Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-29
,a.ID.WlNTER EXPOSITION
,.,,e DESCRIPTION OF TIE
@ niNes AND EXHIBITS.
ear,aany Throws Open tiie Gates
'fe'9 # Her Worlds Fair.

...aoVine account uf the open
Is I, i,l a'.oaf AIid-win ter Exposition
lll jug s ont Of the GRAPHIC Sat
Gf ~, want of spaee-EpIroR.l
n raa yelseo. Jan. 27.-This is a
/ - IN the history OF the Golden
+ MARKS the formal opening
/ AIid.winter Exposition, Il Chi
world Fair i'll miniature which
!. inception to the wonderful
...l II which the metropolis OF
Ia was the scene last year.
Iaiqallv the grounds have been
nr visitors since new year S
huff tle formal Inauguration
dplaved owing to the fact that
/ ii the buildings and exhibits
1 If that time far from compile
ey proclamation Gov. Mark
loelared the day a legal holiday
hahout the State, and his action
seconded by Mayor Ellert, who
Il 4 proclamation closing all
Rpinal offices, and calling upon
Iusipess men of the city to close
Establishments. This request
|rprr generally complied with,
between the suspension OF bust
and the elaborate decorations
OF bunting, San Fran
nrpsents a gala appearance.
|rmal exercises at the exposition
|ds were preceded by a grand
aeoithe National Guard, friendly
|natriotic societies, and the mu-
Ii departments. The procession
nearly two miles in length, and
Eenty divisions were each headed
brass band. The exercises
hi at , o'clock in the Court of
br, on the green-sward OF which
was standing room for over a
|red thousand people. a grand
with accommodations for sew
thousand people had also been
r. and this was occupied by
tentative people from nearly
State in the Union. The pro-
|me opened with an address of
bme By Gov. Markham, ON
b OF the State. andMayor Ebert
for the city of San Francisco.
tor General De Young spoke for
xposition, and then amidst q
Iof applause and the playing of
tar Spangled Banner by the
| bands Mrs. De Young pressed
button, the machinery was
ID in nation, and California s
was an accomplished fact.
the enthusiasm had subsidized
|W Fl. L. Barnes, the silver
bel orator OF the Pacific Coast,
|eneed what proved to be a
eloquent grafton. The cere-
4 closed with the playing of
yea by the united bands OF the
Etion, the multitude OF specta-
Joining in the chorus. Tonight
will be a grand display of
brks.
|le in point of grandeur and i'm
Feness Galifornia's Worlds
not open to comparison with
9lumbian Exposition, yet at the
Time it is a notable exemplifica-
what energy and deternlina-
an accomplish in this country
period OF a few months. The
pau buildings may be described
T as follows:
Paiaetures and Liberal Arts. 462
|ong and 223 feet wide: manu-
rs and liberal arts annex and
\, ll1o00 square feet; total
$4,000.
manic Arts Building. $50 feet
ana l6sfeet wide; total area OF
y Including galleries, 37,04l
eleeti total cost,S72, 900.
ae1itlll'e and Agriculture Build
IVY ieet long and 1870 feet
'o'al area of building including
, 17,2297 square feet; total
E62;;30o.
alg Of Fine Arts, total space
'llng feet for exhibit of paint
''vee' total cost 1000.
Building. 10 feet
Total floor area l6.-leo square
,0lal cost $4,000
'se,0Oa. w. 'o's''
|'e'al outlay to date ON ae-
81, the lair has been in the
FL eaeoa OF a million and a hall
~, " this this half a million
aF ron concessionaires. the
n y san Francisco put up
j ',,a the people OF the State
4 q, aosf OF the subscriptions
! M s'aail amounts. save the one
~ ~ nom the Southern Pacific
s.. a'le Fair lacks a Midway
'aee but there aro Soma tv.a