Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-25
ON THE QUIET.
Worlds Fair Managers Have
Been Working In Secret.
Plans for the Arrangement OF
Buildings and Grounds.

A Floor Space Contemplated one-ThirSi
Greater Than That of the Paris Expo
sitiOn-- Developing order Out Of Chaos.
Oar COlored People Ask to BE Given
Seperate Exhibit.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Order is rapidly
being developed out of chaos in the
worlds fair matters, and what has here
tofore appeared confusion now assumes
definite form and purpose The mana
gers of the affair have observed such dis
Greet secrecy that the abandonment of
the lake front site came in the nature of
a total surprise to the people generally.
Yet at no time for many months, it
would appear, has the placing of any Of
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 all the named buildings
at the south of the Midway Plaisance, in
jackson park, the land north of the
plaisance being reserved for the miscel-
laneous structures, such as the state
buildings. The art building has not yet
been provided for, and it is not definitely
determined whether it shall be a tempo
rary structure, or of permanent
character, suitable for memorial build
ing If the building is to be permanent
structure 1t will undoubtedly be located
on the lake front, so that it may be
eventually utilized as a permanent
museum of art.
Tho bOor,1 of ,,,ot A.. a.
night to revise into harmonious whole
the preliminary drawing for the main
group of buildings prepared by the diff
ferent members Of the board. MIR. Ohm
stead, of Boston, has already outlined
his scheme for the landscape. The avail
able land will be interspersed with arti-
ticial takes, woodlands, meadows and
gracefully winding canals-the latter
are not only planned for picturesque ef-
fects, but also as means of commune
tion between the different buildings, and
a source for material for filling the low
grounds, greatly eConomizing the ex-
penditure required for that purpose. One
portion of the landsCare win be designed
to illustrate with geometrical figures
the classical, and another the romantic.
The buildings, i'll keeping with the
surrounding landscape, will be light
and graceful in form, and as gay in ap-
Learance as color and bunting can make
them, iron, glass and stucco being used
largely in construction. The buildings
will he designed to use regular sizes of
structural material, in order that the
construction may be hastened and the
ma erial may be sold to advantage when
the buildings are torn down. The gem
eral ian contemplates floor space one
thitd greater than that of the Paris ex-
position, but the increased space will
not be equally distributed
1t is the intention, for instance, to
give twice the space to the machinery
hall and much greater space to the
buildings for electrical devices and agri-
culture; but horticultural hall will be
restricted to the same space as allotted
the Paris exposition. The stock yards,
men and the women's boards have sucl
ceeded in securing space for their struct-
ures in the territory allotted to the main
group. The other minor buildings will
not be permitted to intrude on this res
eryatiOn.
The plans of the board have pro-
gressed so far toward definite form, and
the members of the board are in such
perfect accord, that it is now confident
ly expected that the work of construc-
ton will be pushed forward very rapid
ly The only cloud on the horizon of
the management is the feeling in certain
quarters that Director General Davis
should be given broader sphere of ac-
ton. The local board still retains large
ly the power of control and appoint
ment but it is confidently believed that
all friction t5at may have arisen from
this source will be dispelled as the work
progresses 1t is even hnted in author
itative circles. that the action of Con-
gresham Candler's committee is thor
oughly in accord with the wishes of the
local board, as they regard the functions
of the National board as being purely
supervisory.