The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-22

never before been attempted. but which.
passed upon by the same engineers
who said the Ferris Wheel could be
built, even though the American So
ciety of Engineers declared against 1t,
promises to be equally feasible ana
more novel. The proposal is nothing
more than the construction out of steel
of an immense peg top" the same old
shape familiar to every youngster in
the land, even to the plug on top, which
every young American thinks he must
cut off before he has a satisfactory
article of top furniture
This immense top is to be some 400
or more feet high. The center is to
be an immense hollow steel shaft, thor
oughly anchored! within which some
twelve elevators are to be run to carry
passengers up and down. Around TINS
is to be built the top proper, in per
feet similarity to the boyhoods play
thing. The plug at the top, of course,
will be the upper end of the huge core
referred to, and in the extreme of TINS
plug will be an open observatory, sta
tionary. and commanding a view of the
entire fair grounds and more. just
below the plug will come the curved
upper section, which, like a huge UNI
brella, will serve as roof, protecting
the lower portions. Below this "um-
brella" will be built the remainder of
the top in decreasing diameter and
cut in lateral sections into. circular
floors, upon which will be rented con-
cession space for various attractions.
such as candy booths, restaurant.
summer garden, with beer accompani-
ment, etc. The main floor it is pro-
posed to reserve for a concession to an
immense theatrical presentation, some
thing on the order of 1892" presented
at the Columbia Exposition with
wealth of scenic investiture which
made ii one of the most profitable of
the individual attractions at the fair.
Probably the most novel feature of
the whole scheme is the fact that II
is proposed to build each floor indie
pendent of the one above and below,
and to arrange for the revolving of
each floor about the huge axis in
which the elevators are to run. Run
ming these floors Independently it is
planned to cause each to reVolVe in
opposite direction to that next to it.
providing a change of scene for those
on all the floors and bringing the
various parts of the whole exposition
into view in the course of the revolu-
ton. The entire top will be built of
steel on the cantilever plan, and Will
be open to the air on all sides, but 1t
will also be arranged to. enclose it dur
blinds, so that those who may wish
to patronize the exposition on its bad
DAYS shall not be deprived of this fea-
ture which 1t is believed Will prove
to be a greater attraction than the
Ferris wheel at Chicago. 1t is under
stood that the interests behind the
enterprise are such as to put it in -he
same class as the Ferris wheel, so far
as support goes.
Among the minor features of the
construction will be the painting of
each lateral section with contrast
ing colol>end the illumination of each
of these sections with different col
ored lights by night, presenting some
thing In addition to the immensely of
the scheme to attract the eye. On
the observatory it is also proposed TO
place features which will add to the
novelty o. the attraction by night as
we'll as by day. The total floor space.
according to the figures. will be about
140,0 900 square feet, of which 5000 will
go to b-concessionaries.