The Press., 1891-04-09

court, several hundred feet wide, afford ing, Chief cBurnham says, Ga spectacle in the world--a marvel of architectural grace and sublimity, an ex- position in itself. To the right, at the entrance of this grand avenue, will be the great manufactures building, and farther back the other Attractions already referred to. To the left will be the agricultural building, measuring s0Ox5OO feet, design ed by Architect McKim, O New York. This, Chief Burnham says, will be 6 "dream."r It will be severely rectangular in form, but made elaborately ornate with statues and other relief work. Its cost will be half . million. Between this and the huge manufactures building juts a branch of the lagoon. All down this grand avenue, encompassing a beautiful sheet of water, will stand imposing build ings, along the majestic facades of which will sweep the, gaze of the visitor until it rests upon heiadministration building of the exposition, which terminates the vista nearly mile distant. Upon traversing this "long walk" as it may be called, af- ter the famous way from Windsor Castle to Ascot, the visitor will find 1t a verita- ble Bois de Boulogne or Versailles in point of beauty of effects produced by landscape architecture and gardening.
 Passing the agricultural building the visitor will come to the great machinery hall, which lies to the westward of it and which Is connected with it by horseshoe arcade doubling branch of the lagoon. It will be nearly identical with 1t in size and cost, but will differ from 1t considera- bly, in appearance, being '"serious, im- pressive and rich in architectural line and detail," Chief Burnham says, "and the best work of it's designers, Peabody & Stearns, of Boston," -s.t1
 THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS.
 Opposite machinery hall and north of it, in the center of the "long walk, :" will stand the exposition administration build ing. This will be one of the most impos- ing and, in proportion to it's size, the most expensive one of the large structures Richard M. ~Hdnt, of New York, presi- dent of the American Institute of Arcfii- tects, is it's designer, and he has made it stately and simple yet exceedingly strik- ing in appearance and an excellent repre- sentative of Italian renaissance. It will cost $850, 900, be adorned with scores oi statuary figures, and be sdrmounted by a gilded dome rising 250 feet, or about the height of, the Auditorium tower. In fl will be the offaces of the national commis. sion and local directory, and the head. quarters ofssll the numerous officials con neoted with the management and regula, tion of the exposition. gef ! To the ner6hward of the administration building, on either side and facing thu grand avenue, will be two more immens. buildings, one for the electrical and tn, other for the mining exhibit. These will be about equal in size, covering each { little more than five acres and half Both will be of French renaissance. Tht former, designed by Van Brunt & How, of Kansas City, will be the more expensive however, costing $85o, 900; while the lat ter, designed by s. s. Beman, of Chicago will cost $S5O;OOO. The board of arehi tects has declared that both will be ex ceptionally imposing structures.
 ! A TOUGH OF NATURE.
 North of these buildings in the mair lagoon will be an island of twenty or thir ty acres in area. It is the intention te have this kept as wild and primitive Q. possible. There the visitor may wander through g. a.nainiature "forest primeval, painless and untransformed by art, ane may hunt the fragrant wild flower, or tho saucy ohipmInk, and generally commun' with nature int it's native haunts.
 Proceeding" from the administration building still farther westward, or nor, arrive at the railway facilities for the ar rival and departure of visitors. Six par allel tracks will sweep into the grounds in huge ciFcle at the extreme southwes | same point. Around this loop the trains in arriving and departing, will sweep g intervals of few minutes, and the depo accommodations will be so extensive ant we'll arranged that 1t is believed ther
 will be almost no confusion or crowding II Within this loop made by the railwa. traoks will be the machinery annex, huge building covering several acres ant containing the overflow exhibits from ma chinery hall with which it will be connect l cd by subways.e Within the loop als, will be the main power house, from whicl power will be furnished to such building, on the grounds as require it. ~
 " THE FARMERS OWN.
 To the southward of the line of build ings which are ranged along the soutl side of the grand avenue, is vast opel expanse which will be devoted to the liv
 stock exhibit. Here immense stock build ings, show ring, and whatever else vii contribute to the success of the live stool
 feature of the expedition will be construct ed. +
 Jackson Park resembles a right-angle' triangle in shape. The visitor has thu
 far, on his tour of inspection, traverse'
 the lake shore or, hypothenuse of the tri
 angle, and across the southern end or tn
 base. It remains only to turn toward the north and note the structures range'
 along the perpendicular. The first on
 arrived at is the transportation building This will be Romanesque in style and on
 of the largest of all, measuring 1,020x2e
 feet, exclusive of great annex in tn
 rear. The transportation ; building, to gether with the depots, will cost $1, 900,
 coo North of this will be the horticul tural building, another immense structure
 DOCK 150 feet, with three domes, one . J each end and a larger one at the center