The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-27


tons for space are pouring in upon them,
It begins to look as IL the only mistake
made so far consisted in not planning more
connexions buildings at the outset. AL
ready anneNes to the main structures are
being talked of, aud It Is apparent that IL
,saeyIare not erected or additional space for
Exhibits Supplied in some other way a great
many applications will have to be denied.
IL seemed in the beginning that the build.
ings had been planned ON sufficiently gen
erous scale The Manufactures building
is 450 feet long and $50 feet in width. the
Agricultural building lcU by 200, the Ma
chinery building $50 bysl15. and the Fine
Arts building l95 by s. Now it is estimated
that ii each Of them We're of twice the size
there would be no difficulty in filing them
with exhibits
The structures will of course he mainly
Of u Temporary character, but they will he
beautiful and imposing nevertheless They
will be built in the same manner as those
of the White City in Chicago. of wooden
trames plasi cred and oruamented with
Statl-that is, all of them but the Fine
Arts building will be so constructed. The
latter because of the valuable nature Of
the works TO be shown there, will be fire
proof. 1t is betr ilt of brick and will
remain standing a.ler the fair is over, the
idea being to make it the home of a per
mauent art gallery at some future day
Considerable study has been devoted to
the matter of laying out and identifying
the fair grounds. Situated as they are in
fhe hearr Of Golden Gate park, it was neces-
sary TO coutrive to take every advantage
of the charming location, while at the same
interfering as little as possible with any of
the permanent features of that popular
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very successfully accomplished
The buildings are arranged around a
great quadrangle, with plenty of space be-
tween and around them to set them OIL
from each OF her and avoid the impression
OF crowding them together. The quadran-
gle will be terraced and laid out in beautiful
parterres of blooming flowers, the number
and variety of which will astouish any one
who has not made "A study of the native
and adopted flora of the Pacific coast. In
the midst of all these beautiful flowers will
be tall electric tower and at its base q
music stand. The grand entrance to thu
fair will be at the southern end of the quad
rangle, and before it there will be beaut
full allegorical fountain.
The fair is to have its Midway plaisanct
feature, too, and ''concessionnaires,' as they
call these showmen in Chicago, are fairly
tumblng over each other in their eagernes,
TO make contracts. All the most popular
features of The Chicago Midway will havt
their counterparts at the Golden Gate
though few or none of them will be eXac
Implications, the managers shrewdly prefer
ring novelties to stereoUyped repetitions o
scenes with which visitors TO Chicago ar
already familiar.
Among the new things thus to be seel
will be representation Of a typical Nevad
mining camp of the time when placer min
ing was still the orthodox method of vast
ing time, and mems hopes of wealth weT
chiefly based on their luck in kicking owe
the right kind of rocks, For this camp
is proposed to secure the vtritable cabins i
which Fair, Flood, Mackay, O'Brien AN
other famous Big Bonanza kings lived
cooked, ate and did their own washing o
Sundays in the days before they struck
rich" The costumes, characteristics, labo
and diversions of the early days are all /
be faithfully reproduced, and a typica
editor, Sam Davis of the Carson Appeal
will issue a characteristic newspaper in tn
good old fashioned way, printing it on
hand press and publishing it with all it
manifold and manifest imperfections.
The railroads have agreed TO make rt
duced rates from eastern points to Sa
Francisco during the fair, and their cor
cessous will add cheapness TO the Undue,
ments held out to visitors from other hand
and states. Never was a better opportunit
afforded for seeing this famed wonderlan
OF the earth, To visit which has been th
life dream OF 30 many people. California
with her usual biz hearted hospitality, wi
fling the door, wide open, start up TIA
music and promise everybody good time
aud the loss will be to him vino fails t
take advantage Of the invitation.
Ii. r. WHITE