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Show NOVEL SCENIC RAILWAY. Herbert F. W. Lyons, of Boston, Mass.,' has designed the exhibition structure shown in the cut as an attraction at-traction for large expositions. It is, a large globe constructed of steel, with accommodations for a spiral scenic railway, one or more elevators and a variety of exhibition booths, the latter being located along the line of the railway rail-way and utilized to display the products prod-ucts of the several continents of the globe. The designer suggests a diameter diame-ter of 600 feet for the globe, with the pillars occupying a ground space of . 500 feet each way. The exterior Is painted to represent the continents and oceans, and has a spiral line of windows running parallel with the railway inside, thus affording a continuous con-tinuous view of the exposition and surrounding sur-rounding country as the cars ascend and descend. In the center are elevators, ele-vators, which carry passengers direct to the observation tower, and the GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE FOR EXPOSITIONS, structure is provided at intervals along the railway with spaces to be let to exhibitors and amusement proprietor,, |
