The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-06
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ST., LOUIS
Weldon and Island
Assignment
Matter.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
FOR THE BIG FAIR
The Show to be One OF the
Greatest Ever Seen in
America.


might interest your readers to hear Of
the progress of work at the ST. Louis
Exposition, I send you few items
bearing upon the same
The Exposition Company obtained the
concession of 600 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 10 be carried out in the Uni
versal Exposition of 1904, we submit
herewith ground plan of the grounds
and various buildings with their ap-
proximate assignment. Upon visit to
ST. Louis, through letters furnished
and the courtesy of J. E. Smith, Esq.
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 S16,000,0 900 and embraced 525
Louis will embrace 1880 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 $50, 100000
st. Louis is a wonderful city of i'm
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 375 trains daily, aside
from its river and Waterway facilities,
it is admirably situated for carrying
cut the great enterprise it has under
taken. The city voted $5,O0OO00 to the
Exposition and it's citizens very prompt
ly raised another 100000 This, with
additional subscriptions and Govern
ment appropriations will place the Ex-
position upon 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.
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,
in addition to the Government, the Fine
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-
cupied by the various departments for
which they are intended; and the build
J ing for the Congress of the Nations is
I being pushed forward with great rapid
! ity, to be we'll along before winter has
! fully set in. The Fine Arts building
| lying at the circle of the terrace of thu
| States, is TO be constructed for per
manency and to revert to the Fores
! Park as a city acquisition. The Mis-
souri, State building (No. y is also t
remain permanently; and there is tall
that Colorado CNo. 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
1a..-4.an- r,-ill soon he 50 while