St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-27
WHAT THEY LEAF NED.
The Building Committee OF the tx
position Returns, and Talks.

The Building COEnghIgtee OF th0 A
position EeturDs, and Iaihs'
The building committee Of the perma-
nent exposition returned home from ther
tour of investigation in the East yesterday
GA. Pray was met by GLOBE reporter
and interviewed relative TO the trip and TO
the ideas they got by looking through the
various exposition buildings visited.
.'WeIi. said he. we haye made an eX-
tended investigation. Everywhere we went
we were most cordially received and the
various arrangements were courteous and
painstaking in giving us valuable infor-
nation. They even went SO far as 10 point
ont defects in their own structures. and
suggest improvements by which we shall
profit. We went first to Chicago, but saw
nothing that impressed us as being es-
pecially desirable. Thence we went TO ST.
Louis. Here we found the largest and
the most imposing structure. The exterior
furnished us with many ideas from
which we shall take pattern.
Then we took a trip over
to Cincinnati. They have a magnificent
building there with convenient and prac-
teal interior arrangements. We visited the
new national museum in Washington and
then went to Philadelphia, to New York
and to Boston. where we got considerable
practical information relating not only 10
the erection Of the building, but also the
management and operation OF the eXpOSi-
ton. Returning we stopped Off at MIL
Waukee and looked over the exposition
there. AS a rule the buildings were too
large and comprehensive for US TO extern
sively copy, although many features will be
included in ours. The exterior OF our
plans will be materially changed"
What about the ruies?"
1--WE have paid considerable attention TO
rules and are well pleased with ours as
whole, but will suggest a number OF altera-
tons and amendments"
"Will you meet tomorrow"
mo; we will not be able to draft our re-
port. However, it viii be ready for the
meeting Monday afternoon"
''By the way" he added, Il notice that
some of the papers nave been jumping on
us during our absence. When we selected
plans we acted cOnscientiously and in the
interests Of our organizations, nor have we
any reason to think that we have committed
an error"
s. c. GALE TALKS.
S. c. Gale, chairman of the committee,
spoke OF the journey and its results: I'VE
found many features in the various build
ingS that we can and shall adopt, if the di-
rectOrs accept our recommendations. This
was especially true of the interiors, though
our plan will be totally unlike that of any
other building in the county. We shall
recommend a plan corresponding in the
main features to the design submitted by
SIR. HOdgsOn, but combining the best things
we have found in all the other plans and
during Our travels. We shall have a
greater elevation clear above the ground
than any of the buildings we saw
and shall secure thus more imposing APP
pearance. The basement will be high. not
more than three feet in the ground, and
there will be two floors above it, all devoted
To exhibits. The second floor will contain
practically the same area as the first or main
floor. Our system of lighting will be eSpeci-
ally complete. We shall have number of
large light wells running from the roof 10
the basement, which would have been quite
sufficient to make the whole building as
light as day, and then in addition we shall
have very perfect means of lighting the
interior BY the large windows which will ill
tie walls from the basement to the roof.
Our idea in arranging the interior is To
secure the maximum OF available floor space
for exhibits, and thus avoid the defect
which has caused trouble among the EXPOSE
tiOns of the East"
''Where will you put the music hall?"
1--WE shall recommend that no music hall
be built this year, and that the whole space
be devoted to the purposes and uses OF
the exposition proper. We shall arrange
for seating 1000 people or more COM
fortably about the central light wall.
where they can rest or look at the ex-
position, or do anything else they want,
listening to music included. But we shall
recommend putting in an art gallery of the
most cOmmOdiouS kind and i'll the most
substantial manner. 1t will be made prac-
tically tire-proof, and we hope to arrange it
so that it can be run throughout the year. -
''WYat Will be the general plan of the
exterior that you will recommends"
at will correspond quite closely to the
plan of Mr.. HOdgson; that is, it will en-
body the leading features of that design.
But many important changes will be made
in it in favor of advantageous points in
other plans. We mean to have not only
the best but the handsomest exposition
building in the country"
''Have you reached the conclusion upon
the materials to be used?"
practically, yes. There will be stone
and brick in the walls; probably stone NJ
to the first story. and above the stone trim
mings upon brick. There will be a goOC
deal of glass used in the walls and roof, il
the windows and light we'll coverings. The
rest of the roof will be metal. The interior
will be of wood and iron, the trusses an,
framework generally of the latter, the fin
ishing and exposed surfaces of the former
The interior will be finished with the Idle;
of reducing the fire exposure to a mini
num-"
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