Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-01-12
MID-VIUqER FAIR.
Calif0rnia's Great Exposition
Opened 10 the Public.
INAUGURATION DELAYED.
A Maghifi6e mt Show In Golden Gate
Park, Overlooking The Pacific
Oceanic riefItal Afthitee-
ture and Western
Products.


The California Exposition has been inform
alIy opened In Golden Gate Park,The magic
city sprung into existenc, in the space OF
but five months. The stars and stripes doates
from the flagpole Of every building on tne
etoutd. and bunting and banners are to be
seen iii ali directions.
II was ohly In the latter part OIL last MAY,
Nheti the end OF the Chicago Fair was In
tIew that some Caifoffiiahs In Chicago con-
ceited the idea Of having q fair ih San Fran
cisco, Shortly aftetward 1t Was decided 10
co ahead In the matter and Golden Gate
Park was selected asthe location Tor the lalr'
conceded by all 10 be 6he of the pre't'est
spots on the face of the globe. On the 24th
of august, in The presence OF fully oo,ooo
people. the enterprise was iDaugurated ny
turning the lrst shoveliul OF eartn, 1mfne-
aiately altet Nhich the Sotk Of grading COM
tnenoed fdll6yed it few weeks by the IL
aueiiratlon Of work on the five inaih s'ruo-
tutes.
The bbiLDIS6s,
Thsse are the Administration, Mar d'ac-
turers ahd Liberal Arts, Agricultural and
Horticultural, Fine Arts and Mechanic Arts
buildings, all of which are grouped arouuu
n nerallelocram in centre OF which Is an
electric tower over $50 feet in height, sever
al artictcaly oramentnl fountains, sta'uary
and n wealth Of palms, flowers and sDrups
This is khl Hh as the grand court. Many
bhildjngs SURROUNDING the court aid scatter
ed in every direction oter l6J acres, are
snecial buildings erected ly The different
States. counties and concessions, Greeted at
The cost OF the States, counties Or ihdivid-
uals. for their exclusive exhibits.
The Manufacturers aud Liberal Arts Build
inp Is the largest In the grounds. Its dlmen-
sions are 462x237 feet, covering lol,7o4
souare feet of ground. This building Is
Moorish III design, W tn all the picturesque
effects which that style OF architecture read
lily lends itself.
The Mechanical Arts Building, second
largest. is a scructure 450 feet long by 2OO
wide. 1t is nearly pure Indian id design ana
highly artistic in its rich oriental style. 1ne
grand entrance. in the centre OF the bu'id,
ino is rectangular in form and is covered
with rich decoration.
By far the most striking architectural
feature of the exposition is the horticultural
and Agricultural Building 1t is in the
Spanish mission style aud is low roof de-
egn 60 much in favor on this coast. Inc
oreat dome is 10 feet in diameter by 100 feet
"a height, and around this dome on the out
,iJe IL rool-garden. The extreme dimen-
sions OF the main buildips and annex are
400 feet In length by 49, feet in Width This
structure contains greatest display OF The
oroducts of the soil OF California ever put
together, and that is synonymous with say
ing that it is such display OF agricultural
and horticultural material as the United
States has never seen placed of exhibition
The Fine Ats Building is intended fof
nermanent structure, constructed OF orlcK
| aud iron. 1t is simple in plan, being rect
onple. 121 feet long by 60 feet wide. Inc
brick walls on the side are Al feet high and
TO ths apex Of the pyramid it is 81 feet. Il
is an example OF Egyptian architecture anc
the SCULPTURE and columns are in harmon.
with II. The interior is arranged In two
stories and representing the "steppeI con
struction OF the pyramids
The Administration Building which con
ta:ns the Offices of the exposition manage
ruent. the department OF publicity aud pro
motion. the foreign department, assembly
rooms for foreign commissioners, president
headquarters, the postoff1ce and Information
bureau. is the smallest OF the five princlpa
buildings, but the form OF the structure
such that it is one OF the most imposing
The design is oriental in outline, and In tn
detail of its ornamentation Is undoubtedl
I Siamese. 1t consists OF centre squar
structure covered by lofty and highly OF
namenal dome, with four p.vilions, one
each angle OF the square. This building
like its namesake at the Columbian Expos
tion. which faced the Grand basin, is dl
rect.v In the rear Of the allegorical fountain
In this the sculpture mas trleu 10 teh III
whole history of the State, and much ca
be read from IFS desi5n.
The confessional features OF the Midwin
ter Exposition are both numerous ana IN
teresting. There is modest counterpart o
the great Ferris Wheel OF the Worlds Fair
the Firth Wheel, which Is l2j feet In heignt
There are Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian
Esquimaux, Indian and German villages, a
ostrich farm, Colorado gold mine, seem
railway, Santa Barbara aquarium contain
ing dozen sea lions, reproduction OF OF
Cairo. q Turkish theatre, moorish miro
maze. reproduction OF the celebrate
Prater of Vienna, Tomale house, a repre-
ductjon of Anna Hathaway's cottage, an
last but by no means least, '49 mimi
camp. This camp occupies space 45o fe'
long and 25O feet wide. In the centre oil u
q camp is street 45O feet long, lined on eat
q side with old time shanties, which do servl
ps newspaper offices, saloons, hotels, theatr
and gambling houses, as IN the days OF 20
r representing typical mining town.