The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-28
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
Everybody II HustIing and Everything
Is Moving.

| EVERYBODY huSBIlbE anu Livery
| Is Moving.
Especial Correspondence
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-"Everybody mus
hustle and everything must be hustling.
| So said Thomas w. Palmer when he wa.
here a few days ago. When the rotunt
and good natured ex governor of Michigan
ex-minister to Spain and president of the
national commission of the Worlds fail
| says thing he means it, and so it is that
his presence and vigorous ltterances have
/ tended toward the exercise of increased
vim and energy through all the depart
ments.
Down on the Lake Front, and almost
under the shadow of the big Auditorium
the initial structure that is intended fol
| the headquarters of the bureau of con
struetion is nearly under roof and will be
ready for occupancy in a few weeks. The
department of promotion and publicity
has doubled its staff, and the board of lady
managers has issued its call for plans fol
the women's building, to cost in the neigh
borhood of couple of hundred thousand
dollars, with the proviso that none but
those prepared by women architects will
be considered. The board of control of the
and work on Uncle Sans distinct portion
of the enterprise will shortly be in full
blast. Fifty thousand copies of the CLASH
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 as fast as
they are needed. Chiefs have been ap-
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
from the Office of the director general to
those Of the minor officials at the present
time.
Five months hence, or not later than
June Is, the grounds in Jackson park
must be ready for the building contract
ors. This is but 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 Instructions 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 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
f,rl H. 4
as many teams will find employment in
throwing up the earth ana c.rting 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 in sra
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 at 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
bers of the board-five in Chicago and five
in the east-have received the ground plats
and adjustments of the buildings, and are
now assumed to be hard at work on their
respective designs. 1t has been left for
the five eastern architects to conformity de-
sign the main group of buildings at Jack
son park.
Architect r. NJ Hunt has prepared the
ontline plan for each of the buildings
which constitute the group, and from his
general suggestions the other architects
will work ont their plans. The music hall,
the mining, horticultural and agricultural
buildings and the live stock structure will
be designed by the Chicago architects.
The leather interests have been consider
ably worked up over a report that the
plans as outlined left them out in the
cold, and headquarters have been deluged
with inquiries growing out of the rumor.
1t is hardly necessary to say that it is err
The leather men will have a
building. and big one at that 1t will be
located Immediately north of the main
and will cost round 800, 900.
Mrs. President Potter Palmer will very
shortly realize that her position is no sim
acure. According TO the decision of Secre-
tary Blaine she is authorized to personally
appoint all the women ENJOYS that are to
De sent to the Latin American coun tries,
and it is probable that she will be also en-
powered to name all the women TO be sent
70 Europe, although a decision on this lat
er point has vet TO be rendered. The very
that she will have these
,lums at her disposal will naturally bring
Town upon her deluge Of mem bers Of the
airer sex, all anxious and willing to TEN
,orarily leave their country for their coun-
rvs good. Possibly she will find it neces-
AIRY, out of the abundance of good ma
erisl, TO make her choice by lot or ballot.
Mrs. Palmer ard Secretary Couzins are in
laily conference designing schemes and
,lans FOR interesting women all over the
country and abroad in the work they have
before them. The next move on the car
,et Is to organize each state by counties, |
md then by townships. Indiana viii proc /
Ibly have the honor of inaugurating this |
movement. as the idea originated in the /
critic brain Of Mrs Virginia c. Meredith, |
he lady manager fer that state.
The committee on ceremonies has made |
considerable progress, although the general |
IDEAS that il has formulated will be kept |
under lock and key for some time to come. |
Is members have not been pushed to the /
vail for want of advice and suggestions, |
or letters by the bushel, containing all /
orts of ideas and schemes. have poured in /
rom every part of the country. as well as
rom Canada, and even from England,
rance and Germany. Not a few of the
writer's, judging from the products of their