The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-28
Correspondence Baltimore County U'iton.
LITTER FROM THE WORLDS FAIR,
sr. LOUIS. Mo-. May 2Ith, 1901


LETTER FROM THE WORLDS FAIR.
81. LOUIS, NO., May oath, 1904.
Messrs. Editors FESTIVAL Hall is circular
building having what is claimed to be the largest
dome in the world, It being 40 feet in diameter
and 30 feet high. The largest pipe organ In the
world is to be used at the concerts, the frst one
of which is to be given on June 18th by l.SOu
school children, under the direction OF Prof.
johnson, who teaches music in the public schools
of East st. Louis.
On either side of Festival Hall are seven arcn-
ways, supported by massive columns. Eacn
arch has the name of a state or territory tnat
has been formed out of the Purchase. d statue
stands in front of each arch. These two series
of arches connect Festival Hall with two END
pavilons, the whole forming the semi-circle
that compose the fan. Infront of Festival HAN
and the pavilions are three fountains, the wafer
flowing from them down series OF cascades 10
the lagoons, where electric launches and CONDO
las are crowded nightly, the ride being IN miles.
Standing at Festival Hall and looking down
the main avenue past Louisiana Monument one
sees the Alps mountains in the distance. Tnese
Alps are q side show on the ''Pike," but outside
is very striking, one seeing the snow-capped
peaks, and no doubt they are fine representa-
IlOu OF the RcQulucs nc 1d8OOAo oOAASe--- 49,
Palace of Education on the right and Electric
Building on the left of Main avenue, bSox7oO feet
Next to these are located Manufactures Build
ing ON the right and Varied Industries on the
left of the avenue, each 525x1200 feet. These
two form part of and conform to the shape Of
the outer edge of the .fan." Between these
two buildings in the centre of Main avenue Is
the Louisiana Monument. 1t is an imposing
column in keeping with the huge buildings sur
rounding it. Inscribed on one side of it is, "The
treaty we have signed has not been brought
about by fnesse nor dictated by force. Equally
ADVANTAGEOUS to both the contracting parties 1t
win Change vast sUIftudes Into q nouIishins
country" On the reverse, 1.-THE instrument we
have signed will prepare centuries of happiness
for innumerable generations of the human race
The Mississippi and the Missouri will see them
prosper and increase in the midst or equahty
under lust laws. Monroe, Livingston, Marbois'
1897 This utterance made BY these three men
one hundred years ago has been fulfilled beyond
their expectations
To the right of Education Building is Mines
and Metallurgy Building. 525x750 feet, and to the
left of Electricity Building is Machinery Build
Building is Liberal Arts Building, 625x56 iges
and to the left of Varied Industries Building ID
Transportation Building, 525x13O0 feet. These
eight buildings form the body of the ''fan.'
Immediately back of Festival Hall is the handle
to the "fan," the permanent Art Palace. and on
either side of itare temporary Art Palaces. The
permanent one is devoted to American exhibits
and the others to foreign exhibits. To the right
of the Mines and Metallurgy and the Liberal
Arts Buildings is the U. s. Government Build
ing 2O0xSO0 feet To the right of this building are
many of the State Buildings among them being
Maryland. These State Buildings occupy the
whole of the southeastern section. To the left
are other State and Foreign Buildings. These
all make up the "fan" and the distance on the
outside edge is two miles.
The cascades and lagoons are flanked with
statuary, lawns and flowers. AT night it is light
ed by thousands of incandescent electric lights
the outline Of each building being clearly de.
fined.
10 the outside of the group of State Buildings
at the southeast corner of the grounds, is Inside
Inn, a four-story building about 750x45O feet
containing over 4 900 rooms. tits SO constructed
on slope that guest entering on the first fool
and engaging room on that floor, thinking II
was on the first, might find himself sleeping or
the second, third or fourth floor, as the farther
one walks westward the higher up you are, sc
that the first floor in front is the fourth floor al
| the rear.
To the left of the fan" and on prominence
is located the Palace of Agriculture, the largest
building ever erected for single industry al
any fair. 1t is 16OOx6OO feet Close by that is thV
Horticulture Building. 4OOxSO0 feet, and back Of
that are the Dairy barns, four in number, with
different herd of cattle in each barn. All the
states and territories have buildings except two
| perhaps these also are here. Added to all thest
are many fine buildings of foreign nations. Thu
Philippine exhibit covers about 30 acres ant
shows how the natives live both in country and
| city.
Last week the National Good Roads conven
| ton met here. Their souvenir program of abou
bas Fscsnffy psisssd & law aaippropfiafIne 10000
annually, to be used in building State roads, ant
it is to be hoped that the Attorney General will
not be smart enough to find this law to be un
constitutional.
Among the visitors to the fair from Maryland
last week was Mr.. ]. NJ. Prigel, of Long Green.
W. H. r.