The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Garden CITY. "


CHICAGO, April 10th, 1892.
To the Editor of the aner:-DEAR
SIR:-l take this last opportunity of
writing about the progress being made
at the Fair Grounds at Jackson Park,
before my leaving here for the East, as /
intend starting about the 10Th or goth,
stopping on my way at Rochester, N. Y,
to visit some friends.
More than six thousand men were en-
ployed on the Worlds Fair Grounds
every day during the past week. The
increased force is explained in the en-
Pigment of painters, plumbers and
other workmen to finish the buildings.
The heavy construction is about done.
except on the Manufacturers, Machinery
and Electricity buildings. When the
superintendent looked over his books it
was with no small degree of satisfaction,
Tor tremendous strides were made by the
contractors during the week. There is
some heavy work yet to be done on the
domes of the Illinois and Government
buildings, and on the iron decks of the
battle ship. The Fisheries, Woman's.
horticulture, transportation, Mines and
DAIRY buildings are completed in their
structures, and term" work and in
terror finishings are progressing on all of
them. The work of putting on exterior
covering is in progress on every build
ing ON the ground except Machinery
Hall. The terrace walls around the in
terror waterways are being treated with
stan covering. The landscape gardeners
are busy and the territory around the
Horticulture buildings on the wooded
island through the midway pleasance is
beginning to be suggestive of the flower
bed Aside from the construction of the
fifteen buildings the miscellaneous work
on the grounds grows in importance as
time advances. This includes the grad
ing, fence building, finishing of tarrace
walls, preparing the pile foundation of
the grand fountain, the building of the
electric subway, the new office building,
the greenhouses, the propagating-houses
and the cleansing works. The new
office building is going up rapidly.
Ground was broken for it ten days ago,
and the roof is now going on the north
wing. Chief Durham will move his
force into this building the first of May.
This week saw the completion of two
roof trusses on the Manufacturers build
ing. The carpenter work on the build
ing is well advanced. The eight pa
villons and the exterior walls are up, the
window sash is being painted and glazed.
and four of the pavilions are being treat
ed. Eleven of the forty-five trusses on
Machinery Hall are in place. Contrac-
tors are working day and night on the
pumphouse, which was blown down by
the blizzard we experienced some few
days ago. The battle slip, which has
been apparently sleeping for some
weeks, has AVA ened, and is progressing
rapidly. All of the long delayed IRON
work of the deck has been received and
eighteen men are now punching the
necessary holes for the placing of the
deck beams. The frame work of all the
guns is on the grounds, and there are
twelve of these four forty-five feet and
eight twenty five feet. Foreman Dorsey
considers it notable coincidence that
two of these big guns will be trained on
England's site. All of the steel con-
.struction work of the deck is now ready
to place, and the armor plates have been
placed on the hull from the water line to
line of the berth deck.
roof work on the Government
finished and glazing will be
hight. The painters are
arts of the building.
lights are in and
.lflaid. The