Arizona republican., 1901-10-31
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR
Plans of the Building Ready
 for Publication
They Will Be Constructed At a Cost of Not Less Than Eight Mill lions-Some Contracts Will Be Let At Once.

St. LOulS, oct oU--Ine general
 ground plans and perspective views ot
 the buildings of the Louisiana Pur-
 chase Centennial exposition have been
 furnished the press for publication.
 They are the designs of the most cele-
 brated architects of the country. and
 their setting. or grouping, among the forest trees in the Forest Park Worlds
 Fair site makes picture so stupen-
 dous and dazzlingly beautiful in every
 detail as to fairly startle the creators
 of the work themselves. The working
 plans for these buildings. which will
 cost about sS.0OO,0 900. are now being pre-
 pared. and contracts for their construc-
 tion will be let about December 1st of
 the present year. Other building plans
 are to follow. About s4.000.000 will be
 expended on the grounds within the
 next six months. Contracts for this
 work will be let within the next thirty
 days.
 Supervising Architect J. Knox Tay- Tor of the United States treasury de- partment, has made plans for the gov ernment building at the worlds fair. which have been approved by the gov ernment board. The building will be 600 feet long, about 160 feet wide. and contain about 100000 square feet of floor space, without interior columns,
 the roof being supported steel trusses. It's construction, MT Taylor says, will require about one year. and therefore will be begun as soon as the , finishing touches can be put upon the ] plans.
 In addition to the vast sums of 1 money to be spent on the worlds fair grounds and buildings right away. there will be something else doing in
 St. Louis during the preparation for [ H. ~t. <.s~ts cial election held last Tuesday five amendments to the charter of the city | were adopted by a vote of 4S.000 to 5000. | These amendments authorize the nut
 nicipal government to expend before | the opening of the worlds fair about 1 $5. .OO0,O 900 in building sewers. recon structing streets and in beautifying the city generally for the reception of it's
 guests during the fair
 Chairman Chouteau, of the history committee, has received from New Or
 leans fac-simile copies of all the prin-
 cipai documents relating to the trani ! fer of .ha Louisiana Purchase to the f ,3nitcu states.,Fi1e collection is ss,fi | to be accurate in every detail and is
 one of the only eight sets in existence. Governor Davis of Arkansas visited | on Tuesday the grounds in which the ', worlds fair commissioners of his state | will probably choose their building. Governor Davis reported that interest | in the worlds fair was growing fast | in his state, and that the next legis- ! lature would. no doubt, double the ap-
 propriation already made.
 | It was announced on Tuesday that
 the greatest agricultural building in the
 world. covering about 32is acres would | be located outside of the Forest Park | site. in order to leave room therein for | the various other buildings needed be- sides those of the great central exposi- ton picture. The site chosen is across | the Skinker road south of the Wash l ington University buildings.
 Religious exhibits by all denomina- | tions, in special building, erected for | the purpose, are to be among the at | tractive features of the worlds fair l The controlling bodies of the several 1 denominations have been invited tC i send their suggestions as to the plan oi 1 the building, and also nominations oi
 directors to have charge of their ex- 1 hibits. to the worlds fair officials. Or ! Tuesday Archbishop Kain sent in the
 nominations of Rev. Father B. s. Phe- Ian and D. M. Chambers as directors oi the Catholic exhibit.