Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-02
BUILD 1T ALL AGAIN.
Worlds Columbian Exposition He.
Ing Reproduced In Chicago.

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Within the next 30 days there will
be placed on exhibition in Chicago a
work of art which will be of interest
to those who cherish the memories Of
the worlds fair. The white city"
will he reproduced in miniature, with
every detail of its architectural and
landscape beauty worked out. The
work OF construction has been carried
on quietly for the past Is months, and
$40 600 has already been expended in
expert labor alone. The materials
used cost several thousand dollars
more. From 40 to SO men have been
constantly employed on it.
1t is the intention to exhibit the
model in this country until 1900,
when it will be taken to the Paris ex-
position. 1t is built in sections and
can readily be taken apart for trans
portation. Every building in the fair
grounds during the exposition is ex-
actly reproduced. Not single detail
is missing. The landscape features
are still more wonderful. The la
goons, ponds, walks, drives, islands.
trees, and all are there, lifclike and
perfect. The intramural road will be
seen in operation. and the lake excur-
sion steamers will come and go as dur
ing the fair. Lake Michigan will APP
pear, with "real" water, connecting
with the lagoons and ponds as before.
Even the prismatic fountains, the
search lights, and all other electric ef-
fects will be exactly reproduced. Lit
tie arc lights will be placed as before
along the drives, and thousands of
miniature incandescent lamps will
light the court Of honor and the gilded
dome OF the administration building.
On the wooded island the German
garden-party lamps will be counter
feited. The reproduction is reduced
la times, the scale being one-twelfth
of an inch to the foot. The exposi-
ton proper is 6j feet long by so feet
wide inside the scenic wall which will
surround it, and from which visitors
will get the bird's-eye view OF the
whole. The Midway is of separate
construction, through which people
will pass in entering the main enclo-
sure.
Some idea of the magnitude OF the
enterprise may be gained by some il
Illustrations in figures.
The manufactures building model
is Il feet long. There are $500 cast
ings in the window sashes alone.
The windows are of mica and there
are over 100000 openings through
which light can be seen. This build
ing, as well as al the rest, is furnished
with every feature large enough to be
seen with the naked eye on the model.
1t required l2 months to build the
model of machinery hall, and the ac-
tual cost was $l,S5O. Texas" one OF
the smaller buildings, which can be
covered with mans hat, took 32 days
to build. An expert cabinet-maker
worked six weeks on the New York
building, and the finishing touches re-
quired two additional weeks. There
are 1,S00 columns in fisheries build
ing, the exact number in the original.
BY the aid OF electrical effects the
fair in miniature will be seen under all
atmospheric conditions. First the
dawn of the day will be shown, then
sunrise, daylight, sunset, twilight. and
then moonlight. When midnight"
comes the organ will play in the man
ufactures building, and the chimes
will ring in machinery hall.