The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-24

is all brick and iron patterned upon the
Egyptian school of architecture, the
paintings, sculpture and allegorical
figures form history of the Pacific
slope, told by native talent. The larg-
est building on the grounds, that given
over to manufactures and liberal arts,
is not more characteristic in this re-
spect It's type is Moorish. with
wealth of column and pillar and four
immense corner towers, which, to-
gether with the main entrance in the
center of the building, are redolent Of
perfume breathed from lowered bal
comics and cornices.
The traditions of the Chicago prede-
cessors are seen on every side. The
larger buildings are arranged in par
allelOgram. and two hundred and fifty
feet high electric tower springs from
the center. with fountains rearing like
pygmies al about it. The multitude
nous statuary in this central court
is hidden amid palms and tropical
vegetation. 1t is from this point that
the best view is obtainable of the state
and county buildings, which have
been grouped beautifully, and seem
neither crowded together nor too
widely scattered. The Mechanical Arts
building, which is 450 feet long and 200
feet wide. has SO far attracted more at
tention than even the Horticultural
and Agricultural buildings. The for
mer is strictly Indian in design. while
the latter is a huge reproduction of
the Spanish mission type so prevalent
in California. Never were native Cali
fornian trees and shrubs gathered to-
gether 50 colossally as they are exhib-.
tied beneath this huge. domed edifice's
low roof, 1t is expected that by the
time the fasteners begin to arrive the
wonders of this structure will make it
the most crowded on the grounds.
As for the Administration building, it
is exactly what its predecessor at Chi
cago was. There are housed beneath
its oriental dome and pavilion a de-
partment of publicity and promotion,
a foreign commissioners room, post
Office and the usual bureaus of registra-
ton.
The principal state buildings are
those of Colorado, Arizona and Oregon
Arizona figures at this exposition in
all the dignity of statehood-while
every county in northern and southern
California has erected, at its own ex-
pense. building for itself.
While the western inception and
spirit of the undertaking predominates.
there are, 81 course, exhibits from all
Z h. +a-
facturers have in many cases shipped
their exhibits from jackson park L
Golden Gate park, and among the for
eign countries represented are Hawaii
Japan, China. Australia, Egypt and all
the nations of Europe. The states OF
our own republic are not as well repre-
sented as they might be. The state OF
New York, Tor instance, has been very
tardy, and the New England state
governments have been particularly
neglectful of this opportunity 70 lessen
the growth of the new sectionalism.
Indeed, this neglect of the east to-
wards the midwinter fair is being used
as an argument 10 show the division
that exists. The western element
went 50 far as to require payment OF
the admission fee in silver No tickets
are sold. bat TO pass anyone of the
twenty turnstiles one must plank
down" as they say in the west. q silver
half dollar 4 silver dollar is not ac-
cepted as payment for two admissions
For children a silver twenty-five cent
piece must be ''planked down"
The Midway Plaisanee OF this expo
sition promises 10 throw its Windy City
ancestor into the shade The crowds
Of westerners who are trooping to
the Golden Gate show-so.oo0 on the
first day and many more on sue
ceeding days drift speedily TO
where the concessions are in opera
ton. The most extraordinary device
n this licensed colony IS the forty-nins
mining camp, but, before dsscrse;ax it.