Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-18
WORK ON ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Buildings Will Make a Good Display
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 SO 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, and there is the familiar
wilderness of pine timbers, so we'll re-
membered by those who were connected
with the building of the Chicago fair.
Domes, and towers, and spires, and min
arets, and battlements are all in sight
from the grand terrace, and many of
these constructions already are con-
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 Il series OF cas-
cades 20 feet in height and more than
1000 feet in diameter.
1t is from this point of vantage, over
which one can look at the course OF two
miles of lagoons completely inclosing
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 glories of the 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 of good architecture to
look at, however, and the dedication GER
emonies at the end of this month are
expected to create a great boom for the
st. Louis exposition.
The exact centennial of the purchase
of the Louisiana territory from France
Is April 80 of 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 will
make the invocation, the palaces of the
exposition will be presented by Presi-
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
will be delivered by Grover Cleveland.
For the second day there is to be 4
grand reception, the like of which st.
Louis never saw before to be given to
the members of the diplomatic corps at
Washington. The corner stones Of the
foreign buildings will be laid at this
time and there will be further military
parades and receptions, daylight fire
works, concert of 1900 voices, and sim
liar events, while at night there is to be
an extraordinary display Of fireworks.
Having thus disposed Of the national
and foreign features eof the exposition,
the third day is to be purely domestic.
Invitations have been sent to the gov
errors of all the States, and most of
them will attend with their statfs, at
which time there will be "a joint and pic
turesque ceremony in the laying OF the
corner stones of all the state buildings.