The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Garden City.
CHICAGO. March 20th, lS9

OH mere HAS Deeu BTedJ pTOSIoSS dI
the Jackson Park Fair Grounds during
the last few weeks. Even on st. Pat
rick's day, the hundreds of Irish me-
chanics and laborers on the grounds did
not knock off work. Thinks TO myself
what is going to happen, for L did not
suppose that money could keep them
from this yearly demonstration. They
wore their badges of green, were as
busy as they could be and did not even
mention or speak of the parade. Two
hundred and fifty cars were received on
the grounds during the day, making a
total of 1926 of material since the COM
mencment of the construction. The Wo-
mans Building is now nearly completed,
as there remains but little of each con-
tract to finish up. The interior trim
ming,is all that remains to be done. The
plastering is completed and the carpen-
ters are engaged in laying the finished
ing is now practically completed. The
sculpture work and handsome ornamen-
tatiOn is visible in all its full beauty
All the iron work and rough carpenter
work is completed upon theHorticultural
building, and workmen are employed
laying the finished floors. The lathing
The wook work of the lantern which
crowns the dome of this building is now
done. The roofing work is being push
ed by large force of men or roofers, and
it Is now nearly completed over the en-
tire building with the exception of the
dome. The glazing of this building is
also nearly finished. The staff work is
on in sections around the entire building
ID ,,,to ha
house and nursery annex to the HOrti-
cultural building is being pushed along,
and Superintendent Hoffman expects it
to be ready in about a month. Nearly
$500, 900 feet of lumber has been placed
in this building.
The Transportation building, with the
exception of the work on the cupalo, the
woodwork, is entirely finished, and also
the lathing and glazing done. The ex-
terror work is going on as fast as is pos
sible to do it, The Miners and Mining
building is well along towards compile
ton.
The structural iron work for the Elec-
trical building Is all on the ground, the
carpenter work is we'll advanced and the
towers are now being put up and the
roof rafters put in place. On the Ad-
ministration building the roof and car
penter work on the four pavilions is
practically finished and the colonnade
columns nearly in place. The structural
iron is well advanced, it being up to the
heighth of the springing line of the
dome. The false work to erect the
dome proper already carries the topmost
iron ring connecting the ribs of the
dome. Several OF the great iron ribs are
now in place. The staff work on the
four pavilions is practically finished. At
the Fine Arts building the superlnten-
dent is pushing construction vigorously
About S,000,600 feet of lumber is in
place, the carpenters have now COM
menced putting up the ceiling timbers
and covers in the galleries. All the iron
work for the building is on the ground,
one-fourth is in place. The walls on the
north half of the building are all up.
The girders are now in place and the
carpenters are at work on this p triton of
the building. The walls on the south
half of the building are ready for the
roof girders. During the last week 210,-
600 bricks were laid. Onl this building
tho brick-laying will in the immediate
future average 100000 per week, and
large portion of the structure is ready
for the exterior staff covering. The
Dairy building is nearly completed.
have my eye on this as expect some of
the best butter which will be on exhibit
ton will be from my native State, Yer
mont. l will give the outlines of but
one more building as there are too many
for one letter and that is Machinery
Hall. On this building the trusses are
being put in place. Already several are
in place. The carpenter work is being
rushed ahead on the superstructure on
the north side and south sections of the
building. There has been placed to date
in this building about 100000 feet of
lumber and 257,000 pounds of iron.
About all of the main parts for the annex
are now framed and ready for erection.
Excellent progress has been made during
the week on the government and Illinois
State buildings.
Daniel c. French the sculptor, is max
ing good progress on the twelve-foot
model of the statue, "The Republic" in
deed it is nearly completed. This statue
is to be 60 feet high of itself and will be
placed upon pedestal of 40 feet. The
lights that will be above the statue will
reach point making the entire height
of this work 120 feet from the ground.
The sightseers have become so numer,
Gus they have forbidden a certain pei
cent. of passes. 1t has become very at
tractive, what it will be when completed
we think it will be a wOnderious sight
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last ten years. am entirely cured b!
the use of Ely's Cream Balm. 1t il
strange that so simple remedy will
cure such a stubborn disease.-Henr!
Billings, U. S. Pension Attorney, Wash
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| suffered for more than ten years witt
that dreadful disease, catarrh, and uset
every available medicine that was recon
mended to me. l cannot thank yol
enough for the relief which Ely's Cream
Balm has afforded me. Enamel Meyers
Winfield, L. l., N. Y.
1t is conceded that Vermont
material interests are making marke
progress. This prosperity explains VIII
so few Vermonters are now leaving tn
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