The gigantic iron tower. wHch _s to be • leading feature of the 1889 P«« 'exhibition, la to cost £300.000 Of this the State will contribute ffiO 000, and the Remaining sum of £240 0 0 will be„ Dished by the con 1 ractore, who will be conceded possession of 'the tower for |wdnty years. The height of the strnctare will be three times that, of the Arc de Trlomphe, bnt it is hared that the BOtronndlng buddings will be utteily dwarfed. In order to gain some Id; acf this, • captive bsloon will be let up to the height In and four gables reachtag down to the ground will represent the fonr edges of the tower. At interVais; fry* will be hung to mark out t|ie ndtioiti of the wrersl atorlea,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1433, 16 December 1886, Page 3
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130Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1433, 16 December 1886, Page 3
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