The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-05

pected. There never yet was a WORLDS falr
that was entirely ready on the day of its
opening. ] do not suppose any Intelligent
person expects that. But, in spite of unex-
pected h~indrances, in spite Of unforeseen
opposition, we are ahead. do not wish to
overstate the situation"
Chief Hearst of the installation bureau,
who probably knows more about the gen
eral condition of things than any one else,
said he thought everything would be in pre-
sentable condition for the opening. Most
of the buildings will present a complete
show, and few of them will be much behind.
Director of Works Burnham has had gen.
eral supervision of every building erected,
has had all to do with laying out the
grounds. the roadways and the picturesque
part of the work, and has had charge of all
arrangements for providing transportation
facilities. He knew that everything would
be ready. He had no fears, and was not dis
concerted or disappointed about anything.
He did not even think it would be necessary
to close the gates in order to prevent visit
ors interfering with the work. AS every
thing was sure to be ready, why should the
gates be closed?
And SO it was with all the others. Every
man having control of any department that
could in any way promote or impede the
opening has staked his reputation for YER
aeity and ability on the result, and moth
ing on the subject now remains to be said.
On the Manufactures building men are
working day and night, stopping only for
their meals. The exhibits are rapidly be-
ing placed, and everything is very satisfac.
tory. The 8 n be said of the Trans.
portation and Electricity buildings, the
Liberal Arts, the Agricultural and Mines
and Mining buildings and of the various
state and foreign buildings. Nobody con-
nected with any of them has any time to
waste in worrying, and there certainly
seems noneed for it. Armies of men are
at work everywhere, exhibits are being rap
idly placed and everybody says things are
satisfactory.
Machinery hall presents the busiest scene
on the grounds. It must be ready. A fail
ure here would be disastrous, for without
power to move the machinery IN the other
buildings the opening would not be at all
successful. Menare at work day and night
here, too, and when President Cleveland
touches the button that starts things going
on May l, it is quite safe to predict that
Machinery hall will do the rest.
The decoration of the California building
will be remarkably pretty. 1t is IN charge
of one of the board of lady managers who
has achieved a reputation for good work in
the decorative line, and she will use pam
pas plumes, castor bean branches and cat
tails brought from the Golden state. Cali
fornia's fruit exhibit is expected to surpass
everything shown in competition with it.
There are to be 500 gates at the hundred
different entrances to the fair grounds, and
they will be very handsome affairs of wire
netting, steel and iron. of them will
be provided with a self registering auto
matte turnstile that will require the attend
ance of but one man at each gate This of
fetal will take the ticket, see hat it is all
right, drop it inen opening in the gatepost
and press q short lever that will at the same
time Chop the ticket and unlock the gate.
Then the visitor presses against the turn
stile and walks in, registering his own add
mission. It will be very difficult for either
gatekeeper or visitor to cheat this c%ontriv-
ance, for if the number of mutiiated tick
cts in the box does not correspond to the
number of admissions registered by the
turnstile the gateman will be held respon-
sible for the difference, and there is no pos