Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-24
WORLDS FAIR PLANS.
Buildings Projected to Hold the Exhibits of
All NatiOna.


Order is rapidly being developed in worlds
fair matters in Chicago. The managers of the
affair have observed such discreet secrecy that
the abandonment of the lake front site came in
the nature of a total surprise to people gener-
ally; yet at no time for many months, it would
appear. has the placing Of any Of the buildings
on the lake front park been contemplated. The
instructions given to the board Of architects at
the time of its formation did not provide for
any Of the buildings being placed there, but
contemplated the grouping Of oil the named
buildings at the south of the Midway Plaisance
in Jackson Park, the land north Of the Plaisance
being reserved for the miscellaneous structures
such ~ the state buildings The art building
has not yet been provided for, and il Ia not
definitely determined whether it shall be a
temporary structure or Of a permanent char
acter, suitable for memorial building. II the
building IL to be a permanent structure it will
undoubtedly be located ON the lake front, so
that it may eventually be utilized rs perma-
nent museum Of art.
DRAWINGS OF BUILDINGS.
The board of architects met yesterday to re-
wise into a harmonious whole the preliminary
drawings for the main group of buildings pre-
pared by the different members Of the board
MIR. Olmstead has already outlined his scheme
for the landscape. The available land will be
intorspersed with artificial lakes. woodlands
meadows, gracefully winding canals-the latter
are not only planned for picturesque effect, but
also rs means Of communication between the
different buildings, and source for material
for filling the low grounds. greatly economizing
the expenditure required for that purpose
One portion Of the landscape will be de-
signed to illustrate with geOmetrical figures
buildings will be in keeping with the surround
ing landscape; will be light and graceful in
form and as gay In appearance as color and
bunting can make them, iron, glass and stucco
being used largely in construction.
The buildings will be designed to use regular
sizes of structural material. in order that the
construction may be fastened and the material
may be sold to advantage when the buildings
are torn down. Tho general plan contem.
plates floor space one-third greater than that
Of the Paris exposition, but the increased space
will not be equally distributed.
FORTHCOMING THE SITE.
It is the intention, for instance, to give twice
the space to Machinery Hall and . much
greater space to the buildings for electrical de-
vices and agriculture, but Horticultural Hall
viii be restricted to the fame space as allotted
at the Paris exposition. The stock yards men
and tho woman's board have succeeded in Sc
curing space for their structures in the terri
tory allotted to the main group. The other
minor buildings will not be permitted to in
trude on this reservation. The plans Of the
board have progressed 20 far toward definite
form and the members Of the board are in such
perfect accord that it il now confidently ex-
pected the work Of construction will be pushed
forward very rapidly.
The only cloud ON the horizon of the man
agementis the feeling in certain quarters that
Director General Davis should be given a
broader sphere of action. Tho local board
still retains largely the power of control and
appointment, but 1t is confidently believed
that all friction that may have arisen from this
source will be dispelled as the work progresses.
1t 10 even limited in authoritative circles that
the action OF Congressman Gamblers commit
tee is thoroughly in accord with the wishes of
the local board, as they regard the functions OF
the national board as being merely supervisory.
Crascd by Cigarette Smoking.
A Pittsburg special says: Willie Paul, a young
boy, is lying at the home of his father Rernord