By the time the event arrived in October, the city had spent $1.35 million paving downtown streets, putting in cement sidewalks, improving the water and sewer systems, building a street railcar system, creating Henderson Park and setting aside  for the Exhibition Grounds.
baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, ðə sˈɪɾi hæd spˈɛnt dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈɪliən pˈeɪvɪŋ dˈaʊntaʊn stɹˈiːts, pˈʊɾɪŋ ɪn sᵻmˈɛnt sˈaɪdwɔːks, ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ ænd sˈuːɚ sˈɪstəmz, bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ stɹˈiːt ɹˈeɪlkɑːɹ sˈɪstəm, kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ hˈɛndɚsən pˈɑːɹk ænd sˈɛɾɪŋ ɐsˈaɪd fɚðɪ ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ɡɹˈaʊndz.