The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-06


way yards has already commenced.
The early completion Of the main
exhibit palaces has been planned with
a number Of definite objects In view.
In the first place. the grounds will he |
adorned upon an elaborate scale with |
hundreds Of thousands Of palms. rare
shrubs, trees and plants. Then, too.
the courts will be colored and an army
of men will apply the faint bun tone
to the exhibit palaces which will be
the dominating color Of the exposition.
Harbor View, the site Of the expo
sition. opens to the north On San
Francisco bay and extends from the
foot Of Van Ness avenue. one Of tn
principal boulevards Of San Francisco.
almost to the Golden Gate, a distance
of $1,000 feet. The grounds lie level.
about six feet above high tide. On
the west. south and east the bills rise
in terraces, their SUBMITS presenting
from a distance the effect of walls of
a huge amphitheater. Passengers on
ships through the Golden Gate will see
the exposition In all Its splendor. Di.
rectly before the site rises Alcatra2
Island, site Of a naval prison, and be-
You'd, four or five miles, rise the hills
of the opposite shore. the loftiest peak
Mount Tamalpais. some 10 miles as
the crow flies, towering more than
1000 feet
The exposition site at Harbor View,
with It's towering amphitheater Of hills
and vast distances, called for huge eff.
fects and the grouping of great main
exhibit palaces will present this re.
suit. From. afar the buildings viii
seem to be assembled as one colossal
structure with walls as high as the
average six-story city block and with
golden domes and towers rising to
heights OF $50, 270. and 400 feet; near
or at hand it will be found that inner
courts Of superb distances lie between
the buildings.
The theme Of the exposition. Its
sculpture and mural paintings, will ex.
alt the spirit Of achievement through
which America has completed the PAN
anna canal. In the courts there will be-
observed the most monumental ex-
pressions in Greek and Roman. Oc-
ciiental and Oriental architecture of
the most refined quality that the world
has ever beheld. The grounds will be-
come vast tropical garden through
the transplanting of palms, evergreens
and flowers. A brilliant yet harmon
ious color scheme has been designed
by Jules Guerin, probably the greatest
authority on decorative coloring in the
world.
The prevailing color tint Of the ex'
position will be an ochre, tawny
bun, several shades removed from
white, but in the distance giving the
effect of white. This will not be glar.
ing under the brilliant sunlight o.
California. In the courts there will
be marvellous blending of color: Pom
peiian red. strong Italian blues. yer
million and orange will predominant
The court system Is unique in that i
will permit each group Of architects
artists and sculptors to present some
|distinct conception without clashint
with the exposition architecture ant
coloring In It's entirety.
j There will be three great groups OF
palaces at Harbor View as one looks
;; toward the exposition from the har.
Dor. The center group will comprise
II palaces Ito be devoted to general
exhibits; the left hand group will com.
prise the concessions center, occupy
ing IS acres, and the right hand group
will include the buildings OF the states
and the pavilions Of the foreign ma
tions, rising upon the slopes of the
Preside reservation.
The main group Of exhibit palaces
facing upon the harbor for $500 feet
will almost present the effect of a
single palace: eight of the buildings
will be joined In a rectangle. appear
ing like huge Oriental bazaar--a
veritable walled city with It's domes,
towers. minarets and great interior
courts. Four Of the eight buildings,
as shown by the ground or block plan,
will face out on San Francisco bay
and four Of them will face the hills Of
the city to the south