The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-15
Ing affords NEST excellent opportunities

Ing affords most excellent opportunities
for artistic ornamental on.
You know the old adage about orna.
menting construction instead OF construct
ing ornamentally? Well, that's just the
difference betw cen tine spiral building and
the other pretty structures; but these con-
sideratl0ns aside. Their are the best reasons
In the world why this plan should be
adopted for the main uildng.
And the most cogent of hese is that at
a very low calculation the building itself
would net TO the fair very handsome
income. An incline electric railway, carrv-
Ing passengers from the ground to the
plateau of the building. is a part OF this
plan. The railway would run on the out
side of the building, its rOadbed forming
the roof. and as it winds up and up to the
base OF the tower, affords passengers an
excellent panoramic view Of the entire
park. At an elevation Of 225 feet the
railway ends at the doors of cafe, observ-
atory and promenade.
"Then from this elevated platform rises
the tower to height of more than 400
feet, which is meant TO be accessible by an
elevator.
"Such building would be the main
attraction OF the fair, and no one would
think of visiting the grounds with out
riding Oh it. AT 10 cents head. eslimat-
ing that only one-haIf of all the visitors
should patronize the incline railway on the
roof OF the main building. the income from
this one feature would not only repay the
cost OF construction. but. we figure out,
leave net balance Of $4,000 in the six
mouths time it is calculated the fair will
be open.'
These figures. given by one Of the direc-
tors OF the Midwinter Fair scheme to a
GALL reporter yesterday, may or may not
be safe to bank upon, but they are not at
all extravagant, and the fact is that there
are many good reasons why this circular
or spiral main building should be adopted.
One reason is that it would cost less
than one-haf the amount necessary 20
construct any two buildings which would
aHoro the same floor space. The figures
furnished by the designing architects are
Sooo.OOO, and they declare this to be hn es-
Innate OF It's cost to a private Individual
Inc FAIR commissioners could. undoubt-
edly. construct 1t much cheaper.
IL affords floor space for exhibits of
tuiiy hve acres, which is more than could
Dc obtained In TWO separate buildings
which should not cost more than $500, 600.
IL would be arranged for exhibiting the
manufacturing and liberal art displays
ana would dispense with The necessity,
Otherwise apparent, of having two separate
DuliulnRs Tor these exhibits.
Inc spiral principal, with the electric
railway on the roof. gives easy access to
every exhibit from both Inside and ont.
SIDE, while providing moving panorama
OF the whole fairgrounds.
Inc plans submitted and now being con-
sldered by the fair directors include four
interior elevators. moving in a central
light shaft which is 100 feet in diameter
At the base of the building the diameter is
$50 feet. while al the terrace or plateau Al
the base Of the tower part of the construc.
ton. the diameter is It's feet
The simplicity Of its construction is one
OF the main features of this circular build.
ing. 1t could be built in less time. saw
those who know about such things. than
any OF the other structures proposed for
the same purposes. Disinterested archi-
tects favor the plan because it is original