The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-23
COMPLETION PUSHED
DESPITE THE WEATHER.
Increased Activity at the Worlds Fair
Assures That Everything Will
Be In Readiness by Date
of Opening.

February's frosts had no perceptiblt
effect on the growth of the Worlds Fail
at St Louis. With the opening day
not two months distant, the deter,
nination of every builder to have his
task completed on April 80, the day sci
for the opening of the Exposition, is ap-
parent on every hand. A greater num-
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.
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 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-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. Paufs, in Lon
don.
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 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
the superstructure.
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erecting one of the largest and hand
somest structures in the foreign sey-
lon In remarkably short time. The
cold climate had no effect on the ORR
entails who are adding the finishing
touches to China's beautiful structure
he first ever built at any exposition
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ty. The decorations on this structure
Will prove a revelation.
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mercy.
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