Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-11-02
Preparing FOR THE FAIR.
The Construction Period Of the Loui-
siana Purchase Exposition is
Fairly Begun.
BUILDING DESIGNS MOST ELABORATE
working Plans Being Prepared
n picture So stupendous and D"h-
xIingIy Beautiful as to
startIe Its CreatOrs-other A'o'
of Interest.

St. Louis, Oct. 27.-The general
ground plans and perspective Vie"s %
the buildings of the Louisiana tur
chase Centennial exposition were fur
nisbed the press for publication nur'
irr tho mast week. They are the de'
Sims Of the most celebrated archf
tects Of the country, and their set
ting. or grouping, among the iorcs'
trees in the Forest park Norlu laii
site makes picture so stupeh1io"
and dazzlingly beautiful IN every ue'
tail as to fairly startle the creator
of the work themselves. The WORK
ino nlans for these buildings, wh'2h
will cost about eight million dollalS
orc now being prepared, and contracts
for their construction will be LEI
ahout December / of the present year
Other building plans are to follow
Ahout four million dollars will be eN'
nended on the grounds within the
, next six months,
, In addition to the vast sums o.
money to be spent on the Norlu ; i.ii
grounds and buildings in the near lu
: ture, there will be something else 10
ino in st. Louis during the prepara'
! tior for the International exposition
} At a special election, held last 'cS
:. dav five amendments to the chaftel
o Of the city were adopted by votes
n Of $4,000 to 5000, These amendment
e. II is announced that the great ASrl
d cultural building, the largest sIn9l'
Il h, iJding in the world, covering abnu
n. ,l,ir.v-two and a half acres VIII d
. l. Gated outside Of the Forest parI
,e site. in order to leave room therell
I,, for the various other buildings need
,d besides those Oi the great centrd
exposition picture. The slt9 chose
Il. is across the .'kinfcr road, SCUM q
is The Washington University buildlns'
40 authorize the municipal goyernmeu
= +o expend before the opening OF tn
-. Worlds fair about five million doilh
W. in building sewers, reconstructm
~ streets and in beautifying the CT
~ ~ generally for the reception OF ]
w. guests during the fair.
us Religious exhibits by all denomin
Ire tions. in a special building, erected II
OF +be purpose. are to be among the a
,or troctiye features of the World taI
es- Inc controlling bodies OF the sever
ar. denominations have been invited
send their suggestions as to the pit
Of the building, and also nominauo
urt Of directors to have charge OF th'
me exhibits, to the Worlds fair othela
vas The Colored Citizens LouisianaP'
ned chase exposition committee has lssu
,,e. through its chairman, Capt. [.
,,r+ Tandy. a call for state conyf
+ion Of the colored citizens of Misst
ri in ST. Louis, on the 10th of Move
- - ber. to consider the work OF prep
me- me- ino for exhibits that will give the
ueF ored race of Missouri a proper r
IN resentation at the Worlds fair.
de- The Wyoming Press association
+be Worlds Fair ball in motion
the that state by appointing Gov
sno. Forest Richards and Editors Deem
,nod Constant Chaplin, Slack and Holllt
-,. 49, committee to take up the matter
80, ,o'n organizing State industrial conn
heit sion which will take care OIL
july states representation at the Nor
IN fair This commission is to be
hem 1ectpd at a convention OF delegi
the from counties on December IL ana
york. Ol,aboma's Louisiana Purchase
than position commission, after pers'
s 1t investigation of the Pan-Amerlean
bfbits and state buildings, has reac
the conclusion that it is best to
attic tribute the exhibits among the
rian. partmeut buildings designed Tor
sor. several particular lines and to res
,;rc1s its territorial building as mus
.toa, of Olahoma's historical and peet
= features. and headquarters IN W
~ - Oklahoma's visitors can meet
80 entertain their friends.
l al The railroad and other tranSpt
from tion companies are keeping tau or
fam nropress of Worlds fair matters
aving nolt line will be built connecting
tracks with the grand entrance te
evnosition grounds. near which
u s1, sIn be erected a great station with a
MIS- dant trackage. Union station WI
CON relieved of congestion during
large Worlds fair by providing other
Y. w. tors for local trains. One of
n all. receiving stations will be at the
rk In end of Eads bridge, provided
cubic elevators to transfer passenger
cubic tween cars on the surface track
10000 the bridge tracks and on the
Is waited road on the levee.
Mr.. f. w. Baumhoff, postmaSt
e con- St. Louis, has arranged to est9
with at once a sub-post office at W
q. and Fair headquarters, in the La
v Mr. building, and full station II
a, can building formerly occupied by
Athletic club, on the Worlds fai
in Forest park.
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