CHAPTER II.

THE MAMMOTH MANUFACTURES BUILDING.

The greatest exposition structure ever known — It covers nearly forty acres of ground and contains forty-four
acres of exhibits, valued at fifty millions of dollars — Three million feet of lumber and five carloads of nails
in the main floor — It is 1,687 feet long and 787 feet wide — Many of the foreign pavilions built after designs
of famous palaces — Rare and costly wares, fabrics, watches, jewelry, musical and mechanical instruments
and professional implements amaze the beholder on every hand — The great central landmark an alabaster
clock tower 135 feet high, erected by the American Clock Co. — A chime of nine bells — When they ring it
sounds like the music of heaven reverberating through the immense space — Pantheon-like pavilion of the
Meridian-Britannia Ware — Tiffany's costly structure — A dazzling aggregation of gems — Splendid display ol
watches and jewelry — Elegant and spacious booth of the Waltham Watch Company — Stem-winders by the
ton — Palaces and temples filled ^with laces, rich chinaware, porcelain, statuary, silverware, textile fabrics,
etc.— Silver statue of Columbus at the Gorham pavilion — Dolls that talk and walk — Petrified wonders
from Arizona — Dazzling displays by forty foreign countries — Reproduction of Hatfield House — Concenj
trated splendor of the Siam exhibit — Magnificent displays by all the leading European countries — Sketch
of James Allison, Chief of Department of Manufactures 209