Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-18

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Chicago In 1888 was In tAs city yssessda
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M. Bixby rstufnsd fsv dAys - ffos
Chicago and is very ssthssiassie in rssar
10 the coming Verde Fair.
From the afst Mr.. Bixby hes been dsspl,
interested In the share Maine 10 10 have Il
what BE- believes 10 70 BE- By faR the Anss
Exhibition the world has ever sssn. Th<
Chicago people be says are therouehl.
aroused and from nov till the fair 10 an &C
complished fact will spare no efforts 10 th,
desired end. The site be says 10 one O
the finest imaginable and one millions dol
lars 10 10 be expended In improving Il. ovel
six million will bs expended In he erection
Of buildinss and other features viii rscsiv.
. pfoportionats expen ditufe Of time and
money.
''Maine." said Mr.. Bixby. "has secured
the finest site Of all those set apart to th.
"A states" While IL 10 known that he ha,
all along had this matter Of . site in visv
and hes been very largely instrumental ir
securing the favorable location, yet he
generously attributes the success 70 the
efforts Of the sons Of Maine in Chicago.
These sons Of Maine in Chicago occupy
the front seats in the business affairs Of
that metropolis" said Mr.. Bixby, "and
they take just ~ much interest in the kind
Of an exhibit that Maine 10 to make - do
the people of this state. From the nrs.
they have worked with me, and they sfe
determined that Maine shall not have .
back seat st the Worlds Fair. Speaking
Of our location" and here Mr.. Blxby drew
from bis pocket chart Of the Rronnds
showing where the site was located
"it 10 right down here st the entrance. con
veniently located with regard to the rail.
road station. on the lake front commanding
. splendid view that 10 uHobstructed and
unobscured. We have the other state
buildings on our left and the foreign build
ings on our right. I am now trying 10 have
the three state buildings next Msine's As
signed to the other New England ststes that
are to erect buildings. All the New Eng
land states ~ you know are to have build
ings except Rhode Island and Vermont.
BY the way. l have here letter from Mr..
f. +. Getchell. president Of the Sons Of
Maine Association Of Chicago, which will
give your readers an idea Of what Chicago
people think of Of the cite and the deep
interest that the Maine men In Chicago have
for our exhibit"
The letter 10 ~ follows:
CHICAGO, April 18th. 1891.
Hon. A. R. BIxBY. SkowheRan. Maine.
My dear Mr.. Bixby As wrote you q
few days ago, We have filed formal spplI-
cation for space for the building Of the
State Of Maine, and yesterday Mr.. Sargent
and myself called upon Mr.. Bu1nham,
chief Of construction and picked out the
space for the State Of Maine which ve think
10 the gem Of the whole site, and peculiarly
appropriate for our State ~ II commando
An uninterrupted view Of Lake Michigan,
l enclose herewith map and have indica.
ted the site upon It by red dot. The lot
10 100 feet square, which will be large
enough for all practical purposes. Have
you given any thought - to the design Of
the building or its size? Any assistance
which we can give you in this matter will
be most cheerfully done. We have .
rational pride in having our State II the
head Of the list and trust that the building
will be one Of ths most attractive 10 the
group. Hoping to hear from you soop
upon this natter, remsin,
Yours respectfully,
E.F. GErCHRLL.
"Do you know" continued Mr.. Bixby,
"That Maine could sell this site for hand
some sunni But We don't propose 10 part
with IT," he added.
"What sort Of a building does Msine pro-
pose to build, Mr.. Bixby?"
"Thst. Of course, isn't decided, but can
tell you what I for one would like 10 see
erected. In this Stste l believe there are
at least 81 varieties Of granite, and think
the granite men ought to give us suficient
Of this material to construct the walls, hav-
ing each kind Of stone represented. Then
have roof Of Maine slate and the interior
finished in Maine woods. would have .
Maine srchitect and Maine builder"
Mr.. Bixby thought the State Board Of
Trade deserved great credit for the manner
in which they had taken hold Of the matter
and hoped and believed that only harmony
would prevail that Maine might get the
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