Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-11-26
|LANS FOR TIE BIGFAIR

LANS FOR TIE BlGFAIR
NAE CHICAGO BOARD PRESENTS
AN ELABORATE SCHEME.
The Principal Buildings to He Erected Ii
jacobson Park Tho Entire each to ID
u Paved An Electric Raiiroal 10 Encircll
She Whale sPark some Intsrsssing In,
tormaion About the Worlds Fair.
It'hicago dispatch.
The Worlds Columbian tom mission
NIL! get clearer idea OF the plans Of tn,
bard Of Directors to-day than it has
Ner had, and the communication thai
A I'LL be read To 1t will 60 long way to
nrd smoothing over all difficulties re
4 krding the site. The report was pre-
nred BY the architects and engineers ol
bf local board. and was accepted by
Hut body yesterday and ordered sent tG
III IomRlissi0M for It's information. Ii
~ pen picture 0f the EAir as q III IN.
4 1ehsfed Ns kaye II, and innst serve for tht
1 present ia lieu Of more definite plans and
specifications. The matter has been
gone into with AS much detail Us was
| possible at this time.
The report first takes up the Difficult.
! ties under which its signers have labor.
! ed. being only Notified the day before
that the plans and specifications were
/ desired at once MDre time had been
| given at Paris for the same work, I'll.
though II had q better disciplined stat!
at approximately the same time In Its
| exposition work. The report then out
lines the plan as follows. going into de-
| tails wherever possible. and II gives q
better idea OF the fair than any docu-
ment yet presented:
! 1t Is intended to use the entire area of
| ackson Park for the purposes OF the
/ Fair, leaving the improved parts as
much as possible in their present con-
dition. Tho unimproved part Is to he
laid out In D manner appropriate to the
whole plan OF buildings. and at the same
time to follow. when possible, the lines
| already laid down by the Park COmmia-
/ sioncps. In general the present northern
inlet is to be- further extended, aud 10
become an interior lagoon. that shall In
| close the island shown up0n the park
maps. This island Is now covered with
| an extensive body OF native wood. 1t il
an essential point of the general design
! that ii shall be preserved and made the
basis of passage Of natural landscape
to supply an episode of scenery in re-
/ tsrshing relief to the grandeur Of the
buildings, and, through its sylvan quail
ties, to the crowded and busy aspect that
| must be looked for almost everywhere
else within the grounds. To this object
! ii Is essential that, neither within tho
/ limits OF the island nor In close assOcia.
ti0n with it, should any structures be
given place which, by their size, their
| architectural design. or the purposes for
which they are to be used, will interfere
with the motive thus proposed to he con-
I trolling i'm the locality.
From the lagoon above mentioned q
| canal will continue the waterway south
ward along the main building and into
the large basin which is to form the CEN
ter Of great court about which the
principal buildings of the exposition are
to be grouped. The banks Of these
land-locked bodies OF water are to lie fin.
ished In ways appropriate To the yariOns
localities through which they p1ss
| Thus broad terraces and landings will
he needed whsEa. ahe lagoon opens into
the lake. for both the fisheries and the
Government exhibits; while the shores
| Of the island should have informal out
lines masked with foliage. The borders
pf.she canal and the basin in the court
| are to be treated formally, with embsnk-
| Ments Of stone or brick. surm0unted by
parapets or balustrades of stone, iron,
! brick, or terra Gotta, aud opening upon
steps and landings here aud there where
boating parties may land All walks
and outdoor places for assemblagcs OF
| people are to be furnished with numer-
Gus seats and resting places and are to
/ be paved with mOsaics OF brick. stone. or
concrete blocks. except where gravel or
stone chips may seem more expedicnt.
! At their own expense the South Park
| Commissioners will pave the beach along
| the entire shore of the lake. The orna-
| mentation of the grounds with turf and
| flowers. shrubs and trees, is matter of
too much detail to be here described.
1t must be studied out as the plans pro-
gress.
All public passenger railways. whether
/ steam, cable. electric, or horse, are To
/ enter the park at tho southwest corner,
| though any of them may have stations
| at the Midway Plaisance or other con-
yenient places, il kept outside the
grounds. The width OF trackage is yet
TO be determined upon by the tcansporta-
| tion authorities, and therefore the loca-
| tion can onlY.be indicated here. Those
roads entering tho tHcl0snrs will deliver
passengers inside the Administra ton
Building. From this place IN intramu-
lar electric elevated road will pass out
through the grounds, entering buildings
where deemed advisable, aud having con-
| venicnt stations wherever necessary. II
will connect with the station ut the Mid
way Plaisance and pass lack to the Ad-
| ministration Building by another route.
thus forming eomplete circuit aud
making 1t easy to go from one place 10
| another without walking.
VisitQrs once In the Fair Will come out
Of the Administration Station upon the
! Great Square, where all the spaces are
! very broad, sffordiBg ample roam for the
| gathering or dispensing af large crowds.
| Wheeled chairs are to be always kept IN
attendance here. The buildings will l,e
! impressive In appearance when viewed
! from this Court; and to make them even
more SO and also to afford protection
| when the weather Il inelemept grand
| open arcade will inclpse this space cx-
| eept toward the lake, and viii conAeci
| the buildings together, 50 that visitors
| may safely 20 from place to place In any
| weather Az mentioned before, there
win be : great water basin In the center
/ Of this court, where important fountains
| will play, forming an object Of brilliant
beauty In the sunlight, or when i,lu,
mined by colorcd incandescent lamps q,
| night The hasin has IN Ohtiet 10 Tie
! lake. This will be brldged BY IN iron,
| stone, or brick structure, the arch being
made 10 blend with the artistic spirit oi
! its surroundings.
Opposite the great open court pier,
| to be Of such form and direction as ma,
a,d Ds AassisissE shs ssa .es eet ~ Il p |. q
! be 80 constructed Ne TO form harbor fol
The landias 0f the lake craft and fat
/ their better safety. The aoop of the
pier will slope gently upward a. II leads
from the shore, No that visitors may look
4 back over each Others heads and get thu
full effect az the court and its surronnd-
ings, tbs paved beach covered with pco.