Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-29

"a. uene with tho beautiful
shat ~ ~, ~ ,ypen the show Is over
Du'i'n s,,n-s sio.oOlO0O went into the
- a, l- . the Worlds fair buildings
y. ~ rro ,tration OF the grounds for the
20 Wy = Tho point that now Interest,"
rposl.iu1 boldcrs, aud incidentally the
" and country, Is how much can
rpols "a rem that $1,000 900 worth OF
I'M IA material
tn' n "a 10 assume that the time is dead
y MS safeto sny also that large
dally large-proportion Of the ma
IA III have to 20 by the board.
wv N rosy days Of promotion ii was flg.
nsli,t &, 10000 could he realized from
W. Of tie buildings and the materials.
" WI saen there has been aslump in the
s'<alions, and today 1t is tossup
e91h.r there will be enough salvage to
J, M The tearing down OF the buildings,
,,noval OF the materials and the resto-
! a,n Of thepark to the condition in which
80 before it WIS turned over to the Ex.
.eion company.
~ South park commissioners fear that
Jan corporation will forfeit its 500, 1000
"A and abandon the buildings rather
q attemptt to tear thom downand restore
\ rounds to their original condition.
IAN c. Flcmming, Chicago representa-
4 4. Of the Carnegie companies, which fur
/ 'aed abont two,thirds OF the iron enter
4. into the buildings, snys that IA very
~ mart Of the iron at jackson park will
ID. to 70 into the scrap pile"
4 Tat means that it will have to be sold
old iron and at a price which may not
"a hall or quarter Of the price making
smalable even for that disposition. There
\ 1000 tons Of iron In the Manufactures
Hiding, costing about go ton to put in
~, OF nearly $500, 0o0 In all.
mere are nearly 10000 tons in the several
'.liings representing u cost Of over 81
|{p0O0
|nIustrative OF the cost Of taking down
~ work, It may be stated that the nrchi.
Il Of Steele Mackaye's skeleton Specta-
.dum estimates that II will cost $500
n every dollar that can be realized from
2 sale Of material to pull down and re-
re that unsightly monument Of yet 9TH
hissiul promotion moments.
u Tho owners OF the Ferris wheel expect to
N es,O0O to responsible contractors to
[uks down. transport and set up that won.
islni piece OF work on another site.
fnl Phillipson says it will cost 500, 900
Ma and above the salvage to tear down
IA remove the Manufacturers building.
Dlsent inquiry among wrecking firms and
ro.ractors failed TO uncover any that
wouldeoniess having any intention Of bid
tingmthe destruction Of the White City,
u,kn zould admit they knew of anybody
vtolsaadefnito purpose in that direc-
tua
Nonaigwho has the work to do, there
\ be0i1spbc great trouble and expense in
dispaElgof the waste and rubbish. Where
iopHtitWill be tough problem to solve.
Il cannot be dumped haphazard into the
BIKE as much of 1t would be washed back
upoaihe sho.e by the action of the water.
Tie authorities would not allow that dis
IMPOSITION to be made Of It. There will be
kigten 1900 and II, 900 carloads of waste
nsteria to be hnuled away from jackson
nk, according TO the calculation Of a
fominent contractor-that Is to say, be-
,zeen 200, 600 and 100000 cubic yards OF
Ebbish. There will be some thousands OF
Eroads Of ssaif alone TO be carted away.
There is no hole or swamp to fill upwith.
linnsportabic distance Of jackson park.
suggestioI has been offered that the
lsie material DO used for the creation Of
nuiiiloial mountain at the southeast cor
Eof the park. In tho loose form 1t Will
Via when carried from the grounds the
nsie material will make pile 1000 feet
pare and between is and 20 feet high.
be surface area of such creation would
Hahout 20 acres.
ltwas said while the buildings were be-
hgsncted that the iron framework OF sew
|snl q them would be sold to railroad com.
pshss to be used us stations. All heroads
iunnng into Chicago have fine stations,
and there seems to be no chance to dispose
~ the iron frames here
The question the officials want answered
n What shall be done with the buildings
and the rubbishi-Chicago Cor. New York
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