Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-02

After passing this immense structure,
| which will be three times as large as
the largest building at the Paris exposi-
ton, being nearly 400 feet longer and
twice as wide, and covering more than
81 acres, the steamboat will drop along
side the pier. This, as designed by
Augustus St. Gaudeus, of Paris. will be
a thing of beauty and Il source on much
enjoyment to visitors. Two parallel
piers will extend from the shore about
400 feet where, taking outcurves, they
will partially inclose circular harbor,
from the center of which will rise, on a
great pedestal, Il commanding statue OF
Columbus or of the republic. On the
embracing portions of the piers will
stand ~ exquisite, isolated columns,
representing the A states, each one
bearing over its capital the coat of
arms of the state it symbolizes. Be
You'd the harbor, the north or main
pier will extend out into the lake to i
total distance Of 500 feet, taking there
Il detection several hundred feet to the
southwark. and having at its extrem-
y
foundation, an immense Greek pavil-
ion. 200 feet in diameter, gayly colored
and adorned. Here visitors may sit
and enjoy the cooling lake brcezes.
listen to the finest music, and obtain 4
magnificent view of the great EXPOSE
ton buildings and other shore attrlv-
tons.
A VISTA OF SpLENDoR.
From the pier, extending westward
across the park, will be a long avenue or
court. several hundred feet wide, af-
fording. Chief Burnham says, "a spec
tacle unparalleled in the world-a mar
vel of ARCHITECTURAL grace and sublimity,
an exposition in itself" TO the right.
at the entrance of this grand avenue.
| will be the great manufactures build
ing, and farther back the other attrac-
tons already referred to. To the left
will be the agricultural building, meas
uring S00X50O feet, designed by Archi-
tect Mcllim, of New York. This, Chief
Durham says, will be 4 dream" 1t
will be severely rectangular in form,
but made deliberately ornate with
statues and other relief work. Its cost
will be half million. Between this
and the huge manufactures building
juts a branch of the lagoon. All down
this grand avenue, encompassing a
beautiful sheet of water, will stand i'm
posing buildings, along the majestic
facades of which will sweep the gaze
of the visitor until it rests upon the adj
minstration building of the exposition,
which terminates the vista nearly Il
mile distant. Upon travcrsiny the
"long walk" as it may be called, after
he famous way from Windsor castle to
Ascot, the visitor will find it a vcritable
Bois de Boulogne or Versailles in point
Of beauty OF effects produced by land
scapc architecture and gardening.
Passing the agricultural building.
the visitor will come to the great ma
chinery hall, which lies to the west
ward of it and which is connected with
branch of the lagoon. 1t will be near
~ identical with it in size and cost, but
will differ from it considerably in APP
pcarance, being serious. impressive
and rich in architectural line and de-
TAIL Chief Durham says, land the
best work of its designers, Peabody &
Stearns, of Boston,
THE ADMINISTRATIONS BUILDING.
Opposite machinery hall and north of
it. in the center of the long walk, "
will stand the exposition atlninistra-
ton building. This will be one of the
most imposing, and, in proportion to
its size, the most expensive one of the
large structures. Richard NJ. Hunt, of
New York, president of the American
Institute of Architects, is it's designer,
and he has made it stately and simple
yet exceedingly striking in appear
ance and an excellent representative Of
Italian renaissance. 1t will cost $685.
600. be adorned with scores of statuary
figures and be surlnounted by a gilded
) dome rising 250 feet, or about the height
of the Auditorium tower. In it will
be the offices Of the national commits
sion and the local directory and the
headquarters of all the numerous Of
tciuls connected with the management
and regulation of the exposition.
To the northward of the administra-
ton building, on either side and facing
the grand avenue, will be two more
) immense buildings, one for the electric
al and the other for the mining exhibit.
These will be about lual in size, COW
. ering each a little more than five acre
. and half Both will be of French
renaissance. The former, designed by
Van Brunt & Howe, of Kansas City,
will be the more expensive, however.
costing $3.50, 900; while the latter, de-
signed by S. S. Bcman of Chicago, will
cost $3.50, 200. The board of architects
has declared that both will be excep.
tionally 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 chipmunls, and