Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-17
1888 WORLD FAIR
ON SOUND BASIS
Ahead of Schedule, Open
ing on June / Is Certain.

Ahead of Schedule, Open
ing on June / Is Certain.
Chicago's 1888 Worlds Fair, "a
Century Of Progress" will open on
June l, next. exactly as scheduled.
Every building within the exposi-
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 l, five months before
the opening date, the Fairs con-
struction program was 80 per cent
completed. Already vast buildings
, covering many acres have risen on
the site. Already nearly a million
visitors have enjoyed a pre-view of
the Fair. coming at the rate of
more than 5000 a day. These mul.
titudes have gone their way to
broadcast the marvels already
achieved, and yet 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 1 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
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Besides all these projects, about
which there is no shadow of a
doubt, there are seven more build
Iings planned that seem assured.
These are the Chinese, japanese,
Netherlands, India, French and
Italian buildings and the Belgian
village.
Lineup of the Building Program
These are the buildings already
completed or nearly completion: Ad-
ministration, Hall Of Science, Chi
nese Llama Temple, Fort Dearborn
group, Lincoln group, General Mo-
tors, Chrysler, Travel and Trans
port, Blue Ribbon inn, Masonite
house, Agriculture, Dairy, Electrical
group, Social Science hall, Commu-
nications building, and three pavil-
ions Of general exhibits.
Building construction already un-
der way before January l, 1888, in
Guided: Sky Ride, Illinois Host,
Sears Roebuck, Maya temple, Old
Heidelberg, Enchanted island, Horti-
cultural, Federal, and Hall Of States
buildings, and the Twenty-third
street bridge, the north entrance and
two pavilions 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 COM
pany, Johns anyille corporations,
National Poultry council, National
Terrazzo and Mosaic association,
Religious Exhibit committee, South.
ern Cypress Manufacturers a~ssocia-
ton, and Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
On Sound Financial Basis
The Worlds Fair Of 1888 is solv-
ent. Not only solvent to date, but
on January l there was a cash bal
ance Of more than 100000 after
all obligations had been met. There
is also a continual flow Of receipts
from exhibitors and other sources
to insure full financial responsibility
for the whole comprehensive pro-
gram. .
More than 230 Of the greatest cor
porations and associations in the
United States have signed contracts
%aggregating close to $5,O0O,0OO for
the purchase Of exhibit space In
Exposition buildings, or for the cree.
ton Of special buildings Of their
OWL. y
Concession contracts exceeding
100000 already have been signed
to provide for amusement devices,
transportation facilities within th4
grounds, restaurants, and other fea-
lures for the comfort and conven-
fence Of visitors. III
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