The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-02-26
Fo.'c-s 6 World
Al,ot Year 1899
70 tIew York Fair
World Exposition Already
Craving Up; Seeks Active
Participation Of State


or prominent part. is out OF It's infancy.
preparatory construction gocs on night
and day at the Flushing Meadow Site
of 12lGh acres at the geographical CEN
tire OF New York City. a steady flow Of
activities and announcements emanatcs
from the FAIR Corporation headquarters
on four floors OF the Emu re State build
ing. judging from I'll or these. The Fair is
a lus'y. growing institution that Will
reach full ma.urity-no question about
it-by the scheduled opening day. April
80. 1899.
The task Of grading the site is about
half completed. Battalions of mon with
trucks have already moved over 300O.-
QUO cubic yards OF DIV fiji in IN, nro:cSs
~ 'urui," .Nn v'7-'a marsh ,.v1 o. he
flushing River basin into p:rA p., 4.
Other bat;alions are scooping out read
ow mat for use s fertile top soil Tor
the mad, llnds. arl N so doing cvca,ate
the beds for the two large lagoons fca-
tured n plans for tho Fair.
The first Of the 800 structures which.
according to estimates. will house the
1899 Fair. has been completed and is
rad. for occupancy. This is the head
quarters building for the field forces Of
today and the employment department
OF the exposition period
Scheduled for early in the new year
is the Start OF actual construction of the
S"O)OOO Administration building. The de-
s'nS Tor this structure. Let under mr.
chitcctural contract few weeks ago. are
nearing tha day of their approval ~ tho
Corporations Offices. Upon completion
OF this building. late in hucust. 1887. the
t'2ir headquarters bag. baggage and sales
oi'""S. moves 70 Tho exposition site
The mos. splendid and significant edi-
nee projected for tho 1923 International
exposition" the Theme building. rs de-
S'-;E"a II F1'~ nHnG1u7rt". e IS also we'll
along in rs contract ID ,-i. ...4r. c.li-
r'ctcd cot o. 80; .'..". rii-. - the
"Thematic C>~.ro" r we e-po-i-fo, ia
SC; al s. 2o1,Cl0. ne Lr, urinary designs
&c n b. i1is'ol in ah0t c. tht weeks
and the final plans submitted within four
weeks thereafter. Construction is sched-
uled to STAT Immediately TIE designs
arc completed.
From this Theme centre will radiate
all that is 20 &C. the 1920 Fair as con-
ccEcd by It's fourdc, and erdered into
concrete Technology ard nodel by the
Fairs Board OF D2sicn.
Our job from now on is TO give phys
ical expression 10 the plan and theme
OF the Fair as announced and as set down
on paper in our headquarters" says
/ Grover Whalen, President of the Fair
CORPORATION.
Starting NEXT April I, we plan 20 con
| p!ete the design O. one major builsr'nq
every ten days for period of seven
months. In all. we expect to design no
less than 30 major buildings to house the
| exhibits from every part Of the world
Some 3OO structures. in al. are planned
| FOR the Flurhnr M"cdc - site. within q
few minutes ride from Manhattan"
without solicitation on the part Of the
| FAR, more than $50 American business
| house and institutions have hegun pre-
urinary conversations regarding their
| participation and are already planning
| exhibits. Five OF the great nations of the
/ world have already assured the Corpora
ton that they would erect their own
| buildings. while no less than 80 other ma
tions have informally indicated their
| desire to participate.
And then, on top Of all this display Of
| Keen interest. comes the announcement
| that the International Convention Bu-
| reau, meeting in Paris. has allocated the
| year 1929 TO the New York Fair. This
| means that the New York Fair has ex-
elusive ranking as the "one international
| exposition OF 1899 and assures il of the
| active support of the 81 nations signing
| the agreement
| President Roosevelt has just extended
| Official invitation TO the nations Of the
| world. Governor Herbert H. Lehman, of
| the host State of New York, has extend
| ed invitation to the governors and resi-
dents OF AZ states. Grover Whalen. like
| wise. has invited the governors in a let
ter pointing out that tho commercial
consequences Of the New York Wo-li's
Fair are so great and important the. they
alone would justify the active partc.1a-
| ton Of every state"
Fair Commissioners are already n
| South America and Europe Still Others
are on their way TO the Far East 4
! other foreign shores. Major Dennis 2
! Nolan. retired. as head q The = .-a-,-
b '""nt N FOREIGN state and .rr~ .....i
.,n.lon. ~.ii l.u rt..
! scn'aton to the governors ard l,. o.
/ turcs RI 'he various -'atcs.
| Meanwhile. unicr the direction e. liar
| vcy d. Gibson President Of the rru-
| facturcrs Trust Company. All e ..-7rd
Whitney. former president 81 the Now
| York stock EXCHANGE tho prominent f.
ures IN the financial caDital conducted
a 28-day campaign 10 sell s2792o. 500 in
debenture bonds Of the Fair 10 finance
the construction period
| Every confidence is being EXPRESSED
| that the Fair not only will pay is v.av."
but that 1t VIII bring a billion dollars
| more 81 rcvrnup into Greater Noe, York
/ T17 stimulate American i~1,,-'~, 10, -r,
/ e:1l 10 ~ c%'-r' ucrv fJ'I .h-t a-~.i,f
| The .o' j cost Of producing New Y3-e'q
! Fair. inclIl..g collateral ir79rorcr,opts
is set g: Sl2jo0C.O0J S.-a-.ici-re o-ti-
| mate th-' g. @ 0'r-t.. -,r- ,,..Ii s~.-r $50.