The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-04
PENNSYLVANIA AT THE ATLANTA
EXPOSITION.

Pennsylvania will be we'll represent
ed at the Atlanta Exposition. Lack
Of space has compelled the curtail-
ment of the great exhibit originally
contemplated and partially arranged
for by the various subcommittee of
the Pennsylvania Commission, but the
1000 square feet Of floor area allotted
to the Keystone State by the Exposi-
ton management will be utilized to
the very best advantage, and from
present appearances the prediction
that Pennsylvania will hold her own
at Atlanta with any northern state
seems amply justified.
The State Building, which, by
special arrangement, occupies CON-
manding site on the grounds of the
Piedmont Driving Club, overlooking
the main portion of the Exposition
grounds, will be completed and ready
for Punishment within a few days.
The value of building and contents
will be between $1,000 and $4,000.
Owing to the comparative small cost
of labor and materials, this will repre-
sent in results what an expenditure of
three times the amount would have
produced at the Chicago Worlds
Fair.
The general style of the building
will be Grecian Ionic, differing from
any other building upon the grounds.
Surrounded, as it is, by terraces on the
front and sides, and backed by the
large trees of the Park, it will present
a most attractive appearance. The
details will be carried out in strict
conhrmity to the style adopted, and
will show much refinement. Imme-
diately in front Of the building is a
massive stairway, with stone balustra-
des, leading up from the main prone
made near the principal gateway Of
the Exposition grounds.
The building is entered through an
open loggia, by means of broad
flight of steps, ornamented at the sides
with carved lions on pedestals, and
flanked on either side by covered por-
ticos. The platform of this loggia
will be raised some ten steps or more
above the grade, and will be laid in
red and white octagon tile. The en-
trance to the building proper will be
through this loggia, into an entrance
hall sixteen by twenty eight feet, with
large open fire place directly opposite
the entrance doors. AT either end
there will be a screen formed of large
columns standing on duttress. sup
porting the cornice above, surround
ing the whole. At each end of the
hall is a large room, nearly twenty feet
square, the one at the left devoted to
women, and that at the right to men.
Opening off these rooms are suitable
toilet rooms well equipped with mod
ern toilet conveniences, with marble
floors and partitions. The rooms at
the end of the hall will have dome
ceiling.
The entrance hall will have an open
gallery, reached by means of the stair
case at the back, which will also form
a midway platform between the main
floor and the roof garden. Opening
off the main is also a commodious
Office for the use of the Commissioners,
with an open fire place. A cloak
room on the first floor will also add to
the convenience of the guests. The
entire interior of the building will be
carried out in Classic style to match
the exterior, and prove very effective.
1t is proposed to cover the deck of
the roof with heavy canvas, and sur
round the parapet at the sides with
flower boxes. Ornamental standards
at intervals will support the awning,
and flag stats over the columns of
the main building will serve to fly the
State flag and ornamental banneretts.
Upon the first floor, surrounding the
colonade, pedestals have been pre-
pared to receive ornamental flower
boxes, which, when filled with many
colored flowers and palms, together
with the vines that may be trained
over the structure, will form a very
pleasing picture.
The interior of the b uilding will
have hardwood parquery flooring,
with finish of Georgia pine. The
plaster work of the interior will be
tinted in colors to harmonic we'll
with the finish. Welsbach and cleo
tric liphts- distributed throuohout both
the interior and exterior, will give
brilliant lighting effect The exterior
of the building will be painted white.
The building will be handsomely
furnished, and the walls will be ap-
propriately embellished with portraits
of men distinguished in the history of
Pennsylvania. A large pastel of
Governor Hastings, said to be the
best portrait extant OF the present
chief executive of the Commonwealth,
will be hung in the reception hall.