The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-04

tho large reservoir or cistern, that ba, been
in tho park for a nun Der Of years, and VIII
,be on the hiebest ground Ia che inclosure.
Ia addition TO being on au emiuence, IL -
finely situated 10 regard t. tho avenues and
clumps Of trees In the immeditta vicinity ,
us one long avenue leads up to the central
hail. Standing at tho entrance 20 THIS
avenue the vista ended by this hall will DO
highly picturesque.
The entire building will be
SIX HUNDRED TsET LONG,
nnd 100 feet wide, except A. the central hall,
which Is made by the widening out Of the
building 10 l0i feet tor Length of 100 feet.
Rising above this central hall IL tower
which will be nesrly ninsty feet high.
ard which, built OF glass, will be the crown
ing glory TO the structure. On each hde
the construction IL as follows: There IL a
wall OF eleven feet, rl"ost full OF windows
sud ventilHtors; then there rs glass roof
which rises in long slant sixteen Feet;
then perpendicular line OF veDtilaiors six
feet high, aud a second glass roof chanting
at the same aurl- as the frs to height OF
fourteen feet, The top OF this root forms
the apex to the entire building, except IT
the centre, where the 10 ger rises n b lut forty
feet higher. The construction vii, there
re, pre,ent 10 the eye vast expan,e OF
shining GLASS, which, glisieuing 10 the eun'
ligh', will produce = gorgeona effect Luz
deed, In appearance the hall will not bs un-
Ike tina iamou, crystal pslhce al Sydem-
ban, Enelaud; though ~ coarse. 10 will not
b.. 80 large. |; will, however. he the lnrg-
est hur ioul ural building on this continent,
and with the extensive exhibit already IN
preparation for II, will ska one OF the
most attractive structure IA America
The Central Hal is 20 be fsvoted 10 a
disDlay OF rare plants nnd flowers, and
here will vie with QUO another in irideacent
comDeitou, the Il IRA OF Florida, Mexico,
Central American countries aud Louisiana.
Besides this Central Hall, one s'ction Of
The building occupying snace OF $50 feet
long by twenty-five feet wide, will ba u'ed
~ tropical hot-house, In winch the most
delicate flowers Of the far south can blossom
In their brilliant perfection. The space
near the outer walls t. width OF twenty
five feet around ths erti building will be
devoted to plants and flowers, able TIE
centre space II be used for the fruit dis
plav (excep, Ia the Central Hall ~ above
DESCRIBED, and will contain room Tor 20
600 plates OF ruits.) Thus, there will be no
partitions across the building, and tue eye
can traverse its entire length without H.
tsrrupiion.
There are four chief entrances to the
building two large ones at the sides Of the
central hsll, and tive at tie ends OF tine
s,.uc ure Those at the side are twenty
i've feet in width and are made up o
double doors and ornamented woodwork.
crowned with a Gothic portico. The VEN
tilotors ana shadows will be on the Wealth
erel's Simultaneous opening gear process,
by which tftv feet OF venllstors can be
opened together by simply turning wheel.
Al OF tbe heating and water apparatus
will 20 Oh the
MOST MODERN AND SCIENTIFIC PLANE.
Everything will he adspled TO the proper
preservation aud display OF the plants. o.
the top Of the roof running from one end
of the building TO the other, Will he an
iron cresling three feet high, and nppropri-
st-ly ornamented which will give highly
finished appearance t. the ball.
NJ. Rshnle's contract With the board OF
mnnncemen, calls fer the completion oil
the building by tnc 18th ofSeptem Der, 60 he
will begin WORK about the fret OF March
and push the construction vigorously. BE
Is very rn'husia nc over his work and seid
I, reporter Of this paper that In al OF his
experience be had never seen such perfec'
site for a horticultural hall, and that he in
tended Giving the citizens OF New 0 leans
one Of which they would hsve every reason
to feel proul IN csss the city finds alter
the exposition is over that the building Is
too large IL 10 20 constructed that both its
wings can Ds taken down and the central
hall lett sanding, Ii OF course being necss-
ssry to close up the gaps thus made. As
oil the perishs BILE mater ais to be used In
glsss, the ~ stem Of Glazing may fairly be
described AZ being iudestructible.
The sslecrion OF Messrs. Parker Earle, p
J. B.rckmsns nni Professor Tracy TO have
charge OF the horticultural display has In
epired horticulturslists and pomoloeists all
over the country TO make active prepare.
lions for the expos tion. and II IL safe t,
cay that this department alone " II attract
thousands OF vi.itors I, New Orleans during
the winter Of 84-5.-f rimes-Democrat.