The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-08-18
SEEING THE EXPOSITION.
Some Points that VIII be of Value
to Persons Visiting the Great St.
Louis Worlds Falr-.fiow to See It
to Best Advantage.

to Best Advantage.
Col A. C. Davis in Goldsboro Argns.
Since nv recent return from the
Worlds Fair, a number OF people
have asked me to write an account
of the trip.
can give In brief space outlines
only. with no attempt to describe
the wonders to be seen at the FAIR,
but to call attention to some things
that will be useful to those who will
visit the great Exposition:
The first thing to learn on arrival
at the grounds is that no tickets are
used, but each grown person drops a
fifty cent silver coin into the slot at
the gate through which he enters,
the gate Immediately opening to adj
NIT him. Children use Il quarter OF
dollar. Stands are near the gates
where officers Of the Exposition make
change for visitors SO as to furnish
the coins in the right denominations.
As one steps inside the grounds.
the first impression, is the magni-
tude and beauty OF the buildings and
grounds No picture, however large,
can convey even faint idea Of the
scheme of the grounds and buildings
as whole. In fact, standing in the
very threshold of this great aggre-
CATION of the worlds wonders, there
comes over one a strange feeling OF
admiration and Advancement.
But the question is how to see the
most of the Exposition in a given
length of time. About one hundred
yards from the entrance is Station
Seventeen of the Intramural Rail
way. This is an electric car line,
which goes around and through
many parts of the vast Exposition
grounds, which covers about eleven
hundred acres. 1t is best, think,
after getting inside the grounds, to
90 Immediately to Station Seven
teen, get on an electric car, and take
a ride around the grounds, that ends
at Station One, four hundred yards
from Station Seventeen.
The ride consumes nearly one hour,
but it enables one to get an excellent
idea OF the location of all of the
buildings, which it would require
days to do by walking, to say moth
ing of the fatigue. The fare on this
Intramural Railway is ten cents.
In going from the city to the Fair
grounds, | would advise persons to
take Il street car to the main en-
trance. There are different entrances
to the grounds, and each street car
has in front a large sign telling to
which entrance the car goes. The car
fare from the city to the grounds is
five cents.
After taking the ride on the In
tramural Railway, and arriving at
Station One, it is best to go to the
Manufacturers Building, then to the
buildings OF varied industries and so
on until all the large buildings are
carefully visited.
These large buildings together with
all of the State buildings are closed
| at seven o'clock in the evening"
Shortly after o'clock it is wise to
get a seat in front of the group OF
buildings known us the Cascades, for
at s O'Clock the electric lights are
turned on and the great flow OF
| water dashes in front and over the
| cascades, making a scene never to be
forgotten. 1t is we'll to get t. seat
| early. because the seats are soon all
filled.
There are three OF these cascades,
and it is said that they far surpass
in size and beauty any work of like
| character ever seen in the history OF
the world. The largest is the Central
Cascade, which begins in Il hood or
veil i'll front of the Festival Hall,
the principal cascade building, that
| gushes twenty-fOur feet above the
level OF the terrace, spreads into a
stream forty-tive feet wide and four,
teen inches deep, leaping down the
long steps, spreading to a width
of one hundred and fifty feet as it
plunges into the Grand Basin, six
hundred feet in diameter.
After spending an evening at the
cascades, the next evening it is pleas
ant to go through the Pike, where
there are all sorts of folks, all sorts
of shows and all sorts of restau
rants. But on the Pike as every
where else on the grounds, the best
of order prevails.
| There have been selected from
every State in the Union a police
force known as the Jefferson Guards
which numbers nearly eight hundred
strong, vigorous men. They are tc
be seen On duty throughout the
grounds, are always courteous tc
visitors, and are ever ready to give
/ directions and information.
The Agricultural Building covers
"a acres and is the largest of the Elk
position buildings. Visitors should
not fail to see the great floral clock
which is in front of the Agricultural
Building. The face of this clock is one
hundred feet in diameter and the
minute hand and hour hand together
weigh 5000 pounds.
| In this article l have simply at
tempted to give some information
which will be useful to those who viii
visit the Fair Much can be seen il
five days, ten days are ample, if tn,
time is iudiciously spent.
Worlds Fair Visitors.