The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
PARIS EXPOSITION.
eoME ASTONISHING PLANS PRESENT
Ed FOR THE EVENT.
Scheme to Remodel the Ethel Tower Into
Statue of France-Ninety-six Schemes
Examined-Forty-flv Are From Foreign
Countries-Onl Two Adopted.

Statue OF France-Ninety-six Scheme
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Are From Foreig
Countries-Only Two Adopted.
Messieurs Mesureur and Moron of IL
third subcommittee for the Pari
World 5 exposition III 1900 have finishe,
the herculean task of examining int
the new ideas" presented for realiza
tion at the coming event
While II is true that most of thu
schemes spoken of in the newspaper
are the very incarnation of idiocy. ther,
are some which appear 10 deserve a les
sweeping criticism than that exercised
by the commission
An amusing proposition of Nj. Bends
is TO fix huge mirror TO the top of the
Eitfel tower which would present a mi.
rage OF the larger part Of Paris Anoth.
er huge mirror is TO be affixed TO the
base OF the tower in such position as
TO reflect the mirage of the top mirror
In this manner the visitors to the expo
sition would have the opportunity to
witness Partisan life without the ia.
tigue and expense of participating in it
The Eiffel tower. by the way, has
caused so many would be inventors to
present fantastic schemes that TO the
latter the major part of the commits.
sion's report is devoted NJ Hunt pro.
poses a ST. cornered building, 100 feet
IN diameter and 200 feet high, on the
top OF which sleigh races are TO be held
upon artificial snow NJ Banks has the
idea OF gigantic candelabra whose
three feet are TO serve as promenades
M. Buffa advises the erection of two
fountains, one representing a man and
the other woman at 200 times the av-
erage size, which would make this
proposed inland pharos about |, 100 feet
high. A patriot. NJ Couchol, would
have the Eiffel tower remodeled into a
statue of France, the first two stories TO
serve as pedestal NJ Mazelaygue pro.
poses house |, 200 feet in height in or.
der to ascertain scientifically to what
height houses may be habitable without
danger
A pyramid of 1900 feet height re-
volvlng around its center is the ideal of
John Richardson. AS philosopher and
Gustave Songeux pro-
poses two colossal statues WAR" and
Peace, whose contrast would cause
all nations to declare in favor of peace. "
For the sake of gallantry the PROPOSE
tlon OF Miss .Iosefa Hamse may be men
toned to revive the old wooden horse |
Of the memory of the siege of Troy and |
20 build horse, with "all the points of |
blooded animal, which would have |
IN interior capable of holding 1000 |
people
More prosaic and practical is the
scheme Of Mile. Ralfe to construct a
elephant for the children
md tea fountain for the adults. The
dea of swings flying 400 feet high, sub
nitted by M. Gauss and Mr.. Farnshaw,
old. More original is a project of AK
Il Shoot to construct screw 600 feet
high, along the threads of which car
would conduct visitors to restaurant
t the top
Worthy Of mention is the proposition
y Prince Della Rocca and by Fernand
iau, the latter "a Partisan journalist,
arrange an exhibit of religious art of
III ages and also the project of Herr
lldermann 10 construct a miniature
lty under the protectorate of Hygeia,
7hich is to be inhabited by people who
re to live strictly according to hygienic
nles III order to study public santa
on. Both projects are seriously con-
elved and deserving of consideration,
hitch is acknowledged by the commits
on.
M. Moron, in separate report, states
l&t OF 96 schemes examined by him 40
'me from foreign countries, which
lows the interest taken all over the
orld In the coming exposition. Of !
lese schemes only two have been
adopted-one of an electric
latform, with two degrees of velocity,
II the transportation Of visitors within
he exposition grounds (Which is prob
ply similar to the moving sidewalk On
10 pier of the recent Worlds fair in
hicago) and another of captive bal
on OF 10000 cubic feet, which can
'ep 90 persons in an altitude of 1900
ct, also an idea known from Chicago
'orld's fair.
The commissioner divides the schemes
by him into eight series, the
st OF which comprises aquariums,
'ssels, naval engineering, etc. includ-
g giant aquarium with $50 compart. | '
ents and a colossal structure contain.
g a cataract, lake, promenades,
fes bicycle rings, etc. The building
to be lighted by electricity and is to /!
I'VE walls of red glass to produce the I
'ect of a marvellous sunset The author !
this project, which alone would GOV. 7
the space of the entire exposition Q
ounds, is Herr Eichbaum, from St c
'tersburg. John Ehlert in Chicago {
mes Herald
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