The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-09
HAWAII At
ST. LOUIS
Weldon and Island
Assignment
Matter.


The Exposition Company obtained the
concession of 900 acres of the famous
Forest Park, which lies some five miles
westward of the city out Olive street.
They subsequently acquired the adJoin-
ing lands until the entire area embra-
Ces about 1900 acres of rolling, undulat-
ing lands, admirably adapted for the
purpose intended. That your readers
may better appreciate the extensive
ness of the grounds and the great un
dertaking to be carried out in the Uni
versal Exposition of 1904, we submit.
herewith a ground plan of the grounds
and various buildings with their APP
proximate assignment. Upon visit to
st. Louis, through letters furnished
and the courtesy of j. L. Smith, ESD
one of the Exposition directors, we were
put in direct touch with the heads of
various departments and received every
courtesy and attention. st. Louis is
fully in earnest that this Worlds Fair
shall eclipse all other fairs and EXPOSE
tions known and the whole executive
management are determined there shall
be no delay or hindrance when the time
comes for the formal opening day.
The Worlds Fair at Chicago was at
a cost of $4,000, 900 and embraced 525
acres in area, while to be exact, St.
Louis will embrace 11S0 acres, being
more than twice the area at Chicago,
and many of it's buildings will be more
extensive than anything of the kind
heretofore attempted and will require
an outlay CT S30,000000
st. Louis is a wonderful city of inn
mense wealth, and every avenue of
business pulsates with the throb of
prosperity and energy 1t is almost at
the population center of the United
States, and with it's tremendous rail-
road system, comprising forty-three
lines running 1916 trains daily, aside
from it's river and waterway facilities,
it is admirably situated for carrying
cut the great enterprise it has under
taken. The city voted So, 900, 900 to the
Exposition and it's citizens very prompt
ly raised another So, 600, 900. This, with
additional subscriptions and Govern
ment appropriations will place the Ex-
position upon a splendid financial basis.
The executive of this vast conception
lies in ninety-two directors, the chief
executive officer being the president Of
the board of directors. There are four
grand executive divisions: exhibits, ex-
ploration, works and concessions and
admissions. There will be twenty-four
standing committees and the exhibits
will be classified INTO fifteen depart
ments of 144 groups and COZ classes. I
understand there is to be no charge for
space or power for exhibits except
where machinery is used for the manu-
facture of articles and goods for sale.
l was surprised at the wonderful
progress that has already been made
on the buildings There are to be two
main groups of buildings, of four each,
-. II,
Arts, the Agricultural, Horticultural
and the Administration buildings. The
Administrative buildings will occupy
the Washington University grounds and
are to be constructed of solid masonry
and remain as permanent buildings for
the University, of which the general
office, service, and division of works
buildings are already completed and oc-
cuped by the various departments for
which they are intended; and the build
ing for the Congress of the Nations is
being pushed forward with great rapid
ity, to be well along before winter has
fully set in. The Fine Arts building
lying at the circle Of the terrace of the
States, is to be constructed for per-
manency and to revert to the Forest
Park as a city acquisition. The Mis-
souri, State building (No. u is also tc
remain permanently; and there is talk
that Colorado (No. 49, may be con.
structed with that end in view. Tht
General Press building is complete ant
accepted by the craft. The Machinery
building will occupy seventeen acre:
and the various industries fourteen
acres. The Textiles building is com
pleted, and the Manufactures and Var
led Industries will soon be so, Will,
60, l,o
looming up. Everything indicates tn,
push and energy and determination o
the management to be ahead of time
while a vast army of men and teams
are employed in carrying out the land
scape and grading features of tn
grounds.
Some time ago assignment of loca
tons had been made for the variou
nations, states ana territories intend
ing to exhibit. reference to the pla
shows Hawaii's assignment to be Il
the extreme southwest corner (No. 56)
with Guam, Porto Rico and Tutuil
adjacent to the Mexican barracks am
stables. ! understand that Mr.. w. {
Weldon called the attention of Hor
Isaac $, Taylor, director OF works, an
Secretary Chas, NJ. Reeves, Esq TO tn
fact that Hawaii was not acquired b
conquest and was under full terrltor
ihl government, and an assignment wit
the states and territories would b
more proper, and the same was readll
granted and a re-assgnment will b
made, and everything possible done I
assist Hawaii In her exhibits
This viii be Hawaiis opportunit
ard should be embraced by her an
everything should be done by her enter
prlsing citizens 90 show 20 the worl
her position ana advantage ana cap
tdllsts, producers and educators shOul
combine ana cooperate with the GoN
eminent, ANA the coming Iegislatui
should be liberal IN It's appropriation
la this the greatest ~ Exposition 81