St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-14

where the place for it should be. Some
point adjacent to, and, if possible, between
the cities. was of course desirable, but land
was dear and nothing less than a half-mile
square would answer the purpose. The
Tatum tract near the transfer was talked OF,
but it came high Then it was proposed to
unite the fair grounds and the state park
scheme at Minnehaha, but that was not
deemed feasible.
Finally the Ramsey county commissioners
made magnificent present to the state OF
tract of land situated nearly half way be-
tween the centers of the two cities, i've
eighths of mile long and half mile wide,
a little over a mile west of Lake Como.
This gift the state accepted and the neceS-
sary money was appropriated for the pur-
pose of improving it. The frost was not
vet out of the ground before men were set
to work on the place, and now tits swarm
of industry. Railroad cars run to the
ground. foundations are laid for buildings,
Buperstructures are being erected, trees
are being planted and blowing and grading
done on all sides.
THE PLAN OF THE GROUNDS.
r. G. Judson, secretary of the associa-
ton. has established his Office on the
grounds, and there with Mr.. Brodie, the
architect, gives most of his time every day
to personal supervision of the work. The
GLOBE gives herewith birds-eye view OF
the arrangement of the fair grounds and OF
the buildings as far as they have been de-
cided upOn. The bottom of the map repre-
sents the east end of the inclosure. Enter
ing at the st. Paul entrance on Smelling
avenue, the visitor will find himself in a
large inclosure of undulating land, over
half a mile square, in which are numerous
substantial buildings. At the left OF the en-
trance is the office, Immediately fronting
which will be the main exhibition building,
a separate view of which is given. 1t will
be in the form of cross, its length north
and south being 304 feet, and east and west
242 feet, the length Of each OF the wings
being uniform, seventy-two feet. RlsIng
from the center will be an octag0nal dome
eighty feet in diameter, the light to the top
of the flagstaff being 1913 feet. The archi-
lecture is of a graceful style. the proper
tions excellent, and the whole effect will
be a pleasing one. The building
will rest on stone foundation, which is
now laid, and will be built of brick to a
height of 6 feet except at the entrance,
where the brick will be used to the height
of rs feet. The windows-476 in number
will be built close together all around the
building so that the displays will have no
lack of light. On the inside the building
will be one vast hall, with one floor and no
partitions. The dome will be supported
entirely upon the edges of the base, so that
the view will be unobstructed from end to
end. The dome will be rooted with tin
and the rest of the building with shingles.
THE OTHER BUILDINGS.
Adjacent to this building will be the
machinery hall and the sheds, the former
of which is 64x112 feet. A boiler and
engine house will also adjoin this building.
Going still farther west, three buildings are
encountered of about the same shape and
style of architecture. The center one is
lecture hall. in which the various lectures
and indoor entertainments connected with
the fair will be given. 1t will be comfort
ably furnished for its purpose, and will seat
over $500 people 1t will be fanked on
the left by the art hall, which will be a
Ifire-proof structure, and on the right by
floral hall, in which will be placed a
large variety of plants and shrubs,
both those adapted to this outdoor
climate, and such as must be bred in hot