Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-20


mural decorations and screened by
classic colonnades. Huge pools of
water will reflect the outlines of the
lofty buildings. The walkways will
be in pavements Of gold. Great
banks of flowers and potted palms
will lend color and imagery to the
vista.
II this visitor passes to the east or
Festive Court he will behold vision
surprising the richest Dreams Of the
Orient. The Festive Court is dedicat-
ed to music, dancing and acting; it
is designed for pageantry surprising
the luxurious Durbar and will con-
stitute the proper setting for Oriental
or modern drama upon colossal
scale. Here will assemble many of the
fascinating pageants that will come
from the concessions center to draw
visitors to the amusement features of
The exposition The architecture of
this great court will partake of the
Oriental phase of the Spanish-Moorish
architecture and yet it will have that
refinement which is characteristic of
the architecture of the Spanish
Renaissance. The main tower of the
court will contain huge pipe organ
with echo organs in the smaller tow
ers. Electric scintillators will play
upon fountains at night; reflected col
ored lights will cast a spell through
out the court. The walls Of the clois-
ter will be decorated with mural
paintings; exotic flowers, trees and
vines, orange trees in fruit and in
blossom, will contrast with the stat
uary and the huge colonnades and
staircases
Court of Four Seasons.
From the Court Of Sun and Stars
the visitor in passing to the west will
come to the superb Court Of Four
Seasons, of which Mr.. Henry Bacon,
creator Of the Lincoln Memorial, is
the architect. In its theme this court
will typify the conquest Of nature by
mankind. In the center Of the court
will be a great grouping Of statuary
In which Ceres, Goddess Of Agricul-
ture. will be shown dispensing the
bounties of nature. In each Of the
four corners of this court will be cut
great inches into the encircling ex-
hibit palaces. In each of the four
inches will be four great mural paint
ings suggesting the seasons, spring,
summer, autumn and winter; lofty
colonnades will screen the inches.
The ornamentation upon the water
front will be upon a colossal scale.
The Court of the Four Seasons, open
ing upon the harbor, will be entered
through a stupendous gateway, the
Gate Of Columbus. The visitor will
pass through the gateway beneath a
great tower to the esplanade upon
San Francisco bay. Directly before
the tower will be seen a colossal fig
ure of Columbus, facing the water
Ornamenting the tower in recesses
will be figures representing the great
voyagers of the world
Before the entrance to the grand
Court of Sun and Stars upon the bay
will be a colossal column whose spiral
will depict mans climb toward sue
cess and at the summit Of the column
will be figure representing achieve
ment. On the left and before the
Court of Four Seasons will be the
gates Of Balboa before which will be
a colossal statue of the discoverer of
the Pacific ocean.
Each Of the three main north and
south courts will open out upon the
esplanade on the shores of San Fran.
cisco bay upon the north and upon
the great tropical garden upon the
south. Vast beds Of flowers in bloom
will be set in the south garden; the
plants will be 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 to 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, huge structure of
wood and glass. Thanking the great
rectangle on the west will be the Pal
ace of Fine Arts, a 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-