The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-12
The worlds Fair.

buildings at jackson IdIk, anu "oiN "ii
the structures WILDE commenced as soon
as the plans can be prepared. Ten archl-
tects are now at work on the designs
The buildings to be erected on the Lake
front are an art palace 2l9Xdl2 teet,tWo
stories, to cost from 81 100000 to 81 ,2OO,-
900: building for the decoratlVei an
display, 275x600 feet; a ater.palace, SIX
stories high, to cost from ~S600, OO9/t0
5000, 900; a building for an, eleetrlcal
display 250xS00 feet, which will probably
cost SIS, OO0;, and temple of music, sex-
tending 400 feet along Michigan Avenue.
The latter building will cost s22?O, Q0p'
The total amount to be expended on the
Lake-front buildings excluding the stone
arcade that will stretch from Randolph
street to Park Row is from -, POT, 600 to
50, $50, 600. This does not include the
two towers which will flank either side
of the water palaces. Z
Chief of construction Burnham has
been authorized TO Ike possession OF the
Lake-front on Tuesday of this week Jan,
9th, and begin the erection of tenn
porary building to be used by the CON
struction bureau. The final arrangement
of buildings, for Jackson Park, has been
approved by its directors. The, archI-
tects set apart seyenty-four acres, to be
put under roof for the ten great depart
ments, and reserved thirty-six and three
quarters acres. to be added, if 1t becomes
necessary, This does not include APP
proaches: to the different buildings
but refers to the area that will actually
be under roof. The department Of as
riculture is allowed nine and one-hali
acres, with ten acres additional for an
overflow. The horticulture display VIII
be confined to eight and one-half acres.
The fish and fisheries to three acres, and
mining to six acres, For machinery
eleven and one-half acres have been pro
vided, with seven acres for an overflow
Manufacturers. the liberal arts, and eth,
nology will spread over twenty-five and
one-half acres, and maybe, over thirty
one and one-half acres. The ,elcc'
trical display will be kept within siS
acres. . ...- ...u..... ..,fg
Director General Davis will name sey
eral department. chiefs soon. Ex-senator
Tabor of Colorado, want stO head the de
partment of mines and mining tpropably
an AK to grind.) Lady managers liWnl
in this city are preparing TO organize M
State with view to securing a complete
display of women's work. Mesdame'
Pott r, Palmer, Oglesby and ShePaTC
constitute the special committee on legis
lation who will go to the capital (Spring
field), and endeavOr to secure an appro
priation to carry on the work, TIT
bluegrass league of Southwestern Iowa
has decided to construct a bluegrass
palace at the World Fair in 1893 instead
of building it at Creston in that Sta te
| Charles Dandy, United States Ministe
to Pekin, has informed Director-Genera
Davis that the Chinese Empire will par
ticipate in the fair. The assistant secre
tary of the commission, Mr.. Brewer, Ina
resigned and returned to, Pennsylvania
He was not satisfied with a salary o
$4,000 a year. The representatives O
| the trade will erect a $500, 900 building
Leading shoe and leather manufactures
in all parts of the county, are taking a
in the proposition to put. up a specia
building for display of the industry
They are endeayoring to raise S2D0,QU
for the building above. The director
Of the exposition. have agreed to Sc
apart that sum for the building If tll
shoe and leather men will please sui
scribe for the stock in tile exposition t
the amount of S200,00O. Representative
of the trade living i'll Chicago have a
ready pledged $1,000 the diifereI
States are pledging themselves thrOdg
their Legislatures hundred of Thousand
of dollars which will make tile Columbia
Worlds Fair great success. Not onl
here but the European nations, al
sending the glad news that the
will come with their arts and mani
features. --.--.H-----.'-------'
A little news from Wisconsin is to til
! effect that Ex-Governor Hoard OF, Wi
consin took lunch last week at the She
man House, in this city on his way HON
from a visit to some of the Easter
States. and on being interviewed, on th
dairy business, he says the daiTymen {
the East as well as the West are expec
ing to make one of the grandest display
this country has ever seen, He says I'll
Dairy Association IS in n very pro
porous condition is rapidly being extel
ded all through the country East an
West. Within the last five years ii
growth has been steady and sure. I'll
dalrymen Of the State Of Wisconsin rel
| lied something like $50, OO0, 900 last ye;
by the sale of their products and, IL
Eastern States report still larger receipt
They are very prond of their progress
and intend to Show the world what ente
prise can do. The exhibition they e.
pect to make win be something vel
, large. He says the plans have not y,
I been formulated but win be befoI
, many days. ..l.,,,.,
: M. Ediior;-Can Vermont be Behtc
| in this one articleP If she is we win [
! wonderfully disappointed. Not only
/, butter, but in one of the best Of sweet
maple sugar. | hope the good people (
Vermont will experience a wonderfl
: flow Of sap the coming spring. we rea
: not only in the BANNER but in 9th,
papers Of great snow storms and road
, blocked up delaying trains, while v
are enjoying spring weather with I
snow and have dry, dusty streets. TIL
. has been most remarkably open whit,
} no snow and no ain-theTmOmeter c
an average ranging about % degree
! above zero. Up to the present tin
masons have not been DELAYED in the
, work of laying brick by reason Of Il
winter weather. A great many building
are in progress of erection. The city
making improvements ,tand this
nothing more than it needs in the anti
ipation of the great fair. We are glad
know that there is something stimulatif
} them to do what is very much neede
make this clean city. i.i -.IiHHt
Goo. ..t. Ni Corp. w. L. SHELDON.
We are glad that the exposition begil
to look like business. It Is also gratif,
ing to hear from q Vermonter in Il
West, that VermOnt's sons expect her
make a cTeditable exhibition in 1S9
Our snug ~ sum of 5000 will pay u
2 freight to Chicago on a few things and
: Chinese alleys rent for a few days whC
the exhibitreacbes the ''Lake City, bl
the niggardly appropriation will do lit
2 more. However Mr. Sheldon is Fderrt
J TO the 1lessenger's proposal in anOth,
!. place today, of way out Of the diff
Guilty. As this rs the third eOrTespo
dent within a few weeks to allude
what the BANNER is alleged TO have sal
( about deep SHOWS. violent storms. etC
, this winter, VIC wish to exclaim that ~
!, don't believe it, Aside from two
three storms OnT winter has nOt'been e
. ceptionally severe. We return the cor
{ pliment by saying that all our storm
! now originate, according to the wealth
bureau In the geHidt West, with u
thermometer from 2je 10 457 below zei
e west Of Buffalo, and these storms ha'
! reached us tid me Ldkes. Your syf
patty is misplaced, Bro. Sheldon, \
have had very little zero weather ~
fewer mornings stiil of below ze
: Weather.--ED. dt1iiU uut ttl
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