. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . is nottheir first by any means, as Hartford,Conn., has used them for years (the larg-est one we illustrated in July, 1897), andBoston has two large ones. Their shop esplanade will lead directly up to the im-posing front of the main building. Theesplanade, which is to contain all theamusement features connected with theExposition, is 800 feet long and 250 feetwide, and on either side will be erectedbuildings which will be both unique andornate. Among the many special featuresof the esplanade will be a Chi
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . is nottheir first by any means, as Hartford,Conn., has used them for years (the larg-est one we illustrated in July, 1897), andBoston has two large ones. Their shop esplanade will lead directly up to the im-posing front of the main building. Theesplanade, which is to contain all theamusement features connected with theExposition, is 800 feet long and 250 feetwide, and on either side will be erectedbuildings which will be both unique andornate. Among the many special featuresof the esplanade will be a Chinese villagepeopled by 400 natives of China. Therewill be many novelties displayed on theesplanade, amusing, interesting and in-structive. A broad driveway will skirt the mainbuilding. This massive structure, 1,000feet long and 400 feet wide, will be dec-orated with statuary and at night will bebrilliantly illuminated. On one side ofthis building will be located a checkingstation for bicycles with a capacity for10,000 wheels. A spacious promenadedotted with Japanese pagodas, containing. THE JACKIES .\FTER IT VV.\S OVER. GETTING LIFEBOATS READY. Hoping to see you here next week, Iremain yours truly F. M. Nellis. P. S.—Will develop some of the pic-tures and send them to you. P. S. S.—A colored woman, as shewalked down the gang-plank of the Ham-ilton at the New York pier, shifted heroilcloth satchel from one hand to theother, took a fresh dose of snuff, lookedback at the vessel and said. Good-bye,ol ship! No mo wattah fo dis niggah !Nevah, no moU I trabel by ship as longas Ise black; an I doesnt spect Ill turnwhite soon! Messrs. Gould & Eberhardt send us alittle folder entitled Like This, whichshows more by illustration than by de-scriptive matter the advantages of theirautomatic sand sifter and mixer. Theseare sent on request. is well equipped with Sellers planers, andthey have several machines of their ownfor special work. One is a milling ma-chine in which the cutter revolv
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