Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-24
PR0GRESS0F
EXPOSITION
TERSELY TOLD
fBy Latest NALL

SAN FRANCISCO - Director Of
Works Harris ID. FL connick. in .
report submitted to the president Of
the Panama Pacific international Ex-
position on October 8, states:
i Up TO date Al ,f76 feet Of pipe for
/ the high pressure water system has
been laid.
In grading the exposition site the
contractors are using 40 head Of
stock With the necessary scrapers,
plows, wagons. etc. These are pfin-
Icipally used in grading the drill
ground and race track, fine arts pool.
musical concourse and concessions
road.
The fsevice water supply system
contract has been completed, as has
also the freight slip and approach.
The hydraulic plant for operating the
freight slip has also been installed.
There Is every probability that the
carpenter work on the palace of ma.
chinery will be completed within four
weeks. The only work remaining to:
be done is the wall framing in the
east and west entrances, wainscoting,;
partitions and mill work. Up to date.
LEO, 900 board feet or lumber have.
been installed. All window frames
are on the grounds and about half or
them are set In place ready for the
glass.
Fifty per. cent Of tie roof covering
is In place and a corresponding.
amount Of sheet metal work finished.
OF the staff and plaster work, 5000
square yards Of plain surfaces have
been completed. About one-third of
the staff work has been set in place
and that on the north end of the
building Is practically completed
Three-fourths Of the plumbing on
the structure is finished and its total
completion e matter Of couple Of
weeks.
I During the last month about 100000
feet of the superstructure Of the ed1-
cational palace was erected The wall.
and roof framing are under way. Con-
crete work has been carried to the
roof line and Is about ninetenths COM
pleted.
Approximately IS per cent Of the
columns and trusses are In place. The
pile foundation contract for the trans
portation building has been completed.
About 80 per cent OF all the struc.
ture material of the food products
palace has been framed and most Of
the steel essential for assembling Is
on the grounds. Concrete work has
been completed to about the floor line.
All lumber for the agricultural pal-,
ace has been delivered and about SIS.
per cent OF all framing has been COM
pieted. Three IRE stations are On.
der construction and two Of them are
nearly completed.
The entire floor work on the liberal
arts building has been completed.
The framing of the columns and
trusses is about SO per cent cons
pleted, and practically all. OF the
plumbing work below the floor line Is
finished.
The grading on the exposition au-
ditorium site is completed and the
only thing that remains to be done
Is the back filling. The structural
steal Is being shipped and no tons
are now on the grounds
The construction Of q lath house has
been completed. About rs per cent
OF the columns and trusses on the
manufacturers building have been
framed. The erection Of the trusses
and columns will be inaugurated with
IN the next ten days
About one million feet of lumber
has been placed to date in the floor
Of the varied industries building. The
framing Of the columns and trusses
Is proceeding with great activity. 4
In the construction of the mines,
building, 1.150.00O board feet Of lrim-.
Der has been installed to date and
the framing Of the columns and trus-
ses has started and the concrete work
is under way. ~
Ten pointing machines are being
used In the department. of sculpture
in preparing the engagements for
beautifying the grounds and build
ings.
The government warehouses are
now being removed and numbers one
and two have been set up on a new
site. Warehouse No. 4 has been rails.
ed and is now being moved to its new
location. ~
Grading for the railway yards is
progressing rapidly and the work OF
laying tracks has been carried on with
such rapidity that this work win be-
completed at an early date.
All the architectural plans are now
practically completed and the detail
plans. which will be necessary, are
being made in the general drafting
room OF the service building.
The preparing of the bods for lawn
in the south gardens is practically