The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

hh'lhk chhfke OF the task OF selecting
The "clou" for the great fair has final
ly. after Infinite pains and labor. sifted
from the tons OF chan these few grains
Of Ideas which follow, which they con-
slider good but not quite good enough.
They have caused them 20 be pub
lished broadcast In Paris. with the hope
that these Ideas may suggest the right
one or that some bright mind may see
the way to combine few OF them and
make feature which shall be astound-
irg. Al the head Of the list IL the cap
tive balloon Il Is 10 be balloon
yapeur' steam balloonl which shall
liit 40 people 1000 feet or 100 people
5000 feet Two other people have also
sLggeFod variations on this idea. "a
competition 10 color photography. the
dlrlgibi,iiy Of balloons. views from
high attitudes" Is the way the next
paragraph OF the list reads. But Just
what Il means and what connection
there Is between the three Is hard 20
say Movable platforms for the trans
portation OF visitors % the exposition"
-Four different kinds % these are Of
tered. Some 90 by steam and others
by electricity. and the naive recon-
mendation Of one OF them "a that
agile people can jump over H." The
next step. naturally. Is 20 burrow IN
the earth. and there are half a dozen
suggestions Tor different sorts OF mines
and geological exhibits Quite differ-
ent Il another set OF ideas; some Of
them relate TO a reproduction In an ar
tihclal lake Of an armored man OF war.
and one man suggests a duplicate Of
la Touraine as more interesting. The
project Of an immense telescope has
been frequently spoken Of. and the man
who suggested Il seems 10 have no
rivals. lie also offers the idea OF a
monumental clock. 10 weigh 200 tons
The rext thing Is a reproduction OF the
various expositions since 1900. and
then Genes a painter, who thinks that
panorama diorama OF the tour OF
the world" would be the greatest thing
that ever happened. which It undoubt-
eddy would be-ior him. A wine vat
/ o. 5000 gall1hs capacity Is esteemed
interesting by one man. and a repro
ductlon OF a French village IN the mid
die ages Is suggested by another. In
the same line are reproductions OF
Paris and its enylrons from 1900 "a
1900. ard another Idea Of showing the
banks OF The Seine In the fifteenth cen.
fury with the ships o. various couu-
tries An entirely different suggestion
is the one Tor an exposition OF banking
and m.utlng methods and a rcproduc.
ton o. Lombard street and the Pont
lu Change Paris Through the Ages
Is the idea o. two men. which involves
the restoration and reproduction OF
a mass % ancicnt buildings which
shall Illustrate the architecture
/ change. An encyclical Of the progres.
. 90 the twentieth century" has Tor 10
plan and scope the publication OF f,
series Of books 'consccrated 10 prog.
r,ss IN different branches OF human ac
ilylty," The highest perfection yet At
tanned in the building and furnishin,
% a modern house Is another idea
THE Womans Palace" Is naturally
feminine project An exposition show
. ing the manner Of legislation In varl
. Gus countries" would probably be NOR,
! amusing than NJ. Pierre. It's sugges,or
{ imagines Luminous fountains o
! cataracts 900 feet hlgh. or a lumlnou
, cataract falling from the third plat
Z form OF the Eifel tower. another maj
b thinks would be picturesque. A coupl
OF scientists wish to have a glganti
reprodi elton Of the moon. with a cap
tive balloon FOR venturesome traveller
floating around H. An exposition O
infancy and youth" Is another femlnin
, idea. which will be educational 10 N
/, eyes and reereative 20 the spirit"
4 palace Of jewels. showing the Jewel
through an the ages" sounds NOR
4 than fabulous Two more panoramis,
, wish to construct an immense wor
> showing the scenes on a voyage froi
~. Paris 20 the street OF the centuries
, In which shall be shown the history
= Paris and Of France, the Blue Grot,
4, OF Capri. With theaters. Then com
! ideas OF an exposition OF wax figure
? a gigantic electric gyroscopc. lumlnor
B projections. which shall surround n
+. Arc De Trlompho with a luminous min
q bus Other ideas that are picturcsqu
d are palace OF glass and ceramic
b which Is much more vague than tho.
& offered ny some panorama painter
% one OF whom wishes 90 do" the col
81 o1atlon Of the ear and another %
- history o., France. An artistic ana ce
q emph.c cyclopodA would have typ.e
10 street from each country Tho Amir
l. club thinks that O chalet with pano
q amas would De- about the think: othc
b favor a panorama OF the Alps an
d others one ui picturesque France. "a
" ulnous projections on artificial clouds
Z sounds as II % might De lnterestlr
e TO watch Tor a few minutes. summit
u M the total OF human genius maniic.i
q Cd In this menu there are a score
i more panoramas or dloramas. anoth
Is reproductlonA four or Eve balloon
~ always open 10 whoever cares to emit
'e and submit Ideas some Of them ha'
" been too amusing and imnractlcable
70 consider. like that Tor putting up
huge Japanese umbrella on the Ein
tower. 90 that people could take sh,
ter beneath 4 whom Il rained.
/. A pearl that vas afterward scld