The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-30
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company Gathering Informa-
tiOn About Furnaces
and Steam.
CLASSIFICATION OF EXHIBITS.
Includes Fifteen Departments. Iii
Groups and s01 Glasses
University Cadets Want
Place in Parade.

| TIE enormous power plant for the Exposi-
! t!,n uss the topic considered ry the
| Grounds and Building Committee yes; ;erday
| afternoon. AT its meeting in the Directors
room Of the Bank OF Commerce. President
| Francis and Director OF Works Taylor at
| tended the meeting.
The location Of the plant and boilers 10
| operate il. the fuel 20 be- used. the method
| OF transporting fuel. the method OF con-
ducting steam from the boilers to ,he on
gines and the total power Of the plant
| We're discussed
Representatives OF the local electrical
contracting companies appeared before the
| ., mmittee. and Electrical Engineer Rustin.
who has beep engaged by the Exposition
Company. was called on 10 furnish technical
information. II is known that oil residuum
VIII be the fuel used in the furnaces.
Director of Exhibits Skir has completed
his classification Of exhibits for the Worlds
Fair. \ copy OF the classification was sent
| TO the printer with the rules and regula-
lions. The classification shows that the Ex-
position will have fifteen departments, l4i
groups AMI so classes
Architectural Features.
| Appropriate names for the architectural
features Of the Exposition will soon be Sc
lecieJ by the Commission OF Architects,
with the approval Of Director OF Works
Isaac $ Taylor. Mr. Taylor says that he
is ready 10 receive suggestions for titles
from any person who desires to contribute
TO the artistic nomenclature of the Exposi-
tion. The only restriction is that the names
mist Mt the environment: for instance, the
name for the grand boulevard leading up to
the Art Palace must be in atmospheric
etping with the style of the architecture
Of that court. Court of the Loggias Is a
title that has been suggested. Nearly all
Of the facades Of the exhibit buildings
fronting on the main avenue have log2ias
which supplies the idea for the title All
or the facades are coionnaded and an archi-
tectural hint Is the Court OF the Colon
nades. Director Taylor says thar the geo
graphical features OF the site for which
names can be used at once are:
The elevation on which the Art Palac
will stand. which for purposes of convent
ence has been designated by the press as
Art Hill
The semicircular composition which en-
braces the cascades, the basin into which
they will empty. their terraced gardens and
the attendant sculpture.
The 6oo-foot main avenue Of the Fair.
fanked by colonnaded structures and con-
tanning big lagoon OF still water.
The water-course initiating natural rivu-
iets, DrancnlnS 10 eaS and west from the
cascade basin.
The bridge spanning the big lagoon in the
main avenue.
The main transverse avenue Of the Fair
800 feet wide
Silver shovel IL offered.
third shovel has been offered TO the
Exposition management for use in the
ground-breaking ceremonies. The imple-
ment was turned out by a local shovel man
ufactory. and was presented to President
Francis by A. L. Shapleigh. treasurer ot
the Norvell-Shapleigh Hardware Company
and a member OF the Exposition Executive
Committee. II is a heavy steel. D-handleL
square-edge shovel The handle is Of ebony
the steel blade is silver tipped. and the
steel handle in which the wood handle fits
is symmetrically tapered and curved, 30
that the implement. while perfectly adapted
to hard work in moving ground. Is a work
Of art.
Applications for places In the parade on
ground-breaking day are coming in to the
Committee on Ceremonies by the scores and
prominent among the number received is
one from the cadets Of Washington Uni
versity. The commandant of the cadets
suggests that the body act as a guard of
participation In the actual ground-break-
ing.
W. J. Pernam OF washington. D. c.
former member OF the national House of
Representatives. and a near relative OF aen-
ator Thurston. a member Of the Nat,o-al
Worlds Fair Commission. has received as
surance from President Francis that he will
be officially engaged in a clerical capacity
by the Exposition management within a
few days.