Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-15
COMPLETION PUSHED
DESPITE THE WEATHER.
Increased Activity atSsthe Worlds Fair
Assures That Everything Will
Be In Readiness by Date
Of openins.

February's frosts had no perceptible
effect ON the growth of the World 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 mum:
Der Of workmen are employed on the
grounds now than at any time since the
construction began, and the results at
tained are more noticeable.
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
gees. Soon the final coat Of paint will
be given, and then the work of the con-
tractors will 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.
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
completion. The framework was fin
ished several days ago, and the orna.
mental staff Is now being applied to
the exterior. The dome which sur
mounts this structure is the largest In
the world-2OO feet in diameter at the
base and reaching skywaM $50 feet.
The dome is greater than that Of st
Peters. at Rome, or St Paul's, in Lon
don. 70 $. @
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 kaisers
castle at Charlottenburg can be fin
ished in a few weeks.
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 dyna'
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
soonest structures In the foreign sec
ton In a remarkably short time. The
cold climate had no effect on the OIL
entails who are adding the finishing
touches to Chtna's beautiful structure
the first ever built at any exposition
with the Peking governments author
lty. The decorations ON this structure
will prove revelation.
Sweden's building was shipped II
sections, and week only will be re
quired to raise it when It arrives, Italy
Austria and the remainder Of the for
eign countries are working with equa
energy.
KENTUCKY dedicated her state build
ing on Feb. ID. Iowa. Missouri, Okla
homa, West Virginia and q score d
other states have finished their stat
buildings. New Hampshire and Yer
mont have submitted plans. and con
tractors have assured these tardy states
that their buildings viii be ready To re
cetve guests on the opening day.
All the main buildings In the fort!
acre Philippine reservation have beel
finished, and the Filipino builders ar
|, now constructing the villages Of BAN
boo and nipa that will shelter NOR,
than thousand natives during the Elk
position The Philippine buildings wer'
erected at cost Of more than $1,000,
600. $s
4 The main structure Of the Unitet
States Governments Indian exhibit 4
finished and when the sun shine,
warm only a few days win be requiret
for the Indians 70 put up their wig
vans and tepeeg and settle tfamse1yel