The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-13
1888 WORLD FAIR
ON SOUND BASIS
Ahead Of Schedule, 0rsn-
ing on June ] Is Certain.

Chicago's 1913 Worlds Fair,
Century Of Progress viii open on
June /. next. exactly as scheduled.
Every building within the EXPOSE
ton grounds will be completed and
ready for visitors on opening day.
Every major item OF every exhibit
will be in place.
These are not vague promises
On january I, five months before
the opening date. the fair's con-
struction program was 81 ger cent
completed. Already vast buildings
covering many acres have risen on
the site. Already nearly a million
visitors have enjoyed pre-view Of
the Fair. coming at the rate of
more than 5000 day. These null
titudes have gone their way to
broadcast the marvels already
achieved, and vet to come.
Building Ahead Of Schedule
Favorable weather through the
fall made it possible to place every
major exposition building under con
struction. Eighteen buildings are
completed or nearing completion
Thirteen other major structures are
under way. On. January nine
more were on the schedule for i'm
mediate construction, with contracts
signed, sites chosen. architects
plans completed and approved. and
costs of construction appropriated.
There is an absolute assurance that
the programs of these exhibitors
win be completed In ample time.
Besides all these projects. about
which there is no shadow of Il
doubt, there are seven more build,
ings planned that seem assured.
These are the Chinese, japanese,
Netherlands, India, French and Ital-
Ian buildings and the Belgian vii
lage.
Lineup of the Building Program
These are the buildings already
completed or nearly completion: Ad.
ministration, Hail of Science, Chi
nese Llama Temple. Fort pcas'isnrft
group. Lincoln group. General Mo
tors, Chrysler, Travel and Trans
port, Blue Ribbon inn. Masmite
house, Agriculture. Dairy, Electrical
group, Social Science hall. Coinmu
nications building, and three payil
ions of general exhibits
Building construction already I'm
der way before January l, 1888, in.
cluded: Sky Ride, Illinois Hest,
Sears Roebuck, Maya temple. Old
Heidelberg. Enchanted island, Hurti.
cultural, Federal, and Hall Of States
buildings, and the Twenty-thifd
street bridge. the north entrance and
two payilfons OF the General Ex-
hibits building.
The nine buildings for which
contracts have been let are the In
dividual structures OF the American
Radiator and Sanitary corporation.
Christian Science Publishing com
pany, Firestone Tire & Rubber CONF
pany, Johns-AIanyille corporations.
National Poultry council, National
Terrazzo and Mosaic association.
Religious Exhibit committee, South
ern Cypress Manufacturers associa-
tion. and Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
On Sound Financial Basis
The Worlds Fair of 1888 Is soly-
emit. Not only solvent to date, but
on January / there was cash bal
ance OF more than $i.O00,OO0 after
al obligations had been met. There
Is also continual flow Of receipts
from exhibitors and other sources
20 Insure full financial responsibility
for the whole comprehensive pro-
gram.
More than go OF the greatest cor
pOrations and associations In the
United states have signed contracts
aggregaflng close 10 $J.00O,O00 for
the purchase OF exhibit space In
Exposition buildings. or for the cree
ton of special buildings OF their
own.
Concession contracts exceeding
$4,000OO already hare been signed
to provide for amusement devices,
transportation facilities within the
grounds. restaurants. and other fen.
lures FOR the comfort and conyen