The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
ENOUGH MATERIAL
To BUILD BIG CITY
5. II. Harris, of the Chicago House
Wrecking Co., Talks About His
Worlds Fair Bargain.
HE COULD THOROUGHLY EQUIP
A half DOZEh ExPOSlIlONS
some Idea OF the Enormous Amount
OF Material of various KINDS
THAT Was Reunircd io Erect "nd
Equip the Grcatesi Of All Inter
national ENpositions.

Chicago Dec. 29--S. II. Harris, sec
retary of the Chicago House Wreck
ing Co., which purchased the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition complete,
from outer fence To building roofs, a
few days ago, has finished classifying
his bargains. Mr Harris declares the
list shows. as no other statement
could. the massiveness and huge pro-
portions of the exposition which has
Just passed into history.
There has never, said Mr., Harris,
been a fair which equaled the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition in bulk of
amount of material untitled. We
could equip half a dozen eXpositions,
each of impressive size, while a city
of large population could be built and
opened for occupancy without having
to buy one item outside the fences of
the Worlds fair grounds. We bought
the Chicago Worlds fair, the Pan
American, and the Trans Mississippi
expositions, and still have the classi-
fed lists Of all three as basis Of com
parison.
If We were to start a new city, this
Is what the St Louis fair could con
tribute to the enterprise: One hun
dred million feet of the finest
building lumber 100000 square
feet of SASH 10000 doors of ev-
cry imaginable kind, l,500, 900 square
feet Of glass skylights, 100000 feet
of iron or felt roofing, 500 staircase3
and 800 balustrades, 100000 square
feet of burap for wall coverings, 300
bath tubs, 5000 tons Of iron pipe and
900 tons Of other piping,
Half MILLION Incnndcsccnt Lights.
"As much electrical apparatus as
was used by all the previous eNposi-
tions combined, including $500, 900
worth of copper wire and 100000 In
candescent lights, is among the sal
wage. Also complete fire depart
ment, with nine engines and 100000
feet OF rubber hose; three miles OF
iron picket fence and 10 miles OF
woven wire fence, 5000 metal ash
cans 20 giant smokestacks II feet In
diameter, 10 band cars and l50 dump
cars, all kinds OF road-making and
road-rolling machinery, 1000 United
States army folding cots, $500 opera
chairs, 400 revolving chairs. 1000 arm
chairs, 26,OO0 kitchen chairs, 1000 iron
beds, 1850 lanterns, $50 jackscrews
and 300 stepladders
Two complete hospitals. equipped
from cots to ambulances, are also
listed, as we'll as 200 roll-top desks,
200 fat desks, 200 typewriter desks,
500 rugs, $50 dressers, 1000 wooden
blankets, 5000 sheets, 1000 pillows
and 60o0 pillow cases, 800 comforters
and 500 spreads, thousands OF statues
and sporting goods Of every imaginary
description.
Three Complete Greenhouses.
"Three complete greenhouses, each
200 feet long, with every kind OF plant
and flower, are included In the bar
gains. Two complete steel buildings,
30Ox200 feet and ready 70 be taken
apart, sent away, and set up again.
Seventyt-nve wagons and buggles, l5o
horses 1000 uniforms Of the Jefferson
guards, with 1000 swords.
"One Ferris wheel-the good old
wheel from Chicago which we do not
know what TO do with and are willing
10 toss away TO any one who VIII carry
Il OF and remove II from our lists.
The state buildings Of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, etc, with
every article Of the superb furnish
lng9 which filled them and an almost
endless list Of miscellaneous articles,
1T viii take 1000 men n year TO tear
down and pack up and It will take $50
, mounted police to guard the property,
which covers ! $40 acres"