The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-01
|PLAT ALASKA FAIR GROUNDS
Yukon-seattle Exposition Gaining
Roadway
GR0uNOs TOO ARE TO Be PERMANENT
LANDSCAPE ARTIST PLANS EF-
Feet THAT WILL MAKE
SHOW UNIQUE.

SEATTLE, Dec. 1.-Just five weeks
after the raising of the $780, 600 by the
people of Seattle for the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacifc exposition, the plans or
the ground have been drawn and
site and getting ready for the erection
of the buildings will be inaugurated
shortly.
The exposition plans, which were
drawn by J.. c. Olmsted, the noted
landscape artist of Brookline, Massa-
chusetts, provide for a general land
scape effect that will make the worlds
fair unique in exposition history.
AS far as possible the grounds have
been laid out according to the plans
which have been adopted by the board
of regents for the permanent improve
ment of the Washington university
campus. When the worlds fair is
over the university will benefit to the
extent of thousands of dollars worth
of improvements.
$50 Acres in Extent.
The grounds will be $50 acres in
area. Although the exposition will be
built with the idea of compactness
without crowding an intermual rail-
road has been planned for the con-
venience and comfort of sightseers.
1t will employ electrict cars and will
be about two and a half miles in
length.
The exposition will be bounded on
the east by Lake Washington, on the
south by the strip of land that d.
vides Lake Washington and Lake
Union, on the north by the university
grounds proper and on the west part
ly by Fifteenth avenue and partly by
Lake Union.
Geyser Fountain.
The main picture of the exposition
will center around a large fountain,
to be called Geyser fountain. The two
largest buildings n several others
WI - NiSiO oio''o
Court which will surround Geyser
fountain. The other exhibit palaces
will cluster around the central ar
rangement of buildings. Twelve large
! exhibit structures are planned. They
are. Agriculture and Horticulture,
Manufactures and Liberal Arts, Edu-
cation, Irrigation, Machinery, Electric
ity and Transportation, Forestry, Mnies
and Mining, Fisheries, Fine Arts,
Alaska, Yukon, and United States
| government. The administration
building and the auditorium will be
near the main entrance which will be
located at Fifteenth venue and east
FOrtieth street. Ample space has been
provided on the official plat for state
and foreign buildings. The Washing
ton building has been Professionally
assigned an advantageous siteabOut 300
feet from the main entrance. Piers
will be built on Lake Washington and
Lake Union for steamboats,, so that
visitors may reach the grounds by wa
ter.
An Electric Tower.
Ar electric tower will be a feature
of the exposition. 1t will be locat-
ed at the mead Of Cascade Court which
will present beautiful landscape eff
fects in the form of sunken gardens.
An observation tower from which Wis
itors may obtain a comprehensive
view of the grounds and the surround
ing country will also be a feature.
The avenues and plazas will be Civ
en- names that have some connection
with the plan and scope of the expo
sition n this section of the country
Those so far selected are Olaska, Yu-
kon, Pacific, Rainier, LAX Union,
Lake Washington, and Behring.
Rainier avenue will be the principal
transverse t~noroughfare and will be
on a direct line with Mt. Rainier.
The amusement street, correspond
ing to the Trail at the Lewis and Clark
exposition, will be located along the
shore of Lake Union. Large spaces
have been laid out on the ground plan
for the athletic grounds and the live
stock pavilions.