The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-01-06
SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION.
The Beautiful Grounds Thrown
Open to the Public.
Not So Largo Is tho white City by the
Lake, but Not Less interesting
Description of che Unique
Exhibit.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cali, Jan. LINE
grounds of the California International
Midwinter exposition were opened
to the public this morning. The rainy
weather and the delay in the arrival of
exhibits necessitated the p%ostponement
of the formal opening of the fair, which
wal set for today, for a fortnight, but
there was nevertheless an immense
crowd in attendance, full of enthusi-
asm and individually and collectively
proud of the mnrvels which 1T was
their good fortune totgaze upon.
Here in this western metropolis, at
the extreme edge Of the western hemt-
sphere with the placid waters OF The
great Pacific in view, the hand OF nan
has created a city neither SO beautiful,
30 wonderful nor so extensive as tho
now quickly fading great white city
by Lake Michigan, but one that is truly
grand and which the people of Califor-
mia and the other Pacific states may
justly be proud of. 1t was only in the
latter part Of last May when the end OF
the Chicago far was in view that some
Californians in Chicago conceived the
idea of having q fair in San Francisco.
Shortly afterwards it was decided to go
ahead in the matter, and Golden Gate
park was selected as the loca-
ton of the fair, conceded by
all to be one of the prettiest spots on
the face of the globe. On the Gath OF
August in the presence of fully 10000
the enterprise was in%augurated by
turning the first shovelful of dirt. inn
mediately after which the work of
grading was commenced. followed in IL
few weeks by the i%nnnugura-
ton Of work on tho five
main structures. These are
the administration, manufacturers and
liberal arts, agricultural and horti-
cultural, and mechanical arts buildings.
all of which are grouped around II
parallelogram in the center OF which Ia
an electric tower over $50 feet in
height, several artistically ornamental
fountains, statuary and a wealth Of
palms, flowers and shrubs. This
is known as the grand court.
Scattered in every direction over 160
acres. are special buildings erected by
the different states, counties and con-
~cessionaires Greeted ut the o of the
states, counties or Individually for their
exclusive exhibits The manufactures
and liberal arts building is
the largest on the ground.
Its dimensions are 46ax237
feet, covering l0l, 764 square feet of
ground. This building is Moorish in
design, with nil the picturesque effects
to which that style of architecture
readily lends itself. There is a long
array of columns and arches
forming the arcade Of the front
OF the building, which is deliberately
ornanented. There are four great
towers, one in each corner, ornamented.
and with projecting flower balconies,
covered with a low domcd tiled roof.
There is a main entrance in the center
building and M in each of the
towers. The exterior of the arcade
across the front is decorated with sym
bolic figures of the varions arts and
sciences.
The mechanical arts building, the
second largest, is n structure $50 feet
long by 200 feet wide. 1t is nearly
pure Indian in design and highly arJis-
tic in Its rich oriental style. The
ground entrance, in the center of the
building, is rectangular in formoand is
covered with rich decorations. Imme-
separated from it by six feet of space is
PAaSSH StAo cilG AONACy COuthiulIlR
thirty boilers of 100 horse power each,
which operate the electric lights and
the machinery of the exposition.
BY far the most striking architectural
feature of the exposition is the horti-
cultural and agricultural building. 1t
is in the Spanish mission style and is a
low roof design and much in favor on
this coast. The grent dome is Joo
feet in diameter by 100 feet in
height and around this dome o..
the outside is n roof garden. The cx-
IRENE dimensions of the main building
and annex are 400 feet in length by 1870
feet in width. This structure contains
the greatest display of the products of
the soil of California ever put to-
gether and that is saying that it
Is such a display of ngricu tural and
horticultural material as the United
States has never seen placed on exhibi-
ton. 1t is typically and almost ex-
clusively Californian aud will afford
visitors an opportunity of judging of
the vastness and variety of California's
such as nj amount CT travel
and observation could give.
Ihe administration building, which
contains the office of tho exposition
management, the department Of pub
licity and promotion, the foreign de-
partment, assembly rooms for foreign
commissioners, press headquarters the
postotficc and information bureau,
Is tho smallest of the five
principal buildings, but the form
OF structure is such that
II is n OF the most imposing. The de-
aign is oriental in outline. 1t consists
OF a central square structure, covered
by a lofty and highly ornamental dome
with four pavilions, one on each angle
the square. This building, like its
namesake ut the Columbian exposition,
which faced the grand basin,i is directly
IN the rear of the allegoricai
fountain. In this tho sculptor has
tried to tell the whole history of the
state and u be plainly read from his
design.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.