The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-20
TO SEE THE FAIR
How to Put in a Week at the St
Louis Exposition.
Suggestions THAT VIII save Valuable
Time for Visitors "A Six Days
Itinerary Outlined The
Economy OF Minutes.

A question that perplexes those who
have seen the Worlds Fair during the
period OF its construction is: How
can l see the exposition as it should
be seen in the few days that l shall
have TO devote to it?"
This is indeed a ~perplexing ques-
ton. Many persons are preparing to
move to St Louis for the entire ex-
position period, or a considerable part
of it, in order to see the fair prop
erly. But the great majority of those
who dwell at a distance will feel able
to spend only a few days. perhaps a
week, in the grounds, and they are the
ones who mus economic their time
so that they may see the sights to the
best advantage. AS a matter Of fact,
no one will be able to do" the ex-
position thoroughly in a week, or for
that matter in a month. So vast is
the thing that only those who have
watched its growth closely during the
three years past can have any ade-
Quate conception of its immensely.
However, as a great many thou
sands of visitors will have only a
week or so in which to see the fair,
it is in order to offer a few SUCCESS
tons that will enable them to make
the best of the time at their disposal.
Let us assume that the visitor has
n week-six days, beginning on
Monday.
1t might be we'll first to take a ride
on the Intramural Railway, which
makes a circuit inside the grounds,
with fourteen miles of track. A trip
OF a little than an hour on n
of these commodious electric cars,
specially constructed for observation
purposes, will give the visitor some
idea as to the surface vastness of the
exposition and the beauty of its ex-
terror features.
1t is well, after the ride, to plunge
at once into the maelstrom of mag
nifcence. 1t will dazzle, but after the
precautionary car ride the visitor
should be in a measure prepared for
1t. Let him leave the car at one Of
the stations adjacent to the chief
group Of exhibit palaces, located on
level ground north of Art Hill. Here
are eight Of the most magnificent ex-
position edifices ever conceived. The
palaces are devoted to Education and
Social Economy, Varied Industries,
Liberal Arts, transportation, Elec-
tricity, Machinery, Manufactures and
Mines and Metallurgy. 1t is worth
ones while to spend at least half a
day in merely looking at things from
the outside, climbing the broad steps
up the slope of Art Hill, past the
tumbling, leaping, laughing waters of
the Cascade Gardens, to the towering
Festival Hall in the center, fanked
by the noble Colonnade of States and
the imposing Restaurant Pavilions.
In your one week you can devote
only about two days to this main pic
ture and the Palace of Fine Arts back
on the hill, to the rear of Festival
Hall. Any one of these buildings CON
tains interesting things enough to
keep one busy for a week in seeing
them. Your Monday and Tuesday will
pass swiftly.
Wednesday may be devoted to the
Plateau of States, the United States
Government building and"its Fisheries
annex, and the New Jerusalem. In
the governments main building many
things of national interest will at
tract you, but you must hasten on
and step inside the Fisheries build
ing, There are nearly fifty state and
territory buildings, each surrounded
by beautiful grounds. And then there
is Jerusalem, an eleven-acre repro
duction of the Holy City, with a thou
sand natives of the city dwelling in
the reproduction.
Long before Thursday you will have
wondered what huge building it is
that lies beyond Skinker road, up a
gentle hillside. That is the biggest
building ever devoted to one branch
Of industry at an exposition. 1t is the
Palace of Agriculture, containing
twenty acres of floor space, packed
with exhibits, See as much as you
can Of these exhibits on the fourth
day, but you can't stop to see every
thing, for just south is the Palace of
Horticulture and all around are out
door exhibits of flowers and shrubs
and graceful landscaping. And still
farther westward, across some bridges
that span a lake called the Laguna
de Bay, you will observe a great
group Of buildings Of curious construc-
ton. This is the Filipino tract. with
a reproduction Of the walled city of
Manila, a Moro village and many
other native scenes. Night will over
take you in the Philippines.
Friday may be devoted proftably to
visiting the foreign buildings. More
than forty nations are represented
You'll have to hurry" for on this
day you must see also the Admins
tration group of solid stone structures.
including the Hall of Congresses and
the late Gu en- Victorla's Jubilee pres
ents. In this vicinity also are the
military barracks, the physical culture
features, with the great Stadium
where the Olympian games take Mace