Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-18
ARRANGING the Bla FAIR.
How the Columbian Exposition VIII Lool
when Ready for Visitors.

ARRANGING THE B10 FAIR.
How the Columbian Exposition VIII Look
when Ready for Visitors.
The arrangement Of the principal buildings
Of the Columbisn exposition at Chicago has
been made and birds eye view Of the site and
the ground plans Of the buildings viii soon be
issued.
The Chicago site is four times as large as that
Of the Paris exposition, and has frontage Of
two miles on Lake Michigan. The buildings
will cover twice the area and cost twice rs
much as did those at Paris in 1889. Alone they
will cost nearly fifty per cent more than the
total expense attending the Paris fair.
More than "a ,000, 900, exclusive of the cost Of
| the land. has been spent on Jackson and WASH
inston parks. in laying them out and beautify-
ing them. Another million will be spent In
| their improvement. ride of six miles on the
lake will tqke the visitor to the fair grounds
The northern portion, comprising a hundred
acres, will contain the buildings of foreign
nations and the states of the Unions how many
il cannot now be predicted In the western
part OF the group will stand the Illinois build-
ing, 4OOxl50 in size, and costing 1850. 600. In
this portion of the park will stand
the fine arts building, which is
TO, be "a magnificent palace costing
hall million. just sohth of the foreign and
state bindings may be observed considerable
| expanse of the lagoon. with inlet to the lake.
| and accomplishing three islands. On the largest
one Will stand the United States fisheries build
ing. :
| THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.
little farther south, across an area of the
lagoon, will be the United States government
building, measuring 85Oxi2O feet and having a
dome 120 feet in diameter and $50 feet high. 1t
VIII be constructed Of stone, iron and glass,
classic in style. cover four and cost
| E4OV,000. In 1t will be a very complete exhibit
IRON the several federal departments. &C.
war, treasury, agriculture, interior, post Office.
navy, Smithsonian Institution and National
museum. On the lake shore east of its build
ing, and in part in the intervening space the
government will have gun battery, life-sav-
ing station complete with apparatus, light
mouse. war balloons and a full size model of a
S3.OOO, 900 battle ship of the first class This
will be constructed on piling alongside pier.
Deing thus surrounded by water and apparently
moored at wharf. The ship will be built of
brick and coated with cement.
THE LARGEST BUILDING.
Steaming by the government exhibits the
visitor will come abreast of the largest building
OF the exposition--that of manufactures and
| liberal arts. II will measure LOO by 800 feet.
with two interior courts and at its center a
great dome $50 feet in diameter.
Two parallel piers will extend from the shore
| about 400 feet. where. taking out-curves. they
VIII partially inclose circular harbor. from
the center of which will rise. or great pedes-
tai commanding statue of Columbus or of the
republic.
On the embracing portions of the piers will
stand forty-foar exquisite isolated columns.
representing the forty-four states each one
bearing over its capital the coat of arms Of the
state it symbolizes.
TO the left of the grand avenue, extending
westward through the park, will be the agri-
| cultural building, 500 by 500 feet. It will cost
E5OOC Passing the agricultural building
the visitor will come to the great machinery
hall, which lies to the westward of it. 1t will be
nearly identical with it in size and cost.
THE AUGMENTATION BUILDING.
Opposite machinery hall and north Of it, in
the center of the long walk" will stand the
| exposition administration building. 1t will cost
S6500O0 be adorned with scores of statuary
figures and be surmounted by gided dome
rising 1850 feet, or about the height of the
auditorium tower.
70 the northward of the administration build
ing, on either side and facing the grand ave-
nue.. 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 little more than five acres and
a half.
To the southwark of the line of buildings,
which are ranged 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 and whatever else
Will contribute to the success of the live stock
feature OF the exposition will be constructed
Turning To the north the visitor will find the
transportation building. which, with the depots
will cost million dollars
North Of this will be the horticultural build-
ing, another immense structure, I.O9Oxl5O feet
with three domes. one at each end and larger
one at the center. This will be constructed
chiefly OF glass and iron, and will cost $3.50. 00O
Still farther north will stand the women's
building. which is to be 400x20O feet in dimen-
sfons two stories high and will cost 100000.
HIGHER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER
Turning sharply to the west the visitor will
ascend the Proctor tower. This will be con-
structea OF steel and be ,05O feet high or about
100 feet higher than the Eiffel
West of the tower will be large and curious
aggregation OF structures. including probably
some Of the foreign and state buildings and
many OF semi-private construction, and of a
nature which cannot yet be described
All the important buildings will stand on
terraces four feet above the general park level.
thus greatly improving the general Landscape
erect and rendering their own appearance more
imposing.
Ample railway facilities will enable the
crowds to reach the park from the city. Six
parallel tracks will sweep into the grounds in a
nugo circle at the extreme southwest portion.
entering and leaving at nearly the same point
Around this loop the trains. in arriving and
departing, Will sweep at intervals of few
minutes. and the depot accommodations will
be so extensive and well arranged that il il be-
heved there will be almost no confusion or