Morgan County republican., 1913-04-10

The exposition site at Harbor View.
With its towering ampitheaters OF
hills and vast distances, called for
huge effects. The grouping of the
fourteen great exhibit palaces will
present this result. From afar the
central group. facing for almost q mile
upon San Francisco harbor. will seem
AZ one colossal structure. q great
Oriental city, with walls as high as
the average six.story city block and
with golden domes. towers and
tower gateways rising to heights OF
$50. 270 and 400 feet. Nearer at hand
1t will be found that great inner
courts lie between the buildings.
Eight OF the fourteen buildings In the
main group will be Joined in a rec.
tangle to form almost huge Oriental
bazar-a veritable walled city with
It's domes, towers, minarets and great
interior courts.
In general the buildings Of the cen
tral group are to be brought into
contact with those next adjoining by
arcades. courts and archways.
Through this method OF treatment
four Of the general exhibit palaces
Of the main group, fronting north
upon San Francisco bay but set back
at distance from the waters edge.
VIII present q single architectural de.
sign. Their walls and the adjoining
arches will form the main northern
facade Of the exposition along the
chores Of the harbor. marvellous
frontage that will be first seen by
visitors who reach the exposition city
by water and enter San Francisco bay
through the Golden Gate. BY day
the glittering pillars and minarets OF
this mile long facade will be seen
az a dream city. while by night they
VIII reflect the sheen Of q million
lights into the waters Of the bay.
A Great EspIanade.
Before the facade and along the
harbor's edge for more than a mile
there will be built great esplanade.
vast stretch of ground and terraces
In which fountains will play and
groups OF statuary be set at intervals.
Brilliant flowers and hardy Towering
and color to the esplanade
Three great courts will divide the
main group OF exposition buildings
from north to south. Their theme
will suggest the meeting Of the east
and west at Panama. One OF the
huge courts. that on the east, will
suggest the Orient. rich in Oriental
hn
suggest the Occident. Its theme ex-
employing the wealth which nature
has conferred upon the Saxon who
has ever pushed to the west Be-
tween these two courts will be set
the greatest of all the courts, the
superb Court of the Sun and Stars,
its theme upon magnifed scale
symbolizing the union Of the east and
west at Panama This court will
stand out among the most brilliant
architectural expressions OF America
and Europe. 1t will be distinguished
by the majestic scale of its architec-
ture; by the splendor OF its concep.
ton. and by its life. color. and spirit
Of joyousness. The color plan OF this
court, as indeed Of all the great
courts, is designed by Jules Guerin,
undoubtedly the foremost decorative
artist in America
Beautiful Color Effects.
In the courts marvellous blendings
of colors will be attained. Pompeiian
red, strong Italian blues, vermillon
and orange will predominate. The
roofs OF the exhibit palaces will be
covered with Spanish tile, a reddish
pink. But from afar the sightseer
will gain the effect of the blending of
the various tones. Mr.. 0uerin gives
the following word picture Of his color
plan for the exposition:
Imagine q gigantic Persian rug Of
soft, melting tones. with brilliant
splashes here and there, spread down
for q mile or more, and you may got
some idea of what the PsnamarPa-
cifo exposition will look like II viewed
from . distance, say from tho San
salito Heights. across the Golden
Gate. For Ban Francisco's 70 - b
unique among the expositions a tes
world In that It will be CITY oi
Color Not that color IL the chiefest
value Of the exposition, for its archi.
tectural features are equally remark
able. This color plan, that Of mskins
the group Of buildings . vsritsbl>
blaze Of glory and at the same time
avoiding the garish or barbsric. II