The sun., 1902-06-15
THE LARGEST or TOPS.
70 he SOO Feet Nigh and to be spun
~ the ~. Louis Exposition.


4 novelty in the way Of worlds fair CON
cessions l. m course Of presentation TO the
Concessions Committee OF the Louisiana
Purchase Expos .t!on one promising TO sur
pass In novelty and interest the great Ferris
Wheel At tn. Columbian Exposition at Chi
Cago IA 1893 In fact. as an engineering
problem ~ presents features which, like those
Of the Ferris Wheel. have never before been
attempted but which passed upon by The
same engineers who said the Ferris Wheel
could be built. even though the m"rican
society OF fuginser- declared against ~.
proni-es to h- equally feasible and NOR"
novel The PROPOSAL u nothing NOR" than
tn. CONSTRUCTION out of steel Of an immense
peg TOP. N. same old shap" familiar To every
younsster IN the land. even to the plug on
top. which every young American thinks he
must cut on before he has a satisfactory
article of top furniture.
Ihis immrns. top Is to be some four hun
drcd OF more feet high. The centre 10 TO be
an immens. hollow steel shaft. thoroughly
anchored within which some twelve ele-
yators are 10 ne run To carry passeng" M
and down Around this l. to b" built the
top proper IN perfect similarity to the bow
hoods plAythins The plug a thc tok, OF
,,pur-. will b. the upper end OF th" hus"
cor. referred to. and IA the extreme OF th-
plug wall he an open Observatory. stationary.
ana cGmns,ndlns T,sr Ior ot vi N. " nIus vi. Mi.
,o,u,, ~. curved upper SECTION. which hk"
huge umbrella vii s"rN" ~ a rool pr"'ect-
tng the lower portions Below this ulh-
brslla viii be- built the remainder ot the Tor
~ decreasing diameter and 'ut "a later4,
sections into circular roor-, upon when VII
b. rented oon'"--ion space l.i Various ~,
fractions such - candy booths, restaurant
summer garden, With beer acc"n pahim'hl
g. Tho main hoor u j. proposed 10 r'-s"rN"
Ynr a cnrC.-sion 10 an immense theatrical
presentation. something on N" oTd't nl
'i,s. presented At the Columbia tNpo-l-
tlou With a wealth Of ~centc luNy-uilir" Nui,h
made Il one of the most profitable oi -" lhdI-
Vidual attractions ~ ~" fnir
Probably IA" most novel t"a'hrc ol 'ns
whole scheme Il the fact that " i proposed
tu build each rppr iud,p'Hdcut oi tn "h"
above and below. and 10 srrsng" TOT 'h"
revolving "f each foor about thc hisr .,, a.,
these four- Independently. ~ b. planned '"
,aus" each 10 r"vnlVe ~ ptp"-N" di"'''n
scene FOR thos" Oh all # N" h""r~ and hi.ns-
iug tn" various parts II m" Nl"." 'NIf -l''h
into view IN the course ~ ~" T'N"Ib' m.
rar,t.N.r Milan and will bc open g. N" ar on
all sides huf n will alsn he Hfrans 'd - u' l'>'
" during incleW"ut weather WITH venetian
bltrd- - that thU-" who may Wi~h - psl-
ronis. Nh. exposition on it, bad daNs han
no, be- deprived ~ thu. feature. winch u - '"'-
lieved vii prov" !" hr a Gi'at't AZ, ~ 'rn ,,r
darstood that the Interests behind the en-
terpri~e ~" such a. 60 pui y IN th" IAN"
cla~s a. Ia" Ferris wheel, - Tar a. support
goes
Among the minor features II the con,
structiou will be- ia" painting oi "a'h la''th
section with a contrasting color ana W"
illuulir stion of each "i 'h-s" sections WIN
different colorrd itCht- 10y night. pr"-, ,ntlng
something In addition 60 IN" inm'n,ty ~
tho -sheinc t. attract IN" "v" an the Oh
serNatory u l. also proposed to place features
which will add 90 the novelty ot tho atirac.
ton hv night a. vel a. 10y day ne Ilt., M ,n
floor space. according 10 the n gure., vili u"
about ito.pr square feet, "t Which i","H
will go 10 sub-Cou, --~iunsri"~