New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-03
n Re SEEN AT ST, LOUIS
,,,ay ,4ttractiue Exhibits al Erpos'-
ton Soon to Close.

-, che Editor Of The Tribune.
ST. Three supremacy great events nave w
,,.rrs; in the history Of the Ohi'eu
,-.rs,-The foundation OF the republic.
seeond-iLn ~ reyoIu;ion which abolished slav-
Third-the 'e'0''
erg. go ~
louisiana Purchase doubled the area Oh
twisting domain. gave the country the
0'' :, =, rhe Mississippi River from It's source
- cplf. and started the Western ihSiCh
" =. .,ovs reaches from the shores OF Maine "
=. ,.o,sen Gate of the Pacific
:, Louis Exposition commentaries win
..,r, dignity and grandeur this pregnant
III = American history. II is greatly 10 De
"a thai its principal attendance mas Deeh
a. from the South and West ana that our
-, friends have to so limited an extent
-, themselves of it's great attractions ana
az. destructive lessons in agriculture the IN
- the decorative and practical arts anu
=. s,ianca which underiies all work OF human
lrsin and muscle
The entire cost Of the exposition estlH'a'eu ~
tho commissioner of works. is, in round hsuis''
s5o0aaooO Toward this amount at the e'"i' '''0
following sums were received;
,,zens q St Louis subserbed--..''' $ SocoS9o
IT, FLY lg,ed States government ''o''V00
nd I0ane
Various syndicates composed mainly o. iions
I5nis neouls PAID various constfncups 600 con
mostly in ''Tle Pike" the enormous sum o. $500
.s2s 600. OoO
From all this no pecuniary return is expected
The whole country should he quick to recog-
oize their obligation for the civic pride ana pa
,r,otisn, OF the citizens OF St. Louis, who. with
great 1lbe~ality in the expenditure OF time ana
money. carried through most successfully this
great enterprise.
David r. Francis president Isaac Taylor,
commissioner of works, and Halsey c. Ives,
chief Of the department OF arts. deserve public
recognition for long continued ana eminent SER
vice
The question is put to every visitor to the
81 Louis Fair How does IT compare with its
predecessors. and particularly Chicago
have visited all the international expositions
at home and abroad for the last half century
After somewhat careful study % the St Louis
Exposition. under the expert guidance of St
Louis woman Of great intelligerca who was
familiar with the buildings and their most nota-
bic exhibits ! arrived al the conclusion that in
The extent and number of it's buildings. in their
general architectural effects and adaptation;
iu the extent and variety Of its shows for the
entertainment Of visitors: in the numberess eX-
hbJs Of useful and practical information and
destruction in al that relates 10 the physical
and mental operations Of the people. the ST.
Louis Exposition exceeds all its predecessors
hey have had the advantage Of the experience
o. all that has gone before, Regarding COM
parison Of the Chicago buildings with those OF
-. Louis. my recollection is that the Chicago
Court Of Honor" embracing R. NJ. Hunts mag
IificenJ dome and the Fishery Building was
perhaps superior 20 the like construction in 81.
Louis. although Oh a smaller scale.
The buildings at St Louis and their surround
ines cover two square miles. The United States
government building. The gem of the whole in
us beauty Of architecture contains an exceed
'nsly interesting exhibit, and one that repays
most careful study Among the most novel and
Instructive exhibits the model rooms. show
ing household furniture and 7ecoratforrr---Tf1
German examples in this lire are most at
tractire The Austrian is also interesting.
model library reading room in the German sec
ton Is worthy to be copied and should be
studied by the Carnegie library builders.
The transportation exhibits were unusually
complete In all their equipments One could
study the evolution Of the locomotive from the
time Of Stephenson down to the giant of the rail-
road Of to-day To the student of electricity he
latest thoughts and inventions of science ar. ,rl
displayed The question if electricity Is 20
supersede the steam engine on the great routes
across the continent is raised and discussed n,
Tho ST. Louis Fair.
Many acres Of rare shrubs and aovrare o-,,
Tnent the grounds which were well designed and
are Wen cared for. The Agricultural Buidinp
'"ueF one roof, covers more than twenty acres
OF Ten times the size Of Madison Square Garden
mere are forty buildings constructed bv the
states OF the Union, among which that Of ,-Av,-
o'h ranks first and twenty buildings erected
I' i'Ieigh governments, all open 10 the public
some Of them have exceedingly fine avbihyts
notably the Chinese and Japanese. in addition
l" lheiT bazaars and larger displays in the main
buildings ~ manu-
N7 fteheh Government building is a copv Of
'"e Grand Trianon and contains some Ana old
''oehn tapestries and a marvellous DISPLAY Of
'''le'h SeFres porcelains The Austrian house
IS also notable ''oU"e
me Nominations by night far exceed any,
rs, rs -sio'e produced in the world The grand
''i'sS are decorated with 100000 electric
s-oDeS' all the domes, towers minsre+s ard
architectural lines stand ont a, ,toh+ ,,t.
oeTIul effect and fairyiike grandeur r,ostdaa
7V'Vlo electric globes serve The n,-nosa 30
Nshung the various smaller buildings and
grounds anu
The street known as the Pike" Is about ana
--..e 'ong and Is lined on both sides with all
VI SHOWS 10 attract visitors to which from
80, 80 To- 90 cents is charged for admission TTnon
~ -, ,lsah alps IN the Pike was expended
60 80 brewers Of 81. L9us SSJ0G0 1t con-
,all-s popular restaurant with tables for . 600
il ~ ma a large number Of small buildings
rhes+~. ''',e measure Il has also large or
Pr a. Notable also as attractions on the
Flood" etc Inc GaIFeston
wa, give an idea Of the lavish expenditure IN
use aft- "a Sa' lee the outside shows and of no
T. e for
The aae q J erIssie' ,E cost $3.50 coo
Miniature railroad 100000
&c - Louis 100. 900