The record-union., 1899-07-30

which will be the basis on which the
architects will work, provides for near
ly four times the amount of building
space that was needed at the Omaha
Exposition.
There is now a possibility that the
real work of construction on majority
of the buildings will not be started
until the early. spring of next year,
though the architects will be asked to
rush the plans for the service or adj
ministration building, as unique plan
has been evolved and the completion
of the building is needed to put the
plan into execution.
This plan is to simply construct in
this Administration Building living
apartments for Director of Works New
comb Carleton. and to provide neat
bachelor apartments for him and his
numerous chiefs and install them there
aa soon as possible.
And from that day Mr.. Carleton will
be recluse for the outside world will
not know him again until from turf and
rolling hill magnificent city has aris-
en-. For the next eighteen months,
with cook and a set of servants; with
offices and sleeping room and living
tails of the great enterprise, watching
the work go forward from inception to
completion.
Nobody knew until yesterday after
noon Just how much work would de-
volve upon Director of Works Carleton,
but when the plot plan was finally ac-
cepted and favored few were allowed
to look at it the enormity of the task
became plain. The coming Fair will
be not far behind any exposition in
the history of great fairs. From the
drawings it is seen that there are twen-
ty-two large buildings to be erected and
some of them will be Of mammoth size.
The Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
building will cover 10000 square feet
of floor space and will be surmounted
by magnificent towers. The Transport
alton building will be of like size and
the Roman stadium or arena will be 800
feet by 1900 feet over all and inside
will be 500 by 900. thus giving ample
space for the greatest carnival of sports
in the worlds history.
Next in size to these great structures
will be the main Government building,
covering on the ground 100000 square
feet. The Electrical building, the Ag-
ricultural building will each cover not
less than 10000 square feet of space
and the New York State building will
be a huge one. From those the Gov
eminent Colonial building, the Temple
of Music and the Graphic Arts build
ing and the Forestry building will each
cover about $4,000 square feet; the
Fisheries building, Horticultural build
ing, chronological building, Mines and
Mining building and others grading
down in size to %. 500 feet, which will
be the smallest of the exposition. The
GROWING glory of the outlay as shown
in the completed plot plan will be the
grand electrical tower and electrical
fountains, which will be made one of
the great displays With the Admins
tration buildings and the great restau-
rant buildings, which have place of
honor in that section of the ground,
this mass of electrical novelties will
form a grand court, cloister in center
and facing the station so that it will be
seen at glance as the incoming trains
bring the people.
Near this and in fact forming link
between it and the grand group of play
ing fountains and other water effects
will be cascade of water with beauti-
full promenades on either side
On the plan is also shown the 1oca-
ton of couple of very beautiful la
goons or lakes produced by artificial
means and each measuring 700 by 300
feet On either side of these lagoona
will be open promenades lined with
trees and connecting them is grand
ornamental bridge which will extend
from the preliminary court to the orna-
mental mass of playing fountains be-
fore mentioned.
It has taken many weeks of patient
and skillful work for the Advisory