The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-19
STATE BUILDING
|. the Worlds Columbian Exposition
in Chicago An Attractive
Structure.
luIl Description Of the Building
will BE Completed This
Year.

4 III r.
eoting to its readers this morning a pic
,re Of the Montana State building at
o Worlds Columbian Exposition. The
luilding will be erected according 70
be- plans of Galbraith 81 Fuller of
tissoula. who received 300 as the
lucceesful designers and who will re
le,ve three and one.half per cent Of
he cost of constructing the building,
rbe structure is to cost not more than
l5OOO and is to be completed by Sep
ember /, this year. Bids for the con
kract Of construct on are being adver-
Used for, and a set of plans is exhibited
N Helena, one at Livingston, and one at
k~disoula. Two sets are on exhibition at
chicago. 1t was expected at first that
be building would be constructed en-
irely OF Montana materials, but that
Llea was found to be impracticable, ~
he freight alone IN the required mate
hal would cost $4,000, the limit of ex-
berse for building purposes. The into
Fior. however. will be of Montana mate
hal chiefly, if not entirely. Following is
in accurate description o. the building
that will represent Montana at Chicago:
This building as designed, cover an
area Of C4xl24 feet and contains suites
os p~arlors, suites of reception rooms, two
E~rarlore. two Offices. large spaces, Vesti-
|bule. lobby, corridor, main exhibit gal
luN. galleries, lavatcries for both ladies'
land gentlemen. The position. location
and sizes of these rooms and halls can IL
|once be seen in the floor plans. Height
Of ceiling is sixteen feet and main ex.
hibit 43x52 feet.
The entire building is so constructed
as TO conform to the character of the
other buildings now in course of erection,
81 using the same material for the exterior.
characterization and coverings as is re
/. uired by the board of worlds fair man
ayers at Chicago. This material is
called staff, manufactured, modelled and
moulded on the ground at the buildings,
so as to conform to the different arrhi
tects' designs, and is used for its
Beauty and durability. The genera
CONSTRUCTION will consist Of heavy
Balloon framing. morticed, ten
oned, iron strapped, pinned and
Barred together. estimated To carry 800
pounds pressure 'o the square foot. The
ssntire building will be studded around
wln 2xo inch studdIng. spaced sixteen
Inches from ccnters. The skYiight or
dome opening over the exhibit bail and
gallery will be constructed Of light iron,
dome space glazed With ornaments. ilutea
and coIOred glass. The ekylight is not
only a pleasing feature To the exhibit
hall, but furnishes abundance Of light to
the interior as well AS thoroughly venti-
lahng the exhibit hail and gallery.
The octagon dome over the main en-
trance lobby will be constructed Of light
glass. This dome lends Il pleasing
~teatuIe TO and thoroughly lights and
ventilates this part of the building, and
arises to the heighth of forty feet. The
entire roof Of the building will be COW
cred with !. G. beaded tin. M the
exterior work will be painted in tints
and gildod to suit the style OF archi-
lecture shown. The interior of the
building will be furnished throughout
in native woods, hard pine and tamarac
being used alternately. All this interior
wood finishing will be done in oil.
polishing and bringing out the natural
grains of the different woods. The main
entrance, Vestibulc and lobby will have
panelled walls and ceilings, inlald with
encaustic tile and bovclcd plate mi rors'
~ The floors Of the vestibul" and lobby
will be SxS inches, of black and white
marble laid in cement. The parlOrs.
reception rooms and offices will be pan
elled wainscot high, and neatly capped
~ on all sides. All the openings will he
cascd with heavy moulded and carved
castings. All the doors throughout will
be moulded and neatly panclled l34
" inches thick. All the windows will be
glazed with ID. $. glass pivotted top and
bottom, and fastened with side lock.
Transoms piyotted. and operated with
WoOlensack's lifts. The mantels, fire,
places, parlors and receptions rooms will
p be Tilted up complete, nickel plated
~fcstoons panelled and carved, and set
with French plate bcycled mirrors.
Thsc reception rooms, Offices and parlors
will have plastered walls and ceilings,
drawn work, painted and ornamcnted in
! unts. and will also have heavy moulded
~cornices extending clear around the
room.
The lavatory rooms Will be lifted up
with all modern conveniences, such as
wash stands, wall mirrors, urinais, anu
water closets, etc. The walls Of I~avator-
les will be wainscoted in native wood,
Venetian and Portland cement floors,
Thoroughly ventilated. The exhibit Gal,
i5ery will have plastcrcd walls, painted
arawn work, plain wainscoting on all
slides neatly capped and moulded; plan
wood ceilings neatly moulded. The
gallery ratings will have spiral turned
Dalustcrs, and post and moulded ratings
with iron top rail spiked. The main
stair cases leading TO the gallery will
have boxed, carved and built neweis.
supplied with statuary and electric
lights. The vestibule, corridors, rotunda
reception parlors and halls will each have
panelled wall spaces for each county in
The State, sixteen in all, for the purpose
OF recording historical events. otc.
Bucklen's Arnica Saive.