Summary
There is fewer than twenty six months left to go until the grand opening. Burnham and his architect have no idea what their main structure will be. There are honestly so many people and committees that are formed that I can not keep track of abounds names besides now the two main characters, Burnham and Holmes. There is also one character that seems very harmless and passive at the moment, and his name is Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast. He is an Irish immigrant who is a strong supporter of of a man named Harrison for mayor. He is declining mentally and I do not know what he is capable of after Harrison had lost his election. Back to Burnham, it seen as though the fair will never be finish because of two things, people getting sick missing deadlines and bad weather. Olmsted seems out of everyone to be the next to end up like Root. He is always out with a stomach or headache. He had to travel all the way to Europe in order to clear his head. He is the landscaper so he can not be replaced so late in the fair. The second reason why out was going to be nearly impossible to finish the fair is because of bad weather. The forms in Jackson Park are so fierce that as soon as a building is almost two thirds of the way finished the buildings would be destroyed along with months of work. Due to the fact that they had limiting time after buildings were destroyed, buildings were recreated not up to code.
Quote
"We are now organizing a special interior decorative and architectural force to handle this part" (Larson 157).
Reaction
This quote that Burnham said is an important because it shows why the fair was destined for failure. That reason was because too many people were about of it. It was hard to keep track of every single group organized.since Burnham wasn't able to keep tract sometimes things did not turn as though he wanted them to, such as the woman's building that was open to public opinion.
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