The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
WONDERFUL TOWER IS ID BE ERECTED Will be 1aIleSt Structure in
 the World WILL BE 125O FEET HIGH Giant "Weber Tower" Proposed for New York Will overtop Eiffel
 Tower by 25s Feet-some
 of It's Features.
WILL BE l25O FEET HIGF
rrom the New York Hearld.

From the New York Hearld.
 original always and in all things New York is soon to have the oldest amuse- ment enterprise on the face of the eartn' in the shape of tower taller than any structure in the world and equipped with a larger variety of combined entertain ments and utilities than anything that has ever existed for the edification Of the millions who are constantly and hungrily seeking new pleasures
 Called "The Weber Tower" after It's designer Carl Weber. one of the best known experts in the matter of tall steel concrete constructions, the building will be unioue in many ways, and when it has been erected, either in one of the parks of Manhattan or in some equally prominent spot. it will unquestionably be one of the foremost attractions of the metropolis.
 In the first place it will reach the enor- nous height of 125O feet. just 25S feet taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and more than twice as tall as the Washing ton Monument, which, with 555 feet, is at present the highest permanent struc- ture in the world. It will so far overtop anything in New York that comparison Is idle. the Park Row building, which now holds pre-eminence, being only 362 feet high and the St. Paul building, ranking second, having but 3OS feet. In Furope. after the Eiffel Tower, there is only the Ulm cathedral, with 5S feet, but this Is excelled by the city hall in Phil adeIphia with 54S feet.
 Height alone, however. will not be the chief recommendation of the Weber tow CT. It will be a skyscraper of universal invitation. If you are a business man you will be able to rent offices inside its lean but lofty stretches. If you want an evenings frolic you will be escorted to the highest roof garden in the world, eleven hundred feet above the sidewalk, which Is so high that every other roof garden will look like a pigmy patch of light without form or substance. If you are an astronomer you will find all the paraphernalla for the study of the heav- ems at such close range that you will hardly need a telescope. And, above all, there will be the necessary precautions to prevent you jumping off if you are one of those persons who get that im- pulse whenever they reach the top of a high place.
 May Soon Be Erected.
 Although virtually nothing has been known of this remarkable project except by those most intimately associated with it, the plans have so far progressed that in all likelihood it will be an accom- plished fact in a reasonably short time. Several of the most influential capital ists in New York have taken 1t up and have been so much impressed with 1t that fba ut ft q nraptipa11N ready and actual work will probably be- gin before the winter sets in. So thor oughly has the scheme been worked out that the whole structure can be com pleted and ready for use within a year after the beginning of the operation.
 In design the tower will be entirely novel Its main part is to be cylindri- cal. in the form of shaft of 35 feet inside diameter, the lower 300 feet rein forced by system of ribs, while the largest outside diameter will be 140 feet. Balconies for the accommodation of vls- itors will be provided at various heights. and the highest platform accessible to the public will be 1200 feet above the street level, where there will be space for as many as 1900 persons at one time.
 According to present plans, eight eleva- tors will run in the main shaft, with a capacity of about 125O persons every hour. The main platform, however, where there will be a roof garden that can be n- closed when the necessity arises, will be HOO feet high. Here there will be re- freshment stands, postoffice, telegraph offices, public telephones toilet rooms and about everything else that modern eXigencies demand. while well informed guides will be in attendance to point out and explain the wonderful views from every side and to furnish field glasses when required. Another novel feature will be provision for a United States weather observatory, which will be high CT than any now in use, as well as sev- eral rooms applicable to private scientific research.
 From the base of the tower up to tho
 three hundred foot balcony there vii
 be eighteen stories, some of which vii be utilized for office purposes and some l for entertainment. There will be ampl, | room for a theatre as well as for a mu. | scum and other exhibitions. As a mat l ter of fact, half dozen distinct enter tainment enterprises may be included 1T
 this great space without conflict n, 1 second floor. however will be reserved l for restaurant of the first class, witt
 about ten thousand square feet of hooi | space and, of course. the most up-to-dat, 1 improvements in the way of comfort anC | decorative effect.
 | Stores on Lower Floor. 1 On the lower floor there will be stores l but only such as will be in harmony witt the purposes of the entire edihce ant here also will be located the electric ma. chinery for the operation of the eleva | tors and the power for the light, heat ventilation apparatus and so on, al
 though this will be of such a magnitud, that part of 1t will go below the mair stairway.
 Although details of the architecture ornamentation have not yet been per | fected, it is promised that the entrance: especially will be extraordinarily elabo | rate, with marble columns, spaciou. stairways, prominades, reception room. and other features of luxury and splend | or. So far as may be possible this eff | feet of richness will be striven for iron | the base of the building to the top of tn, | tower.
 Whatever other attractions the build
 ing may contain, the top of 1t will be tn, l greatest, by reason of the immens, height and the magnificent view to b,
 had there, to say nothing of the qualit, | of the air in any kind of weather. Be fore the eyes of the spectator stationed | there will lie the whole city of New York, the Atlantic ocean as far as tn, 1 sight can reach, the Hudson river ant the surrounding country to a distanc, | of 250 miles, It has been estimated tha1 1 the view will taxa in os oo