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countries Of the western hemisphere.
Its scope is, however, international,
and exhibits are invited and expected
from all the other continents.
The United States has aided this ex.
position by an appropriation of $780,
300 for an exhibit similar In plan and
scope to the one made ut Chicago. In
the debate on the appropriation the
most distinguished orators Of all polit-
teal parties We'd with other in cnthus-
lastic commentator of the enterprise.
That debate and the action of the gov
eminent placed the exposition at once
upon an international plane. In
lurics are already coming in from for.
eign countries. President Diaz has
inonunccd his intention and dctcrmin-
alton to make an exhibit of the re-
tourccs and products of Mexico.
The republic of Venezuela. one of
he most important in South America,
covering three times the area of Ger
many, has formally accepted the invl-
alton to take part in the exposition.
A similar acceptance has been received
'I'il NltdldEud l'il'ihl dNNiNS
from Honduras are to the effect that Il
inc exhibit will be made by that re.
public, and a feature of the display
will he n mahogany house. The Mex.
can village. Guatcmalan Village and
Japanese garden will form picturesque
features.
BESIDES the United States govern
ncnt building, the plan of the EXPOSE
managers includes these principal
buildings; the last figure gives the
acight from floor to cornicc:
Manufactures and liberal arts. .2l6x370x65
Mining and forestry ............ SOx32Ox6J
agriculture. l5ON3)OXh5
Clectrlclty NlS2JONbb
TranS p)rtation 80. ............ 126Nii3x5)
Woman's building. ........... .ljOx95DXGi
Fine arts. lOON2OOX'5
Negro building ........ size not determined
Tobacco building ...... Size not determined
Machinery hail .............. .lOOXJoONbj
The leading idea throughout the
buildings is R~omancsquc. They ar,
designed with an idea of stability and
simplicity of construction. Take the
machinery building, for instance.
That, in its interior construction, is q
simple cube, so designed as TO give f.;
great deal of space inside, its exterior
finish having II touch of the rcnais
.aucc. On each end, ut the sides. ant
n the center there are large portico,
with immense pillars, which will Civ,
The entire building Il stately appear
ancc 1t L. the aim to construct ;
building whose size will q be mp
parent at first, but which will grow on
he observer. That building will b,
,iNty-iive feet high. The Manufac
lures building carries out the sam
E~omancsquc idea, but is considcrabl,
more elaborate. In the Agriculture
building the idea is carried out in
sort of pyramidal shape, and so, too
with the Electricity building. Thu
nttcr has towers and arches which cai
be brilliantly illuminated, and locate,
A. it will be, at the foot of the lake,
great light effect IAN be secured. Tn
towers at the corners of the Manufac
lures, building are very large and cal
oe used for restaurant purposes o
anything of the sort. The broad on,
side corridor on the second story %
this building can also be used to mag
iiiiccnt advantage for restaurant pur
poses. The floor idea of these build
ings is as follows: Manufactures an
Liberal Arts, 1913, 900 feet; Agriculture
$4,000: Machinery, 9G, 500.
The Government building will be q
frame construction, covered on the ex
terror with shingles and clap boards
and designed with ~Romanesque motif
. Its main dimensions will be lsOxlG
feet, with projecting pavilions l0xG
feet in plan on all four sides, and eli
cular towers - feet in diameter u
each corner of the building, making