The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
FISH WILL MAKE
GREAT EXHIBIT
Government VIII Attempt I'm.
mense Show of Finny Tribe
at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 21.-The
United States government has &C
knowledged the superiority of the
worlds fair at st. Louis over all pre-
vious expeditions by appropriating
funds for a greater display than has
ever been made by Uncle Sam at any
exposition. The construction Of the
two buildings which will accommodate
the indoor exhibits of the government
has progressed to the point where the
staff work Is being put on. There are
two structures, one for the main ex-
hibit and the other exclusively for the
fisheries display, cost approximately
$2,508,000. The government appropri-
ated for its exhibit $1.30S,O0O, besides
the 100000 for the exposition's gen.
eral fund. Of the sum first named,
S300,000 is for the collection, installa-
ton, maintenance and return of the
exhibit to Washington, and the re-
mainder for building purposes.
The government is fortunate in the
site secured for it's buildings. The
main structure, 500 feet long and $50
feet wide, stands on an elevated site
just east of the main picture of the ex-
position. The palaces of mines and
metallurgy and of liberal arts, with the
picturesque sunken garden between
them, are directly west of the govern
ment building, the great central dome
of which is visible from the very c<@-
ter Of the fair, looking across the SUNK
en- garden.
The government building is the first
structure which the visitor will reach
upon entering the grounds at the east
avn anti ncf ,-fr TI,of
beautiful portion of the park which
is not included in the worlds fair site
forms picturesque prospect to the
eastward. This is the largest EXPOSE
ton building ever erected by the gov
eminent. 1t is distinguished from all
other structures at the worlds fair in
being the only one in which steel is
used in the construction. Immense
Orders of steel support the superstrue-
ture, SO that the whole interior is an
unobstructed arch, no pillars being
used.
The grounds surrounding the gov
eminent building are being handicapped,
growing plants provided by the de-
partment of agriculture, as an exhibit,
being used largely. At points on the
hill slope in the vicinity, a detachment
of United States artillery has begun
the work of mounting a number Of
ld1 &c guns, WHICH w LII serve d part VI
the exhibit for the ordnance bureau.
The government fisheries building,
just south of the main exhibit struc-
ture, is one of the show features of the
exposition, both architecturally and as
an exhibit. The building is 1875 feet
square, of staff construction as to it's
exterior, and is the purest classic type
Of architecture. 1t is connected with
the government exhibit building by a
grand stairway leading up to the great
portico. or portium, at the south end
of the larger structure.
G. A. Schneider, of the United States
fish commission, is on the ground, su-
perintending the arrangements for in
stalling and maintaining the fish eX-
hfbit. Mr. Schneider occupied similar
positions at Omaha, Buffalo and
Charleston. He is using here the ideas
suggested by long experience. This is
to be by far the greatest showing ever