The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-01-02

This cut shows the central portion
of the Fisheries building, Excluded
from the view arc two smaller poly.
gonal buildings connected with tue
main building on either end by ar
cades- The extreme length OF the
building over all l, l. 100 feet, and III.
width 500 feet Tho building is sub
divided Into three parts. To conform To
the shape of the s,,-. la the central
portion wall 10 the general fisheries
exhibit In one o. the polygonnl
buildin ~ will be the angling exhibit,
and IN tho other tho aauaria. The ex.
tsrlor 81 the building is Spanish Rom
snesquc. and will contrast ngrecabiy
In appearance with the classic style Of
al! the other buildings
TRANSPORTATION ButLpiS1.
The main building of the transport
alton exhibit measures 300 feet front
by $50 feet deep; from this will extend
westward 10 s,oney Island avenue u
triangular annex covering about nine
acres ana consisting of one-story
buildings ~ feet Wide. yet sids 10y side.
A. there will BE- u railway track every
ID feet and rs all these track, will
run east and west. these annex build
Ing, may be used to exhibit mn cntir.
freight or passenger train coupled up
with IL, engine. IL IN likely that the
display OF 10 omo,iy- engines will 10
quite s,upcntou, for they Will all b.
placed end on To the central avcnu. or
nave OF the main building. ~ there
will probably 10 a, least i0r engines
exhibited. and placed 80 ms to face
each other. the perspective effect OF
tho main avenue will 10 remarkably
effective. Add 10 III. -if-e; of the
lac, aNuN F.-.ss a. 81 lea.
preston given by long
vista OF richly ornamcn,.d colon.
made. aud l, may easily lie Imng lined
tina, the Interior o!,h- Transportation
building will DO one of the most I'm.
pres.i,c of the Expedition.
The exhibits to 10 placed In tho
building will naturally include ever.
thing of whatsoever maine or sort do
voted to purpose, of transportation.
and will range from baby earrlag.
TO mogul engine
MORE rogrios AcCrrrAScr-.
In = rrpor, OF . status of the worlds
fair In foreign countries. Chief fcara
states that one OF tho mos; gratifying
results of tho month of October was la
securing tho Official acceptance, Of
Ausiro. Hungary. Cape Colony, tho
Argentine Kcpabli-. Algeria, british
Guiana, Corca and bolivia Con-.
missioncrs have been appointed In
most Of these countries Mr. f-arn
adds that tho reports from Japan nrc
especially gratifying. .u.'a,us Cow.
ard. special .oumis sinscr 90 that
country. says Parliament will be asked
TO appropriate s5un.Oco whereas tho
Mikaao originally intended 80 a>h for
but s:ooopa The go,-rnfn-n, of New
South Wales. tho old-,, Of the Aus
traia>ian colonies. has appointed n
commission Of ai'y-;hree mcmpcr, aud
tho other coloa!cs Will probably take
kimilar action.
rioEtpA's rytorr nuIipiSS.
Old For, Marion will 10 reproduced
at tho Worlds Fair ground, ~ tho
Florida state building. one hundred
thousand dollars II being raised for
tho erection of the building aud tho
maintenance OF tho state exhibit,
Fort Marion. which il at ST Angus.
tine. Fla. IL probably the oldest aud
most picturesque structure In North
America. the mos, Important and in.
tsrcsiing OF tho spanish relies This
four pas;ioncd fortress was begun un.