Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-07


The administration building u
which ls located the offices OF tbe
officials. constituting % taC scat OF
the exposition government % the /
main building in the washington uui. /
vcrsuy group and is located ON the /
top OF a gentle rlso OF groind over
iookIur tho expedition from the west .
THE Pike"
skUIue the northern boundary oi
the exposition for almost q mile is|
tNp street cot concessions. lined ON
both sides Uy huudinKB containing yu.
rl0us attractions. erected "a, .otal
cost of y50UpUOO hy c1uy,ssioners.
.1uis street has been ouc.ally termed
Th, PIKE and corrCtponda Co the
Midway cot the Columbian exposition
A striking and beautiful feature OF
lh, exposition 10 the floral clock. w!ih
dIal one hundred feet On diamtcor
and hands nifty feet Ions which cor
roctly notes the time. Another at
tractlyo feature Is the rose gordcn.
/ s,g acres ln area. containing 5OOuO
rose trees.
Foreign Buildings.
Tho following countries have erect
cd buildings at the total expenditures
noted Austria. S2tOOUi Belgium.
$4,000. Brazil $4,000; Canada,
/ $4,000. Coylou, $4,000. China, 500.
900. Cuba. $4,000. france. S25O.UJO,
Germany $3.50. 900. Great Britain,
$3.50 600. India, $4,000, italy 500
900. Japan. $4,000; Mexico. $4,000;
] Morocco. $4,000. Nicaragua. $50.
900. siam. $4,000 Sweden 10000
The Netherlands, lO.OUo over hfty
forelgn governments made elaborate
displays. hut 'nly the countries noted
above have erected payihous.
France has erected a replica of the
Grand 1uauou of Versailles. mag
nIncont villa erected by Louis xiv
for Madame dc Maintenon and one OF
the fayorito places OF residence ~
the nrst Napoleon The Versailles
gardens are also reproduced iu all
their beauty
ln the southwestern portion 1I the
grounds Re- located the philippine WI
lagp ON the hanks of o. large artificial
lake This lake will also serve aB a
reservoir Tor Ore protection of the
exposition
Opposite the western entrance of
tho transportation building ls q mu
sized model oi United states war
ship. complete in an its appointments
ON the border 90 the plateau OF
states STANDS the reproduction OF th,
home or Thomas Jefferson. and in fur
Their commemoratl0n OF President Jef
lorsun the cOrps OF uniformed expo
sltiun guarus are known as the Jet
forson guards
Thiuy-hyc miles uf asphalt maCa
dam and gravel roads traverse the cx
. lp0aItiuu grounds. and the iutermura
. double tracked railway quickly con
yeys visitors wherever taoy MAJ
Wish to Ro throughout th0 grounds
a feature never before attcmpic,
ON 500 Grand scale 200 previous expo
I aituns Ia the holding OF athletic
, games ana contests one of thu
greatest attractions during thu
4 Worlds Fair period win bo che co.o
I nratiou Uf the Olympic games. whlCI
viii be participated Boo by famous ath
I lotos from every poulrl o. the civil
lzed world The annette arena con
a structod VIII sea. moro than 20 uH
\ persons
4 Another original aud lutoraauuI
I, feature is che aerial tournament %
. which air ships OF various kinds wa
contest over a designated course
/. Proas and Hospital Buildings
A press building has been ercctg
, FOR visiting newspaper men. o. ls %
, Gated near the manufactures build
, ms. ana iB a comfortable. homc.lik
. place with chairs. tables and wide yoI
!. audaa Here may be- found an the "a
!. cilltiea which tho newspaper or magi
:. zine writer may desire. books OF rel
4 orouco. maps. the leading Journal
\ and magazines OF the world and 81
. the publications relating to the Va
\ rious departments OF the exposition
/, Throughout the grounds at variOu
I. places have bcon erected emorFcnc
/. hospitals vita corps OF physician
and attendants. who ca" quickly b
summoned 90 take care oi the visit
ora who may he suddenly taken d
o or meet with hcCldonB.
During the exposition period q GA
u has been set apart Tor each state. an
designed as that particular state
q day The same plan ia carried Ou
= with respect 90 many Of the large 20,
f tiunal organizations
e 90 festival ban n installed M
e largest pipe orgau BOO tae world. an
q rscItala and concerts win ho hoId {
r intervals throughout the exposluo
y period.
q The exposition gates open at
% o'clock Boa the morning and the lara
= Industrial palaces az O'Clock. 90 q
10 maln open 90 the puulic until sun8e
"a Al night myriads oi electric llghtln
b. devices will uIuminato tho ground
aud visitors viii he permitted % q
.e ioy the exposition uniil ii,90 o'cl6C
10 when the gates win DO closed M
Is exposition win not he open Oh 8unda
Nj at any time during TIE entire psrlo