
ors. This is but a short time In which to
do the tremendous amount of clearing, ex-
cavating and filling that is necessary, but
the contractors are under heavy bonds and
the ground will 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
all 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
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
filled 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 Of 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 have 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
in and out between the great buildings,
| landing passengers ut their very doors. 1t
is not unlikely, moreover that the railway
will be connected with the elevated road
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 tour Of the park, see the exteriors
of all structures and return without hav
ing to leave the car. Each of the ten mem
, beers of the board-iive in Chicago and five
! in the east-have received the ground plats
and adjustments of the buildings, and ar,
now assumed to be hard at work on theii
respective designs. 1t has been left fol
the five eastern architects to conformity de
sign the main group Of buildings Mt Jack
son park.
Architect r. NJ Hunt has prepared the
outline plan for each of the buildings
which constitute the group, aud from his
D
I will work out their plans. The music hall
j the mining, horticultural and agricultural
D buildings and the live stock structure vii
] be designed by the Chicago architects
7 The leather interests have been consider
u ably worked up over report that tn
) plans as outlined left them out in tn
& cold and headquarters have been deluge'
u with inquiries growing out of the rumor
n 1t Is hardly necessary to say that it Is Ell
roneous. The leather men Will have
l. building. and big one at that. twill b
located Immediately north ofthe mail
T. building and viii cost round 10000.
IS Mrs President Potter Palmer viii yer
II shortly realize that her position il no sic
;, ecure According 10 the decision of Score
II tary Blaine she is authorized to PERSONAL
II appoint all the women ENJOYS that are Z
IL be sent to the IHtiu-Amerlcan countries
and it is probable that she will be also en-
W powered to name all the women to be sen
"a TO Europe, although decision on this la
~ ter point has yet to be rendered. The yer
~ announcement that she will have thes
plums at her disposal will naturally brin
down upon her deluge Of members OF til
-, fairer sex, all anxious and willing to ten
~ porarily leave their country for their cour
try's good Possibly she will find it neecs
sary, out of the abundance of good mi
terial, TO make her choice by lot or ballot
Mrs. Palmer and Secretary Couzins are
daily conference designing schemes an
plans for interesting women all over 81
country and abroad in the work they haV
before them The next move on the ca
pet is TO organize each state by countie
and then by townships. Indiana will pro
ably have the honor Of inaugurating tn
movement, as the idea originated In Il
fertile brain of Mrs. Virginia G. Meredit
the lady manager for that state.
The committee on ceremonies has mac
considerable progress, although the gener
ideas that it has formulated will be ke
under lock and key for some time to com
: It's members have not been pushed TO q
= wall for want Of advice and suggestion
for letters by the buslnel, containing
y sorts of ideas and schemes, have poured
from every part of the country, as well
a from Canada, and even from Englan
France and Germany. Not few Of q
writers, judging from the products OF the
Imagination, are cranks of the first orde
The members Of the committee, howev'
will not attempt TO do too much, but W
finally formulate a programme who
while simple in its impressiveness, viii
the same time lie commensurate with I
. magnitude Of the occasion.
HENRY M. HUNT