The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-04

shall be made to meet exigencies as
they shall arise.
This plan shows the main entrance
to the exposition grounds at Laurel
Street and Park Avenue on the west
side of Cabrillo Canyon. A cause
way and bridge lead to the east side
OF the canyon, where rise the main
uildings of the exposition, surround
ing a rectangular court. From The
gate at Laurel Street to the eastern
end Of the bridge will be ornamental
plazas and esplanades, all within the
exposition grounds. The entrance to
the court of honor will be through
this group Of buildings.
Leading south from the court of
honor is a street that debouches into
rectangular plaza, rounded on the
ends, the Plaza de las Republicas
Americanas.' At the south side of
this plaza will be the huge ethnologi
cal building, structure that will be
built in the old Spanish.American
style with patio. To the west anu
down the mesa from this building will
be the state and foreign buildings.
The main buildings being on the
axis, or central line of the bridge, will
he grouped around formal courts and
will include the California, Az, Agri.
culture, Horticulture, bot. liberal
Arts and Machinery, United States
Government and Mining exhibit build.
ings.
North of this group will be the huge
botanical gardens with the finest and
most extensive hot house ever built.
The lath houses will be something
like 800 feet square and 100 feet
high, with central court for band
concerts, fountains, and other fea.
lures. Surrounding it will be the
exhibits of the different great seed
houses of the world. Here also Will
be t.. outdoor exhibits, such as those
from the reclamation, conservation
and forest services of the govern.
ment and the great Indian congress.
with the villages and fields of the
aborigines, cliff dwellings and pueb.
los.
Across Spanish canyon will be
dam that will impound lagoon that
will be used as an auxiliary water sup.
ply for the city fire department,
reservoir of 5O,OOO,OOO gallons "a.
pacity. Around this lagoon will be
grouped ornamental trees, vines and
flowers, ana il will be connected with
the general park system as a perma.
tent feature. The bridge and cause.
way, which will be a system of park.
co esplanade from Laurel Street
straight into the center of the park,
will be permanent, as will the lagoon
on the east side of the mesa in Span.
ish canyon. All the grading, street
"hu 'odu "oih VIII We SO drTdnSeu
that when the temporary buildings
are removed there will be system
or roads and streets, with ornamental
centers, the permanent buildings sur.
rounded with groves of trees and
Towering bushes.
The plans so far approved call for
foundation space to the extent of
about l65 acres. Added to this must
be the space required for the formal
gardens, outdoor exhibits, for streets
and courts. The whole space required
is about $50 acres. The site is on
high and comparatively level ground
from which view of the city, harhc:
and ocean always can be had. The
mountains form the background, the
whole site being almost in the center
CT the city, instead of removed +
the business center by several mil,
Architect Goodhue is in love with
the new plans and has begun with
entnus,lsm TO perfect the details II
his 81 =, lsh.Americcn IN i'dings, the
dire IT,; c. works having outlined the
needs rs finally Determined by ~"
buildings and grounds committee.
The acreage OF the exposition inside
the enclosure will be 400 acres. The
foundations of the main buildings will
cover lao acres. Those of the state,
foreign and county buildings nearly
100 more, Gardens, parks and streets
third of 100 acres. Eel odeo," will
have 5000 feet of frontage, and 5000
feet of frontage is available for me
open air concessions.