Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-15

laid along the north side OF the central
group of main buildings and these viii
connect with the exposition freight
ferry ships az the northeast end of
The site. opposite the army transport
docks II rs estimated that within 30
days freight viii be- conveyed by
means Of this slip, and the standard
gauge railway Co points along the cen-
trui main gropp of buildings and be-
yDnd.
The amount of underground work
that has been done is enormous The
drainage high and low pressure water
systems and electric conduit systems
have called for The expenditure Of
much time and labor and the very
first things shat had to he done We're
the Milling OF many acres of tIdc-nnds
ana tho removal OF many structures
from the site. after which the entire
acreage had TO bc fenced In witch
has an been done.
Tho high pressure water system. for
nrc protection. is wen advanced. being
nov brought west from the Van Ness
avenue entrance through the conces-
sious section of the exposition. ~ viii
hc la service on the grounds hy tho
cnd OF this month 1JuN 1870. The
low pressure service Is well along. TOO
the piping being pushed particularly
in tne main exhibit building group.
The electric conduits are completed
I'm the concessions section; 90 per cent
completed i'm the western sections. and
are far advanced in the central group
AN over the grounds grading for
the terraces. girEs, gardens ana
orhcr landscape ornamentatlou, as
well as for the foundations of build
ings Is actively being pushed Large
pgangs of men and horses are engaged
I'm this work. which is done thorouehly
pnd rapidly The grass on the broad
csplanndo along San Francisco bay Is
nearly sowu and nourishiug. ana in
the prcsidlo consorNatoriUs ana nur-
sprirs goo 600 plants, shrubs. and
trees are being nurtured, awaiting
trausplautinp ON the exposition
grounds. Tree forms are heing Inn
ported from Australia: banana plants
from Central America; rhododendrons
from West Virginia and England;
500. 600 bulbs have been brought from
Holland Millions of rare plants.
NittH NlAN NNANhH WIZ wv '"'.A Nhf Nt'ff'
the grounds and This work has com
mouccd.
At tho present Time board ronds
thread the grounds in AN directions
making passagc easy for the men nud
vehicles aud material when the
buildings are up these viii he replaced
by concrete roads. ull carefully laid
ont With grass plots and flower gar
dcns hy their sides and many OF them
lined with trees and shrubs.
The service building Is completed
and occupied; construction on the
following exhibit palaces is now un-
der way. Machinery hall. education,
/ liberal arts. manufactures. varied In
dusiries. mines and meinilurgy trans
portation. agriculture. food products,
I fine arts BIDS viii soon Doe Invited
| upon fostival hall and ON the palace
| OF horticulture
/ ln addition 60 an the work going on
actively on the exposition grounds ai
/ tho north bench. the permanent pub
! De auditorium. 90 be- built of steel and
| located ln san FranCisco's new civic
center. will be started IA % fcw days
! Ncurly o GOO men an told arc now
employed ON the grounds of me ok
position ana by the latter part Of TINS
summer 10 b. expected that this num-
BIER viii have grown Co fully 500,
after IAN the main contracts have beer
Welt advanced Ten thousand mcr
VIII bo employed before thc close 9
tho year There VIII he no periodA o
congestion la the Work ana, on th'
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