Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-13
BUILDINGS AT THE FAIR.
Various Structures in Process Of C0nstruc-
ton on the Exposition Grounds.

buildings and the President of the nitcd
States and his cabinet, the Governors OF
the states and territories and their escorts
with 80 900 people gather To see the
show and TO do honor to Columbus and the
lav America WAS discovered, nearly all the
exposition buildings will be completed, and
those that are lacking in some details will
be 50 far along as To permit visitors TO Sc,
how they will look when the carpenters.
masous. plastcreTs, and other workmeI
| have finished their labor.
Not MANY month, ago people Who knew
nothing of Chicago architecture and Chi.
caro- ENTERPRISE said the buildings wuuhl
not be completed IN time for the World,
| Fair opuiur i'm Nav, 1888. but contract.
for the work were distributed among build
or, and manufacturers from all parts of tn,
country in such a way that operations OF
the different structures were carried OF
runi,Ily at the same time, and the World.
Fair official, kept a SUPERINTENDENT at III,
grounds to sec that there was no unnccr,.
sar, DELAY, and to keep contractors alive I,
the responsibility of their engagements
The result is that the buildings are practi
.,lly roupIrtr. If the occasion dcnandc,
it there could be- a hurryiug up which
" ould bring about the completion Of every
building bv oct. y The occasion has not
arisen. however. and the work will be car
| r,rd an without undue haste.
Work WAS begun the past week on tn,
midway plaza of the German village .panor.
anna of the Burmese Alps. panorama of til,
vnlcano of kil,uca. and the I,ihhy .lass cx.
hibit. Building. now in process, of con,
| .truction ON the exposition grounds are a,
| follows Main Exposition Bulding,- Adj.
miui.tratiou. agriculture and annex dairy
electricity. fisheries. forestry. fine art, and
annex. horticulture. manufactures, mines
| machinery hall. trans rortttiuu and annex
and womnns.
| Minor Exposition Buildings Battle ship
boiler house. casino, cleansing works. cold
storage houses. colonna,lr freight sheds
| fuel-oil tanks. greenhouse. litc-sayiua
station. music halI office, pcristylc-photo
| graphic building. pump house and Wool.
| lawn police station.
| state and Foreign Buildings Arkanas,
| Connecticut. California, Colorado, Della.
ware, England. Germany, Indiana, Illinois
| iowa, Kansas. Massachusetts. Maine. Mich
iran. MARYLAND. Montana. Missouri. Mime
| sofa New York. New Hampshire. Ne.
braska. ohio. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island
| uitra States Government. Washington
| West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Concessions and Buildings-Gcr,nan vii.
Lace. Libby Glass Works Moorish palace
| New England clambakc. panorama of Bur
me.c Alps. panorama of the volcano Of Xii
anca. Puck sliding railways. White Star
Line. oihcr construction work carried on
| hy the exposition company includes tin
railway. bridges. electric ,uhwav~ touu-
taius. ubrhsk. etc.
NJ the meeting of the directory tbi. week
The, report, OF tic treasurer and auditor ion
lbc month Of august were presented and
referred to the committee on finance. The
tteasnrcrs report placed the total receipts
1t $40. lO5 SD 81. The resolution author
iziug the issuing Of bonds in the interest OF
the exposition to the amount of - .ono, 900
adopted b, the executive committee Wa
concurred IN. On recommendation OF the
wa,s AMI means committee the concession
vas granted to the Worlds FAIR Captive
Balloon Company for the operation OF a
! captive balloon on the grounds OF iit" tGrV-
Sittou. The cohpdht j. TO pay =" = pei
u nj of the gross receipts for Tie prirIlrge
anti the receipts amount 10 $500 #"
/ after which II - TO pay a" per cent OF Inc
rcce pts.
Wednesdays meeting ct the r%tca'' F'
committee resulted ~ the aPpro''' q ti''
report from the hnhare committee Tor u'
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