The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-27

from the legislature at Springfield Is that
Z Will concentrate all the militia IL one
place, while the experience OF New york
and other cities shows that Ii is desirable
IN case OF riot 10 have assembly places
for the soldiers widely scattered ana COW
sring all districts likely 70 be affected.
The Field museum at present occupies
the Odd art gallery OF the Worlds fair
d very beautiful building. but one Ill
adapted 10 museum purposes. The mu-
scum was Wen endowed by Mr.. Field,
and there have been reports from time
TO time tina, he purposed adding 10 the
endowment a million dollars or more
for new building on the lake shore.
The present location is not accessible
enough.
The exposition buildings Il is pro-
posed TO erect by public subscription.
Mr.. Shayne estimates the cost AZ 81
$1,000 10 s.. eoe CO. IL IS intended 10 get
this money IN large and small sums from
merchants. manufacturers and public spir-
tied citizens CT Chicago. with the under
standing that IL the enterprise Is success
full the stock will then be turned over 10
the city Of Chicago. Architect D. S. Burn
ham. Of Worlds fair fame. has estimated
that a satisfactory building OF wood, iron
and glass could be erected for s5Q0.1o. The
character OF the building viii derend al
most entirely on the amount OF money
raised. Ii must be adequate and ornamen-
tai or the authorities VIII not give their
consent to the plan.
When the Coliseum burned last Deem
Der. it was thought that obstacle TO
the exposition project had been removed.
but the owners OF the Coliseum. having
the foundation OF their building and q
long lease OF the ground on their hands.
say they are going TO rebuild. IL they
carry out their plans, they may interfere
somewhat with the exposition project.
though the Coliseum has never been a
success as a place for expositions and
other mechanical and industrial displays.
An exposition building in the heart OF the
city would be equally accessible from all
residence sections now that elevated rail-
roads have been Joined by the loop on
Wabash avenue. 1t would be within few
minutes walk OF the principal hoteis-it
would. IN fact. face the Auditorium and
some of the smaller hotels. and II would
be within easy access Of passengers from
the Wabash, Pennsylvania. and other rail-
roads.
Ii IS from strangers at the hotels that
the exposition projectors count on getting
their chief support. Next 20 New York.
Chicago has a larger floating population
than any other city In the United States.
and Chicag COS visitors are essentially sight
seers, When the first cyoloramas were
built In Chicago. the crowd OF strangers
made them enormously profitable. They
more than paid for themselves in the first
year. y cyclorama in New York was q
failure.
4 peculiar fact about the New York en-
terprise. by the way. was tola 70 No ~
John NJ Toucey. OF the New York Central
railroad, who was one OF its hackers The
New York cyclorana had Niagara Falls
as n subject. and before Il was exhibited
on this side of the water It was sent 20
England. where Il drew enormous crowds
because Mr.. Toucey says the people OF
Great Britain know the falls OF Niagara
better than they know anything else In all
America. and take more interest In them.
This is n fact which Mr.. Toucey and other
hackers of the Pan-American exposition
count upon to attract English people 10
Buffalo next year.
In other cities, with one exception, ex-
positions have not been directly profit
able. Louisville had one which paid very
well for n time. In Cincinnati an EXPOSE
ton building and music hall combined
proved a good investment for a few years.
Denver and Kansas City and other west
ern cities have had permanent exposi-
proved profitable directly except one at
St. Louis. The building there-music
hall. entertainment hail and exposition
enthusiastically paid a dividend two
years ago. but interest IN the exposition
was then on the wane, and In the last
year one-half OF the big building has been
changed into n coliseum. where horse
shows and bicycle races are held and