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or main pier will extend out into the
lake to a total distance OF 1,5OO leet,
taking there a DETECTION several hundred
feet to the southwark, and having au
it's extremity, rising from the water on
a stone foundation, an immence GreeK
pavilion, 200 feet in diameter, Saiiy
colored and adorned. Here visitors may
sit and enjoy the cooling lake breezes,
listen to the finest music, and Obtain
magnificent view Of the great EXPOSITION
buildings and other shore attractions.
VISTA OF sPLENDoR.
From the pier, extending westward
across the park, will be a long avenue
or court, several hundred feet Woe,
affording, Chief Burnham says, "a spec
tacle unparalleled in the world-a marvel
of architectural grace and sublimity,
an exposition 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 lett Will be
the agricultural building, measuring
SOOx500 feet, resigned by architect
McKim, of New York. This, Chief Burn,
be severely rectangular in form, but
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and other relief work. It's cost will be
half q million. Between this and the
huge manufactures building just branch
of the lagoon. All down this grand
avenue, encompassing beautiful sheet
of water, will stand imposing buildings,
along the majestic facades of which will
sweep the gaze of the visitors until it
rests upon the administration building
- .yhinb N q fpS the
vista nearly mile distant. Upon traver-
sing, thisss Long Walk" as it may be
called, after the famous way from Windsor
Castle to Ascot, the visitor will find it
q veritable Bots 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 Machienery
hall, which lies to the westward OF it and
| which connected with it by horseshoe
! arcade doubling a branch OF the lagoon.
| 1t will be nearly Identical with it In size
| and cost, but will differ from it consid-
erably in appearance, being serious,
impressive and rich in architectural line
| and DETAIL" Chief Bhrnham says, land
| the best work of its designers, Peabody
& Steamers, of Boston,
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
Opposite Machienry hall and north OF
it, in the ceuter of the ''Long Walk will
stand the Exposition Administration
building This will be one of the most
imposing and, in proportion to its size,
Inexpensive one of the largest structures.
Richard NJ. Hunt of New York, president
of the American Institute of Architects,
is it's designer, and he has made itstately
and simple yet exceedingly striking in
appearance and an excellent represen-
tative of Italian renaissance. 1t will
cost $65O,OOO, be adorned with scores
of statuary figures, and be surmounted
by gilded dome rising $50 feet, or about
the height of the Auditorium tower. In
it will be the Offices of the National Com
missions and Local Directory, and the
headquarters of all thenumerous officials
connected with the management and
regulation of the Exposition.
To the northward OF the Administration
building, on either side and facing the
grand avenue, will be two more immense
buildings, one for the electrical and the
other for the mining exhibit. These will
be about equal in size, covering each a
little more than five acres and a half.
Both will be of French renaissance. The
former, designed by Van Brunt & Howe,
of kansa City, will be the more expensive,
however, costing $65O,OOO; while the
latter, designed by S. S. Beman, of Chi
cago, $35O,OOO. The Board of Archi-
tects has declared that both will be ex-
ceptionally imposing structures.
TOUCH OF NATURE.
North of these buildings in the main
lagoon will be an island of twenty or
thirty acres in area. 1t is the intention
to have this kept as wild and primitive
as possible. There the visitor may
wander through a miniature 'forest
primeval," painless and untransformed
by art, and may hunt the fragrant
wild flower, or the saucy chipmunk, and
native haunts
still farther westward, or, more accu-
rately, south-westward, the observer will
arrive at tee railway facilities for the ar
rival and departure of visitors. Six par
allel tracks will sweep into the grounds
in huge circle at the extreme southwest
portion, entering and leaving at nearly
trains, in arriving and departing, will
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the depot accommodations will be 50 ex-
tensive and well arranged that it is be-
lieved there will be almost no confusion
Or crOwding.
Within this loop made by the railway
tracks will be the machinery annex-a
huge building covering several acres and
containing the overflow exhibits from
the Machinery hall with which it will be
connected by subways. Within the loop
will also be the main power house, from
which power will be furnished to such
buildings on the grounds as require it.
THE FARMERS OWN.
To the southwark of the line OF build
ings which are arranged along the south
side of the grand avenue, is a vast open
expanse which will be devoted to the
live stock exhibit Here immense stock
buildings, show ring, and whatever else
will contribute to the success of the live
stock feature of the Exposition will be
constructed.
jackson Park resembles right-angled
triangle in shape. The visitor has thus
tar, on his tour of inspection, traversed
! the lake shore or hypothenuse of the tri-
angle, and across the southern end or
the base. 1t remains only to turn
towards the north and note the struct-
ures ranged along the perpendicular
The first one arrived at is the transpor-
| tation building. This will be Roman.
| esque in style and one of the largest OF
all, measuring 1,O20x26O feet, exclusive
OF the great annex in the rear. The
| transportation building, together with
| the depots, will cost 81 100000. North
OF this will be the horticultural building,
another immense structure, 1,OOOx150
feet, with three domes, one at each end
and larger one at the centre This will
be constructed chiefly OF glass and iron,
! and will cost $25O,OOO.
PRIDE OF THE LADIES.
Still farther north and directly oppo.
| site the park entrance OF Midway Plais.
sance. will stand the Women's building
which, 1t is expected, will be one of the
chief objects of interest on the grounds.
1t is to be 4OOx2OO feet in dimensions
two stories high and will cost 5000, 600
The exterior design will be furnished by a