The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-10
THE ILLINOIS STATE BUILDING

/ world for some time to come. and the
/ people of all America may well fee
proud of the splendid record Chicago
has made as a worlds fair city.
1t is quite likely that the fair grounds
will attract crowds of visitors far into
the winter. as the process of tearing
down will be watched with great inter
est. and notwithstanding the fair has
closed officially there will doubtless be
continued revenue from gate receipts.
as many of the ticket sellers and gate
men have been retained. The closing of
the fair drops many people out of en-
ployment, but it is thought that most
of them will be provided with employ
ment of one kind or another here in the
city, and that no suffering will ensue
among laboring people during the COM
ing winter. Many who have been en-
ployed as guards, gatemen. etc. will
turn in and assist in demolishing the
buildings and restoring Jackson park
to its former state.
A number of improvements made by
the fair will remain to beautify the
ground and several of the buildings
will be left intact, possibly until next
summer, on account of special dispo-
sition which is to be made of them.
Among these are several state build
ings and two or three foreign buildings.
The Illinois state building. it is said.
is TO be perpetuated in a permanent
state fair building Not on account of
its architectural beauty altogether. it
is thought, as that is not of 4 very high
order The dome is high enough at
any rate, and has been the mark of
many shafts of ridicule hurled by crit
zeal architects and sculptors But
there is no question about the Illinois
building being the largest and finest
state building at the fair, as was meet
that it should be, and its contents were
undoubtedly more varied and beautiful
than those of any other state building.
As has been stated many of the Mid
way attractions will continue on in
definitely, although the get away
notice has been issued by the manage
ment The great feature of the
Plaisance, the Ferris wheel, it is said,
viii continue to revolve where it is as
long IS there is sufficient revenue from
its revolutions to render rotation profit
table
There is proposition to perpetuate
the magnificent Manufactures building
by rebuilding it on the city lake front,
a plan which was received with spon-
taneous approval Whether it is put
into execution or not remains TO be
seen. but it is hardly likely that it
will. as there would be too much polit-
zeal engineering necessitated for the
completion of the plan.
There is also desire to perpetuate
the beautiful Administration building |
in some manner, but the difficulties in I
the way Of most OF these schemes are I
too numerous, it is thought. to permit I
OF any of them being carried out. Chi /
cagoans are so proud of the great work |
they have done and the great name 1
they have made that they very natural
II are anxious to commemorate il all in |
some lasting form
A great many of the more curious
and historic objects of interest which
have been displayed at the fair are 10 be
gathered into a worlds fair museum. /,
to be erected in the city on site not yet
chosen Parts of foreign buildings and
exhibits are to be sold and auctioned
of and disposed of in the most expeii-
-ious manner. The materials saved
from the buildings will doubtless be
readily disposed of and the proceeds viii
20 toward the expense of clearing the
grounds
Next summer we will walk out and
view different scene at Jackson park,
4 they aye as expeditions in tearing
Town As they were il building up. and