The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-11
"A GLIMPSE OF THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Horse Group by Frederic MacMonies.

positions The site should be selected so as
to be accessible along the ordinary, long
established lines OF transportation. II should
not be placed so that lines of transporta-
tion must be newly created to reach 1t.
"The townspeople are the sign posts that
guide the visitor to the Exposition. The
townspeople must know how to get to the
Exposition. and they can only know when
the old avenues of transportation are used.
Let new avenue of transportation be ever
so efficient. 1t will be of little use to the
Exposition. because 1t will not be known
to the public. Exposition visitors do not
read guidebooks until they get home. They
ask questions of the townspeope.
1.-THE human race becomes accustomed to
going in certain directions. Man Is a crea-
ture of habit. You cannot switch popula-
tion out Of an avenue Of transportation ex-
cept by great expenditure of time. and time
Is money. especially to an exposition COM
pany after the gates open.
THE amount OF money available to the
production of the Exposition should regu-
late to a certain extent the area of the
grounds. There is happy mean between
crowdlng the buildings and creating mag
nificent distances. Efficient landscape gard
ening and the proper disposition of the
buildings can do much to make small
grounds appear large.
Must he a Great Spectacle.
I'm determining the area the object Of an
exposition must be kept in view. An ex-
position in its modern development must
be great spectacle. 1t must be a unit, and
1t must be treated as unit. The same
policy must be pursued in the interiors.
According as this Is done the Exposition Is
an artistic success
This answers the question Of area. This
is the point in expositions where good judg-
ment Is needed.
Methods Of transporting visitors about
the grounds naturally have a bearing on
the question Of distance and area
"The distance of the site from the center
of population of the city is an important
consideration. The financial success of the
Exposition depends on the number of 90
cent pieces taken in at the gates. That 10
the final test. The income from conces-
sions depends directly on this. The EXPOSE
tion, as have explained, cannot move the
center OF population of city. 1t must go
to it or as close to it as circumstances per-
init. The number of 5O-cent pieces taken at
the gates depends to q certain extent on
whether or not a man can Just run over
to the Exposition, or whether he must set
aside day or half day for the visit, al
lowing an hour or SO for the journey each
way, and half an hour or SO for waits for
cars. with an additional half hour or so for
incidental delays"
director General Buchanan came to the
Pan-American Exposition after the site had
been selected. Daniel Burnham. who was
urged by some. for the place of Director
General. and who was one of the experts
consulted in the choice of the site. pleaded
strongly for the Front SITE urging that its
proximity to the center of population would
make 1t possible for visitors to Just run
over" He contended that placing the Ex-
position at the Front would compensate in
increased reCpintS irnt for the
additional expense required to get the
grounds into shape.
Transportation Means.
To the person who visits the Pan-Ameri-
can grounds at present. 1t appears that the
means of transportation within the grounds
are inadequate. The grounds are not ex-
pansive enough to make life-size intra-
mural railway or a moving sidewalk promise
adequate returns. They are too expansive
to be covered comfortably on foot. The
roller chairs are too expensive to appeal
to the visitor of small means. The means
of transportation within the grounds will
be, when the Exposition begins active OPP
Grafton:
/. Roller chairs at 90 cents an hour with
| q guide" who is supposed to be q cole ae
man.
2. Jinrikishas-the method of transporta-
ton used in Japan, consisting OF a light
two-wheeled cart. capable OF holding TWO
persons. drawn by an attendant or guide.
The details Of price for this conveyance
and the plan of operation have not yet been
| thoroughly digested. They are an outcrop
| of the Japanese section of the Midway. They
| cannot be used within the buildings ard
| their bulkiness is likely to make them
| somewhat of nuisance on the roads.
+, 3. Naptha and electric launches and gon-
| dolas on the canal. which traverses the
| grounds. promise the best means Of making
| long jumps, although they do not reach
| such important exhibits as the Art Building
| and the State Building. which are at an un-
| comfortable distance from the center Of dis
| turbance.
4. Miniature railway. which from present
| Appearances. seems to be a Midway diver
| sion. or an attraction for children, rather
\ than a serious method OF transportation,
! within the grounds.
| To the casual visitor 1t seems that Buf-
| falo might have done something with its
bicycles at the Exposition In Buffalo there
| are more miles Of asphalt streets than in
/; any city on earth regardless of
size. There are no prohibitive grades
as in st. Louis. and asphalted
boulevards lead to the grounds from
| ali parts of the city. Within the
| SF5 acres Of Exposition grounds there are
! more square feet Of asphalted space than
Ty~.r.. III.