Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-03-27

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south Vast beds OF flowers in bloom
vii! be set in the south garden: the
plants will De replaced by others when
their Towering season is passed.
The fourteen great buildings TO be
constructed by the exposition COM
pany, and to be devoted 10 general ex,
hibits exemplifying the advance of the
world in the arts, sciences and indus.
tries, will be the loftiest exposition
structures ever erected In addition
there will be the huge series of pal.
aces and pavilions TO be erected by
the states and foreign nations.
To the east of the center group will
be Machinery Hall, the largest single
structure Of the exposition. Just
south of Machinery Hall is Automo.
bile Hall. In the south garden at the
east end and near the concessions
center will be located Festival Hall,
and near the west end the Palace of
horticulture, a huge structure OF
wood and glass. Thanking the great
rectangle on the west will be the Pal.
ace Of Fine Arts, classic and beau
tiful structure embodying the spirit of
Italian Renaissance and facing upon a
great pool from which its outlines
will be reflected
The following are the approximate
dimensions of the buildings: Machin.
cry Hall, 367Sx967.S, and annexes;
Mines and Metallurgy, 574x451; Va
led Industries, 414X346, and annexes;
Manufactures, 552x470; Transports
ton G14.GX574.6 Liberal Arts, 5S5x
no; Agriculture, large wing, 63O,6x
j74.6, smaller wing, 423.9X579.G; Edu-
cation, S043x526; Automobile Hall,
272x752; Festival Hall, 3SOx200 (greot-
est 2SO); Horticulture, G3Ox295; Fine
Arts (outside line), LOO feet.
Magnificent IIlun1nations.
Throughout the entire exposition
the illumination will be such as to
bring out the colors of the courts
in their proper tones, to sharpen and
intensity the color effects. The IL
Illumination of the colonnades will be
accomplished through purple lights;
the windows Of the exposition palaces
will diffuse a golden ray. Giant bat
berries of colored searchlights will be
anchored in the harbor before the
site and will play against huge jets Of
steam and smoke that will be liberat.
ed high in the heavens. Searchlights
500 or 500 yards out in the water and
before the main axis of the exposition
will direct batteries of light over the
exposition palaces, going through
more than three hundred evolutions
In colors.
or the three main groups the one
on the east will be comprised in the
concessions or amusement center
which will occupy siXty-five acres, and
will be the first OF all parts Of the
exposition to be reached by those
who come from the downtown por
ton of San Francisco. It's entrance
I VIII Dc Wy way VI u BlcuI piiHu a.
which the concessions district will
open cut upon Van Ness avenue
Through the concessions area will rur
a broad avenue which will mark al
irregular course east and west, bu
will describe many right angles. A
each turn as you pass along the stree
Of concessions you will find some i'm
posing concessions structure. Ever.
corner will be marked by a grea
building. The street of concession
will be more than a mile in length
The domes OF the buildings will b.
Illuminated at night and startling cleo
trlcal effects will contribute to tn
night life Of the exposition at tn
amusement center.
The western group will include tn
area occupied by the pavilions Of tn
foreign nations, by the building to b
erected by the United States govern
mert and by the states buildings
The paviions Of the foreign nation!
furthest from the bay, will rise tie
upon tier in terraces as they advanc
up the gradual slope of the Presidi
military reservation. Nearer at han
and closer 10 the water viii be tn
buildings Of the various states. Fac
structure in this part of the expos
ton grounds viii be surrounded b
ample lawns adorned with shrubs an
flowers. In its entirety the wester
wing will present upon a magniie
scale the effect OF . superb residenC
district.
Great Drill Grounds.