Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-10
OUR GREAT SHOW.
Notes of Progress on the
Worlds Fair Site.
STATE BUILDINGS NOT UP TO DATE.

But Few Likely to BE Rea dy Mt the Dedi-
cation-How the Great Structures Are
Getting AIong-France Gets Her Back
Up About Space and the Directory
Gives Her What She wants-Financial
Exhibit for August-Some More of the
Notable Features.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10-Seventy buildings
are now in process of construction at
jackson park, twenty-eight being state
clubhouses. On the two unfinished struc-
tures-manufactures and machinery hall
work is being pushed 10 the limit. The
last of the iron work on machinery hall
was finished yesterday, and the principal
carpenter work is in finishing the two
spires. The exterior covering is nearly
all done on the north front of the main
building. The annex is practically fin
ished exteriorly and is being lathed. The
final estimate of the Edgemoor Bridge
company for the steel work on manufac-
lures building was made yesterday. It
shows that in the roof of the central hall
there have been placed 12,90S,775 pounds
of steel, costing 1929, 25oT
Progress on the State Buildings,
Although work on most of the state
buildings at Jackson park is progressing
rapidly, it is not likely that many of them
will be completed in time for the dedi-
catory exercises next month. The delay is
due to the fact that most of the state
boards want these club houses to represent
their resources in building material. Very
frequently this material does not arrive on
time, and operations must be suspended.
Those state buildings that are inclosed
and rooted, with the rough work done and
interior finishing progressing, are: Illinois,
Kansas, West Virginia. Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire Iowa, Maine. Arkansas, Indiana,
Ohio, Pennsylvania. Nebraska, Montana,
Maryland, Delaware.
Situation to the Others
The condition of the others is: Cali
fornia, outer wall structure up to the sec
ond story line, with a section of roof over
the gallery finished in spots; Michigan,
frame work raised and some roof rafters
set; New York, frame work all up to the
roof line; Washington, excavations made
for the foundation, material arriving;
South Dakota, excavations made for
foundation and some ground timbers laid
yesterday; Arkansas. floor laid and frame
work of outer walls up to the second-Story
line; Minnesota, frame all up, timers put
ting on the roof and some staff on the ex-
terror.
Work in the Plaisance.
Work has begun in the past week in
Midway plaisance on the German village,
panorama of the Burmese Alps, panorama
of the volcano of Kilauea and the Libby
glass exhibit. Superstructure was raised
yesterday for the viaduct across the Hi
nois Central track at Sixtieth street.
Report on the Finances.
Auditor Ackerman's report of Worlds
fair finances, made public yesterday, con-
tains much information of general inter
Ir = ha nj ir,fS TO, AnC
to be $40, 401 044. 65 and expenditures to the
same date s,743, 25922 The balance on
hand at the time the report was made up
was 81 ,651 1S5. 43 August was a big month
for expenditures. The construction e.
partment Gu a deep hole in the treasury
balance, sending in vouchers for s97l, 763 20
for work done at Jackson park. The gen.
eral or adm illustrative expenses were $685.
S2l.25, swelling the total for one month to
81 IO7 5S4 e.