Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-24
WORLDS FAIR

Will Be Most Attractive Place
for the Visitor When Entirely
Completed.
Mrs Fontaine and the writer re.
turned from their visit to the Worlds
Fair, Saturday night on the Chicago
& North Western railroad at 1C
O'Clock. We were absent just one
week. Had the displays been more
advanced and complete we intended
to stay ten days. Our trip was pleasant
and greatly enjoyed but the Worlds
Fair grounds occupied only two and
one half days of the seven. On &C.
count of the unfinished condition OF
the grounds and the displays in the
several buildings we lost our interest
in sightseeing. We believe when the
grounds are free from freight railroad
traffic, teaming, carpenter work, un-
packing of goods to put on display,
ETC., that as whole the exposition
will excel, in some particulars. that
of Chicago several years ago. We are
positive it will require at least six
weeks more to accomplish these re-
suits.
When you stop to realize that the
area consists Of l240 acres making the
extreme dimensions, length one and
three-fourthS miles, width one mile
you commence to realize the time it
will be necessary to take to see this
fair in detail. There is 128 acres of it
under roof and the entire cost of ex-
position was, S5O,OOO.0OO. 1t consists
of the following buildings and exhibits
United States Government building,
250xS0O feet, Palace of Fine Arts, 83Ox
$50 feet, Palace of Liberal Arts, 525x
$50 feet, Palace of Mines and Metal
Iurgy, 525x75O feet, Palace of Manu-
features, 525x12OO feet, Palace Of Ed
ucation, 525X750 feet. Palace of Varied
Industries, 525x12OO feet, Palace of
Electricity, 525x75O feet, Palace of
Transportation 525xl20O feet, Palace
of Machinery. 525x1OO0 feet, Palace of
Agriculture, 500x160O feet. Palace of
Horticulture, 4OOxSOO feet, Palace of
Forestry, Fish and Game, 3OOx600 feet
Festival Hall, 300 feet high, Buildings
for fifty States and Territories. Near
ly sixty Foreign Governments to make
elaborate displays. Jerusalem, TOOK
900 feet, Philippine Exhibit 30 acres.
Live Stock Exhibit, 81 acres, Map OF
the United States, 5 acres, Camping
Ground, Floral Clock, 100 feet in di-
ameter, Irrigation System, Indian
Exhibit, Physical Culture, Temple OF
fraternity, International Congresses,
Three Great Cascades, Wide Water
ways, the Pike (Amusenents) costing
over S., 100000, thirty-fve of asphalt
and gravel walks and roadways, Ex-
tensive natural forest on the grounds,
an 5000 horsepower turbine engine in
power plant.
From the above the reader will
gather a good idea of the magnitude
of the sightseeing possibilities OF the
Worlds Fair. These grounds are
located SIX miles west, of the city, of
st. Louis and are easily reached both
by railroad train and street car SER
vice. The intermural railway inside
the grounds is brought into excellent
service by the visitor when sight.
seeing and tired. It encircles the
grounds and has sixteen stations from
which you can alight or take the cars.
The displays as far as we were able
to see them were beautiful, interest
ing and attractive and equal to the
Chicago Exposition, and in some cases
superior. In many ways the arrange
ment of the buildings and their out
ward appearances have great SINH
larity to the Chicago Exposition.
Reception for Wisconsin Editors.
"On Wednesday afternoon, in the
middle of the press week, and two
days after the opening of the biennial
the Wisconsin commission rendered a
reception to the members OF the State
Press association, and the Wisconsin
visitors in general. It was the first
formal function given for visitors from
the state, and in the receiving line
were eight women and gentlemen of
the Wisconsin commission.
Ex-Gov. w. D. Hoard, president of
the Wisconsin commission to ST.
Louis and Mrs. Hoard, who wore
black lace and diamonds were at the
head Of the receiving party. Mrs. e.
S. Morris, of Berlin, appeared in pink
net, and Mrs. H. M. Youmans, of
Waukesha, wore white lace and pearls
Mrs. Walsh was gowned in black and
white silk. Both Mrs. Youmans and
Mrs. Morris are officers of the Wis
consin federation and spent the fore
noon at the great theater where the
biennial is in session. Mrs. Thomas
Fl. Brown, president of the Wisconsin
federation, Wis the chief guest of the
afternoon.
Punch was served in the picture
gallery by Miss Edna Hoard, of Fort
Atkinson. niece of Ex-Gov. w. D.
Hoard, and Miss Dorothy Perry, of
Algoma. An orchestra play ed on the