The Portland daily press., 1892-03-31

building i is about 200 by 400 feet and faces
6he lagoon which, at this point,
cakes the form of a bay, from which a
staircase leads to a terrace six feet above
The water. and from this terrace, by pass
ing up other stair cases, one reaches the
| broad grounds Immediately in front OF
the BUILDING The first terrace is to be
beautified by rows of shrubs and beds OF
| flowers. Hanging gardens will be placed
in an open coionnade 80 feet above the
ground floor, The rotunda will have
around it two story open arcade, INTO
which the sunlight Will stream unob-
structed, and from which light Will De
| given to all rooms facing inward. 10
keep up with the spirit OF the tunes, and
provide, in measure, equal rlghtss' 1or
women, the architect has lett space, IN
the north pavilion for a large assembly
ana club room, the former oelng ntted
up with large stage.
The Casino. surrounded by water APP
preached by boats on either side OF the
pier, which extends 1000 feet into the
lake and is so feet wide, will remind the
foreign tourist of the attractions of Ven
flee and it's surroundings. The Casino
itself is to be $50 by 400 feet. 1t has
nine pavilions. each two stories high and
rising 80 feet from the water. One may
pass from one pavilion to the other either
| by bridge or pondola. At the west end
of the pier will stand thirteen columns
intended to represent the thirteen origi-
nal states. The lake in front OF the Cast
no affords an excellent harbor for the al
most innumerable small water craft
which will be daily called upon to minis
| ter to the wants and pleasures OF visitors.
| At night, this harbor will be lighted by
lncandescent lamps sunk beneath the
waters surface. 1t is difficult to con-
ceive of a more attractive evening resort
than the Casino will be. From this point
can be seen the steamers plying between
| the fair grounds and the city, as also the
| gondolas and small sailing craft and the
gay throngs upon the well lighted beach,
and here, too. when tired of the busy
scenes of the day and the ever shifting
| panorama Of the evening, one may seat
| himself and listen to the Strains of
| choicest music as he regales himself
with such food as his appetite Graves
and such drinks as the 'Maine law as
| interpreted at the worlds fair allows
| him. Here the unsuccessful exhibitor
may swear at the judges and console
| himself with the thought that. the judges
| and not himself, are in the wrong. The
strains of the music, the lazy Tapping of
the sails, the gentle ripple of the waves
as they roll up and lose themselves upon
the sandy beach will give health and rest
and peace of mind to all who inger here.
What Maine Should Do at the Exposition.
Situated as Maine is, at the extreme
northeasterly boundary of the United
| States-out of reach OF public travel to a
certain extent, and, for this reason, not
under the observation of manufacturers
and capitalists not resident near us, we
cannot afford to lose the opportunity,
which will be offered at the coming fair,
| to display to the world our resources and
manufactures. Not only state pride, but
business interests as well, should impel
us to do everything within our power
not only to induce purchasers to buy our
products, but, if possible, to attract cap
ital within our borders, where our al
most innumerable water powers and I'M
excelled shipping facilities, especially so
far as relates to traffic with foreign ma
tons, give us natural advantages pos
sessed by but few states of the Union.
With proper care and foresight and a
good deal of hard work, Names exhibit
need not be second, in quality at least, to
that of any state of the same wealth and
population. If, as has been stated, we
have had established within the state
more than one hundred new industries
during the year 1891, now is the time for
us to call attention to these as well as our
old industries, especially as it is noticea-
bic that nearly all those new Industries
relate to manufactures for export. The
granite quarries of Maine are already IA
nous in every state of the Union from the
fact that their products are represented
in many of the finest structures of the
country, but it will do them no harm to
be still better known. Five new pulp
mills and four new paper mills are among
the new undertakings of 1891, and the
products of these large establishments, as
well as of similar ones established here
before, should be represented at Chicago.
Every product of a lumber mill may find
place there, and the increasing number
of these establishments shows that our
forests have not all disappeared. Every
year develops new uses for woods here
tofore considered worthless. New ma
chinery and new processes are rendering
valuable acres and acres of forest which
in years past have not been worth the
taxes. These products especially should
find a place at the great fair and be shown
to the world The shoe industry, whether
transplanted rom Massachusetts, or orig
mating here, should be fully advertised
at Chicago. So also of our clothing man
ufactures, which already scatter so much
money among the working women of our
country towns. A person unfamiliar
with the business and manufacturing in
dustries of the state will be surprised
when he learns the position Maine is TAX
ing. Its cotton and wooden manufactures,
its machine shops and the skill of its ma
chinists are already wei known, but will
not suffer by being more largely adver;,
tised by their products. Many mineral
| deposit, now considered Worthless, may,
if properly shown up, attract capital
and afford employment to hundreds
of our people. Our canned goods,
already carried to every part of
the, globe, will find new friends
by being shown at Chicago in conpeti-
ton with similar products Of other states,
many of which, with abundant skill and
capital and improve machinery, each
year remind us that we have something
to do beside falling back upon a reputa-
| tion established when we had few or no