The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-21

and 250feet high electric tower springs
from the center, with fountains rearing
like pygmies all about it. The multitude
nous statuary~in the central court is hid
den amid palms and tropical vegetation
1t is from this point that the best view is
obtainahleof the state and county. build
ings, which have, been grouped beauti-
fully, and seem neither crowded together
nor too widely scattered. The mechan-
zeal arts building, which is $50 feet long
and 200 feet wide, has 50 far attracted
more attention than even the hOrti-
cultural and agricultural building. The
former is strictly Indian in design while
the latter is huge reproduction of the
Spanish mission type so prevalent in Cal
ifornia. Never were native Californian
trees and shrubs gathered together so
colossally as they are exhibited beneath
this huge, domed editice's low roof. 1t is
expected that by the time the fasteners
begin to arrive, the wonders of the struct-
ure will make it the most crowded on the
grounds AS for the administration build
ing it is exactly what it's predecessor at
Chicago was. There are housed beneath
its Oriental dome and pavilion a depart
,ment Of publicity and promotion, a
foreign commissioners room, postoffice
and the usual bureaus of registration
The principal state buildings are those
of Colorado, Arizona and Oregon-Arizona
figures al this exposition in all the dig
nifty of statehOod-while every county in
northern and southern California has
itself.
While the western inception and spirit
of the undertaking predominate, there
are, of course, exhibits from all over the
world. The eastern manufacturers have,
in many cases, shipped their exhibits
from jackson Park to Golden Gate Park
and among the foreign countries repre-
scented, are Hawaii, Japan. China, Aus
ltGaha, Egypt and all the nations of Eu-
rope. The states of our own republic are
not as well represented as they might be.
The state of New York for instance has
been very tardy. and the New England
state governments have been particularly
neglectful of this opportunity to lessen
the growth of the new sectionalism
Indeed, this neglect of the east towards
the midwinter fair is being used as an ar
gHment TO show the division that exists.
The western element went so far as to re-
quire payment of the admission fee in sill
yer. No tickets are sold, but to pass any
one of the twenty turnstiles one must
plank down" as they say in the west,
silver half dollar. A silver dollar is not
accepted as payment for two admissions.
For children a silver 25-cent piece must
be ''planked down"
The Midway Plaisance of this exposi-
ton promises to throw its Windy
City ancestor into the shade The crowds
of westerners who are trooping to the
Golden Gate show-S0,00 on the first day
and many more on succeeding days drift
speedily to where the concessions are in
operation. The most extraordinary de
vice in this licensed colony is the forty
nine mining camp, but before describing
it the fact that the Ferris wheel has here
a l25 feet high and siXteen-carred proto-
type should be noted, as well as the roar
ing business done in the nest Of Chinese,
Japanese, Esquimaux, Canadian and Ger