Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14
BUILDING COVERS 20 ACRES.
Mammoth Structure for Department of
 Agriculture at the Worlds Fair.

Agriculture at the WOrld's Falr.
 The contract for the completion of the agriculture building at the St Louis worlds fair was let on Saturday, Feb ruary 2S, for $529, $40! This building is 15 per cent larger than any other building at the exposition and is the largest structure erected for the recep- tion of single department.
 It is 50Ox1600 feet thus containing floor space of almost twenty acres. This building and that to be built for horticulture will probably be the only ones in the exposition bearing color on the outer walls. The agriculture build ing will have used upon it green With points of brighter color.
 Garlands. wreaths and festoons of fruits and flowers are to figure in the color scheme. The architectural mem bers, such as the eornices and the piers between the mouldings, are to be left white
 The plans for this building have been prepared under the immediate di- rection of Isaac s. Taylor, director of works of the exposition, by E. l.. Mas queray, chief of design.
 The building Is probably the best lighted on the grounds. Its fronts are practically successive series of win dows each seyenty-fve feet long and twenty-seven feet high. These win dows are placed fourteen feet from the floor so as to allow the use of the wall space inside for exhibits. Triangular monitor windows supply sky light, while they cut off the direct sun light, which would quickly spoil many of the exhibits this building will contain.
 The grand nave, 1O6 feet wide, which runs through lthe 1,600-foot length of the building, rises to height of sixty feet and supplies the grandest vista of installation space of any building ever designed for exposition uses. The entrances to the building are distributed to serve the visitors. A gradual rising approach will lead up from the northeast where Is located the main picture of the fair. The beau tiful slopes of the hill around the build ing have been assigned to the depart ments of agriculture and horticulture. and here during the fair there will be
 maintained a fine disnlay of towering shrubbery and of indigenous and exotic plants. Hydrants to supply water to these exhibits at all times have been planned.
 On it's south side it will have a gal lery 500 feet long and twenty-five feet wide. Here will be the offices for Chief r. w. Taylor and his staff; read ing rooms where the leading agricul- ture publications will be kept on file: jury room and a large committee room There will also be on this gallery an assembly hall for the meeting of agri- culture and other societies. This hall l will be 1o6x5O feet and will have seating capacity of nearly 1000 It is worth noting that the pleasant relation of the division of exhibits and the division of works has resulted. in this case, in building which is better adapted for the purpose for which it is constructed than is sometimes true of exposition palaces.
 The director of works sought the ad- vice and suggestions of the chief of the departments and as result many notifications were made in the first plans suggested, all of which were with the thought of making the building as perfectly suitable for exhibits as possi- ble. Only those who have had expert ence as exhibitors can appreciate how much this means as compared with building which is worked out and com pleted by an architect who may not nave nau Speclhl eAposlllou eApeIlelce or knowledge of the details which may be included without additional cost and
 without marring the architectural and artistic features. Such slight changes will often modify the building so that instead of being very badly adapted to exhibits it contains all the requisites for permitting successful installation. l If is doubtful whether in the working o,,+ of onv exhibit building SO much | thought was ever given to the comfort and convenience of exhibitors. The contract calls for the completion of the building by September 1. thus leaving l ample time for the most elaborate in | stallation.