The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-05

ances which require little light This
is the way the architects planned the
structure to furnish the much desired
inequality. -Four corridors surround
the great court about which the build
ing is erected. In the center of the
corridor top the roof rises to an apex
which is considerable height from
the floor. Then it slopes gradually off
toward the sides of the building. AS
1t approaches the outer facades the
roof line rises again and the whole
interior of the building undergoes a
change. Beneath the elevated pedi-
ments over the great side entrances the
maximum elevation of the roof line is
attained. The apex Of the roof here
runs at right angles to the center
lines Of the corridors Thus there are
eight separate roof lines which fur
nlsh all the advantages to the exhibitor
which could possibly be offered by
eight separate buildings
When one enters the palace of elec-
tr1city he might believe he was in a
small place unless he craned his neck
to see overhead. 1t will take him near
ly half an hour to walk in the outer
aisles of the building without stop
ping and return to the place where he
entered. Companies which have erect
ed large booths and those that need to
carry their decoration to a great height
or to make long distance displays of
the electric light have been located in
the center spaces under the high roof
line. The exhibits from which a great
space overhead would detract are placed
in the aisles bordering on the inner
court and in the low spaces in the CEN
ter of the building. An idea of the
variety of the lengths from floor to
sky line may be gained when it is
known that three wireless telegraph
towers, each eight feet high, are sit
uated only a few feet away from d
low candy booth where trade is car
ried on under a roof Of ordinary height
Chance for Education
Of course the palace of electricity
was built to hold the exhibits, and no
matter how beautiful the outside may
be the exhibits themselves will be chief
in the eyes Of the visitor Here is a.
chance for education. The brains Of
dozen of the foremost electricians Of
the day have been busy for two years
in assembling an exhibit which would
force upon the mind of anyone the ma
ture and uses Of the force. "Educa-
ton! Education! Educationi" writes
w. E. Goldsborough, chief of the de-
partment of electricity. IF the ex-
hibits in the palace of electricity shall
fail as one pulsating, throbbing, work.
ing demonstration of electrical possi-
Dl1llloS 10 interest and animate the
public mind it will fail and fail utterly
of the purpose for which it has been
created" He says again: 'The whole
end of the electrical display will be to
bring the general and technical public
into a more intimate appreciation of
the nature and uses of electricity
Throughout the great building not
only present-day facts are shown, but
the whole series of achievements, each
stepping stone, which form the evil
dence Of evolution. 1t is the aim of
all exhibitors at the exposition to show
processes and not only products. This
end has been realized nowhere more
completely than in the electricity pad
ace.
The top of the booth has been made
into a roof garden, open to the general
public for rest and recreation. Under
the dome are the offices of the booth.
Palms and exotic plants are placed in
the corners and refreshments are
served to friends and those who are
specially interested in the exhibit. At
the ends of the garden are American
flags which are constantly blown out
by exhaust fans. Various electric de-
vices for cooling are on exhibition and
in use: At the apex Of the. dome are
great Holophane feflectors, the largest
in existence, driven by motor and
slowly revolving. They will illuminate
the entire eastern end or the building.
Other nations of the world have put
unusual care into their electrical ex-
hibits. Perhaps they may not be SO
strikingly displayed as those from
America, and foreigners have not push
ed so far in industrial electricity as
we, but in nicely. thoroughness and
technical excellence Germany and
France; particularly, are not seconds.
France occupies $4,000 square feet, the
~ aferr,
country. French manufacturers have
made a brave showing, although they
have always before urged the fact that