The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-10
PLANS FOR MAIN PICTURE
Completed by Isaac S. Taylor, of
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

The paper work" or planning of the
main picture of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, is now practically compile
ted. The main picture is the compost
ton which fills the northern section of
the Forest park portion of the fair site.
Here is surface as level as is consist
ent with proper drainage, closed on the
southern side by hills that rise to a
height of about 65 feet. The component
parts of this picture are the cascades
and the cascade gardens, ten big eXhib-
It buildings of various sites and shapes,
about two miles of basin. LAGOON and
canal. and about five miles of street and
avenue.
OF the ten exhibit buildings to be put
up on this area, most are under contract
and have attained various stages of
completion. The accompanying items
tell the story of the buildings in the
main exhibit group
Varied industries building. 525x1 200
feet; cost $645,000; Van Brunt & Howe,
of Kansas City, architects: ROundtrea
Construction company. contractor.
Liberal arts building, 600x525 feet; cost
$685., O00 Eames & Young, of St. Louis,
architects; John ]. Dunnavant & Co.
contractor.
Electricity building. 60Ox525 feet: cost
$4l5,000; Walker & Kimball. of Boston
and Omaha, architects .Goldie Construc-
ton company, contractor
Machinery building. 525XS00 feet; cost
$4,000; Wildmann, Walsh & BOOKSELLER,
of st. Louis, architects: Smith & East
man. contractors.
Education and social economy build
ing, 525x750 feet; cost $3.50, 900: Barnett,
Haynes & Barnett, of st. Louis archi-
tects; Kellermann Contracting company,
contractor.
Art building, 75Ox425 feet: cost $945.-
$3.50; Cass Gilbert of St. Paul and New
York, architect; GOldie Construction
company, contractor.
4s,11
$50 feet; cost $500, COO; Theo. c. Link, of
ST. Louis, architest: Hill O'Meara Con-
structiOn company, contractor.
Manufactures building, 525x1. 200 feet:
cost, S719 1893; Carrere & Hastings Of
New York. architects.
Transportation building, 525x1 300 feet;
division of works designers, architects
Government building. S50x200 feet. J.
Knox Taylor, of Washington, D. c..
architect: let in two contracts
Not only those buildings in the main
picture but also those which are located
outside of the Forest Park portion Of
the site have advanced far. They are:
Horticulture building, SO0x300 feet .
division of works designers. architects.
Agriculture building, 1,60Ox500 feet
division of works designers, architects.
In the avenues the landscape depart
ment has transDlanted a great nunbe r
of trees of large diameter, and shrubs
and smaller trees IN the nurseries are
ready for the formal garden and beddin Z
work which will come later. Plans for
these gardens are practically completed
The most interesting development of
the work is in the cascades and the cas-
cade gardens. This composition, which
is calculated to be the elimination of the
decorative climax of the exposition. VIII
be a concave hillside LOCO feet across,
covered with cascades winding walks
gardens and sculpture. It will be stu
ated at the junction of the avenues that
radiate like the ribs of a fan. The COM