The Irish standard., 1904-10-01
GREAT EXPOSITION
The Worlds Fair at St. Louis Is
Drawing Big Crowds.

The Worlds Fair at St. Louis Is
Drawing Big Crowds.
The Attractions Are Most Wonder
full and Never Equaled.
This statement in regard to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition is
made on the authority and with the
unanimous authorization of the EXecu-
tive Commissioners \ S socia i II.
which represents all the states in the
Union, the Dominion of Canada and
foreign countries. 1t is intended to
convey to the reader without exagger-
alton fair and just picture of the EX-
position as it exists in it's completion,
of the general conditions to be met by
visitors at st. Louis and all other facts
necessary to enable the possible visitor
to know beforehand just what to ex-
pect.
1t may be said at the outset that
the observations here made are by
men of worldwide experience, who
are familiar with all the great exposi-
lions Of modern times and with the
problems and questions which have
entered into the creation of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition.
The buildings alone which comprise
the main features and decorative
structures Of the Exposition are worth
coming from any part Of America or
the old world to see.
But besides the buildings, the ex-
hibits they contain are not only vast in
extent and variety, but they are I'M
usually beautiful and attractive from
the standpoint of art and decorative
skill.
The twelve main exhibit palaces are
of varied styles of architecture, at
once pleasing to the eye and to the
aesthetic sense. All newcomers to
the Exposition involuntarily exclaim:
OLA how beautiful The size of
these buildings might be given, but
the mere matter of dimension is of
little Importance. The main thing is
that they are marvelously symmetri-
cal, harmonious in conception and
rather simple than complicated in
their general execution.
| 1t can be said on the authority of
the best judges in the world that the
great palace of Mines and NIetallurgy,
which occupies an extremely import
ant position in the general plan and
adjoins the palace of Liberal Arts and
the United States Government build
ing, is the most magnificent, most
original and sublime piece of archi-
lecture which was ever created for ex-
position purposes.
The visitor may occupy hours, days
or weeks in any of these exhibit
palaces, according to his tastes and in
cinations, but it may be safely said
that no visitor can pass through them
without being benefited.
In addition to these twelve great ex.
hibit palaces it must be borne il
mind that forty-four different states
and territories of the Union have
erected their own separate homes
within the Exposition grounds. Eacl
one of these buildings is a specific
exhibit of the state which has erected
it and in each one of them may bt
seen on any day throngs of the rep
resentatives from each particular
state and territory, who add thei
presence. their intelligence and thei
interest to the living picture of tn
Exposition.
Besides all these buildings, there ar
special exhibit palaces of distinct at
Effectiveness and beauty which hav
been erected by foreign nations, AM
which need not be especially DIES
cribed. as mere mention of then
would take up the entire space of thi
article.
There is tract of forty-seven acre
within the Exposition grounds devote'
entirely to exhibits of men and ma
terials from the Philippines Islands
This wonderful display would constl
; tute n magnificent exposition if Sc
apart by itself and entirely indepen
dent. 1t contains vast number o
exhibit buildings. many being o
Philippine style and materials, whicl
contain examples Of all the product
of the Philippines-arms, implements
household utensils, and everything per
taining to the life Of that primitive
people. In the department of educa
ton there is represented enough o
Philippine civilization to convince an!
thinking person that there exists il
the islands widespread spirit of civil
ization and considerable advancement
in that direction. In the case Of til,
native tribes the visitor has the oppor
tunity to observe them in an environ
ment identical with their own country
and engaged in their regular pursuits