Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-29

and comes from the taps as clear as crys-
tai. The hospital service has been ar
ranged so that emergency cases can be
treated within n very few minutes AFTER
a call is sent in. As a precaution that
persons may not be overcome by IA
tigue. hundreds OF retreats and resting
places have been provided. so that no
matter where n visitor may be he can
find n place 10 sit down and recuperate
at any hour. All food supplied to res
taurants is vigorously inspected and su-
pervision is also maintained over the
liquid refreshments.
Transportation 10 the grounds is fur
nished by two street railroad systems,
two steam railroad systems and several
automobile lines. The traffic arrange
ments are such that no matter how large
the crowd there is no difficulty In hand
ling them.
The enterprise OF st. Louisians solved
the hotel problem by erecting a number
OF commodious and attractive hostelries
and the Worlds Fair management sup
planted these by constructing the Inside
Inn. which, as its name implies, is within
the site. Here 6.OOO persons can be ac-
c0mmOdated without crowding, and the
rates, which are supervised by the Elk
position, are within the reach OF all.
Many visitors to the grounds declare
the Palace OF Education the most artistic
OF all the exhibit buildings. Ii covers
over nine acres. and the entire field OF
education has been covered. Congress
appropriated 100000 especially for this
exhibit.
The central art palace, which Is a per-
manent ireprOof structure built OF gray
stone, Is supplemented by two side pa
vilions and a hall OF sculpture built OF
brick and staff. The three larger build
ings cover more than five acres. Almost
every civilized country in the world has
space In the art buildings. The Liberal
Arts palace contains the treasures OF art,
science and industry rs applied 10 the
everyday needs OF mankind. The build
Ing is the same size as the Palace OF
Education and presents an imposing ar
ch;tectural appearance. From many
countries are exhibits sent 10 rival those
produced i'm the United States.
Two buildings are occupied by the
department OF manufactures, the Palace
OF Varied Industries and the Palace OF
Manufactures; each OF these buildings is
100 feet long by go feet wide. The
word Manufactures" represents a regi-
ment OF the industrial arts and crafts.
This department is especially noticeable
for its representative foreign exhibits
and in this respect greatly surpasses the
great exhibit az Paris in 1900.
Force and power have a home in the
Palace OF Machinery. which covers ten
acres, and is one thousand feet long by
go feet wide. Here are shown the meth
DDS OF developing aud transmitting pow
or. and the methods OF constructing every
variety OF machinery. Forty thousand
horses pulling together represent the
power used on the Worlds Fair grounds.
Such lines OF engines and dynamos have
never been seen. Included in the group
is a modern steam turbine OF 5000 horse
power and a gas motor OF 1900 horse
power.
In palace OF Corinthian Architecture,
a part OF the main picture, Electricity
has its home. The structure is the same
size as the home OF Education and costs
$4,000. All classes Of machinery for
the generation and utilization of electrical