The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-13
El|RID'S FAIR PICTURE.
The "paper Work" Of the Maia Pic
tuEe Of the 81. Louis Worlds
Fair About Completed.
MUCH OF THE ACTUAL work UNDER war
The Mest inteFssfanM Development
az the wsrk o. lathe Cascades ana
caseaa~Gnraess--Ps Have Aise
b~~H rsrferssa For the anara-
E@wras Railroad.

81. Louis. Nov. 6.--'The paper
work" or planning Of the main ple,urS
VI the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Is now practically completed, The
main picture Ia the composition which
fills the northern section Of the For
est park portion Of the fair site. Here
Is surface as level az is consistent
with proper drainage, closed ON tn,
southern side by hills that rise 10 8
height OF about feet. The com
poneni parts Of this picture are thu
csscades and the cascade gardena. ter
big exhibit buildings OF various sizes
aud shapes. about two miles of basin
lagoon and canal, and about Ave miles
of street and avenue.
OF the ten exhibit buildings 90 b,
put up on this area most are under
contract aud have attained yariou'
stages oi completion.
In the avenues the Landscape de
Partment has trnnsplanted great
number of trees Of large diameter
and shrubs Rnd smaller trees IN thu
nurseries are ready for the forma
garden aud bedding work which vii
come later. plnLs for these gaTdena
are practically completed.
The most interesting development
Of the work is In the cascades ant
the cascade gardens. This compost
tion, which ~ calculated to be the
elimination Of the decorative climnA
Of the exposition, viii be eoncavs
hillside ZOO feet across, covered with
cascades, winding walks, gardens anc
sculpture. II win be situated at the
junction Of the avenues TINT radiatt
like the ribs of fan.
The walks, steps ana terraces wind
ing In and out among these cascades
will permit the yiaiior 20 approach
~ close that he will be able not Only
a. snuff the wind-wAfted spray but
even to dip his hands IN the rushing
water. Comfortable SEATS, in pic
turcsque shady hooks, viii allow the
visitor 90 rest while he studies the
magnificent effects.
Plans for this decorative compost
ton have been developed by engineers
and designers the same az those foi
the little shelter house un skinkei
road near Lindcll boulevard. The en-.
ginccrs have determined the amount
of cut aud hll and have run the lsnes
that regulate the grazing. The sPcci
ncatious provide with complete def
nitcnpsa tie character of the material
Ca be- us, 4 IN the basins. lodges, walks
and steps. Contracts are let for this
work the same "a Tor the construction
Of piE exhibit building.
Plans have also been perfected fuI
tho intrnmural road in the main pie
turr. At former cxpusitiunS thiA
necessary convenience aid not serve
the main picture closely. NJ the Chi
rugo exposition the desire to KEEP
the lake view open and the impracti.
rnbility Of running the road under,
ground for 30 long a distance brought
IL about shat the read did not run
cl0ac tu the picture the Court oil
Honor Il was called there.
\ railroad, even when its ears art
decorative and its ops ration Is unat.
tended by smoke az undue noise, h
not o handsome establishment. IL has
been kept out of the picture at st
Louis anI still enabled Co dischargs
passengers at the best point for view
ing the maiu picture aud for reaching
the big exhibit buildings. This " ac'
complishod hy closing the main pie
turr ut the northern end with high
is decorative screen where II WAS pro
posed at first 60 erect the main en-
trance. i,ehind this screen the In
tramural road will discharge It's pas
sengcra.