Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-21
WORK ON ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Buildings Will Make Good Dispia,
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Buildings Will Make a Good Dispiax
at Dedicatory Services.
When President Roosevelt and former
President Cleveland dedicate the st.
Louis worlds fair they and the collection
of distinguished foreign and native Off
Gals who accompany them surely will
be astonished at the advanced condi-
ton of things
The physical progress made is aston
ishing. and 50 far as the matter of
buildings is concerned, the louisiana
Purchase Exposition. one year in adj
vance of its opening, is manifestly ahead
of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago
at the same period.
Half a dozen great buildings already
are under roof, aud there is the familiar
wilderness of pine timbers. So well re-
membered by those who were connected
with the building of the Chicago fair.
Bones. and towers, and spires. ard min
arets, and hattlements are all in sight
from the grand terrace. and many of
these constructions already are COM
pletely covered with staff
The larger buildings of the st. Louis
fair are in fan-shaped plot of ground,
the handle being just where the great
festival hall is TO arise, from the front
of which will dash down series Of cas-
cades 20 feet in height and more than
1000 feet in diameter.
1t is frsm this point cf vantage. over
which one can look ut the course of TWO
miles of lagoons completely incosing
two of the great buildings, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his scarcely less dis
tinguished predecessor in the White
House will have their FIRST satisfying
glimpse Of the future glores eff Che St.
Louis exposition. The lagoons are not
there, of course, and there is no water in
sight. the cascades being as yet largely
an architectural dream represented By
certain poorly defined terraces cropping
out on the side of the hill. But there
is an abundance CT good architecture TO
look at, however, and the dedication Ger
emonies at the end of this month are
expected to create q great boom for the
St. Louis exposition.
The exact eenpnnial Of the purchase
of the LouisanA territory from France
Is APRIL p * this year. and this is to
be the date for the actual dedication
ceremony. Altogether three days will be
taken up, the first being devoted entirely
to the dedication. Cardinal Gibbons viii
make the invocation. the palaces Of the
exposition win be presented by Presi-
dent Francis, of the exposition company,
to President Carter, of the government
commission, who in turn will offer them
formally to President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt will make the Of
fetal dedication of the exposition build
ings, but the formal dedicatory address
win be delivered by Grover Cleveland.
After this Bishop Henry G. Potter of
New York, will pronounce the benedic-
ton.
For the second day there is to be a
grand reception, the like of which st.
Louis never saw before, to be given 10
the members of the diplomatic corps at
Washington. The corner stones of the
foreign buildings will be laid at this
parades and receptions, daylight fire.
works, a concert of 1000 voices, ana sim
liar events, while at night there is TO be
an extraordinary display Of fireworks.
Having thus disposed of the national
and foreign features of the exposition,
the third day is to be purely domestic.
Invitations have been sent to tie gov
errors of all the States, and most of
them will attend with their staffs, at
which time there will be a joint aud pie
turesque ceremony in the laying of the
corner stones of all the state buildings.