Little Falls herald., 1900-11-23
THE EIECrRlC TOWER.

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THE ELECTRIC TOWER
"Aiagnihcel1t' is not too strong a word
to express the character Of the COM
plctcd work He is Il man Of duh imag-
inatiun who. now visiting the grounds.
canAot picture in some degree the come
illness and stattincss Of the finished
enterprise.
The Pan American Exposition is in
tended to be in every way an artistic
triumph. From the very beginning
it has been the purpose of those who
have been intrusted with the making
of this Exposition to l'''rsent to the
world the most artistic creation ever
conceived for a Ike purpose. The ar
rangvment Of the buildings. the style
OF architecture, the decorative work.
the embellishment Of the grounds aud
the electrical illumination are some Of
the features that will stand out prolni-
nently in the Exposition picture. There
are 30 acres in the courts around
which stand the principal Exposition
buildings. While the whole EXposi-
ton plot of g. % acres will be as beauti-
III! as nature. with the artistic help of
man.. can make it. the several courts
will be the particular center for formal
decorative work. The courts are ar
ranged in the form Of Il cross, the
north and south courts bearing the
nanl~s Of Court of Fountains. Plaza.
Fore Court and Approach and being
nearly 5000 feet in extreme length.
The Transverse Court is known as the
EsplanaAv and is 100 feet from east
to west. Two subordinate courts open
into the Esplanade known as the
: Court Of Lilies and Court Of Expresses
The combined area of these courts is
approximately two and 4 half times
, the area of the courts at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition and for this rea-
son gives far greater opportunity for
artistic treatment.
1t has been said OF this Exposition
that it would outrival all former enter
prses in number Of important fea-
lures. The first Of these is in the court
settings just described The second
is in the plastic rnalnentation of
buildings and the elaborate use of
sculpture for decorative purposes. AS
third may be mentioned the hydraul-
ic and fountain etfe cts. These are Of
most elaborate character and are
to be seen in all of the courts. A
! fourth feature is the horticultural dec
oiative work. Sunkpn gardens and
formal fora! ornamental ton will be en-
ployed 1T every point where the bright
colors OF foliage and flowers will add
to the beauty Of the. scene. AS fifth
feature may lie noted the color decora-
ton Of the buildings This is a very
; elaborate undertaking. the result of
mature study upon the part OF the best
mural painters OF the world. Consiu
! cred a very difficult. if not embar-
: RAISING. problem at first. it has been
worked out by patient study until le-
! suits very pleasing and happy have
! been achieved. 4 sixth point Of excel
i lence will be the electrical illumina-
: tion of all the courts Then the bril-
/ lance of the gardens and the radiant
beauty Of the buildings will be height
! ened by the glow of 100000 electric
; lamps arranged with artistic concep-
ton and Illuminating with fantastic
hues the numberless fountains and
pools and turning the scene into one Of
{: unrivaled splendor.
The style of architecture is what ts
described as a free adaptation Of the
Spanish renaissance. 1t is particularly
appropriate for the purposes of an
Exposition since it gives opportunity
for the employment Of many architec-
tural features Of festive character
Thus the visitor may see many lofty
towers and lanterns. graceful domes
and minarets, airy pavilions and other
decorative work that will produce
sky line free from any suggestions of
m0n0tony or severity. ::
The, Electric Tower, standing In O
broad pool between the Court Of Foun-
tafns and the Plaza, is to be the center.
piece for electrical illumination. This
tower ID So feet square and 375 feet
high. with circular wings curving from
the east and west sides to the south.
ward and forming a semicircular space
in which Gre to. be many beautiful
fountain features. From the southern
face Of the Tower a cascade will gllsh
from a niche. 20 feet from the ground.
and fall upon a terraced base. At night
this cascade and the fountains and
pools will he illuminated in fantastic
colors. Floating lights upon all the
pools Will form an interesting feature
Of thc general scheme of iVuminaticn