Evening journal., 1892-01-18
EDGE MOOR C NTRlCT-
Full Description of the Gigan-
tic Building at Chicago.
TONS OF IRON READY FOR USE.

Fourteen Draughtsnen Rushing the
Worid's Fair Building Plans-Three
Draughtsmen In-work BexunE in the
shops Eo-day-The Tatds Full of Iron
Fourteen draughtsmen are rushing the
plans of the Manufacturers aud Liberal
Arts Building of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition at the big works Of the Edge
Moor Iron and Bridge Company, just
north Of this city.
The three draughtsmen who went to
Chicago when the contract was first
awarded are i'll and as soon as they re
cover they Will be set to work helping
out the fourteen men now engaged
The first sheet was checked OF" and
made ready for the shops on Friday and
viii be sent in to-day or tomorrow
Then the actual shop work upon the
mammoth steel structure will begin.
The 6rst lnsia'ment Of s'eel for the
work has been received. The yard Is
literally filed with material for this land
other contracts. The first fastalment
for the Worlds Fair Building amounts
to more than 100, 600 pounds.
The contract must be completed
within six months aft It WAS awarded
The penalty for .non-fulhllment of this
provision is $3.50 per day until the work
is completed. The company expects how
ever, to have the work completed within
the time prescribed 1t Is thought that
overtime will be necessary in the shops.
AS fast as the different parts Of the
building are completed they will be
shipped to Chicago, where, as soon as
possible, the work of construction will
begin.
Everything will be OF steel. A notice
able feature is that every part Of the
building will be put together with bolts
and no rivets will be used
Description Of the Buildi
Notable for its symmetrical proper
tions, the Manufacturers and Liberal
Arts Building is the mammoth structure
of the exposition. 1t measures, 1857 by
7S7 fest, aud covers nearly thirty one
acres, being the largest exposition build
Ing ever constructed. Within the build
ing gallery fifty feet wide extends
around all four sides. and rojscting from
this are eighty-six smaller galleries
twelve feet wise, from which
visitors may survey the vast
array of exhibits aud the busy scene
below The galleries are approached upon
the main floor by thirty great staircases,
the hghls of which are twelve feet wide
each Columbia Avenue fifty feet wide,
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longitudlnally, and an avenue of like
width crosses it at right angles at the
center The main roof is Of iron aud
glass and archss an area 1856 by l. 400 feet
aud has It's ridge 100 feet from the
ground The building, including It's
galleries has about forty acres Of floor
space
The Liberal Arts Building is in the
.Corinthlan style of architecture and in
poins Of being severely classic, excels
nearly all OF the other edfces. The long
array Of columns and arches, which its
fac0des present. is relieved from mo.
notony BY every elaborate ornamentation
In this ornamentation female figures,
symbolical OF the various arts aud
se'snseH, play conspicuous and very at
tractive part
Designs showing in relief the reals Of
the different states Of the Union and Of
various foreign nations, also appear in
the ornameHtatiOn. These, of course
are gig lntic Ia their proportions. The
Agricultural Building. perhaps. is the
only one which has more deliberately or
naueutal exterior than has this colossal
structure.
The exterior of the building Is covered
with staff which is treated to repre-
sent marble. The huge filted columns
and the immense arches are apparently
OF this beautiful material There are
four great entrances. one ia the center of
each facade. These are designed
in the manner Of triumphsl arches, the
central archwAy Of each being 40 feet
wide and so feet high. SurmountIng
these portals is the great attic story
ornamental with sculptured eagles IS
feet high. and on each side above the side
arches are great panels with Inscriptions,
and the spandrils are filed with sculp-
tured figures In bas relief. at each
corner Of the main buildings are pavil-
ions forming great arched entrances,
which are designed in harmony with the
great portals The interiors Of these
pavilions are richly decorated
with sculpture and rural paintings. The
long fscades Of the great hall surround
ing the building are composed OF a series
Of arches led with immense glass
windows The lower portion OF these
arches up to the level Of the gallery
floor and % feet in depth, is open to the
outside, thus forming covered logeia,
which forms an open promenade for the
public, and will provide q very interest
log feature, particularly on the east
side, where It faces the lake. Ii Is IN
tended to locate here a number Of cafes.
where the great crowds can loiter at
their ease and enjoy the breezes and cool
shadows OF the afternoon
The architect Of this gigantic build
ing, George B Post Of New York, has
been remarkably successful Ia giving
symmetry aud effectiveness to the i'm
mense proportions with which be had to
deal, and bis work stands as one Of the
marvels Of the exposition.
It's Beautiful Location.
The building occupies most conspicu-
on place in the grounds It faces the
lake, with only lawns and promenades be-
tween. North of it is the United States
Government Building south the harbor
and injutting lagoon. and west the Elec-
trical Building and the lagoon separating
it from the great island which in part Is
wooded and Ia part Respondent with acres
of bright flowers OF varied hues.
one-Half million In 1t.
The contract price sannot be officially
learned, but semi-offieially it is placed at
about 100000
Says He Is Innocent.
At the Municipal Court on Saturday
night Henry Wolfe of No 900 Markat