The Newtown bee., 1900-09-21
chinery buildings, looking southeast
from that portion of the grounds which
will be occupied by the Midway. Tho

chinery buildings, looking southeast
from that portion of the grounds which
will be occupied by the Midway. The
view does not clearly distinguish be.
tween the two buildings but they are In
reality separated by one of the main
thoroughfares Of the Exposition known
az the Mall, $50 feet wide, which runs
east and west. The other shows a neare,
view OF the Electricity Building LOOKING
up at the southeast corner. The noint
OF view ia near the base of the Electric
Tower, the first lengths of the stee1
frame work of which are now being M,
in place and which will ultimately reach
skywood 375 feet.
All OF the large buildings of the Ex.
position are we'll under way. These in.
clude, beside those here represented, the
Agriculture Building, Manufactures and
Liberal Arts Building, Graphic Arts,
forestry and Mines, Horticulture, the
large group OF three Government Build.
ings, Temple of Music, Ethnoloqy Build.
ing, Stadium. Midway entrances and cor
cession buildings,New York State Build.
ing and the Albright Gallery of Art. The
Service Building, which is the admins.
trative headquarters OF the Exposition.
was completed early last fall.
BY reference to the illustrations here
gwen 1t will be seen that workmen are
already putting on the cleaning white
staff with which ali the buildings are ia
be covered. The staff is prepared in an
endless variety Of forms including elabor.
ate statuary, large cartouches and me.
dallions, rich columns, consoles and
brackets, softits and pilasters in relief
and all sorts OF architectural ornaments
OF intricate detail. All the exteriors of
the buildings are to be finished in color.
presenting most agreeable effect upon
the eye. 1t is said of this EXPOSITION
that it will surpass all former expopi tions
IN the extent and variety of it's SCULPTURE
and plastic decoration. 1t will also out
rival its predecessors in the beauty and
completeness of it's horticulture and for.
al effects, and is to have the most elabor-
ATE and pictures que presentation of cleo.
trical effects ever undertaken, The ar.
rangement of the buildings is a svmmet.
flcal one, nearly all of the principal
structures being grouped about broad
courts. About 80 acres Of land are COM
prised in these courts, all of which will
receive this elaborate establishment.
Large pools With bewildering number
OF fountains and jets of water will com.
plete the picture and at night the rip.
ping surfaces of water will be made
particularly brilliant by means of float
ing lights and the wonderful illumina-
ton of all surrounding objects by use of
more than 1000 electric lamps.
The installation OF the HEAVIER exhibits
Is to begin early in November and the
contracts require that all of the principal
buildings shall be completed before Sc
we're weather sets in. Thus is the public
assured that the Exposition will be OPEN
ed on time and that the early conner will
have quite as much to see as those who
delay their visit.
1he process OF building great Expo
''tiou has charm to every one who has
An interest In the development of any
grand enterprise. 1t represents a vast
with its director-general
and assistant directors, superintendent,
contractors, care-takers, foremen and an
army OF workmen under the discipline
necessary to carry On rapidly aud sue.
,essfully great work. Materials are
being brought into the grounds by train
Dads almost every day, and each week |
no"s dehnite progress. The illustra-
ions here given show what has been &C.
omplished on the buildings in about
hree months. Another three months
VII md several OF them completed and
II OF .them so well progressed that the
igorous weather Of winter cannot inter-
ere with their prompt completion.