Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-14

GETTING THE FAIR READY.
About to OpeD, Afeer Three Years of
Preparation.
Chicago. March Slater three years
of preparation the worlds Colum bian ex-
position is about to close the period of it's
creation. Only one month will intervene
before the formal opening. Thirty days
will be devoted to installation, and then
the public will be asked TO see and rem
der its verdict. So much has been said
Of The fair, and so many million words
have been written concerning it, that
many intent after the truth have uncon-
sciously come to misjudge it's character
and scope. The original plans were 30
broad that the world inclined to the be-
lief that they could not be followed to
success. And yet for year the rule has
been to compress rather than to expand.
To the director general and chief Of de-
partments was assigned the arduous task
Of building within Jackson park space
for tie display OF all the wonders OF the
world How we'll this task has been per-
formed will be demonstrated when the
gates are thrown open, May l.
Over 900 carloads of exhibits arrived at
the cars arrived, but they have been dis
tributed among the various departments,
their contents unloaded and empties re-
turned. To accomplish this work u
thoroughly equipped transportation de
partment has been required. Although
the highest point reached in carload re
ceipts for any one day as yet only ap-
proximates 200, the department is capa-
BILE of handling with its present force at
least 500 cars per day. This amount Of
exhibits has not been reached as yet,
but, from the increase in this weeks re-
ceipts, during April it is expected that
the daily arrival Of exhibits will exceed
/ 500 cars. If put to it's utmost capacity
the department can handle 1000 cars per
day.
1t is impossible to arrive at the actual
number of exhibits contained in the 900
cars which arrived last week. One au.
thority ON the subject estimated that the
average was about thirty packages to the
car, although many cars contained only
one exhibit, and some OF the exhibits
came upon two cars, so large were they
Computing thirty packages to the car
there came into the park during the week
1000 packages by railroad, not to men
ton the various pack lagos delivered BY
the express companies. In the parh
there is nearly thirty miles of track now
in operation, which will accommodate
1000 cars and give room for handling 1000
more without interfering with unloading
and disposing of empties.
Figures regarding freight charges &C
cruing upon the immense mass Of ex
hibits received up to date have not beer
given out. 1t is safe to say that thu
transportation charges for construction
material and exhibits hauled into tn,
park up to date would astonish Cr9sus
, Not less than 81, 600 cars of building ma
, terial have been handled by the trans
portation department in the past tw,
, years, and as the major part OF the ex
, hibits have come from long distances tn,
charges have been proportionately heavy
, This weeks shipments include six carr
to the fisheries department and nearl,
, 200 to the manufactures building, abou
, fifty cars to the mines building and a
= many to the transportation exhibits de
!, partment, thirty-tive cars to machiner,
{ hall, eleven cars to the government build
i ing and twenty-three cars to the forestr,
building.
!. The work of installation in the manu-
:, features and liberal arts building is wei
! advanced, and there is every reason +
= believe that the work will be completes
= by May l. There will be then presente
= to the eyes Of visitors one of the creates
: surprises in all the history of the arts c
y peace, for the handicraft of man will b
. massed together in the most attractiv
:, environment and under conditions we
calculated to enhance the curiosity an
: interest which they would NATURAL
excite. 1t is no exaggeration to say this
hA dn.. anv.f ~ Inn tt1ss,
be seen the greatest, the most comprt
q hensive and most thoroughly represents
: tive show of the tangible results of hl
man progress that the century has wi
messed.
J. This department will present the bel
B and most characteristic products of tn
:, worlds ingenuity, as indicated in tn
q assignments that have been made
u foreign countries, whose Representative,
l. are now engaged in placing their exhibit
y in the most attractive manner within IL
8, several Enclosures allotted to then
'r These will be arranged and installed on
10 scale of elaboration never attempted
10 previous expositions, and the interior
D. the manufactures building will presel
a. the most thoroughly international di
he play, promoted by q spirit of friend
n rivalry, such as the world has new
seen.
In the department of transportatic
there are over two and one-half miles
track, upon which locomotives and ca
N are to stand. These are taken into Il
J, building by means of a great transfer (
al BILE, which handles promptly and quick
u passenger cars seventy i've feet in leng
ne and the heaviest locomotives.
C. Every effort has been made by the d
mt 30 % t..