St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-06

the grounds are about a mile and
quarter ana from east to west half
mile. The grounds are situated in fin
northern part of Buffalo and are cas-
lily reached either direct or by transfe
ticket by all the electric car lines con
shutting the city's perfect street rail
way system. On the northern side ar,
the tracks of the New York Contra
Belt Line, to which the &c steam rail
ways entering Buffalo will have acces,
during the Exposition. The southern
portion of the grounds is a part of Del
aware Park and contains lake of il.
regular shape more than half a mile
long, indicated by letter B on the
ground plan, This part of the Exposi.
ton plot is already very beautiful the
city of Buffalo having spent many thou
sands of dollars in planting shrubs and
trees of many rare species and in pro-
duclng landscape effects that give to
the eye a beautiful vista from every
point of view.
The main southern entrance of the
Exposition is on Lincoln Parkway, in
dicated by the letter A. At the left as
you enter will be the beautiful Al
bright Art Gallery, built of white mar
bic and costing upward of $35O.OOO.
This is the gift of a citizen of Buffalo,
Mr.. j. j. Albright, and will be a per-
manent treproof building for public
uses devoted to art. On the right is
the beautiful new boathOuse and shell
ter erected by the city of Buffalo.
Crossing the bridge between the lake
and the North Bay, the New York
state building may be seen on the north
bank of tie bay. This also is of white
marble, iireproof and a permanent
structure. 1t will be devoted, after the
Exposition, to the uses of the Buffalo
Historical Society.
Continuing up the slight grade across
the bridge, we now come to the can
proach" CD, where we get the first
broad view of the wonderful group of
buildings devoted to the various ex-
hlbit divisions of the Exposition.
1t will be noted by reference to the
ground plan that the buildings are
grouped around a system of courts
which have been aptly described as in
the form of an inverted letter T. The
transverse court, corresponding to the
cross Of the I, is the Esplanade, capa-
Die OF accommodating 100000 people.
North of this, corresponding with the
perpendicular of the T, are the Court
OF FOUNTAINS and the Plaza, which
reach almost to the northern limits of
the grounds. On either side of the
court of Fountains are the subordinate
courts known as the Court of Expresses
and Court of Lilies These several
courts nave Il combined area of 33
acres which is far more extensive than
the courts of any former exposition.
anu on account of the unusual area.
greater opportunity is given for elabo.
rate and beautiful decoration.
In all the courts are to be large nools
into which beautiful cascades and won.
deriul fountains will throw their crys-
tai streams. To the water features
Will be added the garden effects. These
VIII comprise large sunken gardens
with formal beds of rare and beautiful
mowers ana many plants of a highly
decorative character will be disnloved
throughout the courts, The grounds
outside the main group of buildings
are also to be richly adorned with hor-
ucuitural and floral features The hor-
ucultural exhibits, to which about sew