Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-02

plants ana shrubs now being cultivated
In the i909's fair nursery and these
are being set out II the proper time
James Dawson. Of the firm OF Olms-
ted Bros, of Brookline. Mass, the
famous landscape artist, is IN charge
OF this work. Mr.. Dawson is one OF
the best men in his line in The coun-
try.
The Cactus Dahlia, a flower that
blooms more profusely around Puget
Sound than any other section of the
Pacific coast, has been selected as the
official flower of the exposition. IN
appearance this plant resembles the
chrysanthemum, the blossoms being
as large as hat flower and the petals
curling in the same manner. II
blooms profuscly in many eolors from
June ill the frosts OF autumn. The
landscape department is taking adj
vantage OF the beauty 90 the official
flower by providing unique forms OF
grounds.
Two Of the largest temporary build
ings are finished, the palace OF agrl-
culture and tbs palace of manufae-
lures. The first ceremony held in
any OF the exposition buildings was
the commencement exercises of the
University of Washington on June IL
and II. Other buildings completed
are machinery hal, emergency hos
pital and the fire station. The Ore
gon building viii be completed with
In a few weeks, while the auditorium,
"A permanent structure. has its steel
work In place and the brick work
finished IN to the second story. The
mines building is being enclosed and
it will not be long before the staff
decorations will be put on, The fine
arts palace is rising from its founda-
tons and the fisheries building has
begun. California and Missouri
will break ground for their buildings
about the first week in July, and
Utah and New York are expected TO
begin operations souh ae,erward.
The lighting system o. the grounds
and the decorative illumination OF the
buildings is being worked out by j
r. Thompson. electrical engineer, who
designed the lighting effects OF the
Lewis and Clark exposition. The
fountain court and the four
surrounding buildings, the agriculture
manufactures. fisheries and mines,
will carry thirty thousand electric
lights, outlining the main architec-
tural lines in a string of fire. No
colored lights will be used. as OK
perience has shown that plain ligh.
is by far the more artistic. Red and
colers in electric globes VIII only
be permitted on the Pay Streak. the
boulevard.
New studies are heing worked ont
for the cascades, n OF the prlnci
pie features, and the geyser foun-
Submarine M spray ilumina-
ton viii be user on these decorative
features. The fountain will not be
like other electrical fountains at other
it viii be as near as possible
IN exact reproduction of a huge goy-
ser, with the water colored by a new
upon which Thompson is now
working. Along the bottom of the
basin will be electrical bulbs
ancased in water-tight rceeptacles,
dlu one ipDklHb uoWn VIII pt tudDlcu
20 see the fish swimming about.
The drops of the cascades win be
in an entirely new way. The
electrical effect of the cascades at the
Louis exposition was one of the
Of that fair. but the 1909
Exposition viii excel it in every par
An attempt viii be made to
the primary eolors of the pris-
scale. By the use of a specially
prepared varnish Of different colors
to the drops of the cascades
{ is hoped to secure a unique effect
looking at each fall n will be able
o see the spray Illuminated In The
colors of the prismatic scale.
thompson has been playing streams of
on fire to produce this effect {
The Pay Streak will be a blaze OF {
ifferent colored lights, each conces- !
having his own individual IL !
animation to conform with the gen
raj scheme. An approach of totem a
oles, each thirty feet high, distrib- 4
on each side of the avenue will )