Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-15

Something About the Great Buildings now
Being Erected.

ssmethinE About the Great Buildings now
Being Erected,
There are now s4SS men ON the work.
This increase is due TO the activity OF
work on the various state buildings,
special structures, and concession
buildings. The grass plots. flower beds
and rOadways are being made Nearly
all the ornamental ratings and ballus-
trades around the lagoons are finished.
Five large steam rollers are at work
packing down the permanent crushed
stone rOadwuys and paths around the
Woman's and Horticultural buildings,
The landscape work is nearly finished
around these two buildings, and John
Thorpe, OF the Bureau Of Horticulture,
is busily engaged on the large Rock
cry" which II to be placed in tho central
dome Of the Horticultural building.
OF the large buildings not yet COM
pleted the Munuiacturs building is get
ting along most rapidly. The sky-light
glass is being rapidly placed over tho
nave trusses. The ironwork is entirely
finished on Machinery hall and some Of
the sculptured figures have been placed
along the ridge-line OF the roofs.
Decorative fresco work has begun in
the Hobbies of the Agricul tural build
ing, and the large seulptlwed pediment
is being placed. The STAFF work is be-
ing rapidly put on the agricultural an
mex. The superstructure il well under
way for the cOlonnade connecting the
Agricultural building with Machinery
hall.
In the Fisheries building the aquarial
tanks are nearly completed.
Upon the Palace OF Fine Arts staH
work is nearly finished.
Twenty-threo slate buildings are In
progress. MontAnas will probably b.,
the FIRST finished, for the interior work
as well as the exterior stan work is al
ready well advanced.
The Turkey village on the Midway
Plaisance will be Immediately started.
Work has been commenced on the
building for Germany
on the Mines, Transportation and
Woman's buildings little now remains
10 be done except the interior docpra-
tion. The work ON the Electricity build
ing is being rapidly advanced. The
$40 covering on it's towers progresses
we'll. The large hemicycle % the main
entrance is now being constructed.
Under this tho statute Of Franklin VIII
be placed.
The Government structures arc being
actively pushed forward The main
building is nearly flushed, while the
brick warship illinois, begins 10 look
like a real man-Ol-war. It's white COW
ering Of cement and smoile-siacks are
In place. Work has been begun on Tho
Government life-saving station.
An is activity at the outer enc OF the
Grand basin on the main pier, where
fho peristylo or open col0nnade con-
meets Music Hall with the Casino. Ihc
columns and trussss are all In place for
ne casino. Tue porisiyis columns gre
set as far AZ the opening connecting tne
outer harbor 20 the grand basin. 10"
rreat arch spanning this opening Is
looming up. ,-.
Construction has begun on the iratse-
work. forthe I0J-i00t "Siaiae ~ tle iV9-
while rising from ihewaters OF tho n'is-
Ii Nori, /. progressing weldon the new
nier running out 240 feet into the
iate where the steamboats, from me
city viii land
The siaG.covcring Is beng placed or
,be nermanant bridges acroas the Ia
goons. and the grand fountain ~ front
~ ne Administration buiidiag VAL DC
inmediately commenced MT. Gran
Ain assistant 10 Mr. M@hlonnies, inc
seulu,or Tor this fountain mas arrived