The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

joyed climbing stairs might take until Al
o'clock 10 reach the top. These people
could come down in two hours, stopping
to rest at each change OF scenery. Those
who so UP stairs two steps at time
might get to the top by noon and return
in half an hour.
Actually as an exhibit such structure
would be wonderful thing, for it would
show Paris up as nothing else could ever
hope to do. The ever changing view as
the climber walked around the huge cigar
would AFFORD a magnificent opportunity
to study all parts of the city from above
Toilers could journey as they do up the
Alps, half way and then return. II would
be by no means obligatory to ascend the
Matterhorn," as the last revolution at rae
very top was called in the plans
The famous Alexandra bridge. the cor
| ner stone of which was laid by the car
| two years ago. aroused Jealousy IN the
| mind of Massachusetts inventor MAI
| who has secured many patents. On
| reading the many accounts OF the Pont
Alexandra bridge he determined To origi-
nate pont which would bring the Alex,
andre bridge to the blush. He drew aud
he drew and when mis- plans We're COM
| pleted he submitted them TO committees
and the committee straightway sent them
| over to the Paris exposition. The Massa-
chusetts plan showed a bridge in the shape
of silk hat The one brim OF the tile
rested upon one side Of the river, Inc
! other brim rested upon the opposite shore'
This gave a beautiful arch Wnlcn was tue
| delight of the constructor.
The roadways were eXquisitely PROVIDED
for by the natural shape OF the bridge. On
driving over all teams would keep TO the
| right and would drive along the sizes Oh
the brim going and coming
| There is band around every SILK nat
| and this band was utilized in the plan as
a bicycle track Bicyclists were raised by
an interior elevator and were then let
| loose 10 pedal across. The top. the plans
exclaimed was not now occupied, bu'
could be made into magnificent obserya-
tory
A strawberry shortcake was the inven'
ton Of a California man who saw In MS
! minds eye this trophy resting upon the
Seine, its lower layer built like hoa'
and SO constructed as TO sustain the upper
part.
/ would contain the waiting rooms and the
! cafes the parlors and the Libraries II
} this building" wrote he. could be sub
mitted to the people OF California, they
! would undoubtedly donate enough money
to construct 1t, as the California building
of the Paris exposition"
lust TO heighten the semblance to shiI
t there were smokestacks provided anc
; around the smokestacks were handsome
promenades where people after partakint
} OF the strawberry shortcake, which wouie
be served in American fashion at tn
: tables, could go UP and breathe tho COO
, air Of the SeEe ~
Kentucky genius Is responsible LOT
whisky bottle bigger than any building
in New York City where they make |
specialty OF skyscrapers. This building II
~ he devoted to an exhibition OF the man
ufacture of LIQUORS OF all kinds. Ever,
known method OF distillery would be shown
here and samples would be given ava!
free. The building would be lighted b!
windows which would also serve as OBJ
servatories staircase would lead up
ward into the top OF the cork and from
the top OF the cork would wave tri
umphant American flag,
New York State, which has never lai
claim 10 being overstudious, is made re
sponsible for book building In whic
the inventor suggested--alI the processe
of book manufacture. could be NIGEL
shown. 'In the top windows" said he
IN the elaborate letter which he sent Y
the directors, "our men OF letters coul'
compose their epics Here they could tur
AMI their novels and their poems. Will
fine ink was yet fresh these could be take
down 10 the ground floor and set In typ
,,non the linotype machines. As soon a
SET I'm the pages could be electrotype
ana Anally placed In the forms. turned oil
and bound. This would give the visitor q
excellent opportunity TO see the maKing
q poem from the inkstand TO the boo
store.