Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-30
GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE On Worlds S Fair Build ings at St. Louis. We'll Known Young Man, Formerly
 of Prescott, in Charge of
 Construction.

Construction.
 The editor of the Journal Miner was recently called to St. Louis on busi- ness and having a day of leisure de- voted it to visiting the Worlds Fair grounds. It was his good fortune to meet Stewart Tritte, son of Governor and Mrs. F. A. Tritle, who is assist ant superintendent of construction of buildings for the exposition, it being his duty to watch the progress of each building as it is constructed and see that the plans and specifications are fully complied with and when com pleted to formally accept the build- ing. As his duties require the use of horse and buggy he very kindly offered to take the writer over the grounds, in his vehicle, and the offer was gratefully accepted, as in no other way would he have been able to see them with the mercury lowering close to the ninety degree notch.
 As the trip was made the various buildings were pointed out to the writer. The grounds are located in part of Forest Park, St. Louis famous pleasure ground, developed from a grove of native trees and one of the most beautiful and picturesque parks to be found anywhere.
 The portion of it devoted to the ex- position grounds comprises a tract of over 1200 acres or about fifty per cent more acerage than was included in the Chicago Worlds Fair grounds. In addition to being much larger the grounds are naturally much more beautiful, being of generally rolling character and large portion of them being covered with native trees. Os course it has been necessary to clear off large portion of the forest in or der to make room for the mammoth and handsome buildings which have been erected.
 The buildings of the various states and territories are being erected in this grove of trees, sufficient space only being cleared to provide room for the buildings, while the others are left standing in their natural beauty. This gives a very picturesque ap- pearance to the grounds. Work is progressing rapidly on the buildings, an army of between 1000 and 5000 men being employed on their construction and in grading and paving the drive ways, and walks through the grounds It is expected that the buildings will all be completed by the end of the year and that the placing of exhibits will commence as early as January, 1904. It is said that the present stage of the work is at as great a point as that of the Chicago exposition was at it's opening.
 Everything points at present to this exposition being great success, and it is intended to eclipse all former efforts in this directions. One query which suggests itself however to the visitor there at present is what will St. Louis do with her guests. At the present, her hotels are crowded to their fullest capacity and it is next to impossible for visitor to secure a room upon his arrival. The exposition is already attracting a large number of visitors who are interested in it in various ways and it difficulty is experienced now in accommodating them what will be done with the thousands and thousands who are expected there next year?
 The exposition board will build hotel on the grounds which will ac- commodate 2OO0 guests, but this will be a mere "drop in the bucket" of those who are expected to attend. Ho- tel rates have already been advanced over the normal rates, on account of the large influx of visitors who are now attracted there on business con- nected with the exposition and if the present congested conditions continue proportionately next year visitors may expect to be "held up'' for all they will stand during their visit to the exposition.
 A description of the buildings would fill a vOlume in itself suffice it to say that they are mammoth affairs of beautiful architectural de- sign, built in larger proportions than those of Chicago's great exposition. As one man has remarked to the | writer, they were built by the acre in stead of by the ordinary measurements | of buildings. Their total cost when all are completed will reach the man. moth sum of $40, 900, 900 from which can be judged the stupendousness of the undertaking.
 The trip through the grounds of course included visit to the Arizona | building which is rapidly approaching completion. It is not large affair but in design is much more handsome | than that of Arizona at the Chicago | exposition, and nestles among a grove of oak trees in the south east corner