The San Francisco call., 1904-02-06
APPROVES ROOF
GARDEN PLANS
Committee Votes to Place Cafe
Above Exhibits San Fran
cisco Will Show to World
STRUCTURE WILL BE GAY
Contracts for City Building at
st. Louis Will Call for
It's Immediate Construction

The committee to prepare a building
tion that will be representative of San
Francisco met yesterday and so modi-
fed the architectural plan of the mu-
nicipal building 10 be erected as to
provide for a garden and cafe on the
roof Architect Samuel Newsom sub
mitted plan for this cafe and garden
on the roof, which was adopted.
Tomorrow Mr.. Newson will leave
this city TO go to st. Louis, where he
will show the management the San
Francisco plans. Unless the stringent
regulations that have been adopted
relative TO protection from fire pre-
vent, the roof garden feature will go
with the others that have been evolved.
That will give San Francisco a great
advertisement in many ways. so the
executive committee believes.
The structure for San Francisco Will
be a glittering affair from foundation
to the top of its 100-foot tower, upon
the apex of which. instead of the Gus
tomaTy eagle, there will be gold mug
get. Instructions have been received
from st. Louis that this city must have
its building done by April 80 next, as
1t will occupy a place at "the front
door" Consequently next Friday L.
NJ. King and T. c. Judkins will start
for st. Louis to open bids and award
contracts. Then one Of the most snowy
structures on the exposition grounds
will arise as fast as the weather will
permit.
IN PRONfTNENT DIT ACE
The phrase at the front door" which
comes from the St. Louis Management,
indicates the scenic position that has
been held out to San Francisco. From
the roof garden, the latest proposed
addition. the most interesting part of
the whole show will be in sight by day
and by night. The main entrance
crowds will constantly surge by San
Francisco's hospitable portals.
Directly across from san Franciscos
building will be the pike" the mid
way" Of St. Louis great show. In full
view from the roof will be the grand
court Of honor Within one square is
situated the great music pavilion, from
which the sound Of concerts by large
musical organizations Will proceed day
and night.
Directly back of San Francisco's
building Will be the splendid Louisiana
State monument. The view will also
take in the grand basin, with night
iIluminations.
The buildings surrounding that of
San Francisco will be domed and fiat
rooted, so that the sharp tower of San
Francisco's structure will rise conspic-
UOusly and be seen from all portions
of the exposition grounds.
Below and above the roof garden the
architectural plans embrace vivid
colcr scheme. First to be considered
is the base Of the main structure, which
VIII be an ivory white, all sides being
exactly alike. Proceeding upward the
color scheme will be wrought out with
deep crimson shading into light Grim
son, then dark terra Gotta shading into
medium terra Gotta, then yellow and
above that flame yellow. The tower,
which will be Of glass, will repeat the
c0lors, running the gamut in exactly
the same order of hues as the sub
structure. There will be electric lights
to throw out into the night the colors
Of the gay tower. The structure will
be electrically outlined in part.
The heavy doors will be of ornamen-
tai varieties Of redwood From the
tower. from the sides and from the
corners Will float the national bear and
San Francisco flags and exposition pen
nants in profusion. grouped to produce
a carnival effect.