The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-18

Original al~ayx and ii all things
rev York Ia soon 10 hare the odd
e& amusement enterprise on the face
uf the earth. ID the shape Of iowel
taller thsn any structure IN the
world and equipped with larger "a
Fiety 81 combined entertainments and
abilities than anything that has eyeE
existed TOR the ediacation 0f the mik
lions who are constantly and hUngFiig
seeking new pleasures, says the Mon
treaI Herald
Called -The Weber Tower afteE
Us designer. Carl Weber, one of the
best kn0En experts In the matter Of
tall steel concrete constructions, the
building viii Be unique il many Ways,
aad when ii has bern erected. either
ID one of the parks Of Manhattan, or
II s0me equally pr0mipant spot %
viii unquestion2bly Be one 0f the fore
MOST attractions Of the metropolis.
In the 6rst place. it wili reach rhe
eaofmons height 0f I.z50 feet. just
.ss feet taller than the Efel tower in
Paris. and more than twice as tall as
the Washington m0aEmeat which.
with ss5 feet, Is ct present the high
est permanent structure In the w0Fid.
ID wfn 50 far 0vert0D everything in
Aew York that comparison Is idle. the
Park RoE building which row holds
preFmfnence beiilg only ss2 feet
nigh, and the 81 Paul building rank
ing second. having but 300 feet In
EsarOpe. after the Elhel tower. there
IS ozly the Tim cathedral. with SIS
lee. but this Is exrelled By the city
hal ID Philadelphia with 54s feet.
Height alone. however. will not be
fhs chief recommendation of the Web
r tower. Il will be a skyscrzper Of
aniveraai Invitation. n you are
business man you viii be able to rent
0Esces inside. Its lean but lofty
stretches # you want an evenings
frogie yon wiIl BE- escorted to the high
esE roof garden IN the world. eleven
hundred feet above the sidewalk.
xhich Is 70 high that every other roof
garden wily look like a plgmy patch
"a light without form OF sub
stance. Il you are an astronomer
Jon will find aii the paraphernalia
for the study of the heavens at such
close range that ysa will hardly need
d telescope And above all. there win
De the neeessary precautions 10 pre-
vHaf you jumping On II you are one
81 those persons who get that I'M
pulse whenever they reach the Top Of
high place
Although virtually nothing has been
knOxn of this remarkable project ex-
eept by those most intimately asso-
ciated with II. the plans have so far
progressed that in all likelihood It will
lie ali accomplished fact in a reason
ably short time Several Of the most
influential capitalists in New York
hare taken It up and have been so
much impressed with it that the vast
sum required for It IS practically
ready and actual work will probably
begin before the winter sets in So
thoroughly has the scheme been work
ed oat that the whole structure can
W. completed and ready for use wit@1
year after the beginning Of the
operation.
IN design the tower will be entirely
novel IT'S main part Is to be cylin-
dFical, in the form OF shaft OF
thirty-hye feet inside diameter. the
iower 300 feet reinforced BY d sys-
tenn Of ribs. while the largest outside
diameter will be 14O feet. Balconies
tor the accommodation Of visitors will
be provided al various heights, and
The highest platform accessible to the
public will be twelve hundred feet
shove the street level, where there
will be space for as many as sixteen
hundred persons at one time.
According to present plans, eight
elevators will run In the main shaft
With capacity Of about ,250 persons
svery hour. The main platform, how
sver, where there will be roof gar
len that can be inclosed when the
necessity arises, will be eleven hun
Ired feet high. Here there will be
.effeshment stands, postoffice, tele-
graph Office, public telephones, toilet
ooms and about everything else that
modern exigencies demand, while well
nformed guides will be In attendance
0 point out and explain the wonder
III views from every side and to fur
sish field glasses when required An
gther novel feature will be provision
or United States weather observa-
ory. which win be higher than any
low in use. as well as several rooms
applicable to private scientific re-
earch.