The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-31

81. Louis, Oct. es.-The pans Of
Chief Ruckstuhl for ,uipturc on thA
grounds and In the main exhibu
buildings Of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition have been approved by the
executive committee. There will he
on the lair grounds about 1000 scuiP
tured figures, in groups. statues, II
relief panels and in spandrels Of en-
frances. Chief Ruckstrhl says:
ut will be the most magnificent
display ever massed at any exposition
The scheme il connected and logical
an has reference 20 the history ana
evolution of the Louisiana Purchase
territory. 1t is, moreover. simple and
comprehensive To the average citizen
The allegorical and esoteric viii play
but q limited role. Instead OF fusino
on to the rlastic element OF seuipture
an excess or the literary element. the
sculpture will be held to the plastic
as far as possible, 'he aesthetic being
primarily insisted upon. and the edu-
cational being suggestive rather than
insistent, and within the limits prop
err TO true sculpture. The first inhab
itants or owners of the land were the
NEUROLOGICAL nymphs. fauns. satyrA
dryads which will be used in the focal
pieces around the big cascade With
them will be used the winged horses,
and the sea-dragons, which fable con-
meets with them. Next will come, a.
the cascades are left behind. the In
dams, the second owners of the soil
Keokuk, chief Of the Sac and Fox
tribe, and Black Hawk, chief OF the
lowas, will have statues in the gar
iens at the foot of the cascades. The
animals, simultaneously owners with
the Indians, will be shown in the radi-
ating avenue in compositions. Is feet
high. The wild broncho, the bear,
buffalo, elk, Rocky mountain lion,
the alligator, the Kansas steer and
the moose are the eight animals sug-
gested for this use. Among the In
dian composition Frederick Reming-
ton is suggested for a Cheyenne
Hunter Indians in canoes and In
dams moving are other Indian com
positions which will hold place in
the avenues near the Transportation
building to show primitive methods
If transportation.
The explorers and trappers who
won the land from the Indians and
The wild animals will then be shown.
Statues Of Lewis and Clerk. the ex-
plorers, will stand respectively at the
head Of the east anu west bridges
which cross the lagoons at the foot
II Art hill. A statue of Pierre La
rlede Liguest Will also appear. Gi-
gantic sculptured groups showing De
Soto discovering the Mississippi. aud
Marquette and Joliet, exploring the
stream, will hold place in the ave
lues beside the Grand lagoon In
he avenues at the south entrances OF
The Electricity and textiles buildings.
seated statues of Napolecn- and JEFF
terson Will lie placed. The former =
10 be shown celebrating as 10 the
desirability Of signing the purchase
treaty, the latter triumphant with
the purchase treaty in his hand. Two
great companion groups will stand
in the main transverse avenue. one in
front of the French pavilion. the 9TH
n in front of the United States gov
ernment building. The lormer will
show symholically the fraternity ex-
sting between france and the United
States, the latter, group, feet
high, showing America, the Universal
Psacemaker.
Each Of the big exhibit buildings In
the main picture is to be equipped
NTH allegorical sculpture, synipolical
Of the purpose to which the structure
IL to be devoted. At each entrance
will be statues showing the primitive
Industrial operation whose develop
rnent is illustrated within.