Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

ture and in it the mother may leave
her child, secure in the knowledge
that it will be we'll looked after by
corps of trained nurses who will en-
terrain baby while mama enjoys her
sell by reviewing exposition wonders
untrammeled. The day nursery will
have a capacity for 800 children.
A model factory will adorn, not
merely occupy space in the ideal city
Dayton, Ohio. will present this feature
and the factory to be shown is that OF
one of the leading concerns of that
city. At the rear will be built model
homes for the working men, with the
grounds improved and beautified in
such manner that valuable lesson
will be taught
New York is planning to make an
elaborate exhibit of wonderful trans
portation facilities 1t is proposed to
show all the tracks at various levels.
The underground, surface and elevated
lines will be shown, the one above the
other, cars running on five different
levels.
A model hospital will be one of the
features. This building is finished, and
stands on the north side of the street
near the east end. This will be main.
! tanned during the fair, as it is now, by
the exposition management, and will
be under the charge OF competent
nurses.
On the same side Of the street, fur
Their west, will be a model police
station. Here, under the direction of
Chief of Detectives Desmond of st.
Louis will be maintained an actual
metropolitan police department, with
officers from all the leading cities OF
the world Here will be shown the
ideal police equipment, the Bertillon
system of measuring, photographing
and Identifying criminals, the "rogucs
gallery" collections of burglars tools
! criminal curios, etc. Each city will
contribute squad of her most efficient
uniformed police for this feature.
There will be an exhaustive exhibit
Of street fixtures Lamp posts, towers
for electric lights, candleabra and all
of the modern and attracted devices
aCetylene and gas will be displayed
Mr.. Kelsey has secured many exhibits
along this line from several European
cities. There will be an exhibit of tree
planting with special reference to pro-
vidng a sutficiency of water and air
about the roots of trees planted upon
narrow street lawns, and the parkingS
between the street and pavement
Several methods of curling will be
used for this purpose.
Sewer systems and conduits for the
most satisfactory and up to date
handling of under ground lines for the
telephone and telegraph water and
pipes, refrigeration lines, and 9th
utilities, will make up an interestins
exhibit These will be shown in sec
tons of streets built off this main
street
AS an exhibit of civic pride the
Betsy Ross Memorial association will
present for Philadelphia a reprqduc-
ton of the old Betsy Ross house,
which was the birth place of the Amer
lean flag This will be an exact re-
production and in the room where the
first flag was made will be life size
figures of George washington and
other historical personages who had to
do with the stars and stripes long be
fore this land it represents was reck-
Cned as the greatest nation on earth.
The loop for the intramural railway
is at the main entrance to the ideal
city, and visitors may enter or depart
through the model railway station.
It's accessibility, its striking features,
and the lessons it will inculcate, and
its general .attractiveness, all combine
10 make the ideal city one OF the
strong exposition features.