Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-23

RUDOLPH ULRICH.
Landscape artist, Pan-American Exposition.l
direction of the Director of Works TO:
the work at the Pan-Amrrican EXPOSE
ton grounds OH Sept. 2G, 1899.
Wien seen from general point of
view. the site selected is an ideal one,
considering that the main front adjoin-
ing Delaware Park, from which mag
nificent 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
2O6 acres. with an addition of Della
ware Park of 1OSIa acres. representing
n total area of 3141a 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 tight board fence 15,656
feet-ovcr three miles-long had been
fcCt-OVcr three miles-lOng had been
strUctionS, as fences, buildings, etc.
Then followed blowing and scraping
off and piling up the top soil. especially
from such places where the large build
ings, waterways, lakes and roads We're
to he located. In this manner about
10000 yards of good rich soil were
stored up for cultivation purposes.
The excavation of waterways. ex-
tending IL miles, including fountain
basins and East and West lakes and
covering an area of about 22ia acres,
was begun at once, and this work car
rfed 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 entertainments alongside the ca
nal and for divers improvements in
connection with the landscape features,
as, for instance, the forming of islands,
basins. terraces and bringing other
parts of the grounds OH elevations re-
quired for locations of buildings and
approaches and establishing grades, as
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 French
Renaissance style, so the plan of the
| grounds is tremendously arranged and
| chiefly expresses the formal and grad
ually expands into the natural style
when approaching the park.
Considerable planting was done dur
ing the fall and winter Of 1899. Espe-
cially with the object of hiding the
fence from the inside view many thou
sand trees and bushes were planted for
! producing green Enclosure. essential
To creating additional landscape effects.
The planting in general proved to be
very successful. especially of large
trees from 40 to GO feet high; also the
| planting Of 90 to % acres Of lawns.
| During the whole summer and fall OF
1900 the principal work consisted of
| grading of roads, walks, of which
about six miles were laid out; cOmplet-
ing waterways and improving the soil
wherever plantations were tc be made.
or special improvements we may
! llcnliOu luOSe uIOuuu lLC SeFNlCc
building and Floral Gardeus Besides
these was laid ouy an extensive nursery
In the extreme southeastern portion OF
the grounds, with additions Of six
large greenhouses and several hundred
cold frames for the reception of plants
received from the various countries
and for the purpose OF cultivating deco
rative plants required for the adorn'
ment of the grounds. Large shipments
were received from Europe and from
California and other parts of this cOun'
try and are in n high state of cultiva'
ton.
Nearly 200 beds, to be planted by ex'
hibitors, We're laid out; besides extern
slve preparations were made for i'm
provements Immediately connected
with the surroundings of buildings
pergolas, waterways. fountains and