Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-25


Landscape artist, Pan-American Expo5tion.l
direction Of the Director of Works for
the work at the Pan-American Exposi-
ton grounds ON Sept. % 1899.
When seen from n general point of
view, the site selected is an ideal one,
considering that the main front adjoin-
Ing Delaware Park, from which Il mag
nifieent entrance Of convenient access
is offered, and, Furthermore, that the
whole tract and the surrounding lands
were entirely free of undesirable build
ings and other objects. The grounds TO
he occupied by the Exposition contain
20G acres, with an addition of Della
ware Pa.k of 1OSla acres, representing
a total area of 3l4I. acres.
The larger portion of the land having
been used for farming purposes before
seemed to favor cultivation, but when
working the soil chiefly heavy, stiff
clay was found, which has required a
great deal more labor than expected.
The first work to be done after an in
closure with n tight board fence 1866
leet-over three milcs-long had been
feet-over three miles-long had been
structions, as fences, buildings, etc.
Then followed plowing and scraping
off and piling up the top soil, especially
from such places where the large build
| ings, waterways, lakes and roads were
to be located. In this manner about
10000 yards of good rich soil were
stored up for cultivation purposes.
The excavation of waterways, ex-
tending ~ miles, including fountain
basins and East and West lakes and
covering an area of about 22lA acres
was begun at once, and this work car.
ried through the whole winter and fol.
lowing summer, removing about 10000
| cubic yards OF soil, the greater part OF
the soil gained therefrom being used
for the embankments alongside the ca
nal and for divers Improvements ir
connection with the landscape features
as, for instance the forming of islands
basins, terraces and bringing othel
parts of the grounds OH elevations re
| quired for locations OF buildings anC
| approaches and establishing grades, a.
shown on the block plan designed by
Messrs. Carrere & Hastings, architects
of New York.
AS the main buildings represent part
ly the old Catholic and partly FrencI
Renaissance style, so the plan of tn
grounds is harmoniOusly arranged an,
chiefly expresses the formal and grad
ually expands into the natural styl
when approaching the park.
Considerable planting was done dur
fng the fall and winter Of 1909. Espe
cinlly with the object OF hiding tn
fence from the inside view many thou
sand trees and bushes were planted 10
producing a green inclosure, essentia
to creating additional landscape effects
The planting in general proved. to b
very successful. especially of larg
trees from 40 to GO feet high; also til
planting Of 20 to % acres of lawns.
| During the whole summer and fall o
1000 the principal work consisted o
grading OF roads. walks, OF wbic
about six miles were laid out; complies
ing waterways and improving the so
wherever plantations were TO be made
OF special improvements we ma
mention those around the Servic
building and Floral Gardens Beside
these was laid out an extensive nurseI
4 In the extreme southeastern portion I
the grounds. with additions Of 81
large greenhouses and several hundrs