Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-03-31

A Description Of the Costly Ediaces Now
Under Construction.

CHICAGO's BIG EXPOSITION.
1 A Description Of the Costly Edihces Now
Under ConstructiOn.
CHIcAeo, H., March ISL alluded in
my last to the Estate buildings of Illinois,
New York, Caliiorois, Pennsylvania and
NJ ssac husetts, and will now describe
some of the other state edifices. Before
doing so, however, will enumerate the
days specially designated a. fete days, |
and recently announced by the Worlds |
Fair Com missioners Washington, May |
II; Wisconsin, May %; Maine, May "a |
Nebraska, June Is Massachusetts, June |
II New Hampshire, June 81; Utah, July
"a; North Carolina, August 10; New
York, Sept. 4 /; California, Sept 8; Mary
land, Sept. IL; Michigan, Sept. Is and
IA Kansas, Sept. Is; Colorado, Sept. 10
Montana, Sept. 20; Iowa, Sept. 81
Rhode Island, October s; Minnesota,
October l3.
two stories high, OF wood and staff, with
tile roof The ground area 10 100 feet
front by 50 feet deep. The roof, mantels,
finishing woods and much OF the visible
material, are the gift of Ohio producers.
The reception hall, % by 50 feet. and %
feet high, occupies the central portion OF
the building. Back of the reception ball
. is an open court, SO feet square. The
cost of this building is thirty thousand
dollars.
The Iowa building is a granite struc-
. ture with q slate roof, with conical towers
! or pavilions at the corners. 1t is II feet
: by l23 feet in size, and is known as Jack
1 son Park "Hhelter." Adjoining it is
. new building, 90 by 100 feet in size and
= two stories high. 1t 10 in wood and staff
20 tho
}. Shelter" 80 that the two structures COM
u bine harmoniously after the style of the
French chateau. The Shelter will be
Q used for state exhibit, corresponding in
i character to the Sioux City corn palace
I. exhibition. The new part 10 composed OF
n reception rooms, commissioners offices,
:, committee rooms, poetoffice, writing and
n baggage rooms. The cost OF the struc
# ture is thirty-ive thousand dollars.
a The style Of the Minnesota building
% is the Italian renaissance two stories
q high. The frame is of wood, covered
d with staff. The roof is of Spanish tile.
The ground dimensions are 70 feet by 81
n feet. In the recess within the entrance,
ID is sculptured group, symbolizing the
it legend OF Minnehaha and Hiawatha.
le the eecond floor is reception hall 80 by
1t SO feet. The cost OF the building is thirty
IN thousand dollars.
TT The Washington building has ground
in area of 1l8 by 2OS feet It consists of a
IN main structure with pitched roof, two
Mt stories in height, With tower on each
DO corner, fanked by two wings one story
high. The main building is ~ feet wide,
and the wings are lao feet wide. The
structure is frame with panels Of plain
plaster. The principal architectural
On feature of the building is its foundation
90 1t is made of five tiers Of logs above the
ne ground. The logs in the lower tier art
ne four feet in diameter and l21 feet long
ne These lower logs have the bark on. The
ed four upper tiers of smaller logs arr
ne peeled. This foundation constitutes I
eii timber exhibit from Washington. Nearly
ed all of the first floor will be devoted to
I'm reception room, while in the second story
no are parlors, reception and toilet rooms
ne The roof is OF shingles, and the interior il
zee finished in cedar and fir. All the ma
gs terial used in the construction OF lhi
building comes from Washington. Tn,
cost of the structure 10 one hundre,
ng thousand dollars.
to The Wisconsin building represents tn
ly. Wisconsin home, being designed in n
or special style. All the visible maters
ny comes from Wisconsin. The exterior i
ire of Ashland brown stone, menomenc
O. pressed brick, and hard woods from val
in ious sections of the state. The roof
rry covered with shingles. The windo'
glass il plate. Its ground area is 80
30 feet. The first floor is tiled and
de. used as a reception room. The secon
lis floor has a historical room and officea fc
,th commissioners. On the west side OF til
ow floor ia large stained glass window, PR
"a scented by the city of West superio
Il of ka h,,tl h ~
m thouss nd dollars.
The Missouri building is 81 by SO fet
and two stories high. In the front an
or over the main entrance is an elliptic,
,rt. dome, 70 feet high, and fsnked b
md smaller yctagonal domes AZ feet higl
d a The exterior of the structure is covere
nee with staff and the columns and pilaste
ub- are OF the same material. Within th
me main entrance il rotunda with
the mosaic tile floor. On either side of tn
ng, main entrance are minor entrances, Il
be one on the left leading to the headqua
ops ters Of Western Missouri and Kane,
City, and on the right, leading to Il
headquarters Of Eastern Missouri and
oh- Louis. Within the rotunda are the tel
snd graph and postoftice. On the left OF Il
a NV rotunda are two exhibit rooms 80 by
~" feet and % by II feet. On the right is
90 journalistic room, reading room for W
-" men. There are also toilet rooms, rece
ton rooms and Q special room for Il
governor of the state. The cost OF Il
building is forty-6ve thousand dollars.
~ The Indiana state building is in Fren'
py Gothic style Of architecture, such as
ana seen in the chsteaux of France. 1t h
was two imposing towers 120 ieet high al
orst many Gothic gables. The structure h
ana three stories, built of pine and BedfO
Nay stone and is covered with ornament
10 staff. The roof is Of gray and red shingl
Y 70 and the floors are Of tile. The ma
my, assembly hall is on the first floor Al
mao deliberately finished in the baronial ETY.
loke All of the material used in this buildi
De- comes from Indiana. The ground al
WIN . Of the building is 100 by $50 feet. 7
ION second floor has reading and writ
ieIt rooms and rooms for the state comm
TWO sioners. The third floor has DIM
men and lunch hall aud bedrooms. The c.
con, of the structure is sixty Thousand dolla
OF The other states that have erect
ney, on the grounds are Arkansas, Colora'
the Connecticut. Florida, Kansas, Mali
Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshi
Rhode Island, South D4kota, Utah a
tho West Virginia.
;, sn0 description Of these buildings will
aged si'on III 'o''o"N's ooi""' n
illed L.
the OREGONsR EXHIRIT.