The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-04

Withall all exceedingly interesting
point Of observation Rambling
through Midway and entering the
grounds, the first building that gre !
our eye is the wOmen's building,
which will be headquarters tor the
women OF all the world, anu d WISH
within will surely repay you
Passing on you come tn tue hort
cultural DOliCing, winch iii c'h'aiu
without dOUb9 tho greatest nOrtIcul
bural splay eVrr gathered together,
consisting Of 60 ItriOutiuns from all
over he cOnuGrS, In close attendance
stands the cnufst hall where some of
the greatest III lsical artists OF the
world will perform during the coming
months Passil z on we come to the
transportation building, where We find
exhibits shu" l;.: the improvement OF
our later DAY m. GhOds over those of
former times.
NeX5 80 aLtracf our attention are the
mue4 and mining buildings where
aIe eXhiUiked ancient ana modern
mel hOds OF mining ard here ale also
exhibits from all the great mining
states and territories and from all
portions of the world, and in seeing
| this grand exhibit much time will
necessarily be consumed.
And now for the electrical exhibits,
which if properly studied would con-
sumo fully II week, so interesting are
all the eXhib iIs contained therein {.
Hurrying through the admiaistra-
ton building we come To machinery
hall where we witness without donbt
one OF the most interesting exhibits of
the lair.
Leaving here We 90 over to the
stock pavilion and close by are the oil
ami lumber exhibits. Passing toward
the southern end of the grounds We
look at the display OF agri-
cultural. implements and close
by stands the dairy barns
and great stock exhibits. Going
through this we returned by way OF
| the power house to the sou beast cor
ner OF the grounds where the forestry
and leather exhibits are located.
Next comes the great Krupp gun
exhibit; next is an Indian school, aud
jusu hey ond a reproduction of the con-
vent in spain in which Columbus is
claimed to have taken refuge in time
OF distress and where he studied out
| his theories of the existence OF a new
world. Crossing a bridge across the
canal we come to the agricultural
| building, where during the coming
months farmers OF all nations will dis
cuss he best methods of making the
soil remunerative. fastening over to
the casino and music hall. we soon
| find ourselves in the manufact ures and
| liberal arts building, which is the
J largest on the grounds aud would
keep the visitor many weeks invest.
eating even in casual way From
her" the government building next
al tracts our attention, then comes the
naval exhibit which brings us To
north pier. A short walk carries us
through the foreign building to the
fisheries exhibit. Next in order
is the art galleries and
en- route you can take in all the state
buildings.
Now having taken tour of all the
main features OF the fair, if SO disposed
you can spend week in viewing the
many side shows. By following the
! two routes laid down here the visitor
to the fair who has only a few days TO
stay can see both the exterior and in
terror of the fair in the quickest posi-.
Tie way. While visiting in the city
you must by ali means make it CON
lenieut to visit the grounds at night
Millions Of incandescent lights are to
be seen on all hands. Hundreds OF
arc liz hts shoot their dazzling CLEANS
| high up into the blackness of the
night. The electric fountains with
their many colored waters will attract
hundreds of spectators. That which
can be seen by day falls into insigniti-
canoe alongside the grand beauty of
the nightly Examinations of the
Worlds Exposition.
Many af the fair buildings are now
receiving their finishing touches
aud some of them will hardly
be ready tor occupation before
the last of May. The fair officials,
however, promise faithfully that
when the show is fairly started Mon
day that they will have exhibits there
that will fully repay the traveller who
has come thousands OF miles to see the
show.
Mrs. w. H. Tobin arrived in the