Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-24
WORLDS FAIR.


During the formals exercises o.
dedicating the worlds fair building,
125, 900 people will be crowded into
the manufacturers buildings at Jack
son Park, the largest number eveI
assembled under one roof. The
handling of 30 many thousands and
getting them into the building and
out of 1t without accident has been
q serious question. 1t lie believed
that the plan just. approved is the
best that could be devised.
The manufacturers building, in
which all these thousands will as
semble, stretches along the shore OF
Lake Michigan for 1858 feet. The
building is 787 feet wide. Only four
entrances have been provided, but
these are wide enough for half a
dozen tally-ho coaches TO drive in
abreast.
1t is the intention to provide seats
for 10000 or $4,000 visitors and these
will be arranged in the center of the
building. The large area reserved
for seats will be surrounded by
promenades about 200 feet wide.
Without crowding them In the
least it is estimated that $4,000 per-
sons can thus find places.
A raised platform will be built on
the east side of the building to ac-
commodate about 5000 distinguished
guests, including President Harri-
sou, bis cabinet, members of con-
gress and governors of states. From
an extension of this platform on a
semicircular rostrum President Har-
rison will deliver his address, and 81
so w. G. p. Breckinridge and
Chauncey M. Depew.
At the south end of the building,
800 feet away, on another raised
platform, a chorus of 5000 voices will
be masscd to shout national anthems
and sing the dedicatory ode.
Down 10 front of the platform from
which the orators will speak, seats
will we arranged for $50 newspaper
men. Just in front of the center of |
this platform tables will be placed
for ten official stenographers, and on
either side will be tables for the |
United and Associated press, each
being allowed chairs for twelve men.
Major Handy believes that the ar
for the press are more
than have ever been made
before. Each newspaper man will
have ample room to work.
Major Handy has already received
application for more than 1900 chairs
'or correspondents The New York
papers are evidently alive to the i'm
portance of the occasion, for they
will send 104 correspondents to
chicago this week. One big morn
ng paper in New York has called
or seats for eight men.
In another room back of the stand
ifty typewriters will be at the dis
,osal of out-of.town correspondents,
10 charge being made for their work.
Ample telegraph facilities will be
provided.
Back of the stand from which the
'rations will be delivered lunch.
DOM has been arranged. In this
he distinguished guests will be serv-
d with light reflection after the.
ig procession reaches the park and
efore the dedicatory exercises prop
r begin.
Sixty Esquimaux, accompanied
y several hundred dogs and mum.
er of reindeer, have sailed from La.
rador for Boston. They will come
D live in the Esquimau village,
'hich will be located in Jackson
ark, near the lagoon at Fifty-sev-
nth street.
Three acres have been reserved
,r the village and a dozen or more
uts will be erected for. their use.
he huts will be on the cold storage !,
AN. The natives will be comfort !,
bly, installed In their ice boxes by :
he middle of October. They will
'main In Jackson Park all winter. :
ID part Of the contract with these .
that those In charge of .
he village shall erect a place for
lem to hold their religious cere- :
onies. During the fair these vii a
gers will give exhibitions with
eir peculiar canoes and weapons. .
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