Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-21
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LUMBIAN FAIR.
The March Cosmopolitan magazine
contains very interesting paper on
"The Columbian Worlds Fair" from the
pen of Mr.. NJ. II. DeYoung, the editor
of the San Francisco Chronicle, second
vice president of the national commits
sion and member of the board of control.
In foot-note the fact is truly stated
that the plan OF classification ultimately
adopted by the commission was shaped
by him, and he has been indefatigable
in his attendance at the meetings OF the
board, never missing single important
call. His article in the Cosmopolitan is
comprehensive and detailed. He gives
very satisfactory sketches of the plans
of the buildings, and has grouped his
matter in a decidedly pleasing shape.
Mr.. DeYoung holds that the princi-
pal object of worlds fair is national
glory, and he forti6es his position by
number of ingenious arguments. The
great worlds fairs have been those OF
London, in 1851 Paris, in 1856; London,
1862; Paris, 1867; Vienna, 1873; Phila-
delphia, 1876; Paris, 1878; and Paris,
1889. Mr.. De Y oung holds that all these
great expositions had the effect OF
stimulating the industries and artistic
instincts of the nations in which they
were held, and no one will be disposed
to dispute this assumption. The Crys-
tai Palace fair only covered 100000
square yards, and the exhibitors barely
reached 1900 in number, as against
300 in the first Paris exposition. The
building is still retained, is character
lied by muc architectural beauty, cost
$5O0,OOO, is $40 feet long by 100 wide,
and is known as the South Kensington
Museum. The Paris exposition buildings
OF 1855 covered 100000 yards and were
noted for their grace and symmetry. The
visitors at this fair only numbered
5,162, 900, as against over 100000 at its
London predecessor. The second London
exhibit saw large increase in ex-
hibitors but the attendace was only a
trife larger, rising in this case to CPL,
lOS. The Paris exposition OF 1867, under
the auspices of Napolean Ill, was a
much greater success than that which
he had planned in 1866. Fifty thousand
exhibitors made displays, and a space OF
100000 square wards was required. The
Vienna exposition of 1878, although
planned on a tremendous scale, was not
a success pecuniarily, although the at.
tendance embraced 1924 ,6S7, or less
than half that at the Paris exposition OF
1867. The Austrians spent $l2 900, ,O0C
on their spirited display.
Mr.. De Young is disposed to regard
the Centennial exposition in the United
States as, on the whole, a success
Neither the size nor architectural effects
accomplished at Vienna or Paris were
rivaled at Philadelphia, but there were
10000 exhibitors, large portion o
whom were Americans, and it is said
that articles to the value OF $4,000, ,00(
were on exhibition. The trustees re-
corded admissions to the number oi
1O,O14 ,466.
| The first worlds fair at Paris under
the republic was tremendous success.
The palace ofindustry alone covered over
275, 900 square yards, and Is. 1878 Wis
itors-over 5000, 900 more than visited
the Centennial at Philadelphia-graced
the visitors roster. But this was to be
in turn vastly overshadowed by the sec
ond French fair under the republic
that OF 18s9-when 25,0OO,00O visitors
| paid an admission fee to see this latest
miracle of French enterprise and liber.
ality.
After indulging in a highly interest.
ing and detailed resume OF what has al.
ready been accomplished by England.
France, Austria and the United States
Mr.. De Young gives some brief notes
illustrated by photographers, of the
coming Columbian worlds fair. The
last Paris exposition occupied some
ninety-six acres. The Worlds Colum-
bian exposition will embrace two large
parks, known &s the Washington and
Jackson and broad connection known
as the Pleasance, the whole comprising
974 acres, thus assuring ten times the
space covered by the Paris exposition.
At Paris the number of acres under
roof was sixty-two, while at Chicago the
main buildings alone will require 10a
acres, or nearly sixty per cent more than
were under cover in Paris.
Judging from the illustrations sup
piled by Mr.. De Young, the buildings
and ornamentation OF the grounds oi
the Columbian worlds fair will be on a
scale Of splendor and good taste not
heretofore approached in this country,
and quite up to the standard of any
thing seen at any of the great European
capitals. These comprise an effective
bird'seye view of the buildings, the art
gallery, the lagoon, with its gonGolas
interspersed, the Horticultural and
Transportation building, the pier and
casino, more detailed view of the
buildings and grounds, with ground
plans, the entrance to Machinery hall,
and the Agricultural and Administra-
ton buildings. The architecture is gen.
orally OF light and ornate description,
and calculated to produce a garsh and