The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-13
PLAN CHIMNEY TO CLOUDS.
M Yorlz to Have the Highest Tower on
Earth.
Chicago Chronicle.

ments IN the way Of comfort and dec
orative effect.
On the lower floor there will be
stores, but only such as will be in
harmony with the purposes of the en-.
tire cdifice, and here also will be 10.
Gated the electric machinery for the
operation of the elevators and the
power for the light, heat, ventilation
apparatus and so on, although this
will be of such magnitude that O
part Of it will be below the main stair.
way.
Although details Of the architec.
tural ornamentation have not yet been
finished, it is promised that 1.-The en-
frances especially will be extraordi.
narily elaborate, with marble columns,
spacious stairways, promenades, re.
ception rooms and other features of
luxury and splendor. So far as may
be possible this effect of richness will
be striven for from the base of the
building to the top of the tower.
Whatever other attractions the
building may contain, the top of it
will be the greatest by reason of tho
immense height and the magnificent
view to be had there, to say nothing
of the quality of the air in any kind
of weather. Before the eyce of the
spectator stationed there will lie the
whole city of New York, the Atlantic
Ocean as far as the sight can reach,
the Hudson River and the surround
ing country to distance of 25O miles.
1t has been estimated that the view
will take IN territory Of 10000
square miles.
All the year around the tower will
be open and the elevators will begin
to run one hour before sunrise and
continue until midnight. The upper
floors, however, probably will be uti-
lized as club rooms, in which case, of
course, members will have access at
all times.
Carl Weber, to whose inventive
genius the public will owe this novel
attraction. is civil engineer and
president of the Weber Steel. Concrete
Chimney Company, Of Chicago. His
ohimneys are known everywhere, saa
for this new one, which probably will
acquire the nsme of the amusement
chimney no has large staff of epgi-
neers and woramen at his command, ,
although the whole work will be under
his personal supervision.
At present the tallest concrete con-
strnction is the chimney Of the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company,
in Tacoma. Wash. This has an in.
side diameter Of eighteen feet and a
total height Of 3Os feet, and although
the thickness Of the walls is only
eight feet at the base, the chimney is
proee assinst cyclones. The work on
that construction.was done in about
seventy-fiye working days. A ohm.
ney Of the same type is now under
construction for Senator Clark's re-.
duotion works at Butte, Mon.
It is estimated that the cost Of the
rev .eEe:: will be about 90, ,OOO, 900,
including electric equipment, interior
decoration and fixtures aud reserve
fund for emergencies. During the
sRork Of building the nublic will bo ad.
mitted on Sundays and holidays. for
several hours for 6 nominal charge,
the receipts thus obtained being ,le-
voted to the payment Of interest on
the working capital during the period
OF construction. Il sis believed that
the tower when finally in operation
will be capable Of accommodating
easily II, 900 persons day.;