The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11


:. Fan now be clearly seen what the scope
- the exposition is.
,-,o much praise cannot be bestowed
-, the architect of the exposition.
T,-.iford L. Gilbert of New York for his
,.-,s5om in the general scheme of laying
ant the grounds. He realized that coming
.,9n after the Chicago fair. the Atlanta
.,,,sition would be compared to the for
,.sr and the only hope for a favorable
.,nparison lay in making as wide diff
..,snee as possible. He was given a GER
+,n space of ground, well improved. con-
tanning a lake and plenty of vegetation.
n, this space of ground he has planned a
sisniav of buildings and landscape gard
s,ng which, while it does not for an in
SAINT invite comparison with the work OF
,,s lamented John w. Root at Jackson
ark. is a work of great merit in itself
All architectural display, so far as it has
bsen possible, has been kept far away
rom the classic designs that made the
White City famous. The single exception
IS the fine arts building. This, from the
a fact that it's walls have not the ad-
vantage of TIE usual profusion of win
a 5ows. which can be utilized for a part of
The scheme of decoration, was wisely kept
10 a conventional and classic style. but the
4 manufactures. the agricultural, the me-
chanicaI and forestry buildings have been
a made in conformation with the pavilion
STYLE. with yellow pine finish, conical tow
ers and pointed roofs in profusion. The
vomans building, about which there Is
always more or less controversy, has
. been designed by Miss Elise AIercur of
. Pittsburg, and, while not a triumph of
architectural skill. is a comfortable, home
ike building where, doubtless, the women
will feel much more at home than they
could have felt in the immense struc-
ture at Chicago.
Mr.. Gilbert has combined utility with
beauty in the building which will con-
tain the business departments of the ex-
position, by making it a portion of the
main entrance. 1t is exceedingly decora-
tive with its battlemented towers, and
massive center gateway guarded by huge
portcullis, forming the main entrance prop
err There will be ample room in the wings
on either side of the gate for the office
and quarters of the resident officials.
In the matter of intra-mural Transport
tation, the Atlanta exposition will be well
handled A great many people imagine
that this affair is but a small thing, and
that the transportation around the
grounds will be a matter of walking, If
one is possessed of ordinary energy. but
the fact is, the grounds are large, and to
meet the demands of the modern crowds
for quick transportation from point to
point, an electric railway will make a
partial and possibly the entire trip around
the grounds running at an elevation for
g part of the distance and giving, in sew
eral miles of its length. great many fine
views of the grounds. In addition to this.
the lagoon which runs through the center
Of the grounds will be well supplied with
steam and naphtha launches, gondolas
and rowboats. Nearly all of the main
buildings will be near this lagoon, so that
1t will afford pleasant mode of going
from one to the other. In addition to the
transportation within the grounds, there
will be a large terminal railway station,
into which trains will be switched directly
from all the railroads running into At
lanta Excursions will run regularly from
the union station in the city to the grounds
and the fine trolley road system of tho
city will accommodate thousands.
The states of the union have taken a
great interest in this, THE south's great
est opportunity" as it has been called,
and the attractions of special interest are
many and varied. The southern countries
have been asked to assist, and the Next
can government has responded with viii
lage, covering some three acres, in which
will be shown the native modes of living,
and the native manufacturers, from Yu-
catan to the Rio Grande. President Diaz
intends to do as much or more than was
done by his country at the Chicago eXhi-
biton.
Guatemala intends to have village OF
much the same character as that OF
Mexico, showing the customs of the coun-
try, and all the South American republics
have responded literally to the invita-
tons given them. Mr.. Macchi, who repre-
sents the exposition in Europe, announces
that some of the exhibits, while not on so
large a scale as the European displays at
Chicago, will be fully as complete.
OF the state exhibits, North Carolina
excepting, of course, Georgia-win have
the most elaborate one, as she will trans
port her Chicago display entire, with some
additions, to Piedmont park. Florida VIII
redeem herself for her neglect at the
worlds fair by fine building, near the
Fourteenth street entrance, and the Penn
syvania commission has $SS,OOO 10 eH-
pend New York will have building
Connecticut has made an appropriation,
exhibits will come from Maine and Mas
sachusetts, and even California Will nave
a fine structure of the mission type 10
house her contributions.
The southern railroad will make speclaI
exhibits apart from the general trans
portation exhibit. That of the Plant sys-
TEN will be very elaborate.
The United States will expend ABOUT
10000 and their building is almost com
pleted. 1t is not a handsome building,
and like most government buildings, 1t
possesses as many architectural faults as
gooda building does merit, but 1t VIII
be prominent from the elevated site when
has been assigned it, and after all, 1t is a
government building, so who cares whetn-
e. it be good or bad.
There will be- Midway at Atlanta
Along Bleckley avenue, at the southern
end of the grounds, behind the machin-
cry and forestry buildings, will be Mid
way Terrace" where the seeker for
amusement will find all those bizarre en-
tentainments which made such kalei-
doscopic show at Chicago. The electric
theater will be there, and the Hagenbeck
Stow and a vaudeville hall, and even Buff
ialo Bill will gladden. the hearts of the
boys and pose as the typical American TO
the foreigners.
The negro will have a building all TO
himself, and, if ! am not mistaken, this
VIII be the first time in the history Of