The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08

ty-thrcc acres. The Exposition
grounds embrace k2l0 acres, and are
closed " nearly seven miles Of fence.
The Exposition at Chicago embraced
G33 acres, the Paris Exposition IN |
1900 occupied 1916 acres, the Pan
American at Buffalo 300 acres, and the
Centennial at Philadelphia 23G acres.
The buildings at Chicago covered a
total of 200 acres, while over 250
acres are covered with buildings at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The main exhibit palaces at St. Louis
have under roof 1913 acres, while those
at Chicago covered 50 acres, and at
Buffalo ID acres. Fifty foreign coun-
tries are represented on the grounds
by exhibits. Forty-four States par
ticjpate in the exhibition, but South
Carolina we regret to say, Is not among
the number
The main picture comprises ten
great palaces, arranged in fan shape in
their location. Surmounting hill.
ing to the level of the exposition
grounds below, stands Festival Hall,
overlooking the Cascade Gardens.
These three cascades are the largest
waterfalls ever constructed, aud nine
ty thousand gallons Of water minute
pour down in three magnificent tor
rents, at night being Illuminated By
electricity. At their base stretches
the lagoon which winds its way
through the main portion of the ex-
position picture and travcrscd by gon-
dolas. The Cascade Gardens are semi
circular in form, sopiug gradually
from Festival Hall to the main level
Of the grounds. Each side of the crcs
| ent-shaped hill is iaDkcu with wide
| stairway, and its crown, surmounted
| by Festival Hail. is covered by the
Colonnadc OF States. The Court of
Honor stretches from the main en-
trance to the lagoon, containing mon.
uments typically commemorative Of
the Louisiana Purchase, chief Of
which is the Louisiana Purchase mon
ument, 100 feet high with shaft IL
feet in diameter, surmounted by the
statue OF Liberty, facing the city Of
St. Louis and looking out to the
world, q guiding star to the sculptural
groups symbolical of the twelve States
and Two territories formed from the
Louisiana Purchase, which ere located
ct the other end Of the Court Of Hon
or, in the Co,onnade of States sur
mounting the crescent-shaped hill and
fanking Festival Hall, one Of the
most ornate exposition structures.
! The main portion Of the Exposition
grounds il occupied by the ten large
exhibit palaces, as follows Liberal
Arts, Mines and Metallurgy, Manu-
factures, Education, ELECTRICITY, Va,
ried Industries, Machinery, Transpor-
tation, Agriculture and Horticulture.
In addition to these, is the group Of
permanent stone structures erected
for the display Of art at cost of 81,
Ola, 900, located at the rear of the
Cascade Gardens behind Festival Hall;
the Washington University buildings
in the western part Of the grounds
which cost 81 ,O00, 900 and are utilized
by the exposition until it's close, when
they will be turned over to Washing
ton University; the Forestry, Fish
and Game buildings, and the build
ings of the different governments ol
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 over
looking the main portion Of the grounds
below.
The Administration building, il
which is located the Offices Of the off
cials, constituting it the seat of tht
, expo eition government, is the mair
building in the Washington Univer
sity group, and is located on the toI
of gentle rise Of ground overlooking
the Exposition from the west.
SkirtiDg the northern boundary O.
the Exposition for almost mile, i,
the street of concessions, lined OF
both sides by buildings containing
various attractions, erected at o .tota
cost Of $5,000,00 by concessioners
This street has been officially termed
The Pike" and corresponds to tht
midway" Of the Chicago Fair. A
trip down the Pike is one that no visi
TOE ought to fail to take. There are
many places of amusement on it tt
visit. While some of the places are
nothing more than 10.cents sidt
show to circus, there are many Others
that are really interesting and instruo
| SANos SACoSASus A4ClCdltcE3 Tx
Galveston Flood" The Trip FROM
St. Petersburg to Port Arthur, ''Tht
Tyrolean Alpo," Hsgenbeck's aaima
chow and many others arc ell wortt
the price Of admission.
A striking and beautiful feature oi
the Exposition is the Floral Clock
with dial one hundred feet in diam
eter, and hands fifty feet long, which
correctly notes the time. Anothe,
attractive feature is the Rose Garden
six acres in area and containing 60.
n 600 rose trees.
AS we have always considered it ex
tremely doubtful whether We would
ever CROSS the Atlantic, we spen,
much time in viewing the exhibits In
the foreign buildings, and we think
the time was we'll spent. The exhib.
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