Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-30

opening to the world on the date origi-
nally appointed, on April 80, 1903. and
the time was extended one year and Of
ticially announced.
AT the opening, excepting few
minor details, the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition stands practically completed
at a cost of almost S50.0O0.000.
The United States governments to-
tai appropriation amounted to $1,O63,-
600, and in addition the government re-
Gently loaned to the exposition COM
pany S4,600,0o0. making a grand total
of $11, $4,000 secured from the national
government. The state, municipal ana
other appropriations of this country
made q total of almost $1,000,0Oo and
to this is added the S10.000.000 from st.
Louis and her citizens. The balance
of the total cost of the exposition was
expended by the other nations of the
world.
No previous exposition has had a
more beautiful site. The Chicago expo
sition had Lake Michigan stretching
into the distance as a background, but
the st. Louis exposition is bordered by
verdant hills and charming vistas
formed by shallow valleys, involving
landscape features embraced by no
previous exposition, and surrounding
the main picture as vast, natural ans
phitheater.
The architecture of the universal ex-
position is majestic In the great ivory
white exhibit palaces historical In the
form and state buildings, and univer-
sally cosmopolitan and unique in con-
oession structures.
The main picture comprises ten great
palaces, arranged in fan shape in their
location. Surmounting a hill. and 200
feet from the top of the building to the
level of the exposition grounds below.
stands Festival Hall, overlooking the
Cascade Gardens. These three cas-
cades are the largest waterfalls ever
constructed. and 10000 gallons of water
minute pour down in the magnificent
torrents, at night being illuminated by
electricity. At their bases stretches the
lagoon which winds its way thru the
main portion of the exposition picture
and traversed by gondolas The Cas-.
cade Gardens are semi circular In FORM,
sloping gradually from Festival Hall to
the main level of the grounds. Each
side of this crescent shaped hill Is
fianked with wide stairway, and its
crown surmounted by Festival Hall Is
covered by the Colorado of States. The
Court of Honor stretches from the main
entrance to the lagoon. containing
monuments typically commemorative
Of the Louisian purchase, chief of
which is the Louisiana purchase monu-
ment, 100 feet high, with shaft sew
enteen feet in diameter. surmounted
with the statue of Liberty. facing the
city of st. Louis and looking out to the
world, a guiding star of sculptural
groups symbolical of the twelve states
and two territories formed from tho
Louisiana purchase, which are located
at the other end of the Court of Honor
in the Colonnade OF States surmountlng
the crescent shaped hIli and thanking
Festival Hall, one of the most ornate
exposition structures.
The main portion of the exposition
grounds is occupied by the ten large
exhibit palaces, as follows: Liberal
arts, mines and metallurgy, manufac-
lures, education, varied industries, elec-
tricity. transportation, machinery. ag-
riculture and horticulture In addition
to these there is the group of perrna.
nent stone structures erected for the
display of art at a cost of $1,000,000, lo-
Gated at the rear OF the Cascade Gar
dens behind Festival Hall; the Wash
ington University buildings in the
western part Of the grounds which cost
$1,000, 900, and are utilized by the ex-
position until its close when they will
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sity; the forestry, fish and game build
ing, and the buildings of the differ
ent governments of the world.
In the eastern portion of the grounds
are located all the state buildings, the
Missouri state building standing on the
brow of the plateau and overlooking
the main portion of the grounds below.
The administration building, in
which is located the offices of the off,
Gals, constituting 1t the seat Of expo
sition government Is the main building
in the Washington University group,
and is located on the top of gentle
rise of ground overlooking the exposi.
ton from the west.
Skirting the northern boundary of
the exposition for almost a mile is the
street Of concessions, lined on both
sides by buildings containing various
attractions, erected at total cost OF
S5,000,000 by concessioners. This street
has been officially termed The Pike"
and corresponds to the Midway OF the
Columbian exposition.
A striking and beautiful feature of
the exposition is the floral clock, with
dial 100 feet in diameter, and hands
fifty feet long, which correctly notes
the time Another attractive feature is
the Rose Garden. six acres in area and
containing $4,000 rose trees.
The following countries have erected
buildings at the total expenditures
noted Austria, $4,000: Belgium.
$75 1000; Brazil. $4,000; Canada, $780,
600: Ceylon. $4,000, China, $4,000;
Cuba. $4,000; France, s250,0000; Ger
many, $250,000; Great Britain, $250,000;
India, $4,000; Italy. $4,000; Japan,
$50 900; Mexico, $4,000; Morocco $780,
900; Nicaragua, $4,000: Siam, $4,000;
Sweden. $4,000; the Netherlands, $10.-
900. Over fifty foreign governments
made elaborate displays, but only the
noted above have erected pa
vilions.
France has erected a replica of the
Grand Trianon Of Versailles, magnif1-
cent villa erected by Louis XIV. for
Madame de Maintenon and one Of the
favorite places of residence of the first
Napoleon. The Versailles gardens are
also reproduced in all their beauty.
In the southwestern portion Of the
grounds is located the Philippine vii