Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-14
COMPLETION PUSHED
DESPITE THE WEATHER.
Increased Activity ut the Worlds = air
Assures That Everything viii
Bs In Readiness BY Date
cf Opening. B. i.


February's frosts had no perceptihle
effect on the growth Of the Worlds Fair
at St Louis. With the opening day
not two months distant, the deter
mination OF every builder to have his
task completed on April 30, the day set
for the opening of the Exposition. Is ap-
parent on every hand. A greater nnmr
Der OF workmen are employed on the
grounds now than at any time since the
construction began, and the results at
tanned are more noticeable. 4.
All OF the great exhibit palaces are
finished On most of them the full
quota Of sculpture has been installed.
Workmen at dizzy. heights are busy
placing groups OF colossal statuary on
the Liberal Arts and Electricity Pal
aces Soon the final coat OF paint will
be given, and then the work of the con
tractors viii have been ended. This
will not be done until April so that
when the Exposition opens each build
ing will be Respondent in its new. coat
OF old ivory. - a s
Beautiful Festival Hall. the central
figure of the Cascade territory and the
last OF the great Exposition buildings
ON which work was started, is nearing
cumpletions The framework was I'm
ished several days ago, and the orna-
mental staff ID now being applied to
a.. x,&n~sxxx8 rsl.n DANA xxx1atah cgrT.-
mounts this structure is the largest in
the world 200 feet in diameter at the
base and reaching skyward $50 feet.
| The dome is greater than that of st.
Peters, at Rome, or st. Paul's. in Lon
don. $685. -
Remarkable activity is being display
ed in the foreign section. Great Brit
ain is putting the finishing touches on
her replica of the beautiful Orangery.
French workmen are performing sim
| liar tasks on the Grand Trianon,
Frances beautiful structure. Mexico
long since finished her work and is
waiting for the Exposition throngs.
Germany's reproduction of the kaiser's
castle at Charlottenburg can be I'm
ished In few weeks. .l 485
Japan did not begin on her replica Of
the wonderful Castle of Nagoya until
midwinter. The ground was full of
frost when she started excavations,
and japanese workmen demonstrated
their proverbial spirit OF progress by
loosening the frozen ground with dynar
mite and installing their foundations.
| Now scores Of busy hands are rapidly
| completing the superstructure.
Brazil displayed great energy In
erecting one Of the largest and hand
1 soonest structures In the foreign sec
ton in remarkably short time. The
cold climate had no erect ON ttlv 0ri
entails who are adding the finishing
touches to China's beautiful structure,
the first ever built at any exposition
with the Picking governments author
ity. The decorations on this structure
| will prove revelation.
Sweden's building was shipped in
sections, and week only win be re.
CURED to raise 1t when it arrives. Italy,
Austria and the remainder of the for.
eign countries are working with equal
energy.
Kentucky dedicated her state build
ing on Feb. 13. Iowa, Missouri, Okla
homa, West Virginia and score OF
other states have finished their state
buildings New Hampshire and Yer
mont have submitted plans, and con
tractors have assured these tardy states
! that their buildings will be ready 70 re
ceive guests on the opening day.
4 All the main buildings In the forty
acre Philippine reservation have been
finished, and the Filipino builders are
now constructing the villages of BAN
boo ana nipa that win shelter more
than a thousand natives during the Elk
position. The Philippine buildings were
erected at cost Of more than $1,000,
600 99A
The main structure Of the United
States Governments Indian exhibit \
finished and when the sun shines
warm only a few days will be requiref
for the Indians to put uF their wig
vans and tepees and settle themselvei
in what will be their homes for sever
months. 7sffg
u Probably. greater activity is being
: displayed ON the Pike, the Concession
street, than In any other quarter. Al
/ army of workmen are building struc
lures of amusement and entertainment
) that will cost more than $1,000, 00o
Many buildings are already finished
The Intramurai railway was formal
| ly opened Jan. 81 Its electric car
win carry visitors to any section o
the grounds at d small cost.