The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-24
Radical. Change by Executive Com.
mittee in Worlds Fair
Building Plans.
LIGHTER coLoRs TO Be USED.
Transportation Committee Recon-.
mends That Exposition Own
Its Terminal Yards
and Tracks.

| As the result of the controversy over tn:
plans Of the Art building. announced ex
clussvely In The Republic las. week, tha,
lofty structure. overlooking the great grour
| OF exhibit buildings Of the Worlds Fair
will be constructed Independent of the semi
| circular peristyle which was designed orig.
\ tnally to sweep around the crescent hill u.
the head of the main architectural picture
of the Exposition
The practical elimination Of the colannade
or peristyle as feature of the Art building
was decided upon at the meeting of the
Exposition Executive Committee yesterday
AFTERNOON. following a Recommendation of
the Committee on GROUNDS and Buildings.
Under the revised plans the Art Department
Will have 12.o00 feet of x.naise, which is
very close to the number of feet demands ed
by the Art Committee.
Isaac W. Morton. chairman OF the Art
Committee. presented the solution of the
Art building plans to the Board Of Directors
OF the Exposition at its meeting yesterday
afternoon. He said that 1t was proposed to
erect the Art building very near the location
originally chosen. perhaps little south Of
this location. and to place in front of the
building. where the peristyle was to have
stood in the original plan. a music hall or
something of that sort. The Art building
as it will be constructed will cost $l.cO0.60A.
the original estimate furnished by Director
Of Works Taylor.
My aim in the matter said Chief Halsey
Ives of the Art Department.. in speaking of
the controversy over the plans. was to
secure exhibit space for the entire classifica-
ton given me by the Executive Committee
and the Board of Directors. The classtfica-
ton was fixed and could not be changed
and had to do what could to secure space
to carry out this classification. 1 had moth
ing to do with the question Of the cost"
The revised plans will produce moro
harmonious general effect in the focal part
Of the picture than the original plans" said
Director of Works Taylor. THE tremen-
dous size of the original peristyle would
have completely eclipsed any decorative ef-
feet in the cascades, fountains and lagoons.
To get harmony it would have been neces-
sary to have three Niagara Falls pour III
to an ocean in order at the same time to at
tract attention. As this was impossible. We
had to tone down the peristyle. A real
peristyle will now be constructed around
the brow of the hill to close the main pic
ture. This will be an open structure OF
columns through which one may pass to the
Art building. instead Of a massive colonnad-
ed building, as it was in the original PLAN"
Vice President Corwin H. Spencer of the
by President Francis to represent the EN-
position at the launching OF the battleship
Missouri at Newport News on December Is.
Mr.. Spencer will depart Thursday, accom-
panying the official party from the State.
which will be headed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lee, who will represent Governor
DOckery. The Executive Committee OF the
Exposition has decided to meet three times
week hereafter in order to expedite the
work Of the Fair. Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays were designated as the days
for the sessions and o'clock will be the
official hour.
At joint meeting yesterday of the
Transportation Committee and subcom-
mittee of the Executive Committee 1t was
Committee for its approval that the Expo
sition Company should own and control its
own terminal yards in or adjoining the
Worlds Fair site, and also the distributing
tracks in and through the Exposition
grounds. The committees will recommend
that the various railways having terminals
at the site should provide as much track
age for the holding OF cars as 1t was possi-
bic for them to do, so as to reduce to the
minimum the amount OF property and
Exposition. The Executive Committee will
meet with the Transportation Committee
Thursday to take up this report.
Technical changes IN the rules Of the
company defining the duties and preroga-
the Worlds Fair. the comforting of the
powers Of Director General on the Pres
ident of the Exposition, touching on the
regulations Of the supplies department OF
the Fair. and defining the operations of the
the Jefferson Guard were presented to the
Board Of Directors for their approval at
yesterdays meeting. but no action was
taken with reference to the amendments.